(c) ITSC CMU
In recognition of the importance of building a culture of reflective professional learning, this year’s UNESCO Resource Distribution and Training Centres (RDTC) Regional Seminar aims to provide the Members with a venue to actively exchange different views, strategies and institutional experiences in reflective teaching.
The Seminar intends to help the RDTC members strengthen their capacity in cultivating a culture of reflective practices, promote teachers’ lifelong professional learning and eventually serve as frontier in advocating the reflective teaching practices for the effective ICT-pedagogy integration in the region.
A number of techniques and approaches have been developed to promote teachers’ reflective practice for effective ICT-pedagogy integration. For example, self-reflection, teaching journals and action research are strategies and tools for individual reflection, whereas lesson study, participation in a network of teachers, mentoring and/or peer observation or coaching are collaborative approaches to professional learning. The core idea of being a reflective practitioner, whether it is individual or collaborative, is to learn to develop a habit of documenting one’s own practices and seeking evidence of improved practices and impact on student learning outcomes. Reflective practices, after all, are a vital trait of lifelong learners. Through making reflection on and in teaching as habit, teachers can grow to be lifelong professional learners.
The Regional Seminar will be co-organized by UNESCO, Chiang Mai University and Microsoft in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Chiang Mai University on 10 – 12 November 2014 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Presentations
Keynote Presentation
Using Technology to Support Reflective Teaching Practices: Examples and Impacts (Assoc Prof David A. Slykhuis, James Madison University and President, Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE), USA) - pdf, 870kb
Reflective Practices
Teachers as researchers: A case for initial teacher preparation (Dr Hjh Sallimah Hj Mohammad Salleh, Universiti Brunei Darussalam) - pdf, 560kb
Lesson Study: Innovation for Improving Teachers and Students in Thailand (Asst Prof Maitree Inprasitha, Centre for Research in Mathematics Education(CRME), Khon Kaen University, Thailand) - pdf, 12mb
Repurposing e-Portfolios to promote reflective teaching among student teachers (Asst Prof Elenita Que, University of the Philippines) - pdf, 1.7mb
Proposing the development of in-service teacher training program to enhance teachers' teaching capability: Based on a Korean Case (Prof. Sung-Ho Kwon, Hanyang University, Rep of Korea) - pdf, 1.4mb
Action Research on The Effects of Integrative IWBs in Basic Education Level (Mr Sorapong Somsorn, Varee School, Chiang Mai, Thailand) - pdf, 730kb
Mirroring Learning Community of Teachers and Students (LCTS) (Prof. Evelina Vicencio, University of the East, Philippines) - pdf, 1.5mb
Moodle-based ePortfolio (Mr Binod Prasad Pant & Ms Anila Jha Mishra, Kathmandu University, Nepal) - pdf, 760kb
The Power of eLearning Tools to Facilitate Reflective Practice: the Case of an ICT-based Faculty Development Initiative in a Philippine Comprehensive University (Asst Prof Anna Cherylle M. Ramos, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines) - pdf, 8mb
Collaboration in virtual learning environment: How are we doing in Pacific Island countries (Ms Shikha Raturi, University of the South Pacific, Fiji) - pdf, 770kb
RDTC Activities
Study on the unify platform for easily and effectively employing UNESCO educational resources in China (Prof Jiping Zhang, East China Normal University, PR China) - pdf, 1.9mb
Achieving ICT Competency Standards for Teachers through 21st Century Learning Design (Ms. Winnie Er Pek Hoon and Mr. Chee-Keong Chong, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia) - pdf, 840kb
ICT Conference on Creativity and Innovation in Philippine Education (Dr Rochelle Irene Lucas, DLSU, UP-Diliman, UST, UE, MMSU-Laoag City, MSU-IIT) - pdf, 640kb
Using ICT to Enhance Teachers’ Pedagogical Skills (Dr. Manzil E Maqsood, NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Islamabad) - pdf, 1.2mb
Planning session of the RDTC Network - pdf, 490kb