A paper presented in the Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado International Seminar and Exhibition, "Enhancing Internationalization of Universities in Indonesia," June 20, 2012, Manado, Indonesia. The papers explains that networking can be a strategy for internationalization of higher education institutions. The Asian University Digital Resource Network and the Asia Pacific Network for International Education and Values Education are the examples.
International Networking for Local Knowledge and Values Education
1. International Networking for Local
Knowledge and Values Education:
The AUDRN and UNESCO-APNIEVE
Experiences
Prof. Maria Lourdes Quisumbing-Baybay, Ph.D.
Miriam College
Philippines
3. is a non-profit, non-stock Catholic educational
institution in the Philippines
offers academic programs from pre-elementary
to post graduate and adult education levels
has a school for the deaf
4. a premier women’s college in the Philippines
with all female students in the grade school,
high school and college levels with a few deaf
male students in the college
Pre-school, adult education school, the
school for the deaf, graduate school have
male students.
5. From 1926 -1969, the
American Maryknoll sisters ran
the college.
At present, a lay board of
trustees administers the
college.
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9. AUDRN promotes new ways that local knowledge
(LK) can be collected, preserved, and shared by
university faculty, researchers, library staff, and
students, using inexpensive digital tools and
media in teaching and learning, research, and
expanding library and reference materials
collections.
AUDRN aims to share resources with Asian
universities, particularly in preserving and sharing
Asia’s LK, through training, online interest groups
and a website.
10. Thrusts
Networking with Higher Education Institutions
Sharing Local Knowledge (LK)
Local Knowledge Research
Using Digital Tools
11. Networking
Higher educational institutions noted for their
LK expertise, shown support for LK
integration in the curriculum and have a
strategic position as HEIs in their community
host various AUDRN activities
implement LK research
integrate LK into the curriculum using
digital tools
support faculty participation in AUDRN
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13. Networking is facilitated identified “champions” in the
different HEIs who have demonstrated their
expertise, enthusiasm and commitment to the
advancement of local knowledge in teaching and
research.
15. Sharing Local Knowledge
AUDRN organized training events that featured
documenting and sharing culture and local
knowledge through Web 2.0 tools.
16. Two workshops:
Preserving and Sharing
Culture through Digital
Tools, hosted by Duta
Wacana Christian
University
Sharing Culture & Service-
Learning
through Digital Tools in
Manila, Philippines,
hosted by Miriam
College
17. A series of 5 field
camps to share
research and/or
academic projects
on local knowledge
A series of 9 forums
to share the
integration of local
knowledge into
higher education
curriculum
18. International Events
• An international conference-workshop in the
in Manila “Discovering Local Knowledge in the
21st Century, Connecting Classrooms to the
World” in May 2011.
19. Conference : Research
projects on the sharing,
and teaching local
knowledge using digital
tools from China, India,
Indonesia, Vietnam and
the Philippines
Workshop: A field work
exercise of exploring local
knowledge of Manila and of
surrounding provinces.
20. • An international camp, “Weaving Local Knowledge
in Asian Higher Education,” an interactive
knowledge networking event which showcased best
practices on discovering, sharing, and teaching local
knowledge using digital tools in Soegijapranata
Christian University in Semarang on May 23-25,
2012.
21. Local Knowledge Research
• AUDRN, with funding from United Board,
supports higher education institutions to
conduct research in order to develop and
evolve reference models for documenting LK
and integrating LK into the curriculum using
digital tools.
24. Two AUDRN social networking sites: an associated
Facebook Fan page at
http://www.facebook.com/aurdrn and a Twitter page at
http://twitter.com/#!/audrn
26. Strengthening the Network
(SY 2012-2013)
* Involvement of
undergraduate students in
a Youth Camp for Local
Knowledge
* Creation of learning modules both for
online and face-to-face classes
*A national or regional convention
of AUDRN partner academic
institutions
27. Expanding Horizons (SY 2013-2014)
* Partner with more Philippine &
Asian colleges & universities
* Support LK researches in various
academic fields
* A Regional (Asian) Conference on
Local Knowledge
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29. Member of Asia Pacific Programme for
Educational Innovation and
Development (APEID) Associated Centres
and Networks, UNESCO Bangkok
30. APNIEVE was established in
1995 to promote and develop
international education and
values education for peace,
international understanding,
human rights, democracy and
sustainable development,
through cooperation among
UNESCO states in the Asia-
Pacific.
31. APNIEVE aims to develop networks for the
sharing of experiences and practices in
values education and international
education to contribute to the development
of educational materials and case studies
for use in the Asia-Pacific region.
32. APNIEVE-China is
hosted by the
International
Center of Teacher
Education-East
China Normal
University,
Shanghai
36. • Learning to Live Together in Peace and Harmony
• http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0011/001143/114357e
• Learning to Be: A Holistic and Integrated Approach to
Values Education for Human Development
• http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001279/127914e
• Learning to Do: Values for Learning and Working
Together in a Globalized World
http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/fileadmin/user_upload/pu
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38. Values Education Training
• conducted seminars and teacher training
workshops throughout the Asia Pacific region
with educators and teacher educators from
over 48 countries held in Korea, Australia,
Vietnam and the Philippines.
39. APNIEVE-Philippines has successfully conducted
values integration workshops for more than 3,500
educators and secondary school principals in
educational associations, universities and colleges.
40. Sponsorship of Conferences
• APNIEVE will be co-sponsoring an
International Forum on Teacher Education,
along with the Chinese National Commission
for UNESCO, and some other organizations,
23-25 September, Shanghai, on the theme of
"Professionalization of Teachers and
Internationalization of Education.”
41. APNIEVE will co-sponsor the UNESCO-APEID
Conference of Education, 21-13 November, in
Bangkok, on the central theme of “The Heart
of Education: Learning To Live Together“.
Another strategy towards internationalization of higher educational institutions is through the establishment of international networks centered around common academic interests, expertise, advocacies or core values. This is not a new strategy but the academic interest or advocacy could be. Two such network are the Asian University Digital Resource Network on the advocacy for local knowledge through digital tools and Asia Pacific Network for International Education and Values Education. These are two networks which Miriam College has taken leadership. Thus, let me first introduce my institution.
The International partnerships and programs Office takes care of our educational networks and of our international programs such as academic scholarships (inbound and outbound), academic exchange, internship, service-learning, study tours and short programs, workshops and conferences, and special projects.
AUDRN is an innovative program of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, under its Local Knowledge Initiative. United Board is a Christian organization that works in partnership with higher education institutions in 13 countries and regions of Asia to express values such as justice, reconciliation and harmony between ethnic and religious communities, gender equity, care for the environment, and civil society. The United Board operates as a programmatic, grant-making and grant-seeking organization. While we strive towards internationalization of universities, we need to be aware that there are dangers of homogenization of culture and globalization. The development and production of local knowledge, whether through the use of digital tools or traditional modes, can be an effective counterweight to these dangers . The goal of this initiative is to build capacity among faculty and staff of Asian higher education institutions for collecting, documenting and sharing local knowledge for use in teaching, research, and curriculum review.
We have four thrusts.
In the Philippines, there are 9 HEI which are the pioneer members of AUDRN—they are spread across the country. These are universities known for their local knowledge expertise and academic leadership in their communities.
We have champions who are sustain the network in the field.
To take leadership in AUDRN-Indonesia is Soegijapranata Catholic Unviversity, a United Board and Miriam College partner, which has shown expertise in local knowledge through its research and digital documentation, particularly in Javanese vernacular architecture.
We held workshops: the first one hosted by Duta Wacana Christian University
Then field camps and forums
Followed by international events such as a conference workshop last year in Manila.
With a presentation of research projects from five Asian countries and a field work exercise
A recent AUDRN activity was in Semarang with an international camp hosted by SCU last May which resulted in my being invited here to talk with you.
Completed researches include those with topics of traditional arts, coping strategies of indigenous people, one’s hometown, local food, a digital mapping project of endemic and indigenous plants and lullabies in a local Philippine dialect. Common among these researches was the use of digital tools for documenting and sharing. There are several researches recently approved and the topics involve cultural practices of indigenous peoples, spirituality, indigenous laws and healing, and environmental management using local knowledge.
A community site at http://people.audrn.net is the platform for 230 AUDRN members to connect and share digital resources on local knowledge. This is open to academics interested in local knowledge.
Two AUDRN social networking sites: an associated Facebook Fan page and a Twitter page operate as parallel information and communication touch points to promote AUDRN.
Mahara e-portfolio http://firstconnexions.com/ub/audrn is an online social networking environment intended to improve communication, provide feedback and assist in the sharing of resources among different groups working on local knowledge projects. The network is intended to allow users to learn from diverse higher education institutions. You will find numerous free resources and topics that may be of interest, especially in the area of sharing Local Knowledge.
Established in Seoul, Korea and founded by experts from 8 countries who were all united under the basic philosophy drawn from UNESCO's original mandate: Peace for Development and development for Peace and committed to the building of a peaceful and sustainable future through education for international understanding and values education.
There are three active APNIEVE country chapters.
APNIEVE has developed 4 sourcebook books: each sourcebook is inspired by the philosophy of lifelong learning, founded on the "FOUR PILLARS OF EDUCATION; Learning the Treasure within, Jacques Delors.
The first two sourcebooks are out of print but are available online with the third sourcebook. The fourth sourcebook will soon be available online.
The Rainbow of Peace: Learning to Sing for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future—a music book by Dr. Lourdes R. Quisumbing, APNIEVE Founding President. I will give copies of the last two sourcebooks and the music book with a CD to our organizer, Sam Ratulangi University.
It is fitting that I end here. Both networks, AUDRN and APNIEVE work for the culture of peace—learning to live together in unity amidst diversity.