The 13th Higher Education International Conference on Education Innovation and Teaching Quality Assurance in the Post-Pandemic Era

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Professor Jianxin Zhang

President, Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN)

Ms. Vicki Stott

Chief Executive, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), United Kingdom

Professor João Guerreiro

President, Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES), Portugal

Dr. Jagannath Patil

Chairperson, Asia Pacific Quality Register (APQR)
& Former President, Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN)

Important dates

10/15

Deadline for submission

11/03

Notification of acceptance

11/10

Confirmation of participation

11/12-20

Registration for participation
(for non-presenter)

11/22-23

Online conference

More detailed information will be provided in future notices.

Programme

2021/11/22 (MON) 16:00–18:30 (UTC+8, Macao Local Time)	Opening Ceremon & Keynote Sessions 開幕式及主題演講	ZOOM 在線會議平台

2021/11/22 (MON) 18:30–20:30 (UTC+8, Macao Local Time)	Parallel Sessions 1-3 分組報告1-3	ZOOM 在線會議平台

2021/11/23 (TUE) 15:00–17:00 (UTC+8, Macao Local Time)	Parallel Sessions 4-6 分組報告4-6	ZOOM 在線會議平台

Keynote Sessions 2021/11/22 (MON) 16:00–18:30 (UTC+8, Macao Local Time)
Quality Assurance Is Decisive for Higher Education Professor João Guerreiro President, Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES), Portugal
Quality and Mobility Beyond Borders: Exploring Innovations in the New Normal Dr Jagannath Patil Chairperson, Asia Pacific Quality Register (APQR) & Former President, Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN)
Innovation in Quality Assurance in the Post-Pandemic Era Ms Vicki Stott Chief Executive, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), United Kingdom
The Development of APQN Standard for Online-Teaching Quality Assurance Professor Jianxin Zhang President, Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN)

Parallel Session 1 (English Session) 2021/11/22 (MON) 18:30-20:30 (UTC+8, Macao Local Time)
1.1	Improving the Recognition of TNE Qualifications Through International and Independent Quality Assurance Fabrizio Trifiro Head of Quality Benchmark Services, Ecctis/UK ENIC
1.2	Education Innovation and Teaching Quality Assurance in the Post-Pandemic Era: Outcome-Based Teaching and Learning Carmen Chik Superintendent, Learning Services, School of Specialised Learning, Hong Kong Police College
1.3	Effectiveness of Portfolio Assessment via Turnitin Feedback Studio under New Normal Condition Faiz M.M.T. Marikar Director, Staff Development Centre, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
1.4	Challenges and Quality Assurance of Distance Learning Mode During the COVID-19 Pandemic Fahad Anwar¹, Usama Rashed², Syed M.T.Z. Jaffery³ ¹ Assistant Professor, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad ² Assistant Director Quality Assurance, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad ³ Deputy Director Quality Assurance, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad
1.5	Making Use of Teachers’ Expertise in Changed Online Education to Maintain Quality in Teaching and Learning David W. Sansom Deputy-Director, MPI-Bell Centre of English, Macao Polytechnic Institute

Parallel Session 2 (English Session) 2021/11/22 (MON) 18:30-20:30 (UTC+8, Macao Local Time)
2.1	Perceived Difficulties for Online Learning Intention: A Study From Sri Lankan Students Nilusha Dilshani¹, Sooriya Mudalige N. Praveeni², S.D.Y.N. Karunarathne³, Akila J. Herath¹ ¹ Senior Lecturer, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka ² Lecturer (Probationary), Wayamba University of Sri Lanka ³ Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
2.2	Application of Information Technology in Teaching and Learning Improvement at the Lahore School of Economics Amberin Tanveer¹, Syeda A. Amjad² ¹ Director, Quality Enhancement Cell, Lahore School of Economics ² Assistant Director, Quality Enhancement Cell, Lahore School of Economics
2.3	THEQC’s International Evaluator Training Program in the Midst of Pandemic M. Dilek Avsaroglu¹, Erdem Sariaydin¹, Salih Bardakci¹, Buket Akkoyunlu², Sina Ercan³, Aslihan Nasir³, Sibel Aksu Yildirim⁴, Muzaffer Elmas⁵ ¹ Academic Expert, Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC) ² Academic Consultant, Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC) ³ Council Member, Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC) ⁴ Vice-President, Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC) ⁵ President, Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC)
2.4	Using Credit Level Descriptors to Assess Student Professional Ability - A Case Study From Macao Zhimin Luo Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences and Sports, Macao Polytechnic Institute
2.5	A Combined Learning Development and Experience Nyamjaw Tsegmed¹, Saranzaya Enkhbayar² ¹ Professor and Design Teacher, Ikh Zasag International University ² English Teacher, Ikh Zasag International University

Parallel Session 3 (Chinese Session 中文場) 2021/11/22 (MON) 18:30-20:30 (UTC+8, Macao Local Time)
3.1	音樂教師的角色轉變及其對音樂教師教育的影響 Baisheng Dai 代百生 Professor and Programme Coordinator of Bachelor of Arts in Music, School of Arts, Macao Polytechnic Institute 澳門理工學院藝術高等學校教授及音樂學士學位課程主任
3.2	後疫情時代果效為本的教學互動研究 Xin Dong 董馨 Head of the Teaching and Research Section & Disciplines leaders, Zhuhai College of Science and Technology 珠海科技學院教授及教研室主任
3.3	以雙軌制教學實踐探索後疫情時代高校教學模式的轉型 Mengyao Jin 金夢瑤 Lecturer, Department of Chinese Language Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong 香港教育大學中國語言學系講師
3.4	果效為本的教與學：跨年級與學科的協同合作 Fung Lin Yuen 阮鳳蓮、Ki Fai Yeung 楊琦暉 Lecturer, Macao Polytechnic Institute 澳門理工學院講師

Parallel Session 4 (English Session) 2021/11/23 (TUE) 15:00-17:00 (UTC+8, Macao Local Time)
4.1	Data Providing and Analysis System of Japanese Higher Education Institutions Masaaki Ida Professor, National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE)
4.2	Learning Motivation Changes in the Post COVID-19 Pandemic Era – Evidences of Accounting Programme in Macau Chun Cheong Fong Associate Professor, Macao Polytechnic Institute
4.3	Learner Perceptions on Semantic Mapping as a Pleasurable Way to Acquire Lexis During Reading Instruction Sajeewani A. Fernando Senior Lecturer, Department of English Language Teaching, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
4.4	Analysis of Students’ Attitude Changes Towards E-learning Gantsetseg Sanjmyatav¹, Sumiya Tuvdennyam¹, Oyun-Erdene Erdenebileg² ¹ Associate Professor, Department of Foreign Languages, Mandakh University ² Senior Lecturer, Department of Foreign Languages, Mandakh University
4.5	Bangladeshi Private University Students’ Satisfaction With Online Teaching and Learning Jude William R. Genilo¹, Sarkar Barbaq Quarmal², Mohammad Aminul Islam³ ¹ Director, Institutional Quality Assurance Cell, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh ² Assistant Professor, Media Studies and Journalism Department, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh ³ Lecturer, Media Studies and Journalism Department, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh

Parallel Session 5 (English Session) 2021/11/23 (TUE) 15:00-17:00 (UTC+8, Macao Local Time)
5.1	Post-Pandemic Scenarios for External Quality Assurance in Higher Education Jeanette H. Baird¹, Alison E. Baird² ¹ Honorary Senior Fellow, LH Martin Institute, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne ² Professor of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
5.2	The Right to Disconnect: Prospects in South Asian Higher Education Institutions in the Post-Pandemic Era Nashia Ajaz Lecturer, Fatima Jinnah Women University
5.3	Relationships Have Value, the Impact of Leader Member Exchange on Affective Commitment: Case Study of Vocational Institute Teachers From Pakistan Naveed Anwar¹, Badar Z. Quershi² ¹ Assistant Professor, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST) Larkana Campus ² Ph.D. Scholar, IQRA University Karachi
5.4	Self-Assessment of Higher Education Institutional Blended Learning Practice in Mongolia Batdulam Sukhbaatar¹, Oyunchimeg Battumur1, Yanjmaa Ochirbat², Soyolmaa Bavuudorj³ ¹ Senior Specialist, Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA) ² Vice-chairperson and Director of Secretariat Office, Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA) ³ Advisor for Internal Monitoring, Mongolian National Council for Education Accreditation (MNCEA)
5.5	Education or Edutainment? Crisis and Opportunity in a Post-Pandemic World of Educational Technology Adrian J. Davis Associate Professor, Macao Polytechnic Institute

Parallel Session 6 (Chinese Session 中文場) 2021/11/23 (TUE) 15:00-17:00 (UTC+8, Macao Local Time)
6.1	標準參照評估應該是怎樣的 Hongfeng Zhang 張紅峰 Associate Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Macao Polytechnic Institute 澳門理工學院人文及社會科學高等學校副教授
6.2	公共管理心理學混合式教學模式改革研究——以“雨課堂”線上下教學中的應用為例 Haiwei Jia 賈海薇¹、Wenwen Zhang 張雯聞²、Xinshan Jia 賈昕珊³ ¹ Professor, School of Public Administration, South China Agricultural University 華南農業大學公共管理學院教授 ² Associate Professor, School of Public Administration, South China Agricultural University 華南農業大學公共管理學院副教授 ³ Assistant Professor, School of Public Administration, South China Agricultural University 華南農業大學公共管理學院講師
6.3	高校混合式教學質量評價的文獻綜述 Yayou Ying 應雅優 Research Institute of Higher Education, Yunnan University 雲南大學高等教育研究院
6.4	運用教練技術提升實習果效：一個嶄新的思路 Shuang Liu 劉爽 Lecturer, Centre for Gaming and Tourism Studies, Macao Polytechnic Institute 澳門理工學院博彩旅遊教學及研究中心講師
6.5	數位學習對傳統高等教育教與學的衝擊 Chun-Chi Chih 池俊吉 Chief of Evaluation and Training Division, Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT) 台灣高等教育評鑑中心評鑑與培訓組主任

Registration for Participation

If you are interested in attending the conference, please fill in the following online registration form.
Registration for participation is free.

Registration Period: November 12^th to 20^th, 2021

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About the organisers

Macao Polytechnic Institute (MPI) is a public tertiary institution in Macao. It offers a number of undergraduate and joint postgraduate programmes, which are all practically oriented, in an extensive range of academic areas. MPI has long upheld the principles of student-centeredness and quality teaching, endeavouring to continuously improve teaching and learning quality. Since 2011, MPI has started passing programme accreditation or validation of its bachelor’s degree programmes by accreditation agencies of international standing and professional organisations. In 2014, MPI has successfully passed an Institutional Review by the Quality Assurance Agency, UK, becoming the first higher education institution in Macao with a successful international Institutional Review. In 2015 and again in 2017, MPI were awarded APQN Quality Award twice, the first higher education institution in Hong Kong and Macao to receive such international recognition. The Institute hosts an international conference on teaching and learning quality assurance in higher education every year to keep abreast of the latest development in the field of quality assurance, providing a platform for scholars and practitioners to learn the good practices of institutions worldwide in order to continuously optimise their quality assurance systems.

Asia-Pacific Quality Network

The Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) is a non-governmental and non-profit network with 241 members from 42 countries and territories. Its aim is “to enhance the quality of higher education in the Asia-Pacific Region through strengthening the work of quality assurance both internal and external organisations and extending the cooperation amongst each other” for its ultimate goal of "Dissolving Boundaries for a Quality Region". Since APQN’s inception in 2003, it has been continuously fighting “to enhance the quality of higher education”. After the 17-year development, APQN has become the largest and the most influential international organisation in this Region. It has played a crucial role in improving the quality assurance mechanism, exchanging theory and practice experiences, promoting substantive co-operations among members and establishing quality platforms of APQR, APQL, Consultants and others in this Region.

Enquiries

For any enquiries, please contact the Conference Organising Committee at:

Address:	Teaching and Learning Centre, Macao Polytechnic Institute, Rua de Luís Gonzaga Gomes, Macao SAR, China
Email:	heconf@ipm.edu.mo
Tel:	+853-8599 6531 / 6193