ILC - Interactive Learning Center

In 2009, 15 new approved Learning Objects (LOs) are now being developed at the Interactive Learning Center (ILC). Listed below are the various topics on Chemistry (8), Physics (1), Economics (6) which are expected to be finished this year.

Economics
Circular Flow Diagram of the Economy
The Concept of Marginal Utility
The Consumption Function
Money
Production Function
Diminishing Marginal Productivity

Physics
Torque of Rotating Rigid Bodies

General Chemistry
Nature and Property of Enzymes
Peptide Sequencing
Gel Filtration Chromatography
Enzymes Mechanism of Action

In line with the Interactive Learning Center’s (ILC) mandate to develop faculty expertise, strengthen its role in e-learning development and implementation and in response to the requests of faculty and REPS who were not able to attend the training held last

May 26-29, ILC will hold again free training workshops on open source software and Podcasting on the following dates:

October 5 (AM)

The Interactive Learning Center (ILC) will conduct trainings on open source software and Podcasting on May 26-29, 2009 at ILC’s computer laboratories, 3rd floor CAS Annex 1 building. The trainings aim to share to participants the power of open source software and take advantage of its many features that are common in its propriety counterparts. It is also an opportunity for participants to learn new technologies designed to help educators to create effective on line learning communities.

The Interactive Learning Center (ILC) of UP Los Baños conducted a planning workshop last November 10 at ILC’S Conference Room. Members of the advisory committee of ILC worked together in planning the programs and activities of the center for the next three years. Created on January 2005 at UPLB, ILC is tasked to support the interactive learning process through the development and production of multimedia materials for undergraduate programs and develop faculty expertise in the development and production of multimedia materials.

On September 26, the University of the Philippines Los Baños will host the 24th UP Centennial lecture as former UPLB Chancellor Wilfredo P. David will deliver a lecture entitled ”Reassessing UPLB’s commitment to excellence, academic freedom and social responsibility”, 2:00-4:00pm at the NCAS Auditorium.

The Interactive Learning Center (ILC)-UP Los Baños conducted a training on MOODLE (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment) for faculty from the different colleges on August 4, 2008 at the Computer Laboratory 2 of the center.

The Interactive Learning Center (ILC)-UP Los Baños in cooperation with the College of Development Communication (CDC) conducted a three-day training on Podcasting on June 11-13, 2008 at the Computer Laboratory 1 of the center at the 3rd floor of the CAS Annex 1.

Podcasting, a combination of the words IPod and Broadcasting is a “new medium that enables educators who are involved in e-Learning to easily incorporate on-demand audio recordings into their curriculum.”

The Interactive Learning Center (ILC)-UP Los Baños in cooperation with the College of Development Communication (CDC) will hold a three-day training on Podcasting on June 11-13, 2008 at the Computer Laboratory 1 of the center at the 3rd floor of the CAS Annex 1. The training aims to train and equip participants with skills in developing a podcast. Twenty participants composed of faculty and staff from the different colleges are expected to attend the said training. Currently, there are fourteen who confirmed their attendance and six slots are still available.