Open and Distance Learning (ODL) as a concept has been well  entrenched  with  its  rich  literature  and application. Institutions and associations have thickened the discourse on this and have exchanged best practices and have built this strong community through many, many years. ODL is the merging of two concepts, that of “open learning” and “distance education”. This occurred when distance education (DE)...

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In 2011, the UP Open University (UPOU) embarked on the production of a community television program that aims to highlight science and technology issues and showcase the research and technologies produced by research and development (R&D) institutions based in the university town of Los Banos in Laguna, Philippines. The UPOU offers mostly graduate programs through open and distance e-learning...

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As early as 2001, we boldly declared “UPOU goes online.”  The move proved to be a game changer as it did not mean simply  switching  the  course  delivery  system of  the   UPOpen University (UPOU); it meant redefining and realigning critical functions of the university that affected the way we did things and the way we viewed ourselves as an academic institution. What then is UPOU and who are we?

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Dr. Jose Neil Garcia teaches creative writing and comparative literature in the University of the Philippines, Diliman, where he serves as Director of the University Press and a fellow for poetry in the Institute of Creative Writing. He is the author of numerous poety collections and works in literary and cultural criticism, including The Sorrows […]

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