The 14th ASEF Classroom Network Conference (#ASEFClassNet14) brought together over 100 participants including policy-makers, scholars, pedagogical experts, education leaders and innovative secondary, high and vocational school teachers from 45 ASEM countries. Through panel discussions and lectures from experts on the topic, the participants enriched their understanding of gender and participated in debates and discussions to […]
Learning Beyond Boundaries
Theory Meets Practice: Teacher Training in the Digital Era
More than 100 researchers, teacher trainers, and secondary, vocational and high school teachers from over 40 ASEM Countries gathered on 8 – 11 September 2017 in Zug, Switzerland at the ASEM LLL Hub & 13th ASEF ClassNet Conference Theory Meets Practice: Teacher Training in the Digital Era. Participants explored and identified competencies of Adult Educators […]
Coding for Education
Over 100 teachers from 74 schools in 38 ASEM partner countries gathered to share good practices and received practical training from business and government representatives on the use of coding, web-based tools, and other technology in secondary and high-school education. A variety of expert talks and panel discussions on “Coding, Technology and its possible Application” […]
Creative Classrooms Go 4G: Teach Green, Learn Green, Act Green, Live Green
87 teachers and 6 student representatives from 31 ASEM partner countries participated in the conference that encouraged the integration of ICT, art and local culture into environmental education and action within and beyond the classroom. The conference was held in conjunction with the official launch of the ASEF Green Action Exhibition, which aimed to raise […]
Apps in Asian and European Classrooms! Unleashing Educational Creativity
109 educators and students from 33 ASEM partner countries learnt and shared ways of bringing new technologies into their classrooms to nurture creativity. The conference opened with inspiring introductory presentations by Mr Ciarán Cannon, TD Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills, and Mr Denis Cummins, President, Dundalk Institute of Technology. Over […]
Climate Change and Biodiversity: How They Are Connected and the Impact of Biodiversity Loss in the Community in Asia and Europe
In conjunction with the 2010 “International Year for Biodiversity”, 84 participants from 50 schools across 28 ASEM partner countries participated to learn the value of, and methods for, promoting biodiversity conservation in their respective communities. Following presentations on “Environment and Sustainable Development in India and Indonesia”, teachers participated in workshops on “Capacity Building in the […]
The Impact of Climate Change and Sustainable Development Within the School Community in Asia and Europe
77 teachers from 55 schools across Asia and Europe gathered to learn from experts and share their understanding of climate change and sustainable development, with a view to integrating this subject with ICT in their classrooms. Following presentations from numerous experts, including Ms Bodil Ullerup, Secretary General of the Danish National Commission of UNESCO, participants […]
Achievements, Visibility and Sustainability of the Asia-Europe Classroom Network
80 secondary and high school teachers and educators from 63 schools across 24 ASEM partner countries to learn from experts and share their experiences of developing intercultural understanding through the use of ICT in their classrooms Introductory presentations were given by the Hon. Dato’ Alimuddin Haji Mohd. Dom, Director General of Education, Ministry of Education, […]
Building an Asia-Europe Online Network for Secondary and High Schools
The achievements of the ASEF Classroom Network were plain to see at this edition of the conference, in which 80 secondary and high school teachers and educators from 28 ASEM partner countries participated. During this focal annual face-to-face ASEF ClassNet event, participants considered the ever-growing online activities of ASEF ClassNet. With expert speakers and practical […]
New Technologies – A Major Catalyst for Greater Learning?
80 secondary and high school teachers and educators from 23 ASEM partner countries in Asia and Europe gathered to see new education technologies transforming learning. This opportunity to learn from educational technology experts and share their use of ICT in the classroom encouraged reflection on the role of the teacher in this digital era. During […]
Use and Integration of Infocomm Technology in Education: A Pedagogical Vision or Horror?
More than 50 secondary and high school teachers and educators from across ASEM partner countries actively participated in learning from educational technology experts and sharing their use of ICT in the classroom. Reflecting on the emergent reality in which ICT was being increasingly integrated into the educational process, teachers considered how information strategies within their […]
Comparative Perspectives on Education and Professional Enrichment
68 secondary and high school teachers and educators from 14 ASEM partner countries participated in the largest ASEF ClassNet conference to date. Through a blend of workshops, visits and plenary sessions, participants engaged with the latest ICT education trends and the challenges of education in multi-cultural societies, before practically considering the resulting pedagogical opportunities. Participants […]
The Role of Educational Co-operation in the Strengthening the Foundations of the Asia-Europe Partnership in the 21st Century
55 secondary and high school teachers and educators from 16 countries across Asia and Europe gathered to learn from experts and share experiences of developing intercultural understanding through the use of ICT in their classrooms. Building on good practice in Asia and Europe, participants reflected on the new opportunities for co-operation as a result of […]
First Asia-Europe Classroom International Teachers Conference
63 like-minded high school teachers from 18 ASEM partner countries with a desire to develop cross-cultural exchanges and ways of using the Internet as an education tool convened at the 1st ASEF Classroom Network Conference. Introduced by the Asia-Europe Foundation, this new network participated in an interactive conference which combined plenary sessions, working groups and […]