Harmonizatio
nHigher
Education

Harmonisation

Teacher Education in the Age of Digital Economy
SEAMEO RIHED’s Initiative to Foster Key Skills for Teachers of Today and Future
Dr. Chantavit Sujatanond
Centre Director, SEAMEO RIHED
SEAMEO-University of Tsukuba Symposium VII
10 February 2019, Tokyo, Japan+

We Are Living in the DIGITAL ECONOMYTransforming ways asociety interacts:
Communication
Retails
Transportation
HealthBanking
And Education<a href="https://www.freepik.com/free-photos-vectors/icon">Icon photo created by rawpixel.com www.freepik.com</a>+Digitalisation in Southeast Asia At Glance (2017)

+ Digitalisation in Southeast Asia: Global Comparison

+Emerging Challenge: Digital DivideIn SEA, digital divide in terms of the access and affordability of internet
connection both among countries in the region and within a country remainsa challenge
So ce: IMF (2018), Chart of the Week: The Digital Divide in Asia

Education andInnovation

+
Education and Innovation

 According to OECD (2016), education is at or

below the average in terms of the speed ofadoption of innovation, compared with othersectors
 Higher education stands out in terms of speedof adopting innovation, well above the rate inprimary and secondary education
Source: OECD (2016), Innovating Education and Educating for Innovation:
The Power of Digital Technologies and Skills, OECD Publishing, Paris.

+ Utilising Technologies in Teaching and Learning Technology-supported learning:

Innovative
Pedagogic ModelInternational
Collaboration

E-Learning/MOOCsGaming, online
laboratories, realtime assessment

Student interactionand engagement,
multicultural learningOpen EducationalResources,autonomous learners

+ What are the necessary attributes/skills of teachers today?
21st century skills
Collaboration and teamwork
Creativity and imagination
Critical thinking
Problem solving

Adaptability
Communication

Collaboration
Flexibility and adaptability
Global and cultural awarenessInformation literacy

Digital Skills

Source: A Crosswalk of 21st Century Skills
https://www.envisionexperience.com/blog/13-essential-21st-century-skills-for-todays-students

Civic literacy and citizenshipCommunication skills
Social responsibility and ethics
Technology literacy
Leadership

SEAMEO RIHED’s Effort toNurture the 21st Century Skills
for Students throughAcademic Mobility: The Caseof AIMS Programme

+SEAMEO RIHED and Harmonisation of Higher
Education in SEAYour Partner in Higher Education

The SEAMEO Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development

Originally founded as the Regional Institute of Higher Education andDevelopment in Singapore in 1959 (60 years).
RIHED was reorganised and established in Thailand in 1993, as aregional centre of SEAMEO (26 years).

Promotes the harmonization and creation of a common
space in higher education for the regionof Southeast Asia
SEAMEO RIHED

SEAMEO RIHED’s 4 Key Areas

Alignment&Development

Curriculum
Structure
ACTFA (CreditTransfer)e-Learning
Quality
Assurance
Etc.

Cooperation&Synergy

Policy Platforms
Leadership &Development
Collaborative Partners
University Networks(AIMS, GMS-UC, ACNETEngTech, ACACA, ACAPHEI)

University & Community
Engagement

Research(policy-driven)

As a regional hubfor HE information
dissemination,with a focus onpolicy-oriented
researchInformation
PortalAims to develop aHE information
portal in responseto the need in theregion

+ SEAMEO RIHED: address challenges, promote alignment & bridge
the gaps✓ Bridging gaps across the region withcapacity building and giving priorities
to those in need
✓ Serving as a gateway to other regions andstrengthening international cooperation
FutureToday✓ Promoting alignment and development ofhigher education systems and structure ata regional level✓ Playing a stronger role in connecting Govt/HEIs/sub-systems
within Higher Education together physically and digitally

+ Asian International Mobility for Students Programme Multilateral

student exchange programme that involves bothgovernments and higher education institutions (HEIs) to enhance
student mobility in Southeast Asia and beyond InSoutheast Asia, past efforts to promote mobility haveconcentrated on bilateral exchanges between higher education
institutions

 AIMS

Programme provides a regional platform
for bothgovernments and institutions to enhance mobility together+Core Principles of AIMS Programme
SUSTAINABILITY
Self-Sufficiency and Solidarity
whereby each Member Country supports their own
participation in the Programme, and moves forward
together based on the academic readiness of eachcountry

Supporting Mechanisms

Balanced Mobility
promotingbothbalanced

mobility

andThe Annual Review Meeting and the Steering Committee

reciprocity, the agreed number of exchange

Meeting

students is based on mutual agreement among

institutions, and students with the opportunity to update

participating

progress, address existing challenges, and propose further

highereducation

institutions,nominated by their respective governments

aremechanisms

whichimprovements to the Programme.

providegovernments,

+What Does AIMS Offer to Students and OtherStakeholders?
Nurturing cross-cultural mindset/intercultural skills
9 Promote greater cultural understanding
9 Strengthen cross-cultural communication & collaboration skills
9 Ability to adapt to a new environment

Preparing students with global competencies
999

Enhance analytical and problem solving skills throughinternational experience
Confidence as global citizens
Awareness of global issues

Strengthening multilateral collaboration among HEIs9 Towards internationalisaton and harmonisation ofhigher education

Sharing good practices in the region among HEIs
9 Through promoting active interaction among institutions

+ For Education Professionals in the Region:

AIMS Programme as a stepping stone for a broader
academic mobility
 SEAMEO RIHED takes student mobility as the starting point for further academic
mobility in the region branching out to mobility for teaching staff, administrative
staff and researcher in the future
10 study fields:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Agriculture
Biodiversity
Economics
Engineering
Environmental Management andScience
6. Food Science and Technology
7. Hospitality and Tourism
8. International Business
9. Language and Culture
10. Marine Science

+We In i e E e one o

SEA-HiEd Week

11-15 November 2019, Bangkok, Thailand