By Lex Librero, PhD Professor Emeritus U.P. Open University (Here’s what I shared with the incoming students under the Doctor of Communication Program of UPOU on July 28th 2018, during our orientation program at UPOU Headquarters in Los Banos. I wish to share it with those following UPOU blog posts.) At the doctorate level,... Continue Reading →
Have you been working on a paper which always seem to fall short of being accepted for publication? Get your paper published by knowing your editor’s expectations. Dr. Don Passey, University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Visiting Professor from Lancaster University, United Kingdom, shared some tips and advice during a Special Research Conversations held... Continue Reading →
There are many who are now well-placed in their respective careers, but are contemplating on going back to school -- yes, Graduate School. It has always been said that not everybody is for the university. In the same manner, not everyone, in spite of their bachelor’s degree education, should be in Graduate School. A lot... Continue Reading →
Have you ever asked yourself the same question over and over again? There was a point in time that every student studying under UPOU had their first taste of what distance education is. All of us continuing students had a time where we reconsider every step we take and all of us questioned our own... Continue Reading →
By Lex Librero, PhD Professor Emeritus U.P. Open University DISCLOSURE I delivered the original version of this article as a keynote address during the 7th anniversary of the Department of Development Management, UPLB College of Economics and Management on March 2, 1994. I was then the Associate Dean, UPLB College of Agriculture. Please read this... Continue Reading →
July is National Disaster Resilience Month in the country by virtue of Executive Order No. 29 issued by President Rodrigo Duterte on 28 June 2017. Formerly called National Disaster Consciousness Month, the observance was renamed to NDRM to highlight the shift from disaster awareness building to disaster resilience. This year's theme is "Katatagan sa Kalamidad ay... Continue Reading →
Are you looking at a blank piece of paper or a blank computer screen and cannot think of anything to write? Here are some prewriting exercises to help you get started. These personal strategies were shared by Dr. Joane V. Serrano, Associate Professor of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) and Director of... Continue Reading →
Summer is almost over. But there is still time for last minute outings and a few trips to the beach. And for us UPOU students, what better way to spend the last days of our summer than to contemplate about the decisions that we have made about our lives in the comfort of our oven-like... Continue Reading →
The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) joins the nation in the celebration of the 2018 National Women’s Month. To start off this year’s celebration, the UPOU Office of Gender Concerns initiated the UPOU Women’s Month Kick Off Program during the UPOU flag ceremony on 5 March 2018. During the program, the ‘UPOU Gender... Continue Reading →
