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The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has teamed up with University of the Philippines colleges and institutes to hold a two-part webinar for the public on “#COVIDisAirborne: Understanding and implementing the Paradigm Shift.” UPOU, together with UP Diliman Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs,  Institute of Civil Engineering, College of Science, College of Engineering ; UP Manila College of Medicine, Community Health and Development Program, College of Public Health , College of Nursing ; UP Baguio Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; and UP Los Baños Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs [...]

As part of the 13th SyenSaya - The Los Baños Science Festival, the Los Baños Science Community Foundation, Inc. (LBSC) conducted the Technoforum on COVID-19 Vaccines and Herd Immunity on 25 November 2021 at 9:00 AM.  The online event was held via Zoom and streamed live through the LBSCFI Facebook page.  Ms. Krizzia Mei Esperanza of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), a member agency of LBSC and current Chair of the Technoforum Committee, served as the host. Dr. Joane Serrano delivering the Opening Remarks during the Technoforum. Dr. Joane V. Serrano, [...]

Another episode of UP Open University’s (UPOU) OPEN Talk aired on 10 November 2021 and this time it tackled the potential use of vlogging as a tool in teaching and learning. The discussion was led  by the following  resource speakers: Dr. Jea Agnes T. Buera, Asst. Professor, College of Arts and Sciences and Director, Office of Counseling and Guidance, University of the Philippines Los Baños; Mr. Justin Paolo Interno, Agri Youth-Tuber (Agriculture Content Creator); and Mr. Jeffrey Santos, Teacher and Senior High School Coordinator at Laguna University. Asst. Prof. Ria Valerie Cabanes of the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Ugnayan ng Pahinungod conducted a series of writing workshops for Grades 10-12 students on 25 and 27 August 2021 via Zoom. The two workshops were entitled “Résumé Writing and Job Interview Preparation” and “Diskarte't Disenyo sa Pagbuo ng Tula.” The workshop series was conducted to help Grades 10-12 students from Los Baños and Bay, Laguna, develop their writing skills in resume building and poetry.  The first webinar entitled “Résumé Writing and Job Interview Preparation” focused on students who will undergo work immersion in line with their curriculum. The objective [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University Institutional Research Ethics Committee (UPOU IREC)  in collaboration with the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB) and Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) held the Standard Operating Procedure Workshop (SOP) on September 6, 2021 to September 7, 2021 via Zoom.  The UP Open University Institutional Research Ethics Committee (UPOU IREC) serves as the body that implements the university policy of overseeing the ethical soundness of the institutional research produced, including any research conducted by faculty members, students, REPS, and staff. At present,  UPOU IREC is a Level 1 accredited Research Ethics [...]

The Ugnayan ng Pahinungod University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) conducted a training on dialogic reading for parents titled “Sama-sama sa Pagbasa: Paggamit ng Dialogic Reading Method sa Pagbabasa Kasama ang Pamilya” on 16 July to 13 August 2021. The project aimed to train parents on the application of the dialogic reading method as a technique in teaching reading to children.  Dialogic reading is a reading technique developed by Grover J. Whitehurst which encourages adults to prompt children with questions and engage them in discussions while reading to them. Through the guidance of an adult who assists the child [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Ugnayan ng Pahinungod and Concentrix Philippines conducted the second run of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in Introductory Course on Contact Center Services. The course ran from 12 June until 12 July 2021.  The free online course focused on developing effective online communication skills that will provide competitive skills and knowledge for ICT-enabled and contact services-related jobs. It also provided participants an overview of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry covering basic and fundamental knowledge about contact center services.  The course had a total of 258 enrollees, with twenty-five volunteers who [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University Institutional Research Ethics Committee (UPOU IREC)  in collaboration with the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB) held the Online Basic Research Ethics Training (BRET) last 31 August to 1 September 2021 via Zoom.  The UPOU IREC serves as the body that implements the university policy of overseeing the ethical soundness of the institutional research produced, including any research conducted by faculty members, students, REPS, and staff. At present,  UPOU IREC is a Level 1 accredited Research Ethics Committee (REC) of the  Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB) and is working on its application [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) in collaboration with the Human Rights Violations Victims Memorial Commission (HRVVMC) and the Bantayog ng mga Bayani Foundation  launched a free online course on Wikipedia Editing and Fighting Historical Distortion on 20 August 2021 from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM via Zoom. Aside from the launch of the online course, a Webinar on Online Databases for Research on the Martial Law Period: Preliminary Session was also organized by the HRVVMC.  Titled “Crash Course on Wikipedia Editing,” this online course is part of the  2021 Martial Law Wikipedia Edit-a-thon project of the HRVVMC. [...]

Dr. Juliet Aleta Villanueva (upper left), Dr. Jaspare Dumdum Vargas Barrido (upper right), Mr. Keneth S. Banes (lower left), and Dr. Maria Mercedes "Ched" E . Arzadon (lower right) engaged in a discussion on the challenges, experiences, lessons learned, and best practices for delivering ALS programs during the pandemic. The University of the Philippine Open University (UPOU) aired the 11th episode of OPEN Talk which discussed the Alternative Learning System (ALS) in the Philippines. This was held on 4 August 2021 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.  Titled “Remote Learning para sa SPED at Katutubo, Paano nga ba?,” [...]