A common reason why one takes distance education classes is to fulfill a need to finish a degree for additional knowledge or to upgrade a skill even without devoting time for traditional classroom meetings. We have work to attend to; families to take care of or for some due to health reasons. We have to [...]
Hi, guys! The UPOU 14th Commencement Exercises is just a few days away. I’m pretty much excited to wear my sablay and receive my AA diploma on the 8th of May. Anyway, in case you don’t know yet, I started a new podcast show named EDUC Today. EDUC Today is a 30-minute weekly podcast that [...]
The University of the Philippines Open University, fifth constituent university of the University of the Philippines System and the National Center for Excellence in Open Learning and Distance Education, would be offering an online Doctor of Communication program starting First Semester, Academic Year 2010-2011. The said degree program has been approved by the University of [...]
Whenever I have a chance to see my classmates face-to-face, I would often ask them about their plans after completing their Associate in Arts (AA) degree from UPOU. To date, UPOU only offers two undergraduate courses—the other one being Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS). A lot of them would just give me a [...]
Is it possible to go “paperless” in a distance education setting? For quite some time now, I’ve been thinking of this question because of the impending doom of climate change and whatnot. I’ve been on the look out for ways on how to reduce my carbon footprint—walking more instead of riding jeeps or tricycle, saving [...]
