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Webinars for UP Staff


To help strengthen the Work-From-Home (WFH) capabilities of the UP staff, a series of training webinars via Zoom will be offered by the Office of the Vice President for Development - Information Technology Development Center (OVPD-ITDC).

Below, you will find the details of the training webinars offered by OVPD-ITDC:


A. Webinar Descriptions
B. Requirements/Guidelines for Attending a Webinar
C. Webinar Schedule and Registration Links
D. Technical Support
E. Issuance of Certificates
F. Evaluation
G. Webinar Recordings


A. Webinar Descriptions

Privacy and Cybersecurity News Updates
This will give an awareness of the recent trends and news on privacy and cybersecurity.
Mobile Device Security Tips
This will give basic security tips to mobile device users, specially those who are working from remote locations.
Alternative Video Conferencing Tools: Cisco Webex, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams Meeting
This will teach the attendees how to use video conferencing tools like Webex, Google Meet, and MS Teams as an alternative to Zoom.
UIS Project Procurement Management Plan (PPMP) Process
This is for UP administrative staff who are responsible for the preparation of Purchase Requests (PRs) in their office.
Digital Well-Being Tech Tips and Tools
This will focus on tech tips, tools, and healthy habits for digital well-being for one's physical and mental health.
UP Document Routing System
This webinar aims to instruct participants on how to use the UP Document Routing System (DRS).
Google Public Calendar
This teaches UP Offices and Units how to manage their public events via Google Calendar and how to publish them into their own websites.
Submission of Target Setting in UIS
This will cover the submission and approval of target setting through the UIS.
Privacy and Cybersecurity News and Updates
This will give an awareness of the recent trends and news on privacy and cybersecurity.
Introduction to the FMIS Account Receivables Module
This course is intended for UP administrative staff who are responsible for the preparation of billing statements and collections.
Google Authenticator
This will teach an alternative for Two-Step Verification using Google Authenticator as a Multi-Factor Authentication Tool.
How to Avoid Getting Phished and Best Practices on Password Usage
This will discuss how to avoid getting phished, how password attacks work, and best practices on password policies and multi-factor authentication (MFA).
Digital Well-Being Tech Tips and Tools
This will focus on tech tips, tools, and healthy habits for digital well-being for one's physical and mental health.
Digital Hygiene and Personal Safety Tips
This webinar will focus on practical tips on the cleansing of one's online and offline digital footprint, as well as keeping your device and data safe.
Google Public Calendar
This will teach UP Offices and Units how to manage their public events via Google Calendar and how to publish them on their own websites.
Submission of Target Setting in UIS
This webinar will cover the submission and approval of target setting through the UIS.
Introduction to Slido for UP Faculty
This will introduce Slido to UP Faculty as an evaluation, assessment, and data gathering tool for their classroom activities.
Privacy Tips on Taking Back Control of Your Data
This will give an awareness on digital privacy in different aspects and tips on how to maintain your privacy online and offline.
UP Office/Unit's Work Management System in Microsoft Teams
This webinar will teach UP Offices and Units on how to utilize Microsoft Teams as their Work Management System
Organizing Your OneDrive
This webinar teaches the attendees on how to organize their OneDrive files and folders.
UIS Disbursement Voucher (DV) Process
This is intended for UP Administrative staff who are responsible for the preparation of disbursement vouchers within their own office/unit.
UIS Purchase Request (PR) Process
This is intended for UP administrative staff who are responsible for the preparation of Purchase Requests (PRs) within their office.
Private and Secure Communication Apps, Websites, and Practices
This will give basic awareness on apps and websites that are secure and privacy-first as better alternatives to Viber, Facebook, Instagram, etc.
UIS Requisition and Issuance of Items (RIS)
This is intended for UP Administrative staff who are responsible for creating Requisition and Issuance Slip.
Introduction to Canvas for Teachers
This will introduce Canvas to UP Faculty/Trainners as an alternative tool for their Learning Management System (LMS).
Introduction to SPCMIS Quotations
This is for UP administrative staff who are responsible for the preparation of RFQs/Invitations to Bid and Quotations/Bids within their office.
Integrating Google Apps and Microsoft Office 365 with Canvas
This webinar teaches the attendees how to utilize the Google apps and Microsoft 365 apps with Canvas.
UIS Cash Advance and Liquidation Process
This training is for UP personnel who are responsible for preparing cash advances and liquidations.
Communication Tips for WFH or In-Office
This will discuss some basic tips on efficiently communicating in a work-from-home setup or in-office. This includes tips on writing clear and effective emails, and others.
Google Appsheet
This will teach the attendees how to create Low-Code to No-Code applications in Google Suite for Education
Power Apps
This webinar teaches the attendees how to create Low-Code to No-Code applications in Microsoft 365 for Education.
PowerBI
This webinar teaches the attendees how to create data visualizations in Microsoft 365.
Looker Studio
This webinar teaches the attendees how to create data visualizations in Google Workspace for Education.
Google Appsheet
This webinar teaches the attendees how to create Low-Code to No-Code applications in Google Suite for Education
Alternative Video Conferencing Tools: GMeet and MS Teams
This teaches the attendees how to use the video conferencing tools such as Google Meet and Microsoft Teams as alternatives to Zoom.
Introduction to Workflows in Microsoft Office 365
This introduces the workflow power automation tool in Microsoft 365, and creating an automated business process orchestration in Office 365.
Basic Information Security
This teaches the basic concepts of information security, some threats and how to deal with them, and best practices to avoid compromising information.
Introduction to (Task) Planner in Microsoft Teams
This webinar will discuss a task management app called Planner as a quick tab inside Microsoft Teams. It will help your team keep track and monitor any task assigned to them.
Introduction to List in Microsoft Teams
This webinar will discuss a task management app called List as a quick tab inside Microsoft Teams. It will help your team keep track and monitor the progress of any item to be accomplished in the List.
Google Approvals
This webinar teaches the attendees how to request approvals for Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets.
Communication Tips for WFH or In-Office
This webinar will discuss some basic tips on efficiently communicating in a work-from-home setup or in-office. This includes tips on writing clear and effective emails, and others.
Need-to-Know Gmail Lifehacks
This will discuss the features of Gmail that can be helpful to users to greatly maximize the email service.
Google Jamboard for Virtual Classrooms
This webinar introduces the use of Google’s Jamboard as a tool for synchronous online classes or virtual classroom activities that require real time doodles.
Automating Email Responses from Forms
This webinar teaches a simple Google App Script that can help automate the sending of an email template from a Google Form Response.



B. Requirements/Guidelines for Attending a Webinar


For those interested in attending the training sessions, your UP Mail account will be required. Take note of the following reminders:

  • Use your UP Mail to access the Zoom webinars.

  • You can download the Zoom app here: zoom.us/download

  • You can access Zoom for UP by following these steps: How to Login to Zoom

  • To familiarize yourself with Zoom, you may go here for some tutorials: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206618765-Zoom-Video-Tutorials

  • To test your computer or device, please visit: https://zoom.us/test

  • For the Google Apps training, use the G Suite of your UP Mail account.

  • For the Document Routing System online training, it is advised that your UP Mail be registered to the DRS.

  • For the Microsoft Office 365 training, it is advised to have an Office 365 account, which is also linked with your UP Mail.

  • Certificates of attendance will be available after the training sessions, thus participants MUST use their personal UP mail account (not an office UP mail account) to register for the webinars.

  • Certificates of attendance will be issued only to those who will satisfy the following requirements:
    1) Those who have attended at least 80% of the webinar presentation they registered in; and
    2) Those who have accomplished the evaluation form AFTER the webinar (please refer to SECTION F for the Evaluation Form).

Please TAKE NOTE that you need to register so you can attend any of the webinars.

Upon confirmation of your registration by the training team, you will RECEIVE an EMAIL containing instructions on how to attend the webinars. To register, please refer to Section C below.

C. Webinar Schedule


Please NOTE that you need to use your personal UP mail account (not an office UP mail account) to register and join any of the online training sessions.

When you register, you will be asked to sign into your UP mail account. Please sign in using your UP mail account.

Date Time Webinar (Click the Title to Register)
August 1, 2023 08:00 - 08:30am Privacy and Cybersecurity News and Updates
August 3, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Communication Tips for WFH or In-Office
August 8, 2023 09:00 - 10:00am UP Document Routing System
August 10, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Google Appsheet
August 15, 2023 08:00 - 08:30am Privacy and Cybersecurity News and Updates
August 17, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Power Apps
August 24, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Organizing Your OneDrive
August 29, 2023 08:00 - 08:30am Privacy and Cybersecurity News and Updates
August 29, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Alternative Video Conferencing Tools: Cisco Webex, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams Meeting
August 31, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am PowerBI
August 31, 2023 09:00 - 10:00am Looker Studio
September 5, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Introduction to Workflows in Microsoft Office 365
September 7, 2023 09:00 - 10:00am Basic Information Security
September 12, 2023 08:00 - 08:30am Privacy and Cybersecurity News and Updates
September 14, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Introduction to (Task) Planner in Microsoft Teams
September 14, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Organizing Your OneDrive
September 19, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Introduction to Calendar in Microsoft Teams
September 21, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Introduction to Calendar in Microsoft Teams
September 26, 2023 08:00 - 08:30am Privacy and Cybersecurity News and Updates
September 28, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Alternative Video Conferencing Tools: Cisco Webex, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams Meeting
October 10, 2023 08:00 - 08:30am Privacy and Cybersecurity News and Updates
October 12, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Google Approvals
October 17, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Communication Tips for WFH or In-Office
October 19, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Organizing Your OneDrive
October 19, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Need-to-Know Gmail Lifehacks
October 24, 2023 08:00 - 08:30am Privacy and Cybersecurity News and Updates
October 26, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Alternative Video Conferencing Tools: Cisco Webex, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams Meeting
November 7, 2023 08:00 - 08:30am Privacy and Cybersecurity News and Updates
November 14, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Organizing your Google Drive
November 16, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Google Jamboard for Virtual Classrooms
November 16, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Organizing Your OneDrive
November 21, 2023 08:00 - 08:30am Privacy and Cybersecurity News and Updates
November 21, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Automating Email Responses from Forms
November 23, 2023 09:00 - 10:00am Introduction to UP Document Routing System (a Canvas Course)
November 28, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Alternative Video Conferencing Tools: Cisco Webex, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams Meeting
December 5, 2023 08:00 - 08:30am Privacy and Cybersecurity News and Updates
December 7, 2023 08:00 - 09:00am Digital Hygiene and Personal Safety Tips
December 19, 2023 08:00 - 08:30am Privacy and Cybersecurity News and Updates



D. Technical Support


For questions regarding your UP Mail account and other concerns, please go through our FAQs: https://itdc.up.edu.ph/faqs

Should you have any questions or concerns on the Webinar offerings, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].

E. Issuance of Certificates


Certificates of attendance will be available after the training sessions, thus participants MUST use their personal UP mail account (not an office UP mail account) to register for the webinars.

Certificates of attendance will be issued only to those who will satisfy the following requirements:

1) Those who have attended at least 80% of the webinar presentation they registered in; and
2) Those who have accomplished the evaluation form AFTER the webinar (please refer to SECTION F for the Evaluation Form).

If you have complied with the above-listed two (2) requirements, you can generate and print your certificate here: https://ems.up.edu.ph. Your certificate will be ready 2-3 working days AFTER you have completed the 2 requirements.

F. Evaluation


If you have attended at least 80% of the entire webinar session and you want to receive your certificate, kindly fill out the evaluation form in this link: https://ems.up.edu.ph/. This evaluation form must be accomplished AFTER attending your chosen webinar topic.

Your feedback would be very much appreciated and would help us improve our future online training sessions.

Thank you very much for your interest in our webinars.

G. Webinar Recordings


You may find the recordings of the webinars here.

NOTE: The webinar recordings published in the link above are the only recordings that can be viewed by all. Otherwise, access credentials to the webinar recordings will be provided only to those who have attended the webinar itself. Please take note that watching the published recordings will not automatically grant a certificate of attendance, if you have not attended the webinars.