1st AUN-QA Tier 1 Training Workshop (Version 4)

The 1st AUN-QA Tier 1 training workshop for the newly launched AUN-QA Programme Framework (Version 4) was held online from 10 to 24 January 2022 by the AUN-QA Network. The online workshop was designed based on the principles of blended learning, flipped classroom, collaborative learning and  backward design.

The workshop comprised both asynchronous and synchronous sessions in which participants are required to watch the videos of the AUN-QA programme framework and its criteria to submit their clarifications prior to each synchronous session. They are also required to complete a group project relating to one of the 8 AUN-QA criteria at the 3rd synchronous session.

The 1st AUN-QA Tier 1 training workshop was attended by 31 participants from universities and institutions in the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The workshop was led by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA expert with Dr. Tan Kay Chuan (Singapore), Dr. Shahrir Abdullah (Malaysia) and Dr. Arnulfo Azcarraga (The Philippines).

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The Ecosystem of Higher Education in the Disruptive World

Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Founder and Principal Consultant of Educational Quality International was invited to speak on the topic "The Ecosystem of Higher Education in the Disruptive World" at the Pearls of Medical Education on 12 January 2022. The event was hosted online by Siriraj Health Science Education Excellence Center (SHEE), Mahidol University, Thailand and attended by more than 60 participants.

6th Happier Career Happier Life Workshop

The 6th "Happier Career Happier Life" workshop was held on 7 January at Hilton Hotel, Singapore. The outline of the workshop is as follows:

• Overview of the happiness DNA 
• The science of happiness in career
• Personality profiling tools to find suitable career choices including numerology, NERIS Type Explorer® and bazi (birthdate)
• Job crafting to redesign work to suit one’s values, strengths and passions
• Understand the kinds of work stress and how to manage them
•  Appreciate the future of work and how to stay relevant

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.

252th AUN-QA Programme Assessment at Can Tho University, Vietnam

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:

• Bachelor of Engineering in Land Management
• Bachelor in Chemistry
• Bachelor of Engineering in Crop Science
• Bachelor of Engineering in Food Technology

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).

Quality and Equity - the Twin Pillars of Online Learning and Teaching

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.

Discovering the Happiness DNA in You

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:

• What is happiness?
• The science and facts of happiness
• The happiness DNA
• Trinity of happiness

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 of Living Better.

6th Workshop on Writing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment

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."