Digital Education Odyssey 2.0: Crossing Dimensions - 29 July 2021 | PROGRAMME - |
---|
Time | Presentation | |
---|---|---|
Opening Speeches | ||
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | Welcome address - by Ng Kim Huat 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) |
Organised by | Supported by | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
For enquiries, please contact us at tel: +603 9100 1868 or marketing@ubsm.com.my