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 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 [...]

The UP Open University (UPOU) held the 10th episode of OPEN Talk entitled "Pangangalaga sa Unang 1,000 Araw ng Buhay sa Panahon ng Pandemya" on 21 July 2021 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The event's resource person was Dr. Azucena M. Dayanghirang, MCH, CESO III, and the Executive Director of the National Nutrition Council (NNC).  Joining her as the moderator was Ms. Finaflor F. Taylan, Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), UPOU. Dr. Dayanghirang discussed the importance and implications of the first two years of a child which is the first 1,000 days of [...]

The UPOU Multimedia Center (MC) conducted an online training program on Animation 101: Creating Educational Materials Using PowToon  from 21 June to 2 July 2021. Ms. Ellaisa Ruth Veluz, Mr. Lexter Mangubat, and Ms. Ann Kristine Medina served as the trainers while the tutors are Ms. Jelaine Bagos and Mr. David Bryce Saguin. The online training was hosted in the UPOU MODeL site. It was participated in by 38 UPOU personnel: 11 faculty members, 2 affiliate faculty members, 9 Research Assistants/Project Staff, 7 admin staff, and 4 student assistants.  The online training program not only covered animation using PowToon, but [...]

The UP Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) conducted its FICS MeetUps for the third quarter of the year on 08 July 2021. Ms. Luisa A. Gelisan, University Researcher and Director of the UPOU Multimedia Center, served as the Resource Person and she shared her knowledge and experience about “Developing Audio-Visual Presentations with Focus on Video Production.” The presentation focused more on video production rather than video editing, since proficiency in the latter would require a series of training sessions. Given the availability of video editing applications and softwares, and their accessibility to people, learning the [...]