The Asia Pacific Conference on Curriculum Studies and Instructional Designing 2024 convened from March 22 to 24 at the Baiyoke Sky Hotel in Bangkok, bringing educators, researchers, and policymakers from across the globe to explore the theme “Curriculum Studies across Diverse Contexts: Designing the Future.” This year’s conference featured a series of plenary sessions, workshops, and panel discussions aimed at addressing the evolving needs of curriculum design in diverse educational settings. Among these sessions was Plenary Session 3, featuring esteemed speakers Dr. Roberto Figueroa and Dr. Jennifer Christine Fajardo-Dobbs, who delivered a presentation on “Online Learning for Diverse Learners.” Their [...]

UP Open University, through the Center for Open and Digital Teaching and Learning (CODTL), trained 9 officials and faculty members from the Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) team that completed the Comprehensive training on ODeL which was held at the UPOU headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna. The training was held from February 1 to 3, 2024, and covered the following microcredential courses: Developing an Online Curriculum: Introduction to ODeL: Pedagogical underpinnings and theories - Dr. Ricardo T. Bagarinao, Deputy Director, CODTL Curriculum Development: Principles and Process - Dr. J. Aleta Villanueva, Deputy Director, CODTL Instructional Materials Development: Principles [...]

The CODTL Deputy Directors, Dr. J. Aleta R. Villanueva, and Mr. Lexter Mangubat joined the University of Batangas (UB) to the “BIYAHENG DE: Journeying into the Avenues of Distance Education,” a training workshop for UB faculty held on 20 June 2023 at the UB Campus, Batangas City. The training workshop intends to orient UB faculty to the twist and curves of Distance Education.  The training workshop was coordinated by Mr. Carl Ivan B. Villanueva, Director of UB Distance Education. The event was graced by UB President Dr. Hernando B. Perez. Dr. Villanueva shared valuable insights into the different teaching techniques [...]