Concept Note and Programme
A. Background
Since its inception as an Affiliate Member of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization(SEAMEO) in 2009, the University of Tsukuba (UT) of Japan has been one of the most active Affiliate
Members of SEAMEO. Through collaboration with the Center for Research on International Cooperationin Educational Development (CRICED) and Faculty of Education of UT, various teacher development
programmes have been developed, particularly in Science, Mathematics, and Teacher Education, alongwith professional and student exchange programmes that have benefited teachers and students inSoutheast Asia and beyond.
Over a period of ten years, the SEAMEO-UT Symposium has been organised annually with themes
according to the needs of and emerging issues in teacher education between Japan and SoutheastAsia. The 11th SEAMEO-UT Symposium, themed “Technology and Values-driven Transformation inEducation”, was supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology(MEXT) Japan and successfully conducted on 20-22 February 2023 virtually. Over 19,800 educators
participated through the SEAMEO Secretariat YouTube live. The overall viewership of the recorded
videos over three days has so far reached approximately 45,000.
In response to the rapidly growing presence of generative AI in education, the SEAMEO Secretariat incollaboration with UT and supported by MEXT Japan will organise the 12th SEAMEO - University ofTsukuba Symposium on 27-28 February 2024.
The 12th Symposium will address the needs of Japan and the Southeast Asian region via the timely
theme of “Challenges and Ways Forward in the Era of Generative AI with Reflection on 25 Yearsof 21st Century Education.”
The 12th Symposium will be organised in hybrid mode, whereby some participants will be participating
face-to-face at the UT campus in Japan, and others participate online through the SEAMEO
Secretariat Youtube live stream.

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Programme-At-A-GlanceTime (GMT+9Tsukuba, Japan)
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Opening Ceremony
Monitoring of AI’s Impacts onEducation
Developing a Repository of AI
Resources for Education●

Adapting the Curriculum to the
21st Century
Adapting Assessments to the21st Century
School Guidelines and EthicalStandards for the use of AI

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Teacher Competencies andStandards in the age of AI
Breakout One: Ensuring
Effectiveness in Addressing
School-level Challenges in theAge of AI
Mainstreaming and Sustaining
the Concept of ESD
Breakout Two: Enhancing
Educators’ Capacity
Development with AI; SEATeacher Session
Breakout Three: Infusing andSustaining ESD within
Educators; SEA-Teacher
SessionClosing

B. Theme Description and Objectives“Challenges and Ways Forward in the Era of Generative AI with Reflection on 25 Years of
21st Century Education”
The symposium seeks to provide a comprehensive platform for in-depth discussions on navigating theevolving landscape of education influenced by generative AI tools. While previous dialogues haveemphasised the imperative for the usual suspects, such as ethical guidelines and upskilling ofeducators, this symposium aims to scrutinize the practical challenges associated with implementing
these measures. By concentrating on both the national policy framework and the microcosm ofindividual schools, we aim to foster nuanced conversations on effective adaptation strategies.
Participants will explore the complexities of integrating 21st century teaching and learning, including
generative AI tools, into educational practices, addressing issues of accessibility, resource allocation,and the ethical considerations unique to educational settings. Ultimately, the symposium serves as acatalyst for generating actionable insights that can shape a responsive and sustainable approach toeducation in the era of generative AI.
The objectives of the Symposium are to:1) Provide a platform to discuss practical challenges of and solutions to the presence of
21st century education, including the presence of generative AI in education;2) Consolidate the recommendations, best practices, and ways forward.

C. Participants
The symposium is open to university Presidents/Vice Presidents, Deans, Heads of Departments,
Lecturers/Teachers, Researchers, Educators, and Ministry Officials from Southeast Asian countries,
Japan, and beyond.

D. Pre-Registration
The symposium is free of charge. However, pre-registration is required for all participants before
26 February 2024.
Link and QR Code for Pre-Registration
https://link.seameo.org/12SEAMEO-UT/RegisParticipants(2)

E. Expected Outputs●●●Consolidated presentations of speakers for the SEAMEO-UT Journal of Southeast AsianEducation.
A summary report of the symposium.
SEAMEO-UT Journal 2024

F. Full Paper Submission (Optional for Speakers)
The SEAMEO Secretariat and the University of Tsukuba plan to publish the paper presented at theSymposium in the Journal of Southeast Asian Education Issue 2024 Volume 1 which will be publishedby October 2024.
The speakers can submit the full paper of their presentation before 15 April 2024. For additional
information on the full paper template, please contact Ms Chanika, SEAMEO Secretariat at her email:chanika@seameo.org.

G. Certificate
The e-Certificate will be provided and generated by the SEAMEO Secretariat as follows:●●“Certificate of Appreciation” will be provided to the Speakers.
“Certificate of Participation” will be provided to all participants who attend the Symposium andcomplete the Certificate Validation and Assessment Form at the end of each day.

H. Tentative Programme
One link for joining all live sessions of the 12th SEAMEO-UT Symposium
https://link.seameo.org/12SEAMEO-UT/Live

Date/Time(GMT +9)

AgendaDAY 1: Tuesday, 27 February 2024
09:30-10:00

Online speakers log in to the Zoom Meeting Link.
Online participants access the SEAMEO YouTube Link

10:00-10:30

Opening Ceremony●Welcome Remarks by Dr Jun Ikeda, Vice President for global affairs,
University of Tsukuba●Remarks by Datuk Dr Habibah Abdul Rahim, Director, SEAMEOSecretariat●Remarks by Mr Koji Kitayama, Deputy Assistant Minister / Director
International Affairs Division, Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry of Education,Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Japan●Photo Session

MC: Mr Garry Pawitandra Poluan, Learning Innovation and Information Specialist,SEAMEO Secretariat

10:30-11:30

Session 1: Monitoring of AI’s Impacts on Education●Dr Kritsachai Somsaman, Centre Director, SEAMEO STEM-ED●Assoc Prof Dr Thiradet Jiarasuksakun, President, The Institute for thePromotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST) (online)●

Dr Kelli M Hill, Director, Data Insights Group, Khan Academy (online)
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●Q&A

Moderator: Mr Garry Pawitandra Poluan, Learning Innovation and Information
Specialist, SEAMEO Secretariat

11:30-12:30

Session 2: Developing a Repository of AI Resources for Education●

Ms Haani Mazari, Asia Lead, EdTech Hub●

Dr Wahyudi, Centre Director, SEAMEO SEAMOLEC●

Prof Dr Roberto Araya, Full Professor, University of Chile●Q&A

Moderator: Dr Kritsachai Somsaman, Centre Director, SEAMEO STEM-ED

12:30-12:35

Announcements

12:35-13:35

Lunch break

13:35-14:35

Session 3 (Open Discussion): Adapting the Curriculum to the 21 stCentury●

Mr Reza Setiawan, Deputy Director for Programme, SEAMEO QITEP inScience●Dr Songheang Ai, SEAMEO TED Centre Director●

Prof Masami Isoda, Director of CRICED, University of Tsukuba, Japan●

Q&A

Moderator: Mr John Arnold Siena, Deputy Director for Programme and Development,
SEAMEO Secretariat

14:35-15:35

Session 4: Adapting Assessments to the 21 st Century●

Dr Paryono, Deputy Director for Professional Affairs and Research
Manager, SEAMEO VOCTECH (online)●

Dr Sayed Yusoff Bin Sayed Hussain, Acting Centre Director, SEAMEORECSAM●Dr Shitanshu Mishra, Chief of Digital Learning, AI and IT, UNESCOMGIEP (online)●Q&A

Moderator: Dr Kamaleswaran Jayarajah, Research, Evaluation, and Assessment
Specialist, SEAMEO Secretariat

15:35-15:50

Coffee break

15:50-16:50

Session 5: School Guidelines and Ethical Standards for the Use of AI●Dr Sherlyne Acosta, Senior Education Specialist, SEAMEO INNOTECH●Dr Fengchun Miao, Chief, Unit for Technology andArtificial Intelligence in Education, UNESCO Headquarters, France [TBC]●Ms Antonia Mandry, Education Specialist, UNICEF EAPRO (online)●Q&A

Moderator: Ms Haani Mazari, Asia Lead, EdTech Hub

16:50-17:00

Announcements on Day 2

17:30

Dinner Reception by UT for Invited Guests

DAY 2: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
09:00-09:30

Online speakers log in to the Zoom Meeting Link
Online participants access the SEAMEO YouTube Link

09:30-09:45

MC Introduction
Recap of Day 1
by Mr John Arnold Siena, Deputy Director for Programme and Development, SEAMEO
Secretariat

09:45-10:45

Session 6: Teacher Competencies and Standards in the Age of AI●

Mr Pat Yongpradit, Lead, TeachAI; Chief Academic Officer, Code.org(4)

(online)●Dr Yu Lu, Director of Artificial Intelligence Lab, Beijing Normal University(online)●Mrs Bethanie Drake-Maples, Founder, Atypical AI; Fellow, Stanford
Institute for Human Centered AI (online)●Q&A

Moderator: Dr Takahiro Morio, Bureau of Global Initiatives, University of Tsukuba

10:45-11:00

Coffee break

11:00-11:10

Introduction to Breakout One Session

11:10-12:10

Breakout One: Ensuring National Effectiveness in Addressing Schoollevel Challenges in the 21st Century
Group A: Adapting the Learning Environment to Ensure the Prioritization ofHigher Order Thinking Skills
Facilitator: Ms Shizuko Umetsu, Assistant Professor, University of TsukubaGroup B: Assisting Educators in Accessing the Most Effective Tools for 21stCentury Education
Facilitator: Mr Frankie Randle, Connected Higher Education Specialist, UNHCR

Group C: Maximizing Creativity among Learners and Teachers in the 21stCentury
Facilitator: Mr Kol Pheng Vaddhana, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Education,
Youth and Sport, Cambodia

Group D - Online participants: Understanding Resistance to Change inEducation
Facilitator: Dr Kamaleswaran Jayarajah, Research, Evaluation, and Assessment
Specialist, SEAMEO Secretariat

12:10-12:15

Announcements

12:15-13:15

Lunch break

13:15-14:15

Session 7: Mainstreaming and Sustaining the Concept of Education for
Sustainable Development (ESD)●MEXT speaker [TBC]●Ms Duriya Amatavivat, Centre Director, SEAMEO SEPS; Advisor forInternational Cooperation, Ministry of Education, Thailand (online)●Mr Purnomosidi, S Pd, M Si, School Principal, Al-Ya’Lu Superior
Elementary School; 1st place winner of SEAMEO-Japan ESD Awardee
Category I: Schools with more than 250 students (online)●Q&A

Moderator: Mr John Arnold Siena, Deputy Director for Programme and Development,SEAMEO Secretariat

14:15-14:25

Introduction to Breakout Two Session / SEA-Teacher Session14:25-15:10

Breakout Two: Enhancing
Educators’ Capacity Developmentwith AI
Group A - SEAMEO’s education
cluster and on-site participants
Facilitator: to be decided within the group

Group B - SEAMEO’s science andculture clusters and on-site
participants
Facilitator: to be decided within the group

Group C - Online participants
Facilitator: Dr Kamaleswaran Jayarajah,
Research, Evaluation, and Assessment
Specialist, SEAMEO Secretariat(5)

Lessons learned from the SEATeacher programme with special
focus on the pilot case in Japan(Part1)
On-site, and interested online
participants● Dr Nakao Nomura, Regional

Director for Southeast Asia andTaiwan, Bureau of GlobalInitiatives, University of Tsukuba● Dr Yoshikazu Tatemoto,
University of Tsukuba AffiliatedSenior High School at Sakado● Mr Kenichi Yoshida, University ofTsukuba Affiliated Senior High

School at Sakado● Dr Regidor Gaboy, Central Luzon

State University
Facilitator: Ms Nao Ishihara, CRICED
Secretary-officer, Bureau of Global
Initiatives, University of Tsukuba

15:10-15:25

Coffee break

15:25-16:10

Breakout Three: Infusing andSustaining ESD within Educators
Group A - SEAMEO’s education
cluster and on-site participantsFacilitator: to be decided within the group

Group B - SEAMEO’s science andculture centres and on-site
participantsOn-site, and interested online
participantsGroup C - Online participants● Panel session among the inboundstudents to Japan● Panel session among theoutbound students from Japan● QA session

Facilitator: Mr John Arnold Siena, Deputy
Director for Programme and Development,
SEAMEO Secretariat

Facilitator: Ms Nao Ishihara, CRICED
Secretary-officer, Bureau of Global
Initiatives, University of Tsukuba

Facilitator: to be decided within the group

16:10-16:30

Lessons learned from the SEATeacher program with special
focus on the pilot case in Japan(Part2)

Closing Session●Way Forwards and Closing Message by Datuk Dr Habibah Abdul Rahim,Director, SEAMEO Secretariat●Closing Message by Prof Dr Masami Isoda, Director, CRICED, UT

Announcements
MC: Mr Garry Pawitandra Poluan, Learning Innovation and Information Specialist,
SEAMEO Secretariat

End of the Programme

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More Information
https://link.seameo.org/12SEAMEO-UTJ. Focal Persons●●Co-managed by SEAMEO Secretariat and CRICED, University of Tsukuba, Japano

SEAMEO Secretariat, Bangkok, Thailand:
Datuk Dr Habibah Abdul Rahim, Directoro

CRICED, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Prof Dr Masami Isoda, Director, CRICED

CoordinatorsoSEAMEO Secretariat, Bangkok, Thailand:
Mr Garry Pawitandra Poluan, Learning Innovation and Information Specialist(garry@seameo.org; secretariat@seameo.org)

oCRICED, University of Tsukuba, Japan:
Ms Nao Ishihara (criced@un.tsukuba.ac.jp)(6)