Presented last March 17, 2009 at the eli First International Conference in Al-Faisaliah Hotel, Riyadh, KSA. The participation in this conference was sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education of KSA.

1. BEST PRACTICES in e-LEARNING: PARALLELISM BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA & THAILAND MARIA VICTORIA G. PINEDA De La Salle University-Manila, PHILIPPINES E-mail Address: [email_address] ; [email_address] Al Faisaliah Hotel - 17 March 2009

2. South Korea Map of South Korea – Retrieved from http:// www.google.com.ph/imgres?imgurl = http://www.wordtravels.com/images/map/South_Korea_map.jpg&imgrefurl =http://www.wordtravels.com/Travelguide/Countries/South%2BKorea/Map&usg=__OKbHp2qABk2cKT6xr-gIRagGqXg=&h=507&w=475&sz=36&hl= tl&start =1&tbnid= AdQvmLfgzKlUBM:&tbnh =131&tbnw=123&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmap%2Bof%2Bsouth%2Bkorea%26hl%3Dtl%26sa%3DG Map of Thailand – Retrieved from http:// www.google.com.ph/imgres?imgurl = http://www.musictravelthailand.com/images/thailand-map.gif&imgrefurl = http://www.musictravelthailand.com/map-of-thailand.html&usg =__JxQOSG0E-x5ZCFuj19KRr03oDWw=&h=609&w=464&sz=28&hl= tl&start =17&tbnid=VzfLcUlwgeJV1M:&tbnh=136&tbnw=104&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmap%2Bof%2Bthailand%26hl%3Dtl%26sa%3DG Thailand

3. south korea *The photos were personal shots by the presenter.

5. South Korea’s National Policy South Korea’s working paradigm of a Value-Based Society

6. A national human resources development project to nurture high quality human resources required for the knowledge-based society of the 21st century (MOE, 2003)

7. Model Schools & Infrastructure *The photos were personal shots by the presenter.

8. The Dae-shin Elementary School A Public Elementary School and The Ubiquitous Model School *The photos were personal shots by the presenter.

9. The Electronic Board & The Big Brother System *The photos were personal shots by the presenter.

12. The ALCOB Teachers’ Community-a huge, dynamic online teachers’ community *The photos were personal shots by the presenter. Web casting with Prof. Young-Hwan Kim

13. Use of holographic images, simulations & videos

14. Screencasting

15. Library seat reservation kiosk *The photos were personal shots by the presenter.

16. thailand *The photos were personal shots by the presenter.

20. Average of 40-50 conferences a year

21. Summary of South Korea & Thailand’s Practices The use of the vernacular is the preferred language of the students. It allows them to compose ideas freely and express them without reservations or any form of translation handicap. Such use also allowed both nations to develop their own electronic instructional materials and preserve their cultural identities. *For both countries, English is just one possible second language. Attention to develop not only the students but the teachers as well was initiated by the government through the scholarships given by the King of Thailand, His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Most of the scholarships send the teachers to enroll graduate school in the US. Teacher training on ICT skills and teaching improvement is always a regular on-going project of the government. *Both SK & Thailand fund their teachers to have graduate studies and/or training outside the country. Preparation for a knowledge-based economy/society (KBE/KBS) is a primary mover of the goals and priorities in the development of human capital and the use of ICT weaved in all fabrics of the society. e-Learning is part of the national education agenda and there is a big vision of preparing quality workforce in the 21 st century. Thailand South Korea

22. Summary of South Korea & Thailand’s Practices Thailand through Surindra Rajaphat University has established tie-ups with other European Union organizations to do research in IT. The MOE has strong linkages with the private sector & this linkage has helped the gov’t so much. The local gov’t tie-up of Busan with Samsung and LG for instance gave way to the design and creation of the model ubiquitous school, the Dae-shin Elem. School. The Thailand Cyber University has a government mandate to operate and support e-learning activities in Thailand and presently, has over 30 consortium member universities. SK has an average of 17 cyber universities (this figure excludes the cyber schools supporting primary and secondary levels). Learning management systems used in the leading universities are locally developed and are Scorm-compliant. Thailand’s emphasis on the other hand, is the offering of online courses, offering of various support and usage of learning management systems as needed by most of the tertiary universities. This was pioneered by the Assumption University. South Korea’s strategies in e-learning ranges from high level usage of ICT tools and the web for teaching and learning; use of learning management systems to facilitate online learning; Blended learning approach as a preferred teaching methodology. Thailand South Korea

23. Summary of South Korea & Thailand’s Practices With our Korean mentor (in the middle), China delegates on the right, Vietnamese delegates on the left, and the Filipina delegate.  *Ms Lee Kyung-hee, our Korean mentor Numerous research conferences (other than e-learning) are held in Thailand each year, about forty to fifty on the average. Most of them are tied up with the tourism services of the gov’t. The MOE is supported by the Ministry of ICT and the Ministry of Tourism. SK is taking an active role in supporting other APEC nations through its e-learning training program. At present, 12 batches of representatives from developing countries have become beneficiaries of its e-learning training program since 2006. Thailand South Korea

27. A Proposed e-Learning Framework

29. Shokran Jazilan GamSahHamNeedah Kop Koon Kop Maraming Salamat Po  MARIA VICTORIA G. PINEDA De La Salle University-Manila, PHILIPPINES E-mail Address: [email_address] ; [email_address] Special thanks to the Ministry of Higher Education of KSA & the National Center for e-Learning & Distance Learning in KSA

30. The Concept of the Kimchi *The photos were personal shots by the presenter.

31. The Concept of the Kimchi & e-Learning *The photos were personal shots by the presenter.