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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 for more than 10 years. She teaches Theory and Applied Courses in English as Second Language and Literature in UP [...]

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 Ugnayan ng Pahinungód UP Open University (UPOU) live-streamed its Online Bridge Program Closing Ceremonies on 17 July 2021 at 2 PM via Facebook. It was a virtual gathering that recognized the completers of the second offering of the Bridge Mathematics and English courses. Attendees included the students themselves, their respective families, and the Course Coordinators.  The Masters of Ceremonies were Mr. Jabez Flores and Ms. Zoe Yra Aluag, both from the Faculty of Education. In her opening remarks, Ms. Rhonna Marie R. Veneña, Director of Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, asserted that the closing ceremonies celebrate two [...]

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 Psychosocial Emergency Services (CoPES) and the Resident Psychiatrist of the University Health Service of UP Diliman, served as  the resource person.  She was joined by Assistant [...]

“Enlightening and educational.” For Enrico Feria, one of the Bridge English course coordinators for this year’s Bridge Program offering, these are the words that best describe his experience as a Bridge English and Math participant during the program’s previous offering last year. At the time, Enrico was about to begin his journey at the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) as a new freshman of the Associate in Arts (AA) program. Determined to prepare himself before classes officially started, Enrico participated in both the Bridge English and Math courses, where he rediscovered and relearned several topics [...]

On 17 October 2020, Saturday, 543 students of the first ever online bridge program of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) received their certificates of completion during the virtual closing ceremony that was hosted by the Ugnayan ng Pahinungód UPOU. This bridge program consisted of two bridge courses, namely Bridge English and Bridge Mathematics, that were completed by 281 and 262 students, respectively. Additionally, a total of 952 students received their certificates of participation: 678 students for the Bridge English course and 274 students for the Bridge Mathematics course. Through this virtual closing ceremony, all [...]

UP Open University and Concentrix Philippines  to offer a free Online Course on Introductory Course on Contact Center Services The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Ugnayan ng Pahinungód and Concentrix Philippines will launch the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled  Introductory Course on Contact Center Services on 1 May 2021. This free online course focuses on developing effective online communication skills that will provide competitive skills and knowledge for ICT-enabled and contact services-related jobs. It will also provide participants an overview of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry covering basic and fundamental knowledge about contact center [...]

UPOU, Concentrix to launch MOOC on Contact Center Services In response to the current challenges, the Ugnayan ng Pahinungód of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) in partnership with the Concentrix,  a leading global provider of customer experience (CX) solutions and technology and the largest private employer in the Philippines, will be launching a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled "Introductory Course on Contact Center Services". This course focuses on developing effective online communication skills that will provide competitive skills and knowledge for ICT-enabled and contact services-related jobs. This academe-industry partnership aims to capacitate various sectors [...]

Ugnayan ng Pahinungód UPOU, FEd-UPOU to launch 2nd offering of Bridge English and Bridge Mathematics The Ugnayan ng Pahinungód UPOU in collaboration with the Faculty of Education UPOU will be offering again the Bridge English and Bridge Mathematics courses for FREE. This 2nd offering will be available to Grades 10-12 students. Bridge Mathematics will run from 7 April - 4 June 2021 while Bridge English will run from 3 May - 12 June 2021. This program, in collaboration with the Faculty of Education UPOU, is an eight-week preparatory course designed to enrich the knowledge of the students in [...]

UPOU students, alumni, employees and friends, magbayanihan tayo! The Ugnayan ng Pahinungod UP Open University (UPOU) is currently organizing a donation drive for the affected families and communities of Typhoons Quinta, Rolly and Ulysses. Let us put our bayanihan spirit in action by extending our assistance and support to our fellow kababayans who have experienced massive flooding and destruction brought about by these typhoons.  Those who wish to donate may drop-off their in-kind donations to the Office of the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod UPOU, Community Hub, UPOU HQ, Los Banos, Laguna. Affected families and communities are in need [...]