The UP Open University MOODLE Experience

Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, PhD Chancellor and Professor, UP Open University

President, Asian Association of Open Universities

UP Open University: Background Information❑ One of the constituent units of the

University of the Philippines

❑ Established in 1995; mandated to democratize access to quality higher education through distance education

❑ A public service university; research university

❑ Started doing distance elearning in 2001; became fully online in 2007; started offering MOOCs in 2013

❑ Recognized as the institutional forerunner of OER in the Philippines being an Open University who openly advocated for OERs as early as 2011

❑ Recognized nationally (CHED, TESDA, and DEPED and through RA10650) and internationally as the lead agency to push for the use and development of OERs in the country

Faculty of Education •Associate in Arts •Bachelor of Education Studies •Graduate Certificate in Distance Education •Diploma in Science Teaching •Diploma in Mathematics Teaching •Diploma in Language and Literacy Education •Diploma in Social Studies Education •Master of Distance Education •Master of Arts in Language and Literacy Education •Master of Arts in Social Studies Education •Doctor of Philosophy in Education

Faculty of Information and Communication Studies studies •Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies •Diploma in Computer Science •Master of Development Communication •Master of Information Systems •Doctor of Communication

Faculty of Management and Development Studies •Diploma in International Health •Diploma in Land Valuation & Management •Diploma in Social Work •Diploma in Research and Development Management •Master of International Health •Master of Land Valuation & Management  •Master of Social Work •Master of Public Health •Master of Hospital Administration •Master of Arts in Nursing •Master of Public Management •Diploma/Master of Environment and Natural Resources Mmgt •GC/Master of ASEAN Studies

3 undergraduate 26 Graduate Diploma/Master 2 Doctoral 46 MOOCs + 27 new (Business Analytics) Non-degree/non-formal coursesThe UPOU Degree and Non-degree

Programs

The How, The When, and the Why?

2001: when UPOU started doing

distance elearning

2007: when UPOU

became 100% online

2013: UPOU started offering MOOCs

2014: RA10650

1995:When UPOUwas established

UPOU used the Earliest version of LMS developed by a University in Asia

• A group of UPOU Faculty underwent a training on online learning in: Philippines and Curtin University. Martin Dougiamas was one of the RP’s

• ONTELL was established (MLSWestergaard)

1999

Around 2004: Shift to moodle: open source

MOODLE Instances@UPOU (6)

MyPortal: moodle 3.2

DE Readiness: moodle 2.8 (for upgrading to 3.4)

MODeL: moodle 3.1.5 for upgrading to 3.3 or 3.4

Training Programs: MODeL version being used (sandbox)

Asian MOOCS Learning Portal: moodle 3.3.4

Independent Learning Portal: moodle 3.3

Using MOODLE as Teacher:

FIC for degree/credit courses of UPOU

FIC for UPOU MOOCs

MOODLE Features that I am using:

• Uploading files/course materials • Discussion Forum: Learner-Learner

interaction; learner-teacher; learner-content • Embedding video materials • Online and automated assessments

MOODLE Features that I am using:

• Submission of course requirements • Grading of course requirements which the students will

immediately see • Giving feedback • Monitoring learner’s activities for provision of support system

if and when necessary • Monitor who is online • Send email to individual student or email blast to all/many

students (for announcements; etc)

• Settings to facilitate course site development (e.g. import from old course site)

• Question bank • Schedule setting • Gradebook set up for easy calculation of grades • Wiki • Survey

• Open access• Plug-ins (open

access) • Big community

of users

Thank you for listening!!!

mbandalaria@upou.edu.ph