Continuing its commitment to strengthening curricular coherence and outcomes-based teaching, the UP Cebu Teaching and Learning Resource Center (TLRC), in partnership with the College of Communication, Art and Design (CCAD), successfully held the second session of FACETS 2.0: Faculty Advancement and Continuing Education in Teaching Series on March 18, 2026 at AVR 1.
Building on the foundations established in the first session, where faculty revisited the principles of Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) and affirmed the importance of vertical alignment from Vision–Mission–Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs), Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs), the session moved into more focused, program-level applications. The workshop centered on aligning PLOs with the CLOs of selected core courses, ensuring that learning outcomes remain coherent, measurable, and responsive to program goals.
Still guided by the same resource speakers, Assistant Professor Sean Policarpio and Assistant Professor Jeraline Gumalal, the session sustained its emphasis on syllabus design and alignment, deepening the conversations initiated in the first workshop.
Faculty members worked collaboratively in course-level groups—composed of current, former, and prospective instructors—to review and refine the alignment of outcomes. Each group was engaged through critique and feedback from the resource speakers, fostering a constructive space for strengthening clarity, alignment, and assessment design.
A key highlight of the session was the presentation of revised Program Learning Outcomes by the Design and Studio Arts programs, which were opened for critique to further enhance their formulation and measurability. The Communication program, having presented its PLOs in the previous session, shared its progress in aligning PLOs and CLOs across its initial set of core courses, incorporating earlier feedback on outcome measurability.
As part of CCAD’s continuing response to the External Quality Assurance (EQA) review and ongoing curricular revisions—including programs in Communication, Product Design, Studio Arts, and graduate offerings, FACETS 2.0 Session 2 further affirmed the College’s collective commitment to academic rigor, alignment, and innovation in teaching and learning.