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CREDIT SYSTEM TO FACILITATE FLEXIBLE LEARNING: ASEAN CREDIT

TRANSFER SYSTEM (ACTS) PERSPECTIVES

Assoc.Prof. Nantana Gajaseni, Ph.D. ASEAN University Network (AUN)

• 1. WHAT IS FLEXIBLE LEARNING?

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Accessing education in various ways

Pace Place Mode of delivery

FLEXIBLE

• 2. WHY IS THE FLEXIBLE LEARNING

IMPORTANT IN HIGHER EDUCATION?

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Potentially enhance student learning Widen

• pportunities

for participation in higher education Develop graduates with well-equipped skills for changing world

Communication in the mother tongue Communication in foreign languages Competence in mathematics Competence in social & civic (Global citizen) Competence in S & T & Digital Learning to learn A sense of initiative & entrepreneurship Cultural awareness & expression

(World Bank, 2012: Putting Higher Education to Work)

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Will the university curriculum provide such competencies’ development?

Academic exchange

• Short course activities
• Summer/winter school

programme

• Research collaboration

Non- academic exchange

• Cultural Forum
• Art/Music/Sport Events
• Competition/Contest

Extra- curriculum activities

• Volunteer programme
• Community services
• Internship

Expected competencies ???

It depends on the university’s purpose….

Knowledge Skills Attitudes

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• 3. WHAT ARE THE FACTORS TO PROMOTE FLEXIBLE

LEARNING…STUDENT MOBILITY?

• 4. HOW TO PROMOTE STUDENT MOBILITY?

Student Mobility

University policy Faculty/department (programme/project) Students’ opportunities

Benefits to all stakeholders??

• Raising “Internationalization profile”
• Enhancing “Expected Student Competencies”
• Creating “International Academic Collaboration”
• Earning credits from exchange programme
• Engaging “International and Intellectual” exchange
• Developing “Soft and Social Skills”
• Networking with other international friends

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ASEAN University Network (AUN): Network of leading universities initiated by ASEAN since 1995

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CHALLENGES:

STUDENTS

• Personal interest/family attitudes in

mobility programmme

• Language barrier
• Financial constraint/support
• Limitation of information of mobility

programmes

• Unclear benefit gains from mobility

programmes

• Mobility as apart of learning process

UNIVERSITIES

• Appropriate policy, rules and regulations for

supporting credit transfer and/or grade transfer

• Infrastructure readiness
• Facilitating 21st Century Education
• Student-centred learning
• Learning Outcome-base
• Etc.
• Flexibility needed
• Content
• Choice
• Methods
• Assessments
• Completion routes in supporting mobility
• Sustaining mobility

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Who is real beneficiary?

• EXPLORING new learning environment
• EXPOSING international experience
• ENHANCING student’s soft skills

“3Es”

AIMS New Paradigm of student exchange

Established since 2010

• Credit earning/transfering
• Intellectual exchange
• Networking among ASEAN friends

with multicultural awareness

• Enhancing ASEANness

Students’ Benefit Working together based on “Quality Assurance” and “Trust Building”

ASEAN Credit Transfer System (ACTS)

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ACTS comprises 3 components

WHAT TO BE DONE ACTS GRADING SCALE

ONLINE LIST of AVAILABLE COURSES >19,000 courses

ONLINE APPLICATION SYSTEM

University of Indonesia hosts “AUN-ACTS Secretariat”

<http://acts.ui.id>

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ACTS WEBSITE

Check available courses

(>19,000 courses)

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ACTS WEBSITE

View courses by country or programme

More than 19,000 available courses (in ASEAN & Japan)

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STEPS OF REGISTRATION

Register to AUN – ACTS System

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• 1. Students can do the online registration by

choosing menu Application -> Apply Now

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• 2. COMPLETE THE APPLY ONLINE FORM AND THEN PRESS

REGISTER BUTTON

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SYSTEM WILL SENT CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION TO YOUR EMAIL, AS SHOW

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ACTS WEBSITE

Login to complete and submit the application.

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AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL AUTHENTICATION, A STUDENT (APPLICANT) HOME PAGE WILL APPEAR AS SHOWN

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REVIEW APPLICATION

To see all the uploaded files, select the Review Application menu as described before. The application will appear as shown

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CONFIRMATION OF ENROLLMENT

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LEARNING AGREEMENT

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ACTS WEBSITE

Student and University can download manual guide on website

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Expansion of AUN-ACTS for student mobility

AUN

Non- AUN

Uni A Uni B Uni C Uni D Uni E Uni A Uni B Uni C Uni D Uni E

Now, Kyoto U and Okayama U. are joining the ACTS and others are interesting to join in the near future.

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ASEAN Quality Assurance

ASEAN Credit Transfer

AQRF

facilitate

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Mobility is the most effective method to start the higher education harmonization process within ASEAN region.

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• work together,
• understand and respect
• ur differences
• Be more flexible and

share our expertise and resource toward one true goal How will we achieve the student mobility with credit transfer?

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<www.aunsec.org>

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