Online Pilot Programme Assessment at the Faculty of Law and Political Science (FLP), NUOL

The 1st online pilot programme assessment at the Faculty of Law and Political Science (FLP), National University of Laos for  Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Bachelor of Law in Criminal Law was carried out on 19 to 23 October 2020 under the LuxDev Project.

The pilot programme assessment was carried out by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, International Curriculum Development Specialist and Dr. Jenny Ngoc, Regional Curriculum Development and QA Standards Specialist. 

Future Higher Education Initiatives in Indonesia International Seminar

The international Seminar on "Future Higher Education Initiatives in Indonesia - Throughout COVID-19 Era and Beyond" was hosted by the Ministry of Education and Culture - Directorate General of Higher Education and DAAD on 20 October 2020.

Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin was invited as one of the keynote speakers and he shared the topic on "Quality Assurance of Digital Learning in the Disruptive Era". The seminar was attended by more than 360 participants. The seminar can be accessed via https://youtu.be/7oJc3PqRUs8

49th National and 10th International PAFTE Convention (The Philippines)

The 49th National and 10th International PAFTE Convention (2nd Webinar) were organised by the Philippine Association for Teachers and Educators (PAFTE) on 9 and 10 October 2020 with the theme "The Promise of Social Emotional Learning Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic".

Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Founder and Principal Consultant of Education Quality International and AUN-QA Expert was invited as a keynote speaker sharing the topic "Connecting the Body, Mind, Heart and Soul in Social Emotional Learning" on 10 October 2020. His topic covered 3 key areas:

• Why social emotional learning?
• Social emotional learning as the heart of education
• Connecting the body, mind, heart and soul through the design of experiential learning

The webinar was attended by more than a thousand participants inside and outside the Philippines.

181th AUN-QA Programme Assessment at Chulalongkorn University (Online)

The 181th AUN-QA programme assessment at Chulalongkorn University was held online from 21 to 25 September 2020. Two study programmes were assessed: Doctor of Dental Surgery Programme and Master of Science Programme in Periodontics.  Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA Expert led the programme assessment for the Doctor of Dental Surgery Programme with Dr. Kiran Kaur as co-assessor. This was the 4th online/remote programme assessment held by AUN-QA Network in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Quality Assurance of Course Evaluation and Teacher Quality Workshop at University of Santos Tomas

The 2-day online workshop on "Quality Assurance of Course Evaluation and Teacher Quality" was held on 25 and 26 August 2020 for the University of Santos Tomas (UST), the Philippines. The online workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Principal Consultant of Educational Quality International via UST Blackboard learning management system. 

The workshop was attended by 36 CITED Facilitator, Pedagogical Lead and e-learning Specialist. The learning outcomes of the workshop are:

• Apply the “ABCDE” facilitation process and “GROWTH” coaching to clients in seeking improvement on course plans and materials;
• Distinguish competences and learning outcomes;
• Apply the principle of outcomes-based education and constructive alignment to evaluate course plans and materials;
• Evaluate the constructive alignment of instructional and assessment methods to achieve learning outcomes;
• Assess validity and reliability of assessment rubrics and marking schemes for constructive alignment; and
• Enhance the evaluation of course plans, materials, teacher quality and the roles of CITED

The 2-day online workshop was a success and the feedback was:

"We cannot thank you enough for the very fruitful learning experience that we had with you for the past two days.  It was very insightful and we were able to gather a lot of inputs from the participants, with your facilitating skills".

"We have learned so much from your workshop and we plan to immediately come together as a team and synergize our efforts in applying all the concepts, ideas, strategies, and tips you shared with us".

Writing Learning Outcomes (Online) at the Faculty of Law (FLP), NUOL

The online workshop on "Writing Learning Outcomes" was organised by the LuxDev Project Office and the Faculty of Law (FLP) on 22 July 2020. The workshop was attended by 33 faculty members and administrative staff from FLP and NUOL.

The learning outcomes of the workshop are as follows:

• Explain the purpose of educational taxonomy
• Describe revised Bloom’s Taxonomy and its uses
• Explain the category of learning domains
• Relate the level of learning to learning outcomes
• Apply revised Bloom’s Taxonomy in writing learning outcomes

An exercise to review the existing learning outcomes was carried out by the departments as part of the online workshop to improve the learning outcomes of the programmes and courses offered by FLP.

The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, International Curriculum Development Specialist and Dr. Nguyen Thi My Ngoc (Jenny), Regional Curriculum Development and Quality Specialist with Dr. Thanongsack Duangdala as the translator.

Quality Assurance Framework for Online Learning and Teaching

The European Union Support to the Higher Education in the ASEAN Region (SHARE) Programme hosted the SHARE Policy Dialogue Webinar Series on “Looking Ahead to an ASEAN Higher Education Space”, to be held between 10-25 June 2020. 

Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN-QA Expert (Singapore) was invited as one of the three speakers at the Policy Dialogue, Session F on "Quality Standards for Online and Distance Higher Education" on 25 June 2020. He shared the quality assurance framework for online learning and teaching in the context of AUN-QA framework at the webinar which was attended by more than 300 international participants.

The webinar can be viewed at https://youtu.be/Cx2P9Kht8_E