The 252th AUN-QA Programme Assessment (online) at Can Tho University, Vietnam was held from 13 to 17 December 2021 for the following 4 study programmes:
Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin led the programme assessment for the Bachelor of Engineering in Crop Science with Asst. Prof. Dr. Roberto Bruno Gozzoli (Thailand).
At the ASEAN-QA Forum 2021 on 2 December 2021, Dr. Nguyen Thi My Ngoc and Mr. Johnson Ong presented the "The Twin Pillars of Effective Online Teaching and Learning in the New Normal". The presentation emphasizes the quality and equity, the twin pillars of effective online learning coupled with stakeholders’ collaboration as a way forward for institutions to reimagine their online learning in the new normal in ensuring an effective, successful and sustainable online teaching and learning for a quality and equitable education.
The forum was hosted online by the ASEAN-QA Association on 2 and 3 December 2021.
The 4th "Discovering the Happiness DNA in You" workshop was held on 1 December 2021 at Hilton Hotel, Singapore. . The outline of the workshop is as follows:
The 6th online workshop on "Writing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment" based on AUN-QA Programme Framework Version 4 was held from 16 - 26 November November 2021. The workshop was attended by participants from universities in the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The online workshop adopted both synchronous and asynchronous modes of delivery and hands-on assignment in writing SAR. At the end of the workshop, the participants received a consolidated SAR arises from their assignments. The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA Expert and Founder & Principal Consultant of Education Quality International.
What some participants said about the workshop:
"Feedback from our assignments was very useful."
"I think the two most interesting and useful ones are the systematic analysis of standards which developed item by item, and the general post editing which offers feedback and comments."
"How to write (techniques) SAR, what should we provide or put in each criterion."
The 5th online workshop on "Writing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment" based on AUN-QA Programme Framework Version 4 was held from 9 - 19 November November 2021. The workshop was attended by participants from universities in the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The online workshop adopted both synchronous and asynchronous modes of delivery and hands-on assignment in writing SAR. At the end of the workshop, the participants received a consolidated SAR arises from their assignments. The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA Expert and Founder & Principal Consultant of Education Quality International.
"Modelling the survey results to improve teaching and learning strategies towards achieving the programme ELOs."
"Clarify of confusing items, Giving some good examples of how to present evidences and related data for all criteria involved in AUN-QA SAR writing;) Thank you so much."
"Overall of this Training is very active and the activities are interesting and useful for online training course."
"I think it was an enjoyable workshop even if it was in Zoom. Johnson is very accommodating to questions and understands that we need guidance in writing the SAR so he is very helpful. Appreciate also that the workshop starts on time :)"
"The instructor is very professional, patient and willingly answer all the questions. Thank you so much!"
The 2-hour virtual “Happier Teachers Happier Students” Seminar at Creative Language Center, Ton Duc Thang University was held on 18 November 2021 as part of the Vietnamese Teachers' Day celebration.
The 4th online workshop on "Writing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment" based on AUN-QA Programme Framework Version 4 was held from 25 October - 5 November 2021. The workshop was attended by participants from universities in the Philippines and Thailand. The online workshop adopted both synchronous and asynchronous modes of delivery and hands-on assignment in writing SAR. At the end of the workshop, the participants received a consolidated SAR arises from their assignments. The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA Expert and Founder & Principal Consultant of Education Quality International.
Some feedback from the participants:
"I like the SAR review part of this workshop. Very insightful."
"I find the breakout session to be very helpful as it provided multiple perspectives."
"The lecture, example evidences, the actual write-up from each group, and Mr. Ong's assessments are very interesting and useful to me."
The 5th "Happier Career Happier Life" workshop was held on 1 November 2021 at Hilton Hotel, Singapore. The outline of the workshop is as follows:
The workshop was organised in collaboration with ASK Training Pte Ltd and Living Better and facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Founder and Chief Happiness Coach. Various techniques to manage stress were shared and practised such as muscle relaxation, meditation, laughter yoga, stretching exercise and art therapy.
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The international conference "Global Leadership and Management in Higher Education: Innovations and Best Practices" was hosted online by SEAMEO RETRAC and British Columbia Council for International Education, Canada on 28 and 29 October 2021, Vietnam.
Dr. Nguyen Thi My Ngoc and Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin presented a paper on "The Way Forward to Enhance Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Vietnam in the Disruptive Era" at the Plenary Session III: Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education on 28 October 2021. The paper addresses the development trends in Industry 4.0 in ASEAN and Vietnam, a SWOT analysis of quality assurance of higher education in Vietnam and the big way forward.
The conference was attended by more than 500 participants from ASEAN and the region.
The 3rd online workshop on "Writing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment" based on AUN-QA Programme Framework Version 4 was held from 11 to 12 October and 22 October 2021. The workshop was attended by 34 participants from universities in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The online workshop adopted both synchronous and asynchronous modes of delivery and hands-on assignment in writing SAR. At the end of the workshop, the participants received a consolidated SAR arises from their assignments. The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA Expert and Founder & Principal Consultant of Education Quality International.
The workshop had received many positive feedback and some of them are:
"It is a very good session that conducted by a well-experienced speaker. I found it is really useful workshop for SAR writing preparation."
"Very helpful training. great trainer and speaker. thank you so much. More power to AUN QA".
"All criteria are equally important and interconnected. The instructor's feedback is the most useful to ensure we know how to be strategic and accurate in reporting."
The 2nd online workshop on "Writing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment" based on AUN-QA Programme Framework Version 4 was held from 4 to 5 October and 15 October 2021. The workshop was attended by 28 participants from universities in the Philippines and Thailand. The online workshop adopted both synchronous and asynchronous modes of delivery and hands-on assignment in writing SAR. At the end of the workshop, the participants received a consolidated SAR arises from their assignments. The workshop was graced by Dr. Choltis Dhirathiti, Executive Director of the ASEAN University Network and facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA Expert and Founder & Principal Consultant of Education Quality International.
The workshop had received many positive feedback and some of them are:
"The workshop is very helpful in understanding AUN-QA version 4.0 and learning how to write an effective SAR."
"The part when the instructor gave his inputs to the output per Criterion. I really appreciate this training because we were really guided on WHAT to WRITE and what are the NEEDED EVIDENCES per Criterion."
"The last part where comments and suggestions were given by the instructor (Mr. Johnson Ong) to improve the SAR write-up for each AUN-QA criterion including the needed evidences were very helpful."
The revised Bloom's Taxonomy is the most popular and widely used taxonomy for formulating expected learning outcomes in higher education. Among the three domains of learning, cognitive domain is the most established and well implemented as compared to the other two domains of learning namely; psychomotor and affective. Many find these two domains challenging to use in writing generic learning outcome statements especially relating to soft skills. The Fink's taxonomy of Significant Learning may be able to fill the gaps for these two domains of learning.
Integrating the revised Bloom's taxonomy and Fink's taxonomy offers the best of the two taxonomies to aid educators in formulating and writing both subject-specific (hard skills) and generic (soft skills) expected learning outcomes. The integrated taxonomy created by Education Quality International (eqi) is presented below.
The webinar "Addressing Quality Asurance in Online Learning" was a series of webinars organised and hosted by the Finance Accreditation Agency (FAA) and Malaysian Higher Education Institutions Quality Assurance Network (MyQAN) in collaboration with ASEAN-QA Association. The series of webinars aim to share trends and strategies for future-proofing learning strategies and programmes in the new normal.
The workshop on “Marking Schemes for Student Assessment” was held on 21 and 22 September 2021 via synchronous platform for FLP at the National University of Laos as part of the recommendations of the gaps identified in preparation of the AUN-QA programme assessment (version 4) in 2022. The workshop was attended by 60 staff members from the International Relations and Political Science Departments which will be the first two programmes to be assessed by AUN-QA Network. The learning outcomes of the workshop are as follows:
• Differentiate formative and summative assessment;
• Relate AUN-QA criterion 4 to student assessment
• Formulate assessment plan;
• Define the requirements for rubrics and marking (answer) keys;
• Design rubrics for constructed responses; and
• Design marking (Answer) keys for controlled responses
The 235th AUN-QA Programme Assessment (online) at Chulalomgkorn University, Thailand was held from 26 September to 1 October 2021 for the following 4 study programmes:
Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin led the programme assessment for the Master of Public Administration with Dr Maria Resurreccion P Alejo from the Philippines.
A research paper titled "Framework of Good Practices in Designing Integrated Curriculum" by Dr. Nguyen Thi My Ngoc and Johnson Ong Chee Bin was presented at the 14th International Conference on Educational Research, Thailand on 12 September 2021.
The abstract of the paper is shared below.
Today, the fourth industrial revolution and the VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) are disrupting higher education. The lifecycle of knowledge, skills, and attitudes is getting shorter, and boundaries between disciplines are more integrated than ever with the rise of wicked problems and design education. This gives rise to the importance for higher education institutions to produce students and graduates that demonstrate a higher ability to handle multi-dimensional issues and challenges and be future-ready in the disruptive world of today and the future. In this turbulent time, how can higher education institutions redesign their curriculum to ensure that they remain relevant, up-to-date, and produce future-ready graduates to meet the needs of tomorrow? What good practices can they emulate from successful education institutions to redesign their curricula? This paper primarily analyzes the significance of the integrated curriculum and good practices of educational institutions that have successfully implemented the integrated curriculum in preparing their students and graduates in the fourth industrial revolution and the VUCA world. Based on that, it offers a framework embracing the interconnecting three critical factors in designing an integrated curriculum encompassing (1) stakeholders’ collaboration, (2) beyond discipline, and (3) real-world environment.
The 3rd "Discovering the Happiness DNA in You" workshop was held on 17 September 2021 at Hilton Hotel, Singapore and home-based learning. The workshop was a redesign from the previous workshop on "The Happiness DNA". The outline of the workshop is as follows:
The hybrid workshop was organised in collaboration with ASK Training Pte Ltd and Living Better and facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Founder and Chief Happiness Coach of Living Better.
The 227th AUN-QA Programme Assessment (online) at Far Eastern University, the Philippines was held from 9 to 13 August 2021 for the following 4 study programmes:
The 4th "Happier Career Happier Life" workshop was held on 6 August 2021 online. The outline of the workshop is as follows:
The workshop was organised in collaboration with ASK Training Pte Ltd and Living Better and facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Founder and Chief Happiness Coach. Various techniques to manage stress were shared and practised such as muscle relaxation, meditation, laughter yoga, stretching exercise and art therapy.
The "Applied Approach to Designing and Implementing OBE Framework" was held from 2 to 4 August 2021 for the National University of Management, Cambodia It was hosted by the Education Quality International and attended by 39 participants from various faculties and IQA Office of the university. The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin and Dr. Nguyen Thi My Ngoc. The learning outcomes of the workshop are:
At the end of the workshop, participants will learn to:
The workshop was part of the 5-year NUM IQA project supported by AUN-QA Network and Education Quality International which is a community project to uplift the quality assurance of higher education in CLM countries.
The 1st online workshop on "Writing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment" based on AUN-QA Programme Framework Version 4 was held from 26 July to 5 August 2021. The workshop was attended by 33 participants from universities in Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines Thailand and Vietnam. They are invited as part of the community project collaborated between AUN-QA Network and Education Quality International.
The online workshop adopted both synchronous and asynchronous modes of delivery and hands-on assignment in writing SAR. At the end of the workshop, the participants received a consolidated SAR arises from their assignments.
The online AUN-QA Programme Framework (Version 4) Training Workshop at the National University of Management, Cambodia was hosted by Educational Quality International from 19 to 23 July 2021 and attended by 39 participants from various faculties and IQA Office of the university. The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin and Dr. Nguyen Thi My Ngoc. The learning outcomes of the workshop are:
At the end of the workshop, participants will learn to:
