Archive for the 'Student Life at UPOU' Category

Why DISCIPLINE is important in open and distance learning

As a distance education student, one has to study on his/her own pace, own time and by him/herself. Despite the freedom given to students to control their study time, one has to comply with the deadlines imposed by their respective faculty-in-charge to avoid incomplete grades and or deductions. One of the traits that a distance [...]

Some UPOU Announcements

Deadline for submission of application for Second Semester 2008-2009
July 31, 2008
Undergraduate Assessment Test for AA and BAMS applicants
August 30, 2008
Graduate Admission Test for MPM applicants
August 30, 2008
Doctoral Admission Test in Education for PhD applicants (UP Diliman only)
September 3, 2008
For more information, please contact your respective learning centers and or the Office of the University Registrar. [...]

UPOU Celebrities

Here are some of the new and continuing celebrity students of the University of the Philippines, Open University. Please help me complete the list. Just comment below if you want to add something on this list. Thank you!

JC De Vera - COMM1, KOM1, COMPED1, MATH11
Aldred Gatchalian - COMM3, KOM1, NATSCI1, MATH11
Rachelle Ann Go - COMM3, [...]

Chat sessions

Last night was our first chat session in KOM1 or Kasanayan sa Komunikasyon I (or Communication Skills 1 in English). We used the instant messaging program, Skype to hold our chat session, which is not a biggie for me since I’m a Skype user for a long time now. The chat session went smooth and [...]

Observations as a UPOU Online Student

Our Moodle Course Site Loads Slow (most of the time) – I think the number of students accessing our Moodle Course Site contributed to the slow loading of the website. I am on a DSL connection and other websites load fast on my computer but not our Moodle Course Site. I think it is with [...]

How to Cross Register from UPOU to UP Diliman for PE

Since all the undergraduate students of University of the Philippines, Open University are required to have eight units of Physical Education courses, one should cross-register himself or herself on another college/university. In this guide, I will be listing the steps on how one should cross-register himself or herself at UP Diliman for a PE class. [...]

Pick-up of Course Materials and General Orientation

Last Saturday, May 31, 2008 was the day we are asked to pick-up our course materials in our respective learning centers. As for me, I picked up my course materials at the UP Manila Learning Center. I did not expect that those modules would be very bulky to think that I enrolled in four courses. [...]

Grand Sunduan 2008 and Permit to Cross Register

I wasn’t able to attend the 1st UPOU Grand Sunduan 2008 at UPOU Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna because there’s no way for me to get there. The car is not available that day so I just stayed at home. I don’t have any news on what happened on the said event. Anyway, I would [...]

Grand Sunduan 2008: Schedule of Activities

Grand Sunduan
Schedule of Activities (23 May)

TIME

STUDENTS

ACTIVITY

VENUE

8:00

New

Seminar on Distance Education Readiness

AVR

10:00

New

Seminar on Basic Computer Skills and LMS Orientation

Learning Center

Graduating

Start Payment and other transactions

UPOU Main Building Lobby

1:00

New

General Orientation

AVR

Graduating and Alumni

Alumni Meeting

Covered Court

3:00

New

Pick up of Learning Materials

Learning Center

Graduating

Graduation Rehearsals

UPOU Oblation Park

Alumni and Continuing

Fellowship; Centennial Activities/ projects

Covered Court

5:00

Everyone

Cultural Show

UPOU Oblation [...]

Permit to Cross Register

UPDATE: I contacted the UP Diliman Learning Center thru e-mail, but to no avail. I guess, I won’t be able to cross-enroll this semester. So sad.
I submitted my Permit to Cross Register at the UP Diliman Learning Center last week. I just forgot what day it was. My permit to cross register needs to be [...]