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A. K. T. Marcial et al. · Sustainable Institution Building for Open Learning (SIBOL) Initiative

- University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), Philippines

the SIBOL training; their plans for the implementation of blended, open, and
online learning in their institutions; and possible areas for collaboration with the

UPOU BUKA team specifically and UPOU more generally.

The Participating Institutions

A total of 23 HEIs responded to the call for participants in the pilot SIBOL online
training programme. In line with the institutional focus of the training, the

participating HEIs were asked to send a team of four to seven faculty members,
academic sta , and/or administrators responsible for planning, programme

implementation, and monitoring of blended and online learning programmes in

their institutions.
The 23 HEIs included 14 state universities and colleges, one local college

(comprising 61% of the total), and eight private colleges and universities (39%).

The majority (19 out of 23, or 83%) of the participating institutions were from
Luzon, one of three island groups comprising the Philippines, where the national

capital region is located. There were only two institutions each from the Visayas
and Mindanao island groups.

From the 23 participating HEIs, there were 149 individual participants
holding various positions within their institutions who participated in the training

programme (see Figure 15).

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