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UPOU contributes to developing the Benchmarking Framework and Data Set for Online, Open, Smart, and Technology-Enhanced Higher Education

2023-04-19T16:17:33+08:00

The University of Philippines Open University (UPOU) joined the international benchmarking consortium led by Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) in the development of the Benchmarking Framework and Data Set for Online, Open, Smart, and Technology-Enhanced Higher Education. Dr.  Melinda dela Pena Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor, supported the initiative and delegated Dr. Primo G. Garcia, Dean of the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) to be part of the Technical Working Group (TWG). The task of the TWG was to  develop and agree on a set of benchmarking criteria and indicators for Online, Open, Smart and Technology-enhanced Higher Education. [...]

UPOU contributes to developing the Benchmarking Framework and Data Set for Online, Open, Smart, and Technology-Enhanced Higher Education2023-04-19T16:17:33+08:00

OVCAA in collaboration with the Faculty of Education holds its first Research Conversations webinar series of 2021

2023-04-27T13:40:11+08:00

The UP Open University (UPOU) Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA), in collaboration with the UPOU Faculty of Education, conducted the first webinar on Research Conversations Series for 2021 with Dr. William J. Boone as the resource speaker. Dr. Boone, a professor at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio, USA) specializing in Evaluation, Measurement and Statistical Analysis, and author of two books on Rasch Analysis, namely “Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences” and “Advances in Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences” (Springer Publishers), gave a talk on “Why Learn About Rasch Measurement?” as a research approach. The webinar was [...]

OVCAA in collaboration with the Faculty of Education holds its first Research Conversations webinar series of 20212023-04-27T13:40:11+08:00

UPOU joins Open Education Week 2021 and launches OpenTalk

2023-04-27T13:30:54+08:00

Open Education Week is celebrated every March of each year. The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is one with the world in celebrating this event as part of its  advocacy for open education. This 2021, it will be held on 1 to 5 March 2021 and UPOU has lined up activities in celebration of Open Education Week 2021. First on the list is OpenTalk, a new magazine program that will be launched on 3 March 2021. Open Talk is a one-hour public service program to be broadcasted real-time over the UPOU Networks website and UPOU Networks Facebook page. [...]

UPOU joins Open Education Week 2021 and launches OpenTalk2023-04-27T13:30:54+08:00

UPOU Chancellor Speaks in UNESCO’s OER Dynamic Coalition Webinar

2023-04-19T15:46:50+08:00

To celebrate the International Day for Education, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), organized the Open Educational Resources (OER), Dynamic Coalition Webinar titled, “The OER Recommendation: The Information Communication Technology Competency Framework for Teachers (ICT CFT)/ OER Project” on 4 February 2021. The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Chancellor, Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, as the  Co-Chair of the OER Dynamic Coalition Advisory Board on Quality  Inclusive  Multilingualism, took part as one of the speakers for the webinar.  Dr. Bandalaria shared about how the ICT CFT Project can strengthen the implementation of the different action [...]

UPOU Chancellor Speaks in UNESCO’s OER Dynamic Coalition Webinar2023-04-19T15:46:50+08:00

UP Open University Unveils Most Awaited Activities for National Women’s Month 2021

2023-04-19T15:52:13+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Office of Gender Concerns (OGC) in partnership with the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), UPOU Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, and other partners will be conducting various activities in celebration of the National Women’s Month in March 2021. This year’s theme is: “WE Make CHANGE Work for Women: Juana Laban sa Pandemya: Kaya!”. Introductory Course on Contact-center Services The UPOU Ugnayan ng Pahinungod and the UPOU OGC partner with the largest BPO Company in the Philippines in developing an online introductory course on contact-center services. As the country continues to struggle [...]

UP Open University Unveils Most Awaited Activities for National Women’s Month 20212023-04-19T15:52:13+08:00

Month-long Ekphrastic Exhibit includes UPOU Student

2023-04-19T16:16:50+08:00

In celebration of the Art Month this  February, a UP Open University (UPOU) student and alumna, joins other artists in a month-long exhibit at the Sining Makiling Gallery of the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB).  Genevieve “Pinky” Aguinaldo, is a graduate of UPOU’s Diploma in Language and Literacy Education (DLLE), and is currently in the thesis part of her Master of Language and Literacy Education (MLLE) program. She loves to write poems and finds peace in writing them based largely on her experiences in motherhood, marriage and life in general.  Her works are featured in the exhibit titled [...]

Month-long Ekphrastic Exhibit includes UPOU Student2023-04-19T16:16:50+08:00

Public Spaces highlighted as FMDS ends the 2020 LTIO webinar series

2023-04-24T14:44:36+08:00

UP Open University’s (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) concluded the Let’s Talk It Over Series (LTiO) for the year with the webinar hosted by the Diploma in Land Use Planning (DLUP) Program titled “Amplifying the Role of Public Spaces in Times of Pandemic” during 18 December 2020 via UPOU Networks.  Esteemed speakers from various fields were invited to share their insights on public spaces in different contexts through the partnership with the Philippine Institute of Environmental Planners Laguna Chapter; Department of Community and Environmental Resource Planning of the College of Human Ecology, UP Los Baños; and UP School [...]

Public Spaces highlighted as FMDS ends the 2020 LTIO webinar series2023-04-24T14:44:36+08:00

UPOU-FMDS MAN Program conducts LTiO on “Psychosocial Issues and Support of Nurses During the Pandemic”

2023-04-24T14:42:47+08:00

In recognition of the psychosocial issues, concerns and support provided for nurses, especially in the Philippines during this pandemic period, the University of the Philippines Open University Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN) Program conducted the Let’s Talk it Over (LTiO) “Kumusta Ka? Psychosocial Issues and Support of Nurses During the Pandemic” on 26 November 2020 via UPOU Networks. The webinar was moderated by Asst. Prof. Ria Valerie D. Cabanes, and Asst. Prof. Queenie R. Ridulme, MAN faculty member and Program Chair, respectively.  The first speaker was Ms. Maria Rita V. Tamse, a [...]

UPOU-FMDS MAN Program conducts LTiO on “Psychosocial Issues and Support of Nurses During the Pandemic”2023-04-24T14:42:47+08:00

SyenSaya’s Wonderama Exhibit goes Virtual

2023-04-24T14:34:01+08:00

The three-day exhibition of science discoveries and latest research breakthroughs that the Los Banos Science Community Foundation, Inc. (LBSCFI) hold each year will go virtual this 2020. The Virtual Wonderama Exhibit is a collection of technologies, programs, projects and services offered by the 23 LBSCFI member agencies. This collection will be presented as a curated list of captured or rendered multimedia resources. The usual expected beneficiaries of Wonderama are students and teachers within Los Banos and the neighboring towns. Now that the exhibit is going virtual, the whole science festival can be experienced by everyone around the country and the [...]

SyenSaya’s Wonderama Exhibit goes Virtual2023-04-24T14:34:01+08:00

UP is Asia’s 69th best, 52nd in academic reputation—QS

2023-04-24T14:38:12+08:00

The University of the Philippines placed 69th among the top 634 higher educational institutions (HEIs) of Asia in the latest rankings released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The QS Asia University Rankings 2021 [https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2021], where UP placed three ranks higher than in the previous year’s edition and emerged among the top 11 percent of Asian HEIs, was released today, November 25, 2020. Rank 69th is the highest UP has placed in the annual rankings since its 2016 edition, within which period UP placed between 75th and 70th. Its position in the top percentile steadily rose from the top 17.6 percent [...]

UP is Asia’s 69th best, 52nd in academic reputation—QS2023-04-24T14:38:12+08:00
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