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The seventh episode of the University of the Philippines Open University’s (UPOU) OPEN Talk featured a discussion on depression and anxiety. This was held on 2 June 2021, 6PM via the UPOU Networks and UPOU Networks Facebook Page.  Dr. Dinah P. Nadera served as the resource person for the episode. Dr. Nadera is the first resident psychiatrist of the UP Diliman Health Service and previous short-term consultant for mental health and psychosocial support for the Office of the WHO Representative in the Philippines from 2014 to 2015. Dr. Maria Rowena Raymundo, Assistant Professor of the UPOU Faculty of Education, served  [...]

The OPEN Talk Episode entitled “Para-Paraan Yan!” was held on 19 May 2021 from 6:00 to 7:00 PM via live streaming. This OPEN Talk episode featured another discussion on teaching reading during remote learning. It focused on teaching reading for adolescent learners, specifically developing readers and students from Grade 3 onwards.  Since this is part two of  the episode on teaching reading in remote learning, the same set of resource speakers were invited: Ms. Michelle Agas, a Teacher, Storyteller, and Children's Show Host; and Ms. Julie Weygan-Aparato, Program Lead and Teacher at Interactive Children's Literacy Program. The moderator of the [...]

The website of The Cordillera Review (TCR), the official research journal of the University of the Philippines Baguio (UPB), was launched in a virtual program held online, 17 May 2021. Published through the Cordillera Studies Center (CSC), the TCR is a multidisciplinary refereed journal dedicated to studies on Philippine culture and society, with emphasis on research pertaining to the Cordillera region and Northern Luzon, Philippines. Dubbed as Journal of Philippine Culture and Society, its first issue was released in March 2009 with Prof. Delfin Tolentino, Jr. as editor-in-chief. With the newly-launched TCR website, the journal becomes an open-access electronic journal. [...]

The University of the Philippines (UP) Office of the Student Regent (OSR) in coordination with the UP Open University (UPOU) Office of Student Affairs (OSA) hosted the virtual Student Summit 2021 with the theme #SulongUP: UP Fight Back. It was held on 14 April 2021 via Zoom. The purpose of the summit was to cater to the concerns of the students in this time of disruption.  UP and UPOU officials were present in the program. This includes Ms. Yasele M. Yambao, Director of the UPOU OSA; Ms. Luisa Gelisan, Director of the UPOU Multimedia Center; Ms. Renee Co, UP Student [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) participated in the  Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Congress 2021 on  28 to 29 April 2021 as one of the supporting partners. The theme of the congress was “Transforming Southeast Asian Education, Science and Culture in the Digital Age.” As supporting partner, Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria served as one of the speakers in the congress. Chancellor Bandalaria  spoke under the topic “Transforming Higher Education in the Digital Era.”  In her talk, Dr. Bandalaria mentioned that there is a need to be agile or flexible to face various disruptions [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) continues to serve its students and staff through knowledge sharing and inclusive learning. One of its initiatives is the FICS MeetUPs facilitated by the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS). On 20 April  2021, the second session of the FICS MeetUPs for this year was held online via Zoom. Mr. Efraime Cruz, FICS project staff and the resource speaker for the 2nd quarterly MeetUPs, talked about the “Increasing Emotional Intelligence for More Meaningful Work and Quality Life.” This was sourced from the book, Emotional Intelligence 2.0, written by Travis Bradberry and [...]