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Initsearlystage,thedeliveryofUPOU'sacademicprogramswasthroughdistanceeducationusingstandaloneprintedmodules
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supplementedbyaudiovisualmaterials,andaonceamonthfacetofacetutorialsession.Withtheadvancementincomputer
technologyandtheInternet,UPOUadaptedonlinelearningandteachingin2001viatheIntegratedVirtualLearningEnvironment
SecondSem(AY1617)
(IVLE),andin2007offereditscoursesonlineviatheModularObjectOrientedDynamicLearningEnvironment(Moodle).UPOUalso
starteditsownMassiveOpenOnlineCourses(MOOCs)in2013.Withsuchdevelopments,UPOUmaximizedthepotentialofODeL MasterofArtsinNursing
inmakingqualityeducationmoreaccessible,enhancingthelearningexperienceofitsstudents.Forinstance,UPOUcustomizedits
ownlearningmanagementsystem,MyPortal,whichisalsopoweredMoodle,forgreatersupporttoteachingandlearning 30May2017
InstitutionalServicesinSupportofanODeLEnvironmentbyMelindaF.LumantaandAlvieSimonetteQ.Alip.PublishedbytheUP Content(AdultHealthNursing,Nursing
OpenUniversityandPhilippineSocietyforDistanceLearning.AvailableunderaCreativeCommonsAttributionNonCommercial Administration,andMaternalandChildNursing)
NoDerivatives4.0InternationalLicense.Formoreinformationseewww.creativecommons.org
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UPOUstudentsareexpectedtoperformtheusuallearningactivitiesandcourserequirementsperformedbystudentsintraditional
classes.Unlikeinfacetofaceclasses,thecoursematerialsareusuallythestartingpointforstudy. 07July2017

Coursematerialsmaycomeintheformofprintmodules,onlinearticlesandexercises,videos,andaudiorecordings.Interaction DiplomainSocialWork
betweentheteacherandstudentsalsotakesplacethroughtheinternet.
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HumanBehavior&SocialEnvironment
Howisdistanceeducationdifferentfromthetraditionalmodeoflearning? SocialWelfarePoliciesandResearch
UPOUstudentsareexpectedtoperformtheusuallearningactivitiesandcourserequirementsperformedbystudentsintraditional 31May2017
classes.Unlikeinfacetofaceclasses,thecoursematerialsareusuallythestartingpointforstudy.Coursematerialsmaycomein
theformofprintmodules,onlinearticlesandexercises,videos,andaudiorecordings.Interactionbetweentheteacherandstudents SocialWorkProfessionandPractice
alsotakesplacethroughtheinternet.
SocialAgencyLeadershipandManagement
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Iftraditionaluniversitieshaveclassroomsandlecturehalls,UPOUhascoursesitesorvirtualclassroomswherestudentsand
MasterofSocialWork
teacherslogintodiscussthelessonsaswellasdootherlearningactivities.
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Academicinteractions,submissionofcourserequirements,onlinequizzes,chatsandotheronlineactivitiescanbedoneinthe
HumanBehavior&SocialEnvironment
coursesite.
SocialWelfarePoliciesandResearch
CanIenrollinUPOUevenifIambasedabroad?
31May2017
Almostallcoursesaretaughtonline,whichmeansthatyoucanstudyanycoursewhereveryouare.Around15percentofUPOU
studentsarebasedabroad. SocialWorkProfessionandPractice
Somesubjectsrequireprescheduledfacetofacemeetings(e.g.,laboratoryworkorfieldpractice). SocialAgencyLeadershipandManagement
FAQshttp://www2.upou.edu.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90&Itemid=163 01June2017

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MasterofEnvironmentand
NaturalResourcesManagement
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MajorField[UplandResourceManagement(URM)
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