1. Maneerat Sawasdiwat Na Ayutthaya, Ph.D. Associate Professor Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi (www.rmutt.ac.

th) Committee Chief, Translation, Interpretation, Sign Language of the National Language Policy Academic Member, the Royal Institute President, the Association of Asian Translation Industry (Cambodia, China, Hong Kong-China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam) 2. Russ Emmerson TEEC Australia

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E-learning Demo

Learning in "educational situation is the interaction of individuals and materials in particular environments for educational purposes. -- Dewey (1859-1952) Learning is dynamic and interactive, regardless of the setting in which it occurs. --New England Association of Schools and Colleges (2004)

"e-learning means the delivery of learning with the assistance of interactive electronic technology whether offline or online (2001). The concept of interactive is more global (from teacher-books students- to outer world).

Concerned by the tendency to polarize learning into two distinct categories; either face-to-face or e-learning, key experts in the U.S. and Europe have identified the blended learning approach as the 21st century model for education which will replace the outdated industrial-age factory model. Blended learning is simply the combination of online and face-to-face teaching in a way that recognizes the positive relationship between the two approaches and promotes the tailoring of learning environments to the unique requirements of organizations, teachers and students.

Garrison &Vaughan (2008) define blended learning as the thoughtful fusion of face-toface and online learning experiences which stresses the need for careful consideration of traditional approaches when reinventing learning and teaching approaches for the new educational landscape.

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Face-to-Face Instruction Using Supplementary Online Resources Rotation of Online and Conventional Classes Online Learning with Teacher Support Self-Directed Blended Learning Online Learning Lab Remote (Distance) Learning with Occasional Face-to Face Interaction Virtual Classroom

1. Philippines announced that they would provide all school children with a locally produced educational tablet computer known as the Rizal Tablet in 2016. 2. Thai government announced their plans to give every child (5 million)in grades 1-6 a tablet computer in 2012. 3. Malaysia will equip 5.4 million schoolchildren with tablets in 10 years (2013-2025) via 4G connectivity National Virtual Learning Platform. 4. Singapores Ministry of Education (MOE) deployed 120,000 devices to 351 schools (2012)

Malaysia launched the Malaysia Education Online (MEdO) national online learning portal. The goal of their new National e-Learning Policy is to have 30% of all higher education courses delivered online by 2015. For distance learning at the Open University of Malaysia now having over 90,000 online students. The Thailand Cyber University Project is a governmentfunded consortium of 43 education institutions, NGOs, government agencies, and companies. As of June 2012, it provides over 300 free online courses and reaches over 170,000 students. Other projects focus on English proficiency: Vietnam, Thailand, etc.

Organisations : adequate technological

resources, organizational readiness, motivated stakeholders, good communication and feedback channels, localized rather than following a generic approach, Regular performance evaluations Teachers : professional development, communities of practice, fears of loss of control, impact on teachers workloads

Students: Assess readiness for student-

centred, understand the blended learning process, sense of responsibility for autonomous learning and time management skills Pedagogy : understanding of the blend of the online and physical learning environments, attention to instructional design for online environments as well as new blended learning models (not only add technology), strong integration between the face-to-face and elearning environments, teacher allocating time during face-to-face sessions to provide feedback on the quality of online assignments and discussions.

Comparative studies on new technologies and their integration with face-to-face learning environments, Best practices, etc. Establishment of E-learning Center for the ASEAN Community based in Thailand.

The 13 countries/region have joined the Association in alphabetical order (November 2012): 1. China (Judy Zhang) Hong Kong, China (Hong Jiang, Chan Tak Leo) 2. Cambodia (Saeng Sopagna) 3. Japan (G-Com Yoshiki) 4. India (Ravi Kumar) 5. Indonesia (Benny Hoed) 6. Laos (Thongsavanh Khammanichanh, Sengfa Holanouphab) 7. Malaysia (Marvin Yap, Hasuria Che Omar) 8. Myanmar (Kyaw Swa Win) 9. Nepal (Shital Bhandary) 10. Philippines (Smuel Caezar S Porcalla and Lawrence Platon) 11. Thailand (Maneerat Sawasdiwat Na Ayutthaya) 12.Vietnam (Tuan Dinh Khac)

THANK YOU. maneerat@cpe.rmutt.ac.th russ@teec.biz