14D - When Diversity Becomes Mainstream – Contextualizing Transnational Curriculum (60mins)
Tracks
D
| Thursday, March 16, 2023 |
| 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM |
| 111A |
Details
In its traditional form, transnational education has been conceptualised as the delivery of a “home” curriculum to a “destination” student body which is presumed to be a relatively homogenous group. However, with the rise of international education hubs such as Singapore, Bangkok and Jakarta, and South-South student mobility, this “destination” student body is becoming increasingly heterogeneous, and, arguably in a sector seeking greater sustainability, this trend will only intensify. The dilemma for the transnational education provider then is how to ensure the “home” curriculum is relevant and meaningful, when the diversity of its “destination” student body well exceeds its “home” (across ethnicity, socio-economic status, language background etc). Through presentation of data and interviews with practitioners across three ASEAN sites, this group session will consider how increasing student diversity is leading to greater local contextualisation of transnational provision in the dimensions of student services, academic content, and teaching styles. The group session will seek to illuminate a fundamental question faced by all transnational educators: is our role to provide a “home” education experience regardless of location or to contextualise the experience to meet the complex demands of highly diverse local student bodies. What is lost and what is gained through deep contextualisation?
Learning Objectives:
At the end of this group session, participants will have gained:
• An understanding of multiple approaches to teaching transnational curriculum to increasingly diverse student populations in Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.
• An ability to reflect upon the multiple factors practitioners consider when adapting and contextualizing curriculum.
• Ideas for institutions to consider in providing and delivering transnational education through exposure to case studies, learning points and recommendations for action.
Target Audience:
Academic staff involved in the provision of transnational education, in particular leads for academic content and curriculum development, teacher training, staff development
Administration staff involved in the provision of transnational education in particular student recruitment, student services, student support
Target Audience Level:
Intermediate
Presenter(s)
Dr Trung Ngo Quang
Vice President
Van Lang University
When Diversity Becomes Mainstream – Contextualizing Transnational Curriculum
1:45 PM - 2:45 PMBiography
Dr. Ngo is the Vice President for International Education. He served as the Dean of faculty of Commerce, cum Head of International Education Institute before his appointment as Vice President.
He has over 10-year experience in teaching as well as management in higher education sector. He obtained his PhD in 2009 from Colorado State University, USA. He was director of FPT School of Business – HCMC, FPT University prior to joining Van Lang University.
He is responsible for implementing the University’s Internationalization Strategy, developing and overseeing its Transnational Education projects and ensuring co- ordination of activities across the faculties.
His research interest includes international economics, export-led growth theory and macroeconomic policy.
Prof Hao Tan
Deputy Head of School - Teaching & Learning and International, Newcastle Business School
University of Newcastle, Australia
When Diversity Becomes Mainstream – Contextualizing Transnational Curriculum
1:45 PM - 2:45 PMBiography
Dr. Hao Tan is Deputy Head of School of Newcastle Business School within the University of Newcastle Australia, overseeing two portfolios of the School including Teaching and Learning of postgraduate programs as well as the international engagements. His research on business education has been published in journals such as Asia Pacific Journal of Management and Management and Organization Review.
Mrs Diah Wihardini
Director, BINUS Global
BINUS University, Indonesia
When Diversity Becomes Mainstream – Contextualizing Transnational Curriculum
1:45 PM - 2:45 PMBiography
Dr Diah Wihardini is the Director of BINUS Global of Bina Nusantara University. As a Fulbright scholar, she completed her PhD at the Graduate School of Education in University of California Berkeley and managed to work as both a graduate student researcher and then a post doctoral scholar at the Berkeley Evaluation and Assessment Research Center.
Chairperson
Hao Tan
Deputy Head of School - Teaching & Learning and International, Newcastle Business School
University of Newcastle, Australia
