ASEAN University Network – Quality Assessment External Assessment Workshop
The UP Department of Philosophy held an AUN-QA Workshop last 02 February 2024.
The Department aims to undergo external assessment based on the ASEAN University Network – Quality Assessment (AUN-QA) standards by 2025 or 2026. The workshop is devoted to discussing the evidence and programs that need to be prepared in light of the following eight criteria:
1. Expected Learning Outcomes
2. Program Structure and Content
3. Teaching and Learning Approach
4. Student Assessment
5. Academic Staff
6. Student Support Services
7. Facilities and Infrastructure
8. Output and Outcomes
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Faculty attendees were grouped into three: Student Group discussing AUN-QA criteria 4 and 6; Faculty Group discussing criteria 1, 2, and 3; and Staff and Facilities Group discussing criteria 5, 7, and 8.
DISSERTATION: DEFENDED! Theย UP Department of Philosophyย proudly congratulates Asst. Prof. Gerald Franco, PhD
๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก: ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐! Theย UP Department of Philosophyย proudly congratulates its very own Asst. Prof. Gerald Franco, PhD for successfully defending his PhD dissertation titled โ๐ข๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐.โ
The oral defense was held on 8 January, 2024 in the Graduate Student Reading Room (Palma Hall 121).
In photo (clockwise from left to right): Assoc. Prof. Ciriaco Sayson Jr, PhD.; Prof. Ma. Liza Ruth Ocampo, PhD.; Asst. Prof. Gerald Franco, PhD.; Assoc. Prof. Aldrin Lee, PhD.; Prof. Earl Stanley Fronda, PhD.; and Prof. Leonardo De Castro, PhD.
UP Department of Philosophy at the 2023 CSSP Faculty Conference
UP Department of Philosophy at the 2023 CSSP Faculty Conference held last 24-26 November in Orani, Bataan.
Philosophy alumna, Atty. Berberabe awarded CSSP Distinguished Alumni Award for Public Service & Good Governance
Department of Philosophy inaugurates Smart Classroom, hosts Prof. John Crossley (OXON.) lecture
UP Philosophy Department at #CSSPat40 Anniversary Parade
CSSP Extramural Training Seminar for Social Science Teachers: Community of Inquiry and AI Ethics
August 31 – September 1 2023
By Gavin Nigel Chuacuco,ย UP Diliman Department of Philosophy
The seminar entitled โCommunity of Inquiry and AI Ethicsโ aimed to provide participants with an opportunity to discuss and learn, by manner of community of inquiry, some of the most pressing ethical issues on AI use in Philippine education.
The first day started with an introduction from the participants and a lecture from Assoc. Prof. Lumberto Mendoza. In the lecture, the community of inquiry framework was introduced alongside discussion of several ethical issues in the use of AI in Education. Despite strong opinions on the use of AI, an initial survey and conversation with the participants showed that all of them had no previous immersion with ChatGPT. In the afternoon, the seminar was conducted in the computer lab where participants had hands-on activities regarding ChatGPT uses and relevant plagiarism detectors. The day concluded with a community of inquiry session to reflect and share insights among everyone.
The second day started with a lecture and activity by Asst. Prof. Symel De Guzman-Daulat on other AI tools that could be used by students and teachers. These consisted of easily accessible website applications such as WePik, Sharly, Canva, and OpenArt, among others. The afternoon involved a lecture by Instr. Gavin Chuacuco on AI policies/ethical guidelines by institutions such as UNESCO and UP Diliman. The lecture served as points for discussion for the community of inquiry session that followed. This final community of inquiry session also served as an overall synthesis and conclusion to the seminar. The concluding insights were mainly about: 1) the digital divide that restricts access to these technologies, 2) the need for more workshops and training on the topic, and 3) the need for teachers to adopt measures that can prevent students from cheating. The program ended with high hopes as both facilitators and participants expressed optimism in making ethical use of AI towards a more innovative, integrative, and reflective education.
Congratulations to Assoc. Prof. Peter Sy and Department of Philosophy Alumni
The UP Diliman Department of Philosophyย proudly congratulates Assoc. Prof. Peter A. Sy, together with a team of alumni of the department for their work Data Privacy Protection and Research Involving Human Participants: A Primer, which has been selected by theย United States Library of Congress to be included in the Library’s collection of foreign digital materials.
Read the full primer here:Congratulations to ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐ป๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ท๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฅ. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐๐
Theย UP Department of Philosophyย proudly congratulates ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐. ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐ป๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ท๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฅ. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐๐, ๐ ๐ for winning ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ in the ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ฏ๐ผ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป* (๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ).
Assist. Prof. Fernando’s essay titled “๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐?” argues against the viability of Stephen Worrall’s structural realism as a third alternative in the scientific realism vs. anti-realism debate, and will be published in the Philosophical Society’s annual journal the Review and website (http://www.oxfordphilsoc.org/).
*The Marianne Talbot Essay Competition is hosted every term by The Philosophical Society of the Oxford University Department for Continuing Education for the best essay written as coursework in an OUDCE philosophy course. List of previous winners (since 2012) is viewable here:
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Once again, congratulations Sir Henry!
The Department is proud of you!ย 
Department of Philosophy Faculty Members Named U.P. Professorial Chair and Faculty Grant Awardees
