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  • POP premieres with two UST-centered TV shows

    POP premieres with two UST-centered TV shows

    Prime One Productions, stylized as POP, is a student-run production house popping with creativity and energy. Founded and composed of passionate junior Thomasian Communication students, POP prides itself on being in the lead for producing high-quality content that entertains Thomasians while navigating the ever-growing media landscape.

    This year, the Communication and Media Department of the University of Santo Tomas will stage CommTV, a third-year interclass competition, as part of their TV Production course. This will serve as a platform for catering to students’ passions and highlighting their creative minds in Broadcast Media. In line with this, POP will produce two shows—Tiger Decodes and Tiger Idol. 

    Tiger Decodes is an escape room game show that challenges Thomasians’ knowledge about the rich history and culture of UST. Five players locked inside a den will be hunting for clues and solving puzzles with the goal to escape and win the prize.

    Thomasian experts and professionals will also be invited to explain the relevant information pertaining to the university found in the said puzzles. The show aims to educate people about UST’s rich history, foster its heritage, and show how it has become vital in shaping the identity of Filipinos in a fun and unique way. 

    On the other hand, Tiger Idol is a reality television singing competition program within the university that searches for the rightful singer to be crowned as the first ever Tiger Idol. Undergoing various musical showdowns and challenges, aspiring Thomasian singers from the four corners of UST will use their golden voices to prove that one of them has whatever it takes to get the prestigious title. Tiger Idol shall give a snapshot of how rich the university is in musicality and performance, cultivating greater appreciation and support for UST’s local talents.

    Both of the shows cast Thomasian talents, engaging with Thomasians both online and on-ground. The first show, Tiger Decodes is set to air this coming April 15 while Tiger Idol will air on May 6 only at UST Tiger TV’s Facebook Page and across the TV sets around the university campus.

  • Tiger Media Network makes a comeback! | Buzz Capital – Your Daily News Portal

    Tiger Media Network makes a comeback! | Buzz Capital – Your Daily News Portal

    Tiger Media Network (TMN), the official broadcasting arm of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), has formally announced the relaunch of its UST Tiger TV and Tiger Radio divisions.

    The relaunch heralds a revamp as well, in the form of bite-sized content, a format that gained massive popularity among younger audiences during the pandemic.

    The 2023 relaunch, however, is predated by another relaunch back in 2021 which saw the addition of four new programs to the existing nine shows of Tiger TV. These include The Plateground, Level Up, Professor Plays, and Versus.

    Parallel to this, five new daily shows were also added to Tiger Radio: Take Care Tiger, Tigerserye, Tiger Hustle, Thomasian Viewpoint, and Street Mix

    Earlier this year, TMN bagged six awards in the 83rd Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS) College Media Conference that took place in New York, USA.

  • UST, DPP now powered by Canvas

    UST, DPP now powered by Canvas

    Instructure, the creator of Canvas, has revealed that the University of Santo Tomas System has opted for Canvas as its new Learning Management System (LMS) to augment collaboration, integrate academic and technological innovations, and cater to evolving requirements of students and faculty.

    The adoption of this LMS will have a positive impact on the University of Santo Tomas and other DPP schools, such as Colegio de San Juan de Letran – Calamba, Colegio de San Juan de Letran – Manaoag, and Angelicum Iloilo.

    The University of Santo Tomas, Asia’s oldest existing university, will move from its previous LMS to Canvas, prompted by the need to improve content sharing and collaboration between their network and increase efficiency in grading and achievement of learning outcomes.

    Canvas will provide teachers access to data and analytics that will allow them to make informed decisions and give more personalized feedback to their students.

    “Two decades prior to the pandemic, the University of Santo Tomas established itself as the pioneer for e-learning adoption in the Philippines. As we continue to expand and improve our digital ecosystem, the University of Santo Tomas has engaged in an official partnership with Instructure to advance with forward-thinking solutions that provide everyone with access to a high-quality education supported by an equally powerful learning management system,” said Assistant Professor Anna Cherylle M. Ramos, Director of the Educational Technology Center.

    Ramos stated that after surveying teachers and students, the university concluded that Canvas was the most robust and intuitive learning platform to redesign and transform exemplary courses and promote meaningful teaching, learning and assessment that could lead their students to achieve success in the future world of work.

    “We trust that this partnership will continue to propel us to greater heights by fostering more pedagogical innovations on campus and will enable instructors and students to interact more seamlessly within and outside of the classroom as we transition from fully online to hyflex/hybrid modalities of instruction in the post-pandemic era,” said Rev. Fr. Wenifredo Padilla, III, OP, Acting Assistant to the Rector for Information and Communications Technology.

    By adding the communication, grading and data capabilities of Canvas LMS, the University is looking to improve engagement and creativity by providing an easy-to-use platform for teachers and students with the potential for adding micro-credentials.

    “As the Philippines moves to a new era of education and looks to recover from the interruption in learning by the pandemic, we are excited to join efforts with the University of Santo Tomas, providing them with robust, secure and flexible tools that allow for a more student-centered approach, promoting flexibility and mobility that improve student success,” said Harrison Kelly, Regional Vice President for the Asia Pacific region at Instructure.