Corporate Partnerships Establish an Asynchronous Learning Initiative with the University of the Philippines, College of Engineering

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.C. Saquilayan ◽  
J. Tulao ◽  
M.T. Benitez ◽  
T. Hall ◽  
R.P. Jensen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Asynchronous Learning ◽  
College Of Engineering ◽  
The University ◽  
Corporate Partnerships

What is the Business with AI? Preparing Future Decision Makers and Leaders

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena S. Wisniewski
Keyword(s):  
Data Science ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Business Courses ◽  
College Of Business ◽  
College Of Engineering ◽  
Investment Firm ◽  
Business Curricula ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

With companies now recognizing how artificial intelligence (AI), digitalization, the internet of things (IoT), and data science affect value creation and the maintenance of a competitive advantage, their demand for talented individuals with both management skills and a strong understanding of technology will grow dramatically. There is a need to prepare and train our current and future decision makers and leaders to have an understanding of AI and data science, the significant impact these technologies are having on business, how to develop AI strategies, and the impact all of this will have on their employees’ roles. This paper discusses how business schools can fulfill this need by incorporating AI into their business curricula, not only as stand-alone courses but also integrated into traditional business sequences, and establishing interdisciplinary efforts and collaborative industry partnerships. This article describes how the College of Business and Public Policy (CBPP) at the University of Alaska Anchorage is implementing multiple approaches to meet these needs and prepare future leaders and decision makers. These approaches include a detailed description of CBPP’s first AI course and related student successes, the integration of AI into additional business courses such as entrepreneurship and GSCM, and the creation of an AI and Data Science Lab in partnership with the College of Engineering and an investment firm.

scholarly journals (Un-)shackling the University in the City

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrike Kistner
Keyword(s):  
National Development ◽  
Developmental State ◽  
Corporate Management ◽  
Management Styles ◽  
African City ◽  
Capital Cities ◽  
University Of Pretoria ◽  
The University ◽  
The City ◽  
Corporate Partnerships

This article examines the relation between the University of Pretoria and the City of Tshwane, outlining seven different kinds of relation as they have taken shape historically. The first type relation between the University and the City presented here, establishes correspondences in public architecture at the height of apartheid modernity, between structures marking and shaping political convergences. The second type of relation is premised on the walling in and fencing off of the University from the City; the Metro musings exhibition inaugurating the ‘Capital Cities’ project looks across the divides thus cemented, from within the confines of the University. The third type of relation is that of ‘Community Engagement’ culminating in the annual Mandela Day activities, impelled by ideas on the Developmental State featuring in the National Development Plan. In the fourth type of relation, corporate models of municipal governance find common cause with the corporate management styles of the University, expressed in corporate partnerships combining a ‘University of Excellence’ with ‘the African City of Excellence’. The strategies envisaged for social intervention emerging from this ‘partnership’ form a sixth type of relation between the University and the City. In the process of pitting property and law against poverty and lawlessness, new civic challenges are emerging for transformative constitutionalism and for the University. In both arenas, this article concludes, what is at stake is a seventh type of relation between the University and the City – outside of the ‘legal’-‘illegal’ distinction. For the University, in particular, this would entail a productive idea of ‘dissensus’.

scholarly journals NSF STEP Award: The College of Engineering at the University of Nebraska

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Jones ◽  
Carmen Zafft ◽  
John Sutton ◽  
Lance Pérez
Keyword(s):  
College Of Engineering ◽  
The University

scholarly journals Attaining food self-sufficiency through the Edible Landscaping (EL) Technology: Assessing the Promotional Activities of EL in the Philippines, amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 879 (1) ◽  
pp. 012014
Author(s):  
F C Sanchez ◽  
Jr.M C Ilang-Ilang ◽  
M C E Balladares ◽  
B V Apacionado ◽  
R R P Tayobong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Household Food ◽  
The People ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Edible Landscaping ◽  
The University ◽  
A Current

Abstract The sustainability of the food supply seems to be a never-ending concern of many households in the Philippines. This concern is most especially felt in this time of pandemic wherein many Filipinos are struggling on where to get their food to feed their families. The adoption of edible landscaping has become more in demand because of the current situation caused by the pandemic. As such, having a sustainable edible garden is very much recommended because it can provide the household a “garden to table” food which can help in making the household food self-sufficient. There is a current need to promote edible landscaping technology primarily through trainings and seminars and it should be intensified to inform and educate the people on food self-sufficiency amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Edible landscaping (EL) as an approach that merges the science of crop production and the art of landscaping, is continuously being promoted using different strategies and one of which is the conduct of trainings and seminars all over the Philippines. This study assessed the different ways by which the Edible Landscaping Team of the University of the Philippines Los Banos delivered promotional activities such as webinars and e-training amidst the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This research was conducted using the qualitative approach, specific case studies, and the data gathered were analyzed using thematic analysis. More than 39,000 individuals in the Philippines have already been reached and educated on the technology through the conduct of e-trainings and webinars. The presentations and lectures on edible landscaping were modified based on the needs of the requesting institution and were discussed using a combination of English and Filipino languages. The duration of the eight webinars ranged from a minimum of 30 minutes to a maximum of almost 5 hours (in discussion is written ‘almost 4 hours). Based on the comments, most of the online viewers gave affirmative responses.

scholarly journals The Impact of Covid-19 on Physical Education: Mobility-Restrictive Measures on the Remote Learning Setup

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 474-489
Author(s):  
Rowena Nery Monte ◽  
Aivi Reyes Buan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
New Normal ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Restrictive Measures ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Remote Learning

The remote learning setup engendered numerous disadvantages to both learner and educator. Mental health, accessibility affected by one’s socioeconomic classification, availability of technological apparatuses, and lack of social integration are some of the reported disadvantages caused by remote learning. The effects are far more notable in subjects that demand physical activities given that several prerequisites must be accessible to the learner for him/her to successfully participate. To specifically assess the impact of this new normal in physical education, a specific course offering in University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Human Kinetics 12: Walking for Fitness, is examined through a quantitative study involving students who were enrolled. Surveys and other statistical tools are utilized to yield accurate data about the impact of mobility-restrictive measures to the perception and performance of the students. The findings of this study revealed what they feel about the quarantines and lockdowns have a negative effect to their perception and performance in HK12: Walking for Fitness. Besides the fact that the policies are meant to restrict mobility and that HK12: Walking for Fitness requires mobility, it must also be considered that the First Semester, A.Y. 2020-2021 is the first semester of the university to observe remote learning. Even though the study did not capture such behavior, it must be noted that the drastic shift to online classes made it difficult to students to cope with the new normal in education.

scholarly journals Telepathology in the Philippines: A Review and Future Prospects

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth R. Arcellana-Nuqui ◽  
Paul A. Fontelo ◽  
Alvin B. Marcelo
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Underserved Population ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Human Capacity ◽  
The University ◽  
Conducive Environment ◽  
Insufficient Number

Background. Challenged with insufficient number and maldistribution of pathologists, the Philippines seemed poised to benefit from telemedicine. Methods. The first modern Internet-based telepathology consultation was conducted between the University of the Philippines Manila and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in 1997. Results. While the first remote telepathology consult was a success, more than a decade after this historic referral, telepathology remains in the fringes of mainstream pathology practice despite its huge potential to benefit the underserved population. Challenges with human, organizational, and technology factors hinder its progress. Conclusions. While the original consultation faced difficulties in human capacity, connectivity and infrastructure, rapid developments in governance and technology have the potential to eliminate these problems. Substantial improvements in recent years now provide a more conducive environment to deliver telepathology services to remote areas. This paper proposes a framework for the establishment of mature telepathology services to enable its use in areas of greatest need in the country.

scholarly journals Distance Teacher Training in Periods of Emergency (Covid-19 Pandemic)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panagiotes Anastasiades ◽  
Konstantinos Kotsidis ◽  
Christos Synnefakis ◽  
Alexia Spanoudaki
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Asynchronous Learning ◽  
Pedagogical Issues ◽  
Asynchronous Learning Environments ◽  
Teaching Community ◽  
Fast Pace ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
Teaching Time

The closing of schools at the beginning of spring 2020 in Greece highlighted the need for school distance education to make up for lost teaching time and to maintain learners’ contact with the educational process and other members of the school community. However, the teachers needed support in this urgent situation since they did not have previous experience in school distance education. The Laboratory for Advanced Teaching Technologies for Lifelong Learning and Distance Education (E-Learning Lab) of the University of Crete, attempted to contribute with its own means to the support of these teachers. Within this framework, fast-pace, distance seminars were designed and implemented to support teachers on pedagogical issues of distance education. A total of 20 distance training seminars were conducted from 19March to 29April2020 in which more than 40000 teachers of primary and secondary education in Greece participated. The overall presentation and assessment of the training actions showed not only the enormous interest of the teaching community but also the need for such training actions with particular emphasis on the principles and the methodology of school distance education, synchronous and asynchronous learning environments, and the designing or planning of teaching scenarios based on the pedagogical approaches compatible with distance learning.

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