Office for the Advancement of Teaching — Diliman

Category: Events

  • Teaching Effectiveness Course July 29 – August 1, 2024

    Teaching Effectiveness Course July 29 – August 1, 2024

    We would like to thank the UP Diliman faculty members who participated in the Teaching Effectiveness Course (TEC) this year, entitled: Fundamentals of University Teaching. The second run of TEC 2024 was conducted face-to-face at the Maynilad Room, College of Engineering and Room 123, School of Economics from July 29 – August 1, 2024.

    We would also like to thank our resource speakers for helping us reach what we envisioned for this year’s TEC:

    UP Diliman Chancellor Edgardo Carlo L. Vistan II
    Dr. Jose Antonio R. Clemente – Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (Faculty Development)
    Dr. Sheryl Lyn C. Monterola – Director, National Institute for Science and Mathematics Education Development
    Dr. Portia P. Padilla – Division of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
    Assoc. Prof. Jay A. Yacat – Department of Psychology, College of Social Science and Philosophy
    Asst. Prof. Sabrina Laya S. Gacad – DWDS Chair
    Dr. Adelson N. Chua – PDA, Interactive Learning Center Diliman
    Dr. Myra Trinidad T. Tantengco – Division of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education

    Mula sa Office for the Advancement of Teaching, maraming salamat po! Mabuhay po kayong lahat!

  • Benchmarking Meeting of UP Cebu’s Teaching and Learning Resource Center (TLRC)

    Benchmarking Meeting of UP Cebu’s Teaching and Learning Resource Center (TLRC)

    Prof. Fernand G. Bernadez and his team from UP Cebu’s Teaching and Learning Resource Center (TLRC) had a benchmarking meeting with the Office for the Advancement of Teaching on August 22, 2024, via Zoom.

  • Use of Current EdTech Tools, including AI-Related Tools and Advanced Features of UVLê

    Use of Current EdTech Tools, including AI-Related Tools and Advanced Features of UVLê

    We would like to express our gratitude to the faculty members and UP Diliman REPS who actively engaged in our seminar on August 9, 2024, in Room 123 of the School of Economics on the Use of Current EdTech Tools, including AI-Related Tools and Advanced Features of UVLê.

    Additionally, we are grateful to Assist. Prof. Miguel Francisco M. Remolona, PhD, along with the Interactive Learning Center Diliman (ILCD) team, for their assistance with the HyFlex seminar.

  • NVivo, XL Stat, and Wolfram Mathematica

    NVivo, XL Stat, and Wolfram Mathematica

    We would like to thank the UP Diliman REPS and Faculty members who actively participated in our training-workshop on NVivo (a qualitative data analysis software) and orientation on XLStat, and Wolfram Mathematica, held at Room 104, Cesar E.A. Virata School of Business on July 23, 2024.

    We would also like to express our sincere appreciation to Dr. Nicamil K. Sanchez, the CEO of Philippine Consortium Inc. (PCSWHDR), who served as a resource speaker during the event and helped us navigate the use of the software.

  • SET Answering for Midyear AY 2023-2024

    SET Answering for Midyear AY 2023-2024

    Please note that the Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) Answering Module in the Computerized Registration System (CRS) will be open from July 24, 2024 – August 5, 2024
    only. This applies to all units except the MBA and MS Finance programs of the Cesar E.A. Virata School of Business, the Master of Management (MM), and Master in Governance and Innovative Leadership (MGIL) programs of UPDEPP/O, PM-TMEM, and UPSA.

    Students may accomplish the SET by logging into their CRS accounts and clicking on the “SET Answering Module.” Those who fail to answer the SET will be tagged as “low priority” in the next term’s pre-enlistment, while the students in the MBA calendar who fail to answer the SET will be delayed for 1 hour in the next term’s real-time enlistment.

    Note that the evaluation of the teaching performance of teaching fellows and teaching associates (TFs/TAs) should also be conducted during the period stated above via CRS (if available).

    For TFs and TAs who are not included in the CRS, kindly accomplish this Qualtrics Form during the same period: https://upsystemdiliman.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_erPxo99QGL6JQ46

    For assistance with online evaluation of TFs/TAs, kindly email the Office for the Advancement of Teaching at ovcaa.oatdiliman@up.edu.ph.

  • Use of Current EdTech Tools Including AI Related Tools and Advanced Features of UVLê

    Use of Current EdTech Tools Including AI Related Tools and Advanced Features of UVLê

    The Interactive Learning Center Diliman (ILCD – OVCAA) and the Office for the Advancement of Teaching (OAT – OVCAA), invite UP Diliman faculty members to participate in a face-to-face seminar titled “Use of Current EdTech Tools Including AI Related Tools and Advanced Features of UVLê.” This event will be held on August 9, 2024 (Friday) from 8:00 AM to 12:00 NN at Seminar Room D, National Center for Transportation Studies (NCTS).

    For this seminar, we aim to (1) familiarize faculty members on how to use current EdTech tools such as AI related tools and advanced features of UVLê (e.g., self-paced courses, HTML5, and Scorm Packages) for teaching university-level students and (2) address questions and concerns from participants related to the
    responsible use of AI.

    The resource speaker and facilitator for the orientation-workshop is Dr. Miguel Francisco M. Remolona, the Director of ILCD and a faculty member of the Department of Chemical Engineering and UP Diliman AI Program.

    Please note that the slots for this workshop are limited and can only accommodate 50-60 participants on a first-come, first-served basis. Interested participants may register through https://bit.ly/45PLEZw on or before 26 July 2024 (Friday). For questions and clarifications, please contact the Office for the Advancement of Teaching at ovcaa.oatdiliman@up.edu.ph (ATTN: Harley and Beq, VoIP 2562).

    Thank you very much.