Organised by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak and supported by Business Events Sarawak
The disruption in learning has exposed deep education inequalities in the country's education system and the education system's capacity. As the burden of COVID-19 does not fall equally, there is a disproportionate effect on students who already experience barriers to accessing education. Such disruption calls for technological innovation from educators to focus on the most accessible technologies and methods to suit the diverse student demographic and education context.
Organised by Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak, this conference aims to respond to the emergent needs in education. The conference is committed to exploring scholarly practice, original research and research-informed innovations that enhance student success during the pandemic and beyond. Thus, we invite delegates to discuss and deliberate interactively through this three-day hybrid conference on a broad range of areas in education.
The conference will be organised as a hybrid conference, with an expected capacity of 200 face-to-face participants and up to 500 online participants. The hybrid format of this conference will allow for a unique experience as conference delegates will be able to attend keynotes, paper presentations, poster presentations and workshops either in person or online.
We invite participants within Sarawak to join face to face while local and international participants are most welcomed to join us online. The face-to-face conference will be held at Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (Day 1) and Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak (Day 2 & 3) while being hosted simultaneously on Zoom.
The conference will be held from 14 – 16 December 2021.
Our objective of the conference is to continue to work toward improving the standard of the international community of educational researchers, scholars, and practitioners by introducing them to the latest trends, developments, and challenges in the education field and sharing best practices while addressing the theme: “Digital technology in education, navigating education during COVID-19 and beyond”.
Offer perspectives on how both teacher educators and student teachers coped with this context
Highlight the opportunities for programme improvement
Reflection on the theory and practice nexus
Thus our 3-day conference welcomes submission of a presentation / poster / creative teacher workshop / full paper on a topic that ties to one of the following tracks:
Datu Dr. Adi Badiozaman Tuah
Director
Biro Perkhidmatan Pendidikan, Majlis Islam Sarawak
Prof. Ida Fatimawati Badiozaman
Executive Dean, Research
Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak
Asscociate Professor Dr. Jonathan
Newton
Victoria University of Wellington
Associate Professor Dr. Souba
Rethinasamy
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Professor Ts. Dr. Ruslan Abdul Rahim
Rektor, Akademi Seni Budaya dan Warisan Kebangsaan (ASWARA)
Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya Malaysia
Associate Professor Therese Keane
Deputy Chair, Faculty of Health, Arts Design
Swinburne University, Australia
Associate Professor Ts. Tan Chin
Ike
Chairperson at Game Development Council of Malaysia and Head of School, Computing and
Creative
Media, UOW, Malaysia
Professor Dr. Malachi Edwin Vethamani
Emeritus Professor
University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus
Eric Charles Hawkinson
Associate
Professor of Learning Design and Technology, School of Global Engagement
Kyoto
University of
Foreign Studies