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Dr. Bandalaria Joins ICDE GAC Working Groups Kick-off Meeting

University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Chancellor, Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria joins the kick-off meeting of the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) Global Advocacy Campaign (GAC) for Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (OFDL) Working Groups. Dr. Bandalaria co-chairs the ICDE GAC Asia Task Force with Prof. Dato Dr. Ansary Ahmed, Founder President of the Asia e University (AeU).  The kick-off meeting was held online, via Zoom,  on 27 June 2022. Five working groups have been identified for this initiative -- Policy, Capacity Building, Sharing Best Practices and Resources, Development of Digital Platform, and Future Collaboration.   [...]

Dr. Bandalaria Joins ICDE GAC Working Groups Kick-off Meeting2022-07-01T15:43:39+08:00

UPOU RPC and IREC spearhead a Webinar on Ethics in Vulnerable Groups

The UP Open University (UPOU) Research and Publication of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA), together with the UPOU Institutional Research Ethics Committee, conducted its 4th webinar on Research Conversations Series for 2021 with Dr. Dan A. Ballesteros as the resource speaker. Dr. Ballesteros, the Managing Director of Diagnosticare Medical and Diagnostic Center and a pediatrician affiliated with the National Children’s Hospital where he is a former Hospital Ethics Committee Chairperson, gave a presentation on “Ethics in Vulnerable Groups” as a research approach. The webinar was viewed on various viewing platforms on 28 June 2022 (Tuesday), [...]

UPOU RPC and IREC spearhead a Webinar on Ethics in Vulnerable Groups2023-04-27T11:01:34+08:00

UPOU Professor Dr. Alexander Flor Speaks at IPID-Asia Women Forum 2022: Structural Challenges and ICT4D Research in Asia

The International Network for Postgraduate Students in the Area of ICT4D (IPID), with its regional chapter IPID-Asia, recently conducted a virtual open session in Information Communication Technologies for Development Conference (ICTD 2022) on 27 June 2022 (PT). The hybrid conference was hosted by the University of Washington from 27 – 29 June 2022.  Dr. Alexander Flor, professor at University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), served as one of the speakers in the open session with the theme, Structural Challenges and ICT4D Research in Asia under IPID-Asia Women Forum 2022. This panel aimed to bring an “Asian perspective on institutional [...]

UPOU Professor Dr. Alexander Flor Speaks at IPID-Asia Women Forum 2022: Structural Challenges and ICT4D Research in Asia2022-07-01T16:34:04+08:00

UPOU Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Universiti Sains Malaysia

International Academic Partnership. UP Open University (UPOU), headed by Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, together with Vice Chancellor for  Academic Affairs, Dr. Primo G. Garcia, and Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, Dr. Jean A. Saludadez, sealed its partnership with the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in a virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Signing Ceremony on 22 June 2022. The UPOU Program Development Associate for International Linkages, Ms. Margaret Jarmin-Suarez, was also present to host the event at the UPOU Office of the Chancellor Conference Room at its headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna. Also present are the officials from Universiti Sains [...]

UPOU Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Universiti Sains Malaysia2023-04-19T15:07:36+08:00

Gurong Pahinungod

Join us and volunteer as Gurong Pahinungód! The Gurong Pahinungód Program mobilizes a select group of UP graduates called Gurong Pahinungod (GP) to teach in public schools in underserved communities for one year. From 1998 to 2008, the program has deployed 405 UP graduates as volunteer teachers to 160 public schools nationwide. See poster for more information. Those interested to serve as Gurong Pahinungód volunteers may sign-up through this link: bit.ly/GPOrie2022 Magturo. Maglingkod. Maging Gurong Pahinungód #UPOpenUniversity

Gurong Pahinungod2022-06-30T16:50:27+08:00

GIS Introduction For Educators

UPOU former Visiting Fellow and Assistant Director IT at Allama Iqbal Open University, Prof. Kamran Mir, invites you to sign up for his online class "GIS Introductions for Educators." This course is open for: Educators / Academia / Professors Online Teachers / Tutors Students Researchers in the field of EdTech/Learning Technologies The course will start on 8 July 2022. For information on this, visit this link. #UPOpenUniversity

GIS Introduction For Educators2022-06-30T16:47:28+08:00

UPOU EIDR-RLE Team Visits Cardinal Santos Medical Center

On 28 June  2022, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) team of the Emerging Interdisciplinary Research (EIDR) project titled “Development of a Web-Based Related Learning Experience (RLE) Design as a Resource Activity Material” conducted an ocular visit to Cardinal Santos Medical Center. The project aims to create a virtual simulation by recording a 360-degree view of different clinical setups, simulations, and results based on selected case studies. The project plans to conduct the shooting of nursing simulations in Cardinal Santos Medical Center. Mr. Raul Pagdanganan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of Cardinal Santos Medical Center and University [...]

UPOU EIDR-RLE Team Visits Cardinal Santos Medical Center2022-06-30T11:21:09+08:00

Let’s Talk it Over (LTIO): Nursing Theories in the Philippine Context Episode 1

The Master of Arts in Nursing Program of FMDS, UPOU program will bring you the Let’s Talk it Over (LTIO): Nursing Theories in the Philippine Context webinar series this year! The first webinar episode is entitled "Nursing Theories and Explanatory Frameworks in Research". It will be on July 18, 2022 (Monday) and will be available via web streaming in UPOU Networks, Youtube, and Facebook. This is a 2-hour webinar-discussion on the use of nursing theories in the development of conceptual frameworks and exemplars on the application of the following nursing concepts in research. Registration is free at https://tinyurl.com/b6ttxt9s For further inquiries, [...]

Let’s Talk it Over (LTIO): Nursing Theories in the Philippine Context Episode 12022-06-29T15:53:17+08:00

CALL FOR RESPONDENTS for the University of the Future (UoF) Research

CALL FOR RESPONDENTS! Join the University of the Future (UoF) Research! The UPOU UoF Research Team is looking for interested individuals to participate in the Research on “Conceptions of the University of the Future (UoF) in the context of open education”. The research intends to come up with a general idea of how the university of the future (UoF) is being conceptualized by those involved in the field of open and distance education (e.g., university administrators, faculty, researchers, students, alumni, and other interested participants). Should you be interested to participate in this endeavor, you may access the online questionnaire after [...]

CALL FOR RESPONDENTS for the University of the Future (UoF) Research2022-06-27T17:27:24+08:00

FED Congratulates Fifteen LEPT Passers from UPOU

A total of fifteen University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) students have passed the two batches of the 2022 Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (LEPT) for the secondary level. The examinations were held on 30 January 2022 and 27 March 2022. Of the fifteen, two are graduates of the Bachelor of Education Studies (BES) program, twelve are completers of the Professional Teaching Certificate (PTC) program, and one is a graduate of the Doctor of Philosophy in Education program. PTC completers Emmelyn Carilla, Mavie Gomez, Anna Patricia Grande, and Richelle Rose Paulyn Kho were among the 53.77% successful LEPT secondary [...]

FED Congratulates Fifteen LEPT Passers from UPOU2022-06-24T17:03:10+08:00
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