Have had a wonderful learning experience moderating the first session on “Leadership transformation and policies at national and institutional level” at the #SEAPolicyDialogue. We have five themed presentations by: Kimtho Po (Institute of Technology of Cambodia), Nurfadhlina Mohd Sharef (Universiti Putra Malaysia), Andri N.R. Mardiah (Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas Republic of Indonesia), Nu Nu Yi (Yangon University of Distance Education), and BI Xiaohan (UNESCO-ICHEI). This was followed by a roundtable discussion panel consisting of: Mak Ngoy (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (Cambodia)), Prof. Dr. Norazah Nordin (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)), Chawin Chantharasenawong (King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok), and Carl Michael F. Odulio (University of the Philippines Diliman).
Reflecting with Indonesia Cyber Education Institute and UNESCO-ICHEI, our main takeaways from this #SEAPolicyDialogue are:
1. GenAI has affected the way we live, work, play and learn. Hence, in order to examine how GenAI could be integrated in higher education, we have to adopt an inter-sectoral perspective.
2. A holistic approach towards GenAI integration has to be adopted at the institutional and national level that include curriculum and assessment, capacity building of the higher education workforce, infrastructure and hardware, student learning support, organization structure, policies and strategies, and internal and external partnerships.
3. GenAI is not about just about making AI more intelligent, more human-liked, and more personalized but it is also about building the capacity of users to use AI more intelligently; afterall, GenAI is user and learner-driven.
4. To improve equity, support of users and learners as they are using GenAI is critical. It is no longer about learning about AI, or learning with AI, but learning how to learn with AI.
5. Policy and regulation are essential for maintaining academic honesty and integrity in the utilization of Gen AI within higher education. It is imperative to establish clear guidelines and standards to guarantee the ethical and responsible use of Gen AI tools. Regulation can effectively address concerns such as plagiarism detection, data privacy, and equitable access to AI tools. Moreover, it can serve as a foundation for educating students and educators on the ethical utilization of AI. Through the implementation of regulations, policymakers can protect academic integrity and ensure that Gen AI enhances the learning experience for every student.
6. Capacity building of the higher education workforce then becomes critical. How do we build such capacity? Through professional development courses by ICE-Institute, IIOE-UNESCO ICHEI, and other agencies/organisations? Or providing opportunities to learn by doing where they learn as they are using the AI? What then is the role of micro-certification?
#SEAPolicyDialogue Prof. Cher Ping Lim, Chief Expert of International Institute of Online Education (IIOE), UNESCO-ICHEI, Chair Professor of Learning Technologies and Innovation at the Education University of Hong Kong, China,香港教育大学 highlighted that "it is crucial to adopt a holistic approach to the integration of AI in higher education, including curriculum reform, capacity building, and advocated learning to learn with AI. Shared best practices and relevant output from the policy dialogue will be included in the regional recommendations for upskilling the higher education workforce."
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MA Student in Planetary Cultural Studies | Specialist in Pedagogy and Didactics | English Language Instructor.
4moGreat opportunity Mr Mohamed Sabour. I hope to be there inchalah.