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Digital Education Odyssey 2.0: Crossing Dimensions
 - 29 July 2021   |   PROGRAMME -
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Time  Presentation
Opening Speeches
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Welcome address
  Country Director (Malaysia & Brunei), Cambridge Assessment International Education (Malaysia)

Opening Speech
- by His Excellency Charles Hay, MVO
  British High Commissioner to Malaysia

Choir by Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Infant Jesus Convent, Johor Bahru (Malaysia)

Keynote
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.Future of Assessment & Learning
 - by Dr. Ben Schmidt
   Regional Director, Southeast Asia & Pacific,
   Cambridge Assessment International Education (UK)


Covid's Global Impact on Schools Worldwide
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.Raising Global Citizens, Come What May
by Azlan Sharom
Director of National Schools, International Schools Partnership (SEA), operator of Tenby Schools and Asia Pacific Schools (Malaysia)

Private Education Opportunities & Challenges in the New Norms
by Lim Kah Cheng 
Private Education Director, Methodist Council of Education, Malaysia

Moderator:
Director of Education,
The International School @ ParkCity (Malaysia)
AI Assisted Learning and Assessment
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.Innovation and Technology:Online English and Maths
by Jai Atwal
Head of Sales and Customer Engagement, BKSB (UK)

The Future of Online Testing and Remote Proctoring
by Sean Kilachand
Co-Founder and CEO, EduSynch (USA)

Moderator:
Ng Kim Huat
Country Director,
Malaysia & Brunei, Cambridge Assessment International Education (Malaysia)
FORUM: School's Best Practices
11.00 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.How Have the Best International Schools Responded to the Educational Challenges of Covid-19?
by Charles Dormer
Principal, Nilai International School (Malaysia)

Empowering Teacher's Learning
by Lau Pin Sian
Head of National Schools, Tenby Schools Ipoh (Malaysia)

The Challenge for Boarding Schools
by Martin Knights
Director of Boarding, King Henry VIII College (Malaysia)

Moderator:
Pamela Esther Devadason
Principal Secondary Wing,
Stella Maris International School Medan Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
FORUM: STEAM
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.The Power of COMICS to HOOK KIDS ON READING
by Betty Tan
Founder, English Corner Publishing (Singapore)

Using C-P-A Method in A STEAM Classroom to Build A Strong Foundation in Maths
by Foh Li Fen (Product Marketing Senior Executive) and Dr. Norhuda Musa (Master Trainer)
Marshall Cavendish Education (Singapore)

STEAM Education
by Judy He
Senior Education Services Manager APAC, Britannica Digital Learning (Australia)

Moderator:
Keith Thong
President,
Malaysian Booksellers Association (Malaysia)
12:30 p.m. - 1.15 p.m.LUNCH           
FORUM: Publishing and Digitizing Content
1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.Get Published
by Jerzy Rendon
Senior Manager, Partridge Publishing (Philippines)

School Digital Textbook in Malaysian Landscape
by Faiz Al-Shahab
Co-Founder, e-Sentral (Malaysia)

Moderator:
Managing Director, PTS Media Group Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)
FORUM: Libraries and Librarians in a Digital World
1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.Digital Literacy in the Age of Information Overload
by Brenna McCandless
Information Literacy Integration Specialist, Mont' Kiara International School (Malaysia)

Reading Seed™:The Way Forward Promoting Early Literacy and Development Awareness Amongst Families in Malaysia via eLearning Platform
by Edison Ricket
Head of Information Services Division, Sarawak State Library (Malaysia)

Moderator:
Dr. Nor Edzan binti Che Nasir
Secretary of IFLA's Regional Standing Committee for Asia Oceania (Malaysia)
Mental Health Revisited
 2:15 p.m. - 2: 30 p.m.Developing Pandemic Mental Health Resilience, Our best Strategy to Weather the Covid-19 Storm
by Dr. Susan M.K. Tan
Lead Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, ParkCity  Medical Center (Malaysia)
 
Coding and Robotics
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.A Revolution in K-12 STEM Education
by Karen Ewing Young, CEO, Woz Ed (US) and
Stephen Gary Wozniak, Co-Founder, Apple Inc. (US)

 
Gamification in Education
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. How Transforming Our Lessons into an EdVenture Turned Our "Laziest" Students into Our Most Hardworking
by Erica Tam
Director, Ace Ed-Venture Group (Malaysia)



Modern Foreign Languages
 3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.Nurturing Self-Directed Learners in Your Chinese Language Classroom
by Noraini Padillah
EdTech Coach, CommonTown Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)


 
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.TEA BREAK
HRDF CPD
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.Challenges & Opportunities for Schools to Beat the Competition in the New Normal
by Jonson Chong
Executive Director, Malaysiana LCMS Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)

 
FORUM: Inspiring Students and Teachers
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.Inspiring Students
by Samuel Isaiah
Award-winning Educator, Prestigious Global Teacher Prize 2020 (Malaysia)

Inspiring Teachers
by Amar Shobha Sarna
Former Teacher Trainer, Institut Pendidikan Guru Kampus Ilmu Khas (IPG KIK), KL (Malaysia)

 Moderator:
  Education Specialist,
  UNICEF Malaysia
FORUM: Best Curriculum: Local and International
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Curriculum in Malaysia
by Datuk Dr. Habibah Abdul Rahim
Former Director General of Education Malaysia,
Adjunct Professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
Senior Fellow at Institut Masa Depan Negara (Malaysia)

Integrating the Malaysian National Curriculum with the Cambridge International Curriculum: The IHES Approach
by Dr. Hasni Mohammed Al-Haj
Education Architect, Education Endower, Professor of Education (Malaysia)

What Constitutes a Good International Curriculum
by Ng Kim Huat
Country Director (Malaysia & Brunei), Cambridge Assessment International Education (Malaysia)
 
Moderator:
Dr. Cheah Swi Ee
Principal,
Sri Kuala Lumpur Primary School (Malaysia)






























































































































































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