FEd Professor and CODTL Deputy Director Presents GenAI and ODeL Research at QPR 2026 Conference Professor J. Aleta R. Villanueva of the Faculty of Education and the Deputy Director for ODL Research of the UP Open University Center for Open and Digital Teaching and Learning (CODTL) recently participated in the Quality in Postgraduate Research 2026 conference held in Adelaide, Australia, with the theme ‘Transforming Graduate Research for the Future’ which aimed "to bring together educational researchers, policy makers, research students, research degree supervisors, and university leaders for the purpose of better understanding the policies, processes, practices, pedagogies and theoretical [...]

UPOU’s Center for Open and Digital Learning (CODTL) advances open and distance e-learning (ODeL) through training, research, and open knowledge initiatives that strengthen inclusive and flexible online education. As part of Open Education Month, we spoke with its officials to learn more about how the Center is supporting sustainable and future-ready digital education. As they say, effective learning does not happen by chance. This is especially true in open and distance e-learning (ODeL), where students are separated from their teachers by time and space, and interaction is mediated by technology. For online teaching to be sustainable, teachers must be supported [...]

CODTL Holds Online Orientation for Newly Appointed Faculty-in-Charge The Learning Design subunit of the Center for Open and Digital Teaching and Learning (CODTL) at the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) recently conducted a synchronous online orientation for newly appointed Faculty-in-Charge (FICs) on 31 January 2026. The activity introduced new faculty members to UPOU’s open and distance e-learning (ODeL) environment, including details about the course orientation and learning management system (LMS). The orientation was led by Dr. Juvy Lizette Gervacio, CODTL Director, and Dr. Joseph De Mesa, Deputy Director for Learning Design. New faculty members also introduced themselves, sharing [...]

CODTL Conducts Research Planning and Workshop on Gen AI The Center for Open and Digital Teaching and Learning (CODTL) conducted a Research Planning and Workshop on 26 January 2026 at the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Headquarters, Los Baños Laguna. The activity was organized by the CODTL Open and Digital Learning Research (ODLR) unit, headed by its Deputy Director, Professor Juliet Aleta R. Villanueva. It aimed to strengthen research planning and collaboration among CODTL staff in fulfillment of the CODTL Research Clusters/Areas and identified research projects. The morning session focused on research planning and featured small-group workshops on [...]

UPOU CODTL Congratulates Batch 1, Tier 1 Course Completers The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), through the Center for Open and Digital Teaching and Learning (CODTL), extends its congratulations to all course completers of Batch 1, Tier 1 of the microcourse for the UPOU Faculty, REPS, and affiliates.  Participants came from all three Faculties of Study (FoS), and the role distribution differs across units.   Completers earn a digital badge for every microcourse completed. Each badge contains verifiable metadata- such as the issuer, criteria, relevant competencies and supporting evidence. In addition to digital badges, certificates will be issued [...]

CODTL Leads Comprehensive Training on ODeL Curriculum and Management for PSA The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), through its Center for Open and Digital Teaching and Learning (CODTL), capped a month-long facilitation of the Blended Training on Open and Distance e-Learning (ODeL) Curriculum, Technical Infrastructure Management, and Program Administration for the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA). The training which began with a focus on the Community-based monitoring system (CBMS), later drew in staff from various PSA sub-units, each bringing their own expertise, reflecting how the agency is working together to strengthen its digital learning capacity and knowledge sharing across [...]

UPOU Launches Tier 1 Microcourse for Faculty-in-Charge The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), through its Center (CODTL) has launched its new round of training for its Faculty-in-Charge (FICs), who are at the forefront of creating meaningful and inclusive online learning spaces. This semester, FICs are taking Tier 1: Basic Online Course Design and Facilitation, the first step in UPOU’s series of tiered self-paced microcourses. The program focuses on the essentials of course design and online facilitation, equipping faculty members with the knowledge and skills they need before handling their classes in the virtual environment. The training opened on [...]

UPOU CODTL Launches ODeL Training Program for TUP Faculty TUP faculty members led by TUP President Reynaldo Ramos, with CODTL Director Juvy Lizette Gervacio and CODTL-EMP Deputy Director Benigno Agapito Jr. during the studio tour at the UPOU WCMPB. The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), through its Center for Open and Digital Teaching and Learning (CODTL), conducted an onboarding workshop of the Training on ODeL Curriculum, Technical Infrastructure Management, and Program Administration for the  faculty members from the Technological University of the Philippines (TUP). This onboarding workshop marked the start of a comprehensive training initiative, which [...]

LSPU Students Complete IT and Digital Media Internship at UPOU CODTL CODTL officials, led by Director Juvy Lizette Gervacio, with LSPU interns during the Certificate Awarding Program at the UPOU WCMPB Sixteen Information Technology students from Laguna State Polytechnic University (LSPU) Los Baños have successfully completed a 500-hour internship at the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU). Specializing in animation and motion graphics, video editing, and programming, the interns were assigned to the UPOU Center for Open and Digital Teaching and Learning (CODTL) – Educational Media Production (EMP) Unit, where they took part in key digital media [...]

CODTL Deputy Director Leads Training on Social Media for Sustainable Agriculture Dr. Benigno B. Agapito Jr., Deputy Director for Educational Media Production at the UP Open University (UPOU) Center for Open and Digital Teaching and Learning (CODTL) and Program Chair of the Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS) under the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS), was invited by the Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to serve as Resource Speaker and Evaluator in a national training program focused on digital literacy, social media engagement, and policy advocacy. The [...]