July 24 & 25, 2015,

University of St. La Salle

Bacolod City, Negros
Occidental
About the Conference
The Asian University Digital Resource Network celebrates its 6th year with an international
conference on local knowledge amidst the challenges of the ASEAN integration
initiative that is expected to impact member nations by the end of 2015. The myriad
facets of formal education among Southeast Asian nations are faced with the need to
realign systems and processes, curricula and teaching strategies including the medium
of instruction to a unified level of acceptable standards within the region. This
conference will raise important issues and discuss challenges affecting students,
teachers, and academic institutions in their pursuit for opportunities to competitively
engage and actively contribute to the global economy and a more integrated
international community. Emphasis shall focus on the need for the integration of local
knowledge in the academic curriculum and the matter of building national identity
and pride as well as creating an ASEAN socio-cultural community, in the face of this
regional integration.
Topic strands will revolve around pedagogy, andragogy, and heutagogy; the
revitalized secondary education; student competencies in higher education; and the
educational systems across Southeast Asia.
Conference Strands
Pedagogy, Andragogy, and Heutagogy
Culture-based Teaching Strategies
Constructivism, Social Learning, and Social Networks
English as the Medium of Instruction in Southeast Asia
Mother Tongue-based Primary Education
Local knowledge and E-Learning
Revitalized Secondary Education
Contextualized Curriculum for Grades 11 & 12
Vocational-Technical Skills for the Global Economy
STEAM (Science, Technology, English, Arts, and Mathematics)
Academic Competencies in Higher Education
21st Century Teacher Competencies in Higher Education
21st Century Student Competencies in Higher Education
Educational Systems across Southeast Asia
Kindergarten plus 12 Years
Challenges in Educational Management and Administration
The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community

Call for Participation

Open invitation is given to all who are interested in local knowledge and how higher
education institutions can utilize this framework in dealing with the challenges of the
ASEAN integration. You may visit the conference web page at http://bit.ly/1bObEsl for
registration or email the conference secretariat at lkaudrnasean2015@gmail.com for
queries. The registration fee of Three Thousand Pesos (P3,000) for local participants and
One Hundred Dollars (US$100) for international participants shall cover access to the
plenary and breakout sessions of the two-day conference, digital conference materials
to be downloaded from the website, and meals.
Conference Secretariat
Katherine Maguad
Program Officer, University of St. La Salle
Email: kath@usls.edu.ph
Telephone: +639428131213; +6334-4350508 (telefax)
Cleo Grace Hinaut
Research Director, West Negros University
Email: rdeownu2014@gmail.com; hinautcleograce@gmail.com
Telephone: +639084719022; +639163750458
Sheila Lo Dingcong
Program Associate, Miriam College
Email: sheilalodingcong@gmail.com; sdingcong@mc.edu.ph
Telephone: +63920-2577491; +632-4354754 (telefax)

Permanent Secretariat: Miriam College

Katipunan Road, Loyola Heights, Quezon
City, Philippines 1108
Telephone Phone: 5805400 loc 1121 and
4354754; website: http://people.audrn.net