Professor Grace J. Alfonso recognized for her contributions as mass communication and multimedia practitioner, teacher, researcher, and administrator.Dr. Grace Javier Alfonso has been appointed as Professor Emeritus by the University of the Philippines at the 1309th Meeting of the UP Board of Regents held on 22 July 2015. Dr. Alfonso is on her third term as Chancellor of UP Open University. She witnessed the evolution of distance learning in the Philippines from the birth of UPOU in 1995 when she was then Dean of the UP Diliman School for Distance Education. She became the Director of the UPOU's Audio-Video Teaching [...]

UPOU researcher Luisa Gelisan and her team receive special award for their paper on web streaming lectures.The paper titled "Best Practices for Web Streaming Lectures: The UPOU Multimedia Experience" was given an Award of Merit for the Best Practices of the Flexible Learning at the 2nd International Conference on Open and Flexible Education (ICOFE). The paper was presented in the conference by its senior author, Ms. Luisa A. Gelisan, University Researcher. She co-authored the paper with colleagues from Multimedia Center, Mr. Allan S. Nunez and Ms. Maria Amabelle G. Banasihan and from the ICT Development Office, Mr. Joseph Daniel E. [...]

14 Teachers from Quezon receive training and scholarships from UPOU and partners.The Teacher Development Program Phase 5 (TDP5) held a training program on ICT Integration to Classroom Teaching for its teacher-scholars on 6-7 August 2015 at the Oblation Hall, UP Open University. Dean Melinda dP. Bandalaria, TDP Project Leader, said that the training program aims to contribute towards building the capabilities of our teachers through modern technologies and maximizing the use of the technology package not only in their studies but also in their teaching. Sixteen public elementary and high school teachers from Quezon Province, particularly Mauban, Quezon participated in [...]

Local wood carvers transforms tree debris from Yolanda typhoon into works of art.The UP Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), led by Dr. Consuelo dL. Habito, organized the "UPOU Artists' Seminar, Workshop and Forum 2015: Claiming spaces and sharing narratives – Wood and Humanity." This seminar, workshop and forum officially began on 08 July 2015 at the UPOU Community Hub in Los Baños, Laguna and culminated in a Woodcarving Exhibit and Competition and Artists' Forum on 15 July 2015 at Centennial Center for Digital Learning, UPOU the UPOU Community Hub in Los Baños, Laguna. The event [...]

Karen Felix Santos wins 2nd prize for her short video EPiC 10 in ASEAN video competition.The short video EPiC 10 created by Karen Felix Santos, a senior UPOU Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia, was awarded the 2nd prize at the ASEAN Youth Video Contest 2015 as announced on 8 August 2015. The contest was organized through the collaborative efforts by the ASEAN, the ASEAN Foundation (with funding from the Government of the Philippines) and National Youth Council (NYC) Singapore. EPiC 10 was the Philippines' official entry to the said competition. The entries were judged on the basis of originality, content, [...]

Faculties of Studies recognize academic achievements of Class 2015.The UP Open University Faculties of Studies held their recognition programs for their graduates on 24 July 2015 at the UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. Dr. Patricia Arinto, Dean of the Faculty of Education (FEd), welcomed the FEd graduating class of 2015 to their recognition rites held at the UPOU Oblation Hall. Five of the students graduated with honors, led by Maria Rowena D.R. Raymundo (Master of Distance Education), who made it to the Chancellor's List with an graded weighted average (GWA) of 1.10. She is also this year's top UPOU graduate. [...]

UPOU and partners officially launch Teacher Development Program Phase 5 (TDP5) in Mauban, Quezon.Teacher Development Program Phase 5 (TDP5), a project to continuously upgrade the knowledge and skills of mathematics, science, language and computer science teachers was launched in Mauban, Quezon. This program provides scholarship grants to selected public elementary and high school teachers from Mauban, Quezon. A TDP5 scholar shall enroll in one of the following graduate programs of the University of the Philippines Open University: Diploma in Science Teaching; Diploma in Mathematics Teaching; Diploma in Language and Literacy Education; at Diploma in Computer Science. The scholar shall also [...]