The UP Open University (UPOU) as the current President of the Consortium of Open and Distance Education Providers in the Philippines (CODEPP) conducted a Seminar-Workshop on Institutional Implementation of Open Distance eLearning (ODeL). Future plans for the Consortium were discussed with a main focus on the outcome for the year 2023—for the Founding Members of CODEPP to be accredited/ready for accreditation by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). The two-day seminar-workshop held last 3-4 April 2023 was hosted by the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) in Batac City, Ilocos Norte.  Coinciding with the event is the Memorandum of Agreement [...]

Sustainability has become a critical global issue, and tackling complex sustainability issues has made it necessary to use interdisciplinary approaches and creative solutions. In line with this, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is delighted to introduce its latest doctoral program, the Doctor in Sustainability (DSus). The DSus program is designed for individuals who are passionate about expanding their systematic knowledge and practice through interdisciplinary research and scholarship. It focuses on cutting-edge research, critical thinking, and practical application to address sustainability challenges facing communities, industries, and societies. The DSus program is unique and enables students to examine [...]

All students, faculty members, administrators, policymakers, researchers, and practitioners in education are invited to submit research papers for presentation at the upcoming Tri-Conference that the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is organizing. The deadline for submission of abstracts is on 23 May 2023. This 2023, UPOU has collaborated with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), UPOU Foundation, Inc., and the Philippine Society for Distance Learning (PSDL), for the conduct of a three-conference-in-one with shares the theme “Sustainability in Education: Intersections, Ideation, Innovations.” The hybrid events will take place online and [...]

The second project for the Emerging Interdisciplinary Research (EIDR) Program of the UP Open University (UPOU) Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN) program was officially launched on 3 April 2023. This was headed by the Asst. Prof. Queenie R. Ridulme, Project Leader, and it marked the beginning of the implementation of the project, titled "Web-Based Related Learning Experience (RLE) Design as a Resource Activity Material." The web-based RLE is an online platform that utilises 360-degree videos of real-world clinical scenarios to develop standardised alternatives to related learning experiences. The platform was designed to provide students enrolled in different courses access [...]

One of the Emerging Interdisciplinary Research (EIDR) Projects of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) Master of Arts in Nursing program, namely Development of a Web-based Related Learning Experience (RLE) Design as a Resource Activity Material, was presented at The World Learning Labs Symposium 2023. The hybrid event was hosted in Kyoto, Japan on 27-28 January 2023 to facilitate meaningful discussions on real-world case studies and examples from various countries regarding post-pandemic learning environments and programs. The team was led by Asst. Prof. Queenie Ridulme. The team, represented by Ms. Allysa Mae Gargarino and Ms. Jammille Delos Reyes [...]

The UP Open University conducted a Blended Training Course on Open Distance eLearning (ODeL) for the nineteen (19) Graduate Faculty of the Department of Political Science of the University of the Philippines Diliman. The three-day training course held on 11-13 April at UPOU Headquarters provided an overview of distance education and equipped training participants to redesign their existing courses for ODeL Delivery.  This training is spearheaded by UPOU Chancellor Melinda dP. Bandalaria Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. Primo G. Garcia, Center for Open and Digital Teaching and Learning (CODTL) Director Dr. Ricardo T. Bagarinao, and Office of Public [...]

As part of the CHED-funded Transformative Academic Practice for Higher Education in the Philippines (TAPHEP) Project with UP Los Baños (UPLB) and other partner HEIs across the country, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Education (FEd) conducted a Seminar-Workshop on Academic Practice (SWAP). The Seminar-Workshop was held last 29 March 2023, at the Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL) Auditorium, UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. L-R: Asst. Prof. Rita Ramos, Assoc. Prof. Edmund G. Centeno, Engr. Marita Natividad T. de Lumen, Assoc. Prof. Crusty E. Tinio, Asst. Prof. Ana Katrina Marcial, and Dean [...]

Assistant Professor Mark Pere Madrona, a faculty member from the University of the Philippines Open University Faculty of Education (UPOU FED), served as one of the featured speakers of the Youth Empowerment Seminar for the West Philippine Sea 2023 (#YesWPS) organized by the Philippine Navy Civil Military Operations Group last 31 March 2023. Asst. Prof. Madrona lectured about “Effective Writing for Advocacy” where he gave the participants a crash course on the basics of journalism, including the different news values and nuances when writing news, feature, and opinion articles. In consonance with the event’s theme, “Five Years [...]

After its successful exhibition run in March 2023 at the UP Open University 28th Founding Anniversary in Los Baños, Wearable Futures is slated to re-exhibit from 18 April until 29 April 2023 at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the UP Fine Arts Gallery in Diliman, Quezon City. The Wearable Futures exhibition is organized by the FICS-run BUKAS Lab and has two major components: Undergraduate student outputs from the Wearable Futures Hackathon, a 12-week-long hybrid learning experience collaboratively created with and for undergraduate students at UPOU. During the course, students explored wearable technology, e-textiles, speculative design, and futures thinking. The exhibit [...]