CREDIT SYSTEM TO FACILITATE FLEXIBLE LEARNING: ASEAN CREDIT TRANSFER - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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? Accessing education in various ways Mode of Pace Place delivery FLEXIBLE MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 2

2. WHY IS THE FLEXIBLE LEARNING IMPORTANT IN HIGHER EDUCATION? Develop graduates with well-equipped Widen skills for changing opportunities world for participation in higher Potentially education enhance student learning MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 3

(World Bank, 2012: Putting Higher Education to Work) Will the university curriculum provide such competencies’ Communication in the mother tongue development? Communication in foreign languages Competence in mathematics Competence in S & T & Digital Competence in social & civic (Global citizen) Learning to learn A sense of initiative & entrepreneurship Cultural awareness & expression 4

3. WHAT ARE THE FACTORS TO PROMOTE FLEXIBLE LEARNING…STUDENT MOBILITY? It depends on the university’s purpose…. -Short course activities Academic -Summer/winter school Knowledge exchange programme -Research collaboration -Cultural Forum Non- Expected Skills -Art/Music/Sport Events academic competencies exchange -Competition/Contest ??? -Volunteer programme Extra- Attitudes curriculum -Community services activities -Internship 5

4. HOW TO PROMOTE STUDENT MOBILITY? - Raising “Internationalization profile” - Enhancing “Expected Student Competencies” - Creating “International Academic Collaboration” University policy Faculty/department Student Benefits to all (programme/project) stakeholders?? Mobility Students’ opportunities - Earning credits from exchange programme - Engaging “International and Intellectual” exchange - Developing “Soft and Social Skills” - Networking with other international friends 6

ASEAN University Network (AUN): Network of leading universities initiated by ASEAN since 1995 MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 7

CHALLENGES: STUDENTS UNIVERSITIES • Appropriate policy, rules and regulations for • Personal interest/family attitudes in supporting credit transfer and/or grade transfer mobility programmme • Infrastructure readiness • Language barrier • Facilitating 21 st Century Education • Financial constraint/support • Student-centred learning • Learning Outcome-base • Limitation of information of mobility Who is real • Etc. programmes beneficiary? • Flexibility needed • Unclear benefit gains from mobility • Content programmes • Choice • Methods • Mobility as apart of learning process • Assessments • Completion routes in supporting mobility • Sustaining mobility 8 MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016

ASEAN Credit Transfer System (ACTS) New Paradigm of student exchange “3 E s” AIMS Established since 2010 • E XPLORING new learning environment • E XPOSING international experience E NHANCING student’s soft skills • Credit earning/transfering • Students’ Intellectual exchange • Benefit Networking among ASEAN friends • with multicultural awareness Enhancing ASEANness • Working together based on “Quality Assurance” and “Trust Building” MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 9

WHAT TO BE DONE ACTS comprises 3 components ONLINE ONLINE ACTS GRADING LIST of AVAILABLE APPLICATION SCALE COURSES SYSTEM >19,000 courses University of Indonesia hosts “AUN - ACTS Secretariat” <http://acts.ui.id> 10 MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016

Check available courses ACTS WEBSITE (>19,000 courses) MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 11

View courses by country or ACTS WEBSITE programme More than 19,000 available courses (in ASEAN & Japan) MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 12

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STEPS OF REGISTRATION Register to AUN – ACTS System MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 14

1. Students can do the online registration by choosing menu Application -> Apply Now MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 15

2. COMPLETE THE APPLY ONLINE FORM AND THEN PRESS REGISTER BUTTON MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 16

SYSTEM WILL SENT CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION TO YOUR EMAIL, AS SHOW MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 17

Login to complete and ACTS WEBSITE submit the application. MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 18

AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL AUTHENTICATION, A STUDENT (APPLICANT) HOME PAGE WILL APPEAR AS SHOWN MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 19

REVIEW APPLICATION To see all the uploaded files, select the Review Application menu as described before. The application will appear as shown MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 20

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CONFIRMATION OF ENROLLMENT MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 22

LEARNING AGREEMENT MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 23

Student and University can ACTS WEBSITE download manual guide on website MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 24

Expansion of AUN-ACTS for student mobility Non- AUN AUN Uni A Uni A Uni B Uni B Uni C Uni C Uni D Uni D Uni E Uni E Now, Kyoto U and Okayama U. are joining the ACTS and others are interesting to 25 join in the near future. MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016

Mobility is the most effective method to start the higher education harmonization process within ASEAN region. AQRF facilitate ASEAN Credit Transfer ASEAN Quality Assurance 26 MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016

How will we achieve the student mobility with credit transfer?  work together,  understand and respect our differences  Be more flexible and share our expertise and resource toward one true goal MQA INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR 18 OCT 2016 27

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