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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 Associate in Arts (AA) Program of the University of the Philippine Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Education (FEd)  held a series of online seminars and workshops on podcasting, art illustration, and website creation on 24 July, 31 July, and 14 August 2021. The initiative was conceptualized and spearheaded by Dr. Merites M. Buot, Professor at the Department of Human Kinetics, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), and the current AA Program Chair.  This initiative is a response to one of the AA program's objectives which is to help students develop skills and competencies [...]

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?,” [...]

 Asst. Prof. Deborrah S. Anastacio (upper left), Dr. Jayson de Guzman Petras (upper right), and Assoc. Prof. Gerard P. Concepcion (center) discussed the Filipino language in the context of the internationalization of education. The 12th episode of the University of the Philippines Open University’s (UPOU) OPEN Talk featured a discussion on the Filipino language in the context of the internationalization of education.  This was held on 18 August 2021 from 6 PM to 7 PM via the UPOU Networks and UPOU Networks - Multimedia Center Facebook Page.   Assoc. Prof. Gerard P. Concepcion from the Departamento ng Filipino at [...]

Assistant Professor Anna Liza M. Barcelona gave advice to parents and caregivers on how to effectively read to a child. The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Ugnayan ng Pahinungod held its second webinar for the Read Aloud series on 28 July 2021 at 2:00 PM via Zoom.  The resource speaker for the second Read Aloud was Assistant Professor Anna Liza M. Barcelona, a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines  Visayas (UP Visayas). She is a mother of three, and an advocate of Read Aloud strategy [...]

Assistant Professor Anna Liza M. Barcelona (left) and Ms. Pinky Aguinaldo (right) discussed the benefits of engaging students in read-aloud activities in schools and homes. The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Ugnayan ng Pahinungod conducted a webinar entitled “Read Aloud for Teachers” on 22 July 2021 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM. Assistant Professor Anna Liza M. Barcelona, a Senior Lecturer of the Division of Humanities at the College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) and an advocate of read-aloud strategy for more than 10 years, was the resource person.  Ms. [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Office of Gender Concerns (OGC) in collaboration with the Diploma in/Master of Social Work and Diploma in Women and Development programs of the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) will be releasing the fourth GADTalk podcast episode on  9 August 2021, 4:00 PM.   Ms. Katherine Viñegas, Senior Advisor at the German International Development Cooperation (GIZ) and a lecturer at FMDS UPOU, will serve as the resource speaker for the fourth podcast episode titled: #BawalBastos: Know More About the Safe Spaces Act (RA 11313). This episode is a question and [...]

Dr. Dinah Palmera Nadera (left), Assistant Professor Queenie Roxas-Ridulme (right), and Associate Professor Michelle Ong (bottom) engaged in a discussion on promoting and protecting mental health. The Ugnayan ng Pahinungód University of the Philippines (UP) System together with the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Office of Ugnayan ng Pahinungód and the UPOU Multimedia Center presented the first episode of the The Ledivina V. Cariño Forum Series entitled "Usap-Lusog-Isip: Conversations on Promotion Mental Health" on 12 July 2021 from 6 pm to 7 pm. Dr. Dinah Palmera Nadera, Pahinungόd System representative to the Pahinungόd Committee on [...]