CoLT 2017 Conference on Learning, Teaching and Training

Conference on
Learning, Teaching & Training
© ZETA Academy. All rights reserved. Conference on Learning, Teaching & Training 2017
•  www.aida.org.my/aida3/

22-23 May 2017
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
The Royale Chulan Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

“Be or consult a Learning
Architect to Design a
Beautiful Learning
Experience. What matters is
how well YOU ENGAGE your
LEARNERS for DEEPER
LEARNING!”
Prof. Dr Zoraini Wati Abas, Ed.D
President, Association for Instructional Design Advancement (AIDA)

CoLT 2017
Conference on Learning, Teaching and Training 2017
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8 Passionate Educators
ASEAN

CoLT 2017 SPEAKERS
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ASEAN
EDUCATORS

1 Passionate
EdTech Leader &
Instructional Designer
Malaysia

21ST CENTURY, HERE WE COME:
TRANSFORMING LEARNING,
TEACHING AND TRAINING FOR
THE “JUST GOOGLE IT” AGE
Prof. Dr Zoraini Wati Abas, Ed.D
President, Association for Instructional Design Advancement (AIDA)
Associate Research Fellow at the National Higher Education Research Institute, USM
Ketua Kursus (Course Leader), Master of Instructional Design & Technology, OUM
Title of Presentation:

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:
•  Explain the concept of 21st century Education
•  Highlight the current and future trends in education and training
•  Discuss about the importance of educators and trainers in re-
designing the way they educate and train in preparing the Gen Y, Gen
Z for the future
Abstract
The “Just Google It” age expects educators and trainers to
make their sessions more effective and engaging. This
topic will highlight examples and best practices of
strategies and technologies and how they can be used in
education and training for the 21st Century Education era.

Prof. Dr. Zoraini Biodata
•  PROFESSOR DR. ZORAINI WATI ABAS is the President of the Association for Instructional Design
Advancement (AIDA). She is also an Associate Research Fellow with NaHERI-National Higher
Education Research Institute (Institut Penyelidikan Pendidikan Tinggi Negara). She is Malaysia’s
eLearning pioneer and advocate of online learning. She was Professor at the Open University Malaysia
where she led the Centre for Tutor Management and Development, Institute of Quality, Research and
Innovation, and the Centre for Instructional Design and Technology. She designed and achieved success
with the mobile learning project at OUM and trained a few hundred tutors and module writers for OUM.
Prior to OUM, she was Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Medical Education and Media
at the International Medical University (1999-2003). She was also at the Faculty of Education, University
of Malaya (1987-1997) where she designed the Master of Education program (Computers in Education)
in 1991, the first of its kind in Malaysia.
•  Her postgraduate degrees are in Instructional Technology from Northern Illinois University. During her 30
years of experience teaching in higher education, she was consultant to the Malaysian Ministry of
Education, National Center for e-Learning and Distance Education in Saudi Arabia and Telekom
Malaysia. She has developed learning portals such as TM School Online in 1996, OLIS (Online Learning
Interactive System) for IMU in 1999 and VeNUS (Virtual Education for Nursing Sciences) for IMU in 2002.
She has been invited to speak and train in Australia, Canada, India, Iran, Japan, Korea, Indonesia,
Malaysia, New Zealand, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand and USA.
•  She is Malaysia’s first MOOC contributor to an international audience in 2010. She was a columnist in
The Star, New Straits Times and Utusan Malaysia with about 800 articles published. Her field of
research is in 21st century learning and teaching, with recent projects called e-Mundus sponsored by the
European Union, and the ASEAN Cyber University project based in Korea. She was top two educators
among 14 influential higher education leaders in Southeast Asia and received an Education Leadership
Award from the World Corporate Universities Congress in 2014.

1 Passionate
Educator & Researcher
Malaysia

HI TECH, HI TOUCH:
7 STEPS (7EHT2) TO BECOMING
AN EFFECTIVE EDUCATOR (AND
TRAINER)
Prof. Dr Zainal Ariffin Ahmad
Associate Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia,
Associate Member of the Centre of Social Innovation, Universiti Teknologi Petronas
External Assessor for Wawasan Open University

Learning Outcomes:
•  Appreciate the challenges of a High Tech, High Touch (HT2) Educator
•  Customize the 7e Steps to develop their personal action plan
Abstract
Teaching & Learning (T&L) has become very exciting and
challenging for Educators as we expected to be the
Experts in our field, Competent in our T&L skills in order to
Effectively and Engage our students as co-curators of
knowledge. This session presents the 7e High Tech, High
Touch (7EHT2) Steps in engaging your students within
and outside the classroom and making learning “fun,
meaningful, & lifelong”.

Prof. Dr. Zainal Biodata
•  PROFESSOR DR. ZAINAL ARIFFIN AHMAD is a Certified Professional Coach under the International
Association of Coaching (IAC) and Management Member of the IAC Malaysia Branch. He served as Professor
in the Graduate Business School in UNITEN from 2010 until 2015 after retiring as Associate Professor from the
Graduate School of Business, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Dr Zainal is currently an Associate Fellow of the
Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Associate Member of the Centre of Social Innovation, Universiti Teknologi
Petronas, and External assessor for Wawasan Open University. He is a member of the Malaysian Institute of
Human Resource Management (MIHRM) and Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM) and the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (until 2015). He is Development Panel Expert on the National
Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS) for TVET management and development under the Ministry of Human
Resources.
•  Since 1989, Professor Zainal has had 27 years’ experiences in teaching, training and consultancy at Northern
Illinois University (Programming & Activities), Universiti Sains Malaysia (School of Management, Graduate
School of Business), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (Graduate Business School), and Malaysian Multimedia
University (School of Management). He headed the OB Lab in USM which was an experimental research
laboratory for behaviour and learning prior to conversion into Human Development Laboratory (HD Lab).
•  In 2007, Dr. Zainal was awarded Outstanding Educators Award 2007 at Universiti Sains Malaysia and recipient
of the Anugerah Akademik Negara (National Academic Award in Teaching) in 2008. As past recipient of the
AAN, he served on the Selection Committee from 2010 to 2015. He has presented keynote address at several
international conferences. Dr. Zainal has been an active researcher and headed or was involved in 34 grants in
the areas of learning, human resource management, ergo-quality, and quality in higher education and public
services (TQM/ISO 9000). After retirement, he has been involved in research on national R&D activities, nursing
disaster preparedness and socio-economic impact of the oil and gas industry in the East Coast Malaysia and
Sarawak. He is a lifetime member of the Qualitative Research Association Malaysia (QRAM).

1 Passionate
Professor from USM
Malaysia

BLEND IT:
BLENDING THE LEARNING . . .
WHAT, HOW AND WHEN TO
BLEND THE LEARNING?
Prof. Dr Wan Mohd Fauzi Wan Ismail
Director, National Higher Education Research Institute (NaHERI),
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang
Academic Center for Instructional Technology & Multimedia
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang

Learning Outcomes:
•  Define engaged learning, peer instruction and learning analytics
•  Apply Instructional Design Strategies for blended learning
•  Strategize practical approaches customized to the teaching, learning
and training environment of the audience, respectively
Abstract
Does Blended Learning coupled with Peer Instruction make any difference for
a student? The current trends in education include Flipped Classrooms,
Blended Learning, Collaborative Learning, Active and Engaged Learning.
Peer Instruction is able to incorporate many of these trends but it has to be
designed and not left to chance. This instructional design (ID)/strategy have
been designed into the lessons either within or outside the classroom, so how
do educators design their lessons for this to happen? ID can deliver on this
and blend approaches of familiar theories with relevant experiences that
would result in more practical and real world experiences.

Prof. Dr. Wan Mohd Fauzi Biodata
•  PROF. WAN MOHD FAUZY is currently the director for the National Higher
Education Research Institute or better known as IPPTN -Institute
Penyelidikan Pendidikan Tinggi Negara. He is also a senior lecturer at the
Center for Instructional Design and Multimedia for more than 35 years.
•  He has been involved in the field of Instructional Technology for more than
three decades evolving together with the learning paradigms as well as the
technology. He is on the panel for the Malaysian Qualification Agency
where has been on the both Academic Program audits and Institutional
audit of both public and private institutions of higher learning.
•  In 2013, he completed his sabbatical leave in Boston at both, the School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT), where he had the privilege of delving more into Peer
Instruction coupled with Learning Analytics together with Technology
Enhanced Active Learning between the two great institutions. Here he
learned and observed the strategies that were implemented for ensuring
that students are more engaged, have responsibilities and ownership for
their own learning.

1 Passionate
Technology Educator from
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Thailand

EDUCATING AND TRAINING THE
“LIKE IT” GENERATION:
THE INTEGRATION OF THAI
MOOCs AND SOCIAL LEARNING IN
TEACHING & LEARNING
FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND
TRAINING
Associate Professor Dr. Thanomporn Laohajaratsang
Director, Chiang Mai University Information Technology Service Centre,
Chiang Mai University,
Chiang Mai, Thailand

Learning Outcomes:
•  Learn about designing effective MOOC courses for T&L for HE and
Training
•  Describe the impact of integrating the developed MOOC courses on
T&L for higher education and training.
Abstract
The audience will be able to learn about designing effective MOOC
courses and the impacts of integrating the developed MOOC courses into
T&L for higher education (HE) and training. The case study of implementing
MOOCs courses at Chiang Mai University will be introduced as a
good example of how innovative learning and evaluation methods can render
positive effects on higher education students' learning and attitudes. Also, the
latest pilot project of adopting social learning through out the campus will also
be discussed.

Associate Professor Dr. Thanomporn Biodata
•  DR THANOMPORN is the Director of the Information Technology Service Center (ITSC) and Associate Professor of the
Department of Educational Technology of the Faculty of Education, Chiang Mai University. Educated initially in
Thailand, she graduated with a Master’s and PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1995 majoring
in Technology Education.
•  Since joining Chulalongkorn University (1995-1998) and transferring her current position to Chiang Mai University
(1998- Present), she has been contributing to education and learning within the universities, including headship of the
University in providing quality program for upgrading and retraining faculties so that they will be capable of integrating
ICT in their teaching practices. She has served on a variety of policy advisory committees in ICT and education in
Chiang Mai and in Thailand, including the Committee of the National Association for Educational Technology, Thailand
and Steering Committee of ICT Chiang Mai City, Thailand. She also contributed to some of international research
projects such as Microsoft Regional Partners-In-Learning (PIL) research, JICA- funded ICT in education follow-up
research and served as an international expert of the Centre for the Advancement of Research & Development in
Educational Technology (CARDET).
•  She has administered and managed a number of projects such as designing and developing high quality courseware
content for several organizations including Chiang Mai University, Thailand Securities Institutes (TSI), a branch of the
Securities Exchange of Thailand, PTT (Petroleum of Thailand Company) and Thailand Cyber University as well as
designing and developing Learning Management System (LMS) called Knowledge Creator. She has also initiated the
development and the use of two educational games called “Eurasia” and “Eternal Story” for Thai education, the first two
MMORPG in Thailand which integrate the subject contents within the game design. Her main research interest includes
the education policy in Thailand with the focus on ICT in Education, exploring innovation in teaching and learning. Her
recent research focuses on the impact of integrating MOOC and social learning for students in higher education.
Currently, she is also a consultant to the Learning Innovation Team for CPF Company as well as involved in e-
Learning / B- Learning for the UNESCO Bangkok, ICT in education unit.

1 Passionate
Technology Educator from
Bangkok, Thailand
Thailand

TEACHING WITH A S.M.I.L.E
Dr. Vorasuang (Michael) Duangchinda
Director, Office of Online Education,
Sripatum University
Bangkok, Thailand

Learning Outcomes:
•  Understand the “S.M.I.L.e” method as a potential method in training
lecturers
•  Apply the “S.M.I.L.e” method at their respective institutions and
organizations
Abstract
The presentation will describe Sripatum University’s success in implementing
“S.M.I.L.e” method for training the lecturers at the university. “S.M.I.L.e” is an
acronym for:
S = Self-directed learners in-mind
M = Motivated educator
I = Interactive classroom
L = Learning outcome centric
e = e-Learning enabled

Dr. Vorasuang (Michael) Biodata
•  DR. VORASUANG (MICHAEL) DUANGCHINDA is Director, Office of Online Education, Sripatum University,
Bangkok, Thailand. Adviser to several prestigious public and private organizations.Vorasuang is a lecturer in
Creative IT and is known for utilization of modern digital tools for education. His interests include MOOCs, Open
Educational Resources (OER), Disruptive Innovation, Social Network/Media, Edutainment, Crowd-sourcing, and
enterprise e-Learning system/management. He is a regular keynote/invited speaker across continents. He is the
first person in many areas, including first Thai Certified Moodle Course Creator (MCCC), first Thai ADOBE
Educational Leader (AEL), first non-Korean expert for ASEAN Cyber University (ACU). For management record, in
2011 SPU was named National Best-Practice in e-Learning Management at Higher Education level by Ministry of
Education.
•  In 2012, he was named the Most Outstanding Personnel in Academic Support at Management Level from the
Association of Private Higher Education Institutions of Thailand (APHEIT), under the Patronage of Her Royal
Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, and from SPU. In 2014, he received Thai Honors Order of
Precedence - The Most Admirable Order of the Direkgunabhorn. In 2017 he received SPU award for outstanding
creative work process.
•  He coordinated APEC Learning Community Builders (ALCoB) for Thailand between 2007-2017. In 2014, he
successfully coordinated a historic 3-year APHEIT-ADOBE deal which 17 APHEIT institutions jointly purchased
ADOBE solutions for 100,000+ students. He is a part of Thai Massive Open Online Courses (Thai MOOC)
movement since 2014. He has been the Thai representative in ACU Working Group since 2014. His proposal on
ACU-OER has become a key strategy in the 2nd phase of ACU operation. He has several academic papers
published with a best paper award, as well as a book translation "The Project Manager's Book of Checklists".

1 Passionate
Educator from the
Philippines
The
Philippines

EDUCATORS AND TRAINERS 3.0
NOW:
THE INTEGRATION OF E-
LEARNING
Arlynne Roa-Awayan
Co-Founder, National Digital Educator Society (NDES),
Manila, the Philippines

Learning Outcomes:
•  Describe how e-Learning can be successfully integrated in education
and training
•  How administrators and leaders need to be able to contribute to the
success of e-Learning integration
•  Anticipate some of the issues and challenges when designing
strategies to integrate e-Learning in an institution or organization
Abstract
This topic will highlight how important e-Learning integration is and how it can
be successfully achieved. Common issues, challenges and effective
strategies will be shared. It will be presented from the administrative and
leadership perspective.

Arlynne Roa-Awayan Biodata
•  ARLYNNE is a co-founder of the National Digital Educators Society in the
Philippines. She also works as organizational development and training
manager in one of the largest agricultural companies in the Philippines. She
is a former director of the Center for Innovative Learning Programs in De La
Salle University Dasmariñas in Cavite, Philippines. Arlynne is also a
recognized Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert and a former
president of the Philippine eLearning Society (PELS). She has presented in
various local and international conferences on e-learning in the Philippines,
Korea, Malaysia and Thailand. She graduated with an undergraduate
degree in Journalism cum laude and Masters in Technology Management
degree from the University of the Philippines. She worked in the insurance
and education management industries before entering the academe. She
has been teaching Marketing and Advertising subjects in De La Salle
University Dasmariñas in Cavite, Philippines for the past eleven years and
is a licensed professional teacher.

1 Passionate
Higher Education Leader
from UPM
Malaysia

TO MOOC OR NOT TO MOOC:
MALAYSIA MOOCS AND BEYOND
Associate Professor Dr. Alyani Ismail
Deputy Director (Teaching and Learning Innovation)
Centre for Academic Development (CADe) Universiti Putra Malaysia
Chairman, Malaysia MOOC Working Committee
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
Chairman, Malaysia E-Learning Council for Public Universities (MEIPTA)

Learning Outcomes:
•  Understand the development and implementation of Malaysia MOOCs
as part of the Malaysian Education Blueprint for Higher Education
•  Identify the key challenges in MOOCs development and delivery
•  Anticipate the future direction for Malaysia MOOCs
Abstract
Malaysia is the first country in the world to implement the Massive Open Online Courses
(MOOCs) initiative for public universities, said the Higher Education Minister, Datuk Seri Idris
Jusoh. He said the initiative was meant to ensure online learning was implemented by
institutions of higher learning (IPTAs) as well as reduce class time.“MOOCs is a learning and
teaching method which is effective for IPTAs as students can access the subjects anywhere
and anytime through the www.openlearning.com/Malaysianmoocs website. “For the first
semester in the 2014 session beginning on Sept 7 and 8, 16,000 used the MOOCs for
compulsory subjects for first year students in the IPTA which are the Islamic Civilisation and
Asian Civilisations (Titas), Ethnic Relations, Entrepreneurship, and ICT Competency,” he said
after the pre-launch ceremony of the MOOCs at the Education Ministry here yesterday. Idris
said the ministry estimated 15 per cent learning in IPTAs will be done through the MOOCs
concept by next year, increasing to 30 per cent in 2020.
(Source: http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/malaysia-first-to-implement-open-online-courses-for-public-universities#sthash.2fyjifab.dpuf)

Associate Professor Dr. Alyani Biodata
•  ASSOCIATE PROF. DR ALYANI ISMAIL received her Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic and
Information Systems Engineering from the University of Huddersfield, UK, her MSc and PhD in
Electronics Engineering (Communication Engineering) from the University of Birmingham, UK.
•  She is currently the Deputy Director (Innovation in Teaching and Learning) at the Centre for Academic
Development (CADe), Universiti Putra Malaysia, where E-Learning, innovative teaching, open education
resource, integration of technology in T&L as well as Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) at UPM is
under her portfolio. Dr Alyani has recently being appointed by the Ministry of Higher Education as the
Chairman for Malaysia E- Learning Council for Public Universities (MEIPTA) and also the Chairman for
Working Committee for Malaysia MOOC. She is also a Master Trainer for MOOC Instructional Design,
Problem-Based Learning, Project-Oriented Problem Based Learning and Curriculum Design based on
Outcome Based Education. She is leading the development and running of Learning Management
System (PutraBLAST) at UPM.
•  Dr Alyani also works as an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer and Communication
Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia. She has been appointed to
various administrative positions including the Head, Department Computer and Communication Systems
Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UPM until Feb 2012 before she is appointed as CADe’s Deputy
Director. Dr Alyani is an active member of IEEE and she served as an Executive Committee for IEEE AP/
MTT/EMC Chapter at national level. In recognition of her contributions in research, Dr Alyani has received
various awards; one of them is the Young Excellent Researcher Award for 2010 by the university, Top 30
of the Outstanding Young Malaysian Award at national level and finalist for Young Scientist Award under
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia.

1 Passionate
Lifelong Learner from
Jakarta, Indonesia
Indonesia

FLIP IT:
FLIPPED LEARNING: WHAT, WHY
AND HOW (CLASSROOM
EXPERIENCES)
Ibu Yannik Herawati
Former Lecturer, Sampoerna University, Jakarta, Indonesia
Former Founding Principal, Sampoerna Academy, Jakarta, Indonesia
Content Creator & Developer, Gurubumi.com

Learning Outcomes:
•  Identify what Flipped Learning is
•  Describe and discuss why Flipped Learning matters
•  Develop a short lesson using the Flipped Learning model
Abstract
Flipped learning is one of several trends in providing 21st Century
education. It is believed to be beneficial to both the educator and
student as it is about students being engaged in active learning. When
well designed, flipped learning will result in deep(er) learning.

Ibu Yannik Herawati Biodata
•  IBU YANNIK HERAWATI was born and completed her primary and secondary education in
Surabaya. She undertook her undergraduate degree in English Literature from Universitas
Padjajaran in Bandung. She then started her teaching journey for six years before pursuing
her Master Degree in English Language Teaching from the Graduate School of Widya
Mandala Catholic University in Surabaya.
•  She was awarded a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistantship at Arizona State
University for a year and became a faculty member of Sampoerna University in the Faculty
of Education upon her return. She was appointed to join the Global Fellowship in Houston
for K12 project and she was appointed as the founding school principal of Sampoerna
Academy Secondary Schools while still continuing her career as a faculty member at
Sampoerna University.
•  She is now actively contributing for GuruBumi.com as a content developer. She is an
educator who considers herself as a lifelong learner since learning is an endless journey for
her. She has a firm belief that education is all about intelligence and character. She is very
excited to bring out the potential of each learner and growing together with them. It is her
strong passion to give a positive contribution through education in Indonesia .

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Policy-Makers, Deans, Lecturers, Trainers,
Learning Managers or Instructional
Designers, Learning Designers or
Curriculum Directors, ICT Managers
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

BENEFITS
•  Participants will be updated with Latest TRENDS & PRACTICES,
CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS in EDUCATION & TRAINING
•  Get LEARNING, TEACHING & TRAINING BEST PRACTICES from
an International Experts from Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia & The
Philippines
•  Apply INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN & LEARNING strategies for
EFFECTIVENESS, EFFICIENCY & ENGAGING (e3) LEARNERS

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