Quality Assurance Ecosystem of Curriculum Redesign Workshop at University of Santo Tomas

The 3-day workshop on "Quality Assurance Ecosystem of Curriculum Redesign" was hosted by the College of Nursing, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, the Philippines on 29 – 31 March 2022 (online). The workshop was designed and facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA expert and founder & principal consultant of Education Quality International. The workshop was attended by more than 40 faculty members of the curriculum committee and pedagogical leads.

A special session on constructive alignment validation was held for CITED pedagogical leads of the university to equip them with the competencies to validate the constructive alignment of a study programme.

7th Happier Career Happier Life Workshop

The 7th "Happier Career Happier Life" workshop was held on 25 March 2022 at Furama City Centre 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.

AUN-QA Programme Framework (V4) and Educational Philosophy Development at Mae Fah Luang University

The AUN-QA Programme Framework (V4) and Educational Philosophy Development Workshop for Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand was held on 21 - 22 March 2022 (online). The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA expert and founder & principal consultant of Education Quality International. More than 100 faculty members and management staff attended the 1.5-day workshop.

7th Workshop on Writing Self-Assessment Report (SAR) for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment

The 7th 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 21 - 22 February  and 4 March 2022. The workshop was attended by participants from universities in the Sarawak, 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.

Happier Employees Work Better

The 2nd "Happier Employees Work Better" workshop was held on 24 and 25 February 2022 at Voco Orchard Hotel, Singapore. The workshop is a collaboration between ASK Training Pte Ltd and Living Better. The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Chief Happiness Coach of Living Better.

The outline of the workshop covers the following topics:

• The Happiness DNA
• Importance of workplace happiness
• The workplace happiness DNA
• Happy purpose – building a sense of purpose
• Happy people - nurturing the Happiness DNA
• Happy practices - keeping employees happy
• Happy culture – sustaining a happy workforce

Mindfulness Meditation

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).

Group 1

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.