SUSS SoTL Symposium 2024


Synopsis

Higher education has been grappling with consecutive disruptions, ranging from the recent pandemic-induced shift to online learning to the proliferation of generative AI tools. These unforeseen interruptions have triggered immediate reactions in the form of short-term measures to manage their effects. However, imperative, decisive and prompt actions to manage the impact of such disruptions should be done against a set of enduring goals of education and principles of learning.  

 

Against this backdrop, the theme "Sustainable Learning in Education: What Should Remain and What Should Change" has never been more pertinent. This symposium provides a platform for stakeholders in higher education to deliberate and discuss what aspects of learning should be sustained and what should change. Anchored on the concept of "sustainable learning in education", the theme emphasises learning as the enduring resource in this global time of change (Adar Ben-Eliyahu, 2021). Drawing from this concept, we propose four enduring principles of learning, underpinned by self-regulated learning to guide our navigation amidst continual changes, namely, continuous learning, independent and collaborative learning, active learning, and transferability.  

 

At this symposium, we invite educators of tertiary institutions and teaching and learning professionals in the industry to join our invited scholars in education in sharing their experiences, perspectives, and ideas on sustainable learning in education in navigating a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world. This symposium will be a unique opportunity to engage in productive discourse on what should change and what should remain as we approach present and future challenges in education.   

 

Objectives 

  1. Showcase research and practices aligned with the enduring principles of learning
  2. Promote education research as an essential component of academic excellence and professional development
  3. Foster a culture of inquiry and innovation among the SUSS community and beyond
  4. Identify the challenges and opportunities in a changing landscape of education and work 


Day 1 - 26 November 2024

 Time

 Programme 

8.00 am

Breakfast and Registration

 9.00 am

Opening Ceremony

 9.30 am

Panel Discussion

Title: Sustainable Learning in Education: Exploring Implications and New Directions

 10.30 am

 

Billboard Time/Tea/Networking

11.00 am

Keynote 1 by Dr Park Jonghwi

Academic Programme Officer; Head, Innovation and Education, United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability

 12.00 pm

 

Lunch

 1.00 pm

Keynote 2 by Professor Pierre Dillenboug 

Associate Vice-President for Education; Vice-President, Academic Affairs, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

 2.00 pm

Billboard Time

 2.30 pm

Tea/Networking

 3.00 pm

 

Breakout sessions

 

Day 1 - 27 November 2024

Time

Programme 

8.00 am

Breakfast and Registration

 9.00 am

Keynote 3 by Professor Peter Reimann 

Professor of Education, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; Co-Director, Centre for Research on Learning & Innovation, University of Sydney 

 10.00 am

Tea 

 10.45 am

Workshops

1.15 pm

 

Lunch 

 2.15 pm

Innovative Showcase & Talking Circles

(Concurrent sessions)

 3.15 pm

Tea/Networking

 

 4.00 pm

Keynote 4 by Professor Cheah Horn Mun 

Dean, College of Interdisciplinary & Experiential Learning; Advisor, Teaching & Learning Centre, Singapore University of Social Sciences 

 5.00 pm

Closing Remarks by A/Prof Calvin Chan 

 

Contact Us

You may contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions about the event. 
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