SEAMEO RETRAC

Program

Thursday – July 24, 2014
08:00 – 08:30

Registration

08:30 – 09:45

OPENING CEREMONY

  • Welcome Remarks
    Dr. Ho Thanh My Phuong, Director, SEAMEO RETRAC (View)
  • Remarks
    Being Proactive  in the Changing Higher Education Landscape
    Prof. Gael McDonald, President, RMIT, Vietnam
  • Keynote Speech:
    Transcendental Leadership in the Great World Disorder
    Dr. Fredric William Swierczek, Director, Asian Institute of Technology, Vietnam (Presentation), (Fullpaper)
09:45 – 10:15 Tea Break
10:15 – 12:00

Plenary Session 1: The changing face of 21st century leaders

Moderator:
 Dr. Fredric William Swierczek, Director, Asian Institute of Technology, Vietnam

  1. Leadership for Quality in Cambodian Higher Education
    Dr. Geoff Berry, Director, RTO-Excel Australia (Presentation), (Fullpaper)

  2. Models of New Leadership in Higher Education and Implications for Vietnam Dr.Le Van Hao, Department of Quality Assurance and Inspection, Nha Trang University, Vietnam (Presentation), (Fullpaper)
Q&A
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:45

Parallel Session I: Innovations in Teaching and Learning

Session A
(International Hall)

Moderator:  
 Dr. Anne Herbert, Director, Learning and Teaching Unit, RMIT Vietnam

  1. Edmodo – A New and Effective Blended Learning Solution
    Mr. Tran Ngoc Giang, Hanoi National University of Education
    Mr. Nguyen Van Minh, Tay Bac University (Presentation), (Fullpaper)

  2. Higher Education Initiatives in Enabling Local Tourism Development: The Case of Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Philippines
    Ms. Margarita De Sagun Tipanero , College of Business Management, Philippines (Presentation), (Fullpaper)
Q&A Session B (Room A101)
  • Workshop:
    Implementing English Medium Instruction in the Asian Higher Education Context: Practical Strategies for Tertiary Educators
    Mr. Nico Lorenzutti, RMIT, Vietnam (Presentation), (Fullpaper)
14:45 – 15:15 Tea break
15:15 – 17:00

Plenary Session 2: Expectations in Learning and Teaching

Moderator:
Dr. Malcolm H. Field, Kyorin University, Japan

  1. Leading for Sustainable Teacher Development
    Ms. Catherine Peck & Ms. Melanie Brown, RMIT, Vietnam (Presentation), (Fullpaper)

  2. Improving School Teachers’ Capacity: Insiders’ perceptions
    Dr. Le Thi Anh Phuong, Vietnam (Presentation), (Fullpaper)
Q&A
Friday - July 25, 2014

 08:30 – 10:00

Plenary Session 3: Building a Culture of Excellence and Achievement

Moderator:
  Dr. Catherine Montgomery, University of Hull, United Kingdom

  1. Difference – the Quest for Creating Institutional Value
    Dr. Malcolm H. Field, Kyorin University, Japan (Presentation), (Fullpaper)

  2. How Do We Ensure Excellence in Teaching?
    Dr. Anne Herbert, Director, Learning and Teaching Unit, RMIT Vietnam(Presentation), (Fullpaper)
Q&A
10:00 – 10:30 Tea break
10:30 – 12:00

Plenary Session 4: Building Linkage Between Institutions and Communities/Enterprises

Moderator:  
Dr.  Le Van Hao, Department of Quality Assurance and Inspection, Nha Trang University

  1. Significance of Forging Linkage between Higher Education Institutions and Industries from the Perspective of POHE Project
    Mr. Phung Ba Sy, Hanoi University of Agriculture, Vietnam (Presentation), (Fullpaper)

  2. Leading Internationalization in Higher Education: Building Multilateral Links between Institutions and Communities
    Dr. Dina Lewis & Dr. Catherine Montgomery, University of Hull, United Kingdom (Presentation), (Fullpaper)

  3. Business and Vocational Training in Vietnam – Suggestions for Collaboration
    Dr. Nguyen Giao Hoa, Arizona State University, USA (Presentation), (Fullpaper)
Q&A
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:00

Parallel Session II: Innovations in Higher Education

Session A
(International Hall)

Moderator:  
 Dr. Geoff Berry, Director RTO-Excel Australia

  1. School Leaders’ Practices in Enhancing Curriculum in The Philippines in Response to Global Community Challenges
    Dr. Edna C. Aquino, Dr. Luisito C. Hagos, New Era University, Rizal Technological University, Manila, Philippines (Presentation), (Fullpaper)

  2. The Learning and Teaching of Second Foreign Language for Language Majors: The Case of Chinese and English In Ho Chi Minh City University of Education
    Ms. Tran Khai Xuan & Mr. Mai Hong Quan, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Vietnam (Presentation), (Fullpaper)
Q&A

Session B (Room A101)

Moderator:  
  Dr. Dina Lewis, University of Hull, United Kingdom

  1. Creativity and Innovation in Professional Academic Organizations: Synergy in Action
    Prof. Eunice Mareth Q. Areola, Entrepreneurship Educators Association of the Philippines, Inc., Philippines (Presentation), (Fullpaper)

  2. Effectiveness of Customer Experience Management Strategies of Higher Educational Institution in Relation to Customer Loyalty
    Prof. Maria Elsa Festin Hufano, St. Paul University Quezon City, Philippines (Presentation), (Fullpaper)
Q&A
15:00 – 15:15 Tea break
15:15 – 16:15

Networking Session

16:15 – 16:45

Conference Closing Remarks
Dr. Ho Thanh My Phuong,  Director, SEAMEO RETRAC