Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute
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The Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute School of Organization Development, also known as SAIDI School of OD or simply SAIDI, is a graduate school in Antipolo City
, Rizal Province, Philippines
.
SAIDI is one of only few graduate institutions in the country to offer distance learning programs for working professionals. As of 2008, SAIDI offers academic programs in business, education, information technology, and language. The graduate school maintains an international faculty and admits students from different countries around the world.
, the University of Santo Tomas
, and Philippine Christian University
became the first learners of educational media and technology at SEMI.
In 1972, Sr. Jacqueline E. Blondin, MIC, Founding Director of SEMI, decided to shift SEMI's thrust from education to organization development
. In the proposed program, the systems theory, which is used as a founding principle of instruction development, was adapted and applied to organizations.
In September 1975, SAIDI School of OD began accepting students from Southeast Asia and offered two master's programs following the "Open Learning Philosophy" using mixed media of print modules, oral instruction, and electronic technology. In 1976, the Ministry of Education encouraged SAIDI to offer a postgraduate degree program in education.
For the first eight years of operation, SAIDI was located in Arzobispo, Real, and General Luna Streets in Intramuros, Manila. In June 1983, the school moved to Antipolo City in the province of Rizal.
A mentoring program assigns a mentor to each learner and guides him to action research. Electronic technology facilitates communications between parties. An open calendar policy allows a learner to begin at any given time.
The learner is expected, in his own field of interest, to apply the concepts learned, evaluate this experience, and report the results. He is required to make a deliberate and organized search for information.
The module mentor sees to it that the learner perform up to a certain level of performance to receive the grade of "Completed".
Antipolo City
Antipolo is a city in the Philippines located in the province of Rizal; about 25 kilometers east of Manila. It is the largest city in the Calabarzon Region in terms of population...
, Rizal Province, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
.
SAIDI is one of only few graduate institutions in the country to offer distance learning programs for working professionals. As of 2008, SAIDI offers academic programs in business, education, information technology, and language. The graduate school maintains an international faculty and admits students from different countries around the world.
History
In 1965, the Summer Educational Media Institute (SEMI) opened as a specialized program in educational media and technology for educators all over the Philippines. Masteral and doctoral students of the Ateneo de Manila UniversityAteneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...
, the University of Santo Tomas
University of Santo Tomas
The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...
, and Philippine Christian University
Philippine Christian University
The Philippine Christian University is a private university along Taft Avenue, Manila. It was founded in 1946 through the initiatives of the Laymen of the Evangelical Association of the Philippines. Originally named as Manila Union University, it was renamed as Philippine Christian College...
became the first learners of educational media and technology at SEMI.
In 1972, Sr. Jacqueline E. Blondin, MIC, Founding Director of SEMI, decided to shift SEMI's thrust from education to organization development
Organization development
Organization development is a new term which means a conceptual, organization-wide effort to increase an organization's effectiveness and viability...
. In the proposed program, the systems theory, which is used as a founding principle of instruction development, was adapted and applied to organizations.
In September 1975, SAIDI School of OD began accepting students from Southeast Asia and offered two master's programs following the "Open Learning Philosophy" using mixed media of print modules, oral instruction, and electronic technology. In 1976, the Ministry of Education encouraged SAIDI to offer a postgraduate degree program in education.
For the first eight years of operation, SAIDI was located in Arzobispo, Real, and General Luna Streets in Intramuros, Manila. In June 1983, the school moved to Antipolo City in the province of Rizal.
Student population
From 1978 to 2004, SAIDI enrollees amounted to 572, broken down as follows: 35 enrollees in 2004; 282 from 1994 to 2003; and 255 from 1978 to 1993. Currently, there are 324 Ph.D. students, 81 MA/Ph.D. combined students, and 167 MA students.Academic programs
SAIDI offers the following graduate degree programs:- Doctor of Philosophy in Organization Development
- Master of Arts-Doctor of Philosophy in Organization Development
- Master of Arts in Organization Development
- Master of Arts in Instructional Development and Technology
- Master of Arts in Instruction Development major in TESOLTESOLTESOL may refer to:* The acronym "Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages", used in English as a Foreign or Second Language * TESOL Inc., a professional organization based in the United States for people working in this field...
Open learning
SAIDI uses "open learning" through "research" modules. Each module is a complete course in itself. The process is mainly acquisitional, experiential, exploratory and application.A mentoring program assigns a mentor to each learner and guides him to action research. Electronic technology facilitates communications between parties. An open calendar policy allows a learner to begin at any given time.
The learner is expected, in his own field of interest, to apply the concepts learned, evaluate this experience, and report the results. He is required to make a deliberate and organized search for information.
The module mentor sees to it that the learner perform up to a certain level of performance to receive the grade of "Completed".