IMPROVING ACADEMIC COMPETENCE AND GLOBALENGAGEMENT:
Students’ participation in SEA-TEACHER

Asep Kadarohman

Rector of Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI)Synergy ofInstitutional
and Regional
mobilityprogrammes
UPI Learning
Outcome:Develop good citizen
with national, regionaland global vision

UPI contributes
and actively
paticipates

UNESCO Global Citizenship
Education (GCED)
Students need to be immersed in technologycultivated, autonomous, and global-oriented yet
local wisdom-rooted education
Transversal Competences(intrapersonal skills, interpersonal skills, global
citizenship, media and information technology
skills, creative and innovative skills and others)
These competences need actual practice in global
interactions

Synergy

ASEAN Mission:• Build awareness ofASEAN• Develop ASEAN
identity• Develop a qualified,competent and wellprepared ASEAN
labours

SEAMEO Organizes
and promotes
mobility
programme

The SEA Teacher Project orthe “Pre-Service Student
Teacher Exchange inSoutheast Asia”

a projectisthataims to provide opportunity
for pre-service student
teachers from universities inSoutheast Asia to haveteaching experiences(practicum) in schools inother countries in SoutheastAsia.

Objectives of the Project
To enable pre-service student teachers
to develop their teaching skills and pedagogy
To encourage the pre-service student teachers
to practice their English skills
To allow the pre-service student teachers
to gain a broader regional and world view
To expose future teachers to diverse teaching andlearning situations and opportunities, and thevalue of flexibility.

Key Success Factors
Active mentors

very helpful in providing guidance to students

Supportive schools

enable students to conduct their practicum successfully

Open-minded and positive attitudestudents

SEA TEACHERPARTICIPATING
COUNTRIESParticipating countries, institutions and students
in SEA TEACHERCountries

Batch 1Jan-Feb
2016

Batch 2
Jul-Aug
2016

Batch 3Jan-Feb
2017

Batch 4
Aug-Sep
2017

Batch 5Jan-Feb
2018

Batch 6
Aug-Sep
2018

Batch 7
Jan-Feb
2018

Indonesia

1256

89

132

170

207

292

Malaysia-----

3

Philipines-

5262692

84

Thailand

1040

81

41

110

133

Total

22101

197

265

343

427

712

Number of universities
involved

2

727

4157

79

87

Number of UPI student
involved-812118918

STEPS OF SEA TEACHER ACTIVITIESSELECTIONINTERVIEW
TRAINING

ORIENTATION• CAMPUS• CULTURE• SCHOOLIMPLEMENTATION• TEACHING OBERVATION• LESSON PLAN
• TEACHING PRACTICE• INDUSTRIAL LINKAGEREPORTING• DAILY REPORT• PRESENTATION• FINAL REPORT(BLOG)

TABLE OF DAILY ACTIVITIESNo.
12345Date
18 August 201819 August 2018
20 August 2018
21 August 2018
22 August 2018

Detail of Activity
We went to market to buy everyday needs.
-24 August 2018
25 August 2018
26 August 2018
27 August 2018
28 August 2018

Activity
Arrived in Philippines
Arrived in PSU Bayambang Campus
Visitation to Governoor OfficeFree Time
Opening Ceremony
Introduction of PSU Integrated
School High School
Made a Lesson Plan
Invitation to Nayong Filipino
Free Time
SEA Teacher Games
Teaching Practice623 August 2018

78910111229 August 2018

Teaching Practice

Literary Elements (setting and character, Little Ironies of Singapore)

1314151617181920
2122232425
2630 August 2018
31 August 2018
1 September 2018
2 September 2018
3 September 2018
4 September 2018
5 September 2018
6 September 2018
7 September 2018
8 September 2018
9 September 2018
10 September 2018
11 September 2018
12 September 2018

Philippines Language Day
Philippines Language Day
We went to market to buy everyday needs.
Observation
Literary Elements (setting and character in White Tiger)
Literary Elements (Creactive no Fiction)
Literary Elements (Figurative Meaning)
We went to market to buy everyday needs and go to swimming pool.
Literary Elements (Indonesian Culture)-27

13 September 201828
29

14 September 2018
15 September 2018

Wan ng Wika
Wan ng Wika
Hang out to Hundred Islands
Free Time
Teaching Practice
Teaching Practice
Teaching Practice
Teaching Practice
Closing Ceremony di Lingayen
Free TimeFree Time
Teaching PracticeMade a Self ReportMade a Self Report
Closing Ceremony di Bayambang
CampusFree Time
Comeback to Indonesia

Total Teaching Hours : 22 Hours

Introduction of PSU Integrated School High School
Made lesson plan for grade 12 (Literary Elements)
We went to market to buy everyday needs.
Literary Elements (setting and character, Haraki Murakami)-Task distribution

Student Teachers’ Survey Results
Respondents:• 315/427 Student Teachers >>>> 74%

Aspects of Questionnaire:• Overall preparaton of the internship• Self evaluation• Lesson learned• BarrierSource:

Documents of Program Evaluation SEA Teacher Batch 6

Evaluation result: CONTENT AND
ORGANIZATION INTRUCTION
INDONESIA
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.1
3
2.9

3.7

PHILIPPINESTHAILAND

3.5

3.5

3.7
3.5

3.4

3.5

3.4
3.3
3.2

C1 = Knowledge ofsubject matter

C2 = Focus on
objective of thelesson

3.2

C3 = Knowledge of
how learners learn

Source: Documents of Program Evaluation SEA Teacher Batch 6

3.3

C4 = Assessment of
the lessons

Evaluation result: STRATEGIES AND SKILL FOR
EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION
3.8
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.4
3.33.2
3.1
3
2.9
2.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.4
3.2

C1 =Instructional
strategies

3.3
3.1

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.2

C2 =C3 = Classroom C4 = Time andCommunication Management
ResourceSkills
Management

INDONESIAPHILIPPINESTHAILAND

Source: Documents of Program Evaluation SEA Teacher Batch 6

3.5
3.3

3.4

C5 = Discipline

Source: Documents of Program Evaluation SEA Teacher Batch 6

Source: Documents of Program Evaluation SEA Teacher Batch 6

Source: Documents of Program Evaluation SEA Teacher Batch 6

Source: Documents of Program Evaluation SEA Teacher Batch 6

Source: Documents of Program Evaluation SEA Teacher Batch 6

Source: Documents of Program Evaluation SEA Teacher Batch 6

Benefits for students;• Learning different teaching skill and pedagogy,
including lesson plans• Learning different school situation• Improving their English language proficiency• Making friends of diverse cultural backgrounds;

Benefits of• Learning local cultures

Benefits for mentors;• Becoming more familiar with different teaching skills
and pedagogy of other students, leading to curriculumadjustment to internationalization;• Becoming more familiar with real linkage between
industry and university, leading to curriculum
harmonization• Increasing their English language skills• Becoming more confident in interacting withinternational students;

The significance of SEA-TEACHER

in supporting academic competence and global engagement

Promoting academic competence• In line with the purpose of SEAMEO objectives, not only can SEATEACHERS participants learn contents of their subjects but also different
pedagogies. They learn lesson plans, text books and classroom
environment which may differ from one country to another.

Developing global engagement• Participants develop their independence of living overseas for one month,
far away from parents. They need to be courageous and independent.
• They build collaboration with local teachers and linkage with industries.
• They experience cross cultural life which can build and develop their globalengagement.

Some Challenges and Proposed Solution
1

Programme Duration• One month is insufficient• 3 months will be sufficient• The number of credit offered (4hours) is insufficient to becovered by a one-month activity• Participants can be considered asinbound international students
for a minimum of 3-month stay,similar to AIMS programme2

Limited English
proficiency of theparticipants

Visa issue• Visa fee is notaffordable forstudents• Institution
sponsors visa
• SEAMEO
agreement with
ASEAN foreign
ministries• More emphasis on language
competency in selection
process• Sending institutions support
language preparation for theparticipants• SEA-TEACHERS is beneficial to improvestudents’ content knowledge andpedagogical skills, competency andqualification, curriculum harmonization,
English language skills, and globalengagement.
• More ASEAN countries and institutions
are involved so that the project benefits
can spread more widely.

Conclusions• SEA-TEACHERS should sustain and expand
andmore widely due to the aforementioned
Recommendations benefits for students.
• More higher educational institutions
involved, including from Japan, Korea andChina (ASEAN Economic Community plus3) and other countries so thatparticipating students have globalexperience.
• Independent U to U partnership, beyond
SEAMEO initiative, is highly encouraged.

Thank YouTERIMA KASIH

Arigatou Ghozaimashita