The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHaSS) Executive Committee of Caraga State University conducted a benchmarking activity at the UP Diliman Psychology Department on March 26, 2025, to enhance their academic programs in instruction, research, extension, and innovation. The visit provided an opportunity to explore best practices in language studies, communication, social work, sociology, and psychology. A heartfelt thank you to the UP Diliman Psychology Department for the…

Southern Leyte State University Benchmarking
On December 4, 2024, key officials from Southern Leyte State University conducted a benchmarking activity at the Diliman Interactive Learning Center (ILC) to explore best practices in interactive and technology-enhanced learning. We thank Dr. Miguel Francisco M. Remolona, ILC Diliman Director, and Asst. Prof. Jessica M. Junio for warmly welcoming the delegation, led by Dr. Constantino G. Medilo, Vice President for Academic Affairs, along with directors of instruction, the…

Seminar Series on Statistical Techniques to Enhance Thesis Advising
We would like to thank the UPD faculty members for participating in the Seminar Series on Statistical Tools and Techniques to Enhance Thesis Advising held last March 24, 2025 at the Cesar E.A. Virata School of Business, University of the Philippines Diliman. We want to extend our appreciation to our resource speaker, Assoc. Prof. Francisco delos Reyes from the UP School of Statistics. All of this would not be possible…

Engaging Minds in Teaching the Humanities – Teaching Effectiveness Workshop for the College of Arts and Letters (CAL)
The very first Teaching Effectiveness Workshop for the College of Arts and Letters (CAL), titled “Engaging Minds in Teaching the Humanities,” was held at the CAL-AVR on February 10, 2025. This workshop was made possible through OAT’s collaboration with the UP Diliman College of Arts and Letters and the UP Diliman College of Education. Our office would like to express our gratitude to Dr. Leonor Diaz from the College of…

TaLAS Course 1 for Visayas SUCs
We would like to thank the faculty members and university administrators from the various State Universities and Colleges across the country for participating in the fourth run of the Teaching and Learning Activities for SUCs (TaLAS) Course 1: Building a Teaching Effectiveness Program held last December 2 – 3, 2024 at the Institute for Small-Scale Industries, University of the Philippines Diliman!This marks the fourth and final run of the Course…

Helping SWANs Take Flight (Second Run)
The Office for the Advancement of Teaching sincerely appreciates Dr. Myra Trinidad T. Tantengco, Dr. May T. Cabutihan, Assistant Professor Sarah Grace L. Candelario, and Dr. Lutze-Sol A. Vidal for generously sharing their expertise as resource persons in Helping SWANs Take Flight 2025! We are also grateful to all the participants who joined us on February 10 & 17, 2025, at the Virata School of Business and the National…