Series: International Skills Forum 9th International Skills Forum: Reimagining Education and Skills Development for a New Normal 23 to 27 August 2021 The International Skills Forum is ADB’s flagship event in education that is held every two years. In 2021, the 9th International Skills Forum highlighted approaches to: Improving learning for all at scale; Preparing learners with better employability and 21st-century skills; and Forging smart partnerships to reimagine education reforms for a new normal drawing on lessons learned from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Objectives The forum aimed to: Showcase transformational practices in K–12, technical and vocational education and training, and higher education to ensure learning and employability; Bring together representatives from government, private sector, and other development partners involved in education and training to present innovative good practices; Ensure skills development is guided by evidence; Inspire experts and developing member country counterparts, and promote collaboration with key stakeholders to incorporate new approaches to design and implement innovative projects and programs in education and training. The Program and full Agenda can be accessed here. Program and Learning Materials 23 August 2021 24 August 2021 25 August 2021 26 August 2021 27 August 2021 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Webinar Recording Plenary Video This video featured Welcome Remarks and Keynote Addresses. Opening Plenary Opening Remarks Bambang Susantono Introduction Forum Objectives and Introduction Brajesh Panth, Chief of Education Sector Group, ADB Keynote Address How to Reimagine Education and Skills Development in an Age of Uncertainty and Technological Disruption? H.E. Nadiem Anwar Makarim, Minister of Education of Indonesia Panel Discussion Future of Education (Power of Convergence) Featuring the Yidan Prize Foundation Council of Luminaries Video Webinar Recording: Future of Education (Power of Convergence) Featuring the Yidan Prize Foundation Council of Luminaries This panel discussion featured Yidan Council of Luminaries on Future of Education and Reimagining Education Presentation 1 Convergence of Brain Science with Education Patricia Kuhl Presentation 2 Convergence of Psychology with Education with Growth Mindset Carol Dweck Presentation 3 Convergence of Digital Education from High Resource Context to Scale/Mainstream to Low Resource Context Anant Agarwal Presentation 4 Convergence of Research and Evidence with Practice Erum Mariam Video Webinar Recording: Educating Girls to Create a Green, Resilient, and Equal World How can we support girls and young women to gain the required skills in the transition to a greener and more resilient world? This session will… Presentation 1 Educating Girls to Create a Green, Resilient, and Equal World Presentation 2 Investing in Girls' STEM and Digital Skills Sheeba Herma Video Webinar Recording: Skilling Asia's Healthcare Workforce Almost all countries in Asia and the Pacific, irrespective of their level of development, have embraced the goal of working towards Universal Health… Presentation 1 Skilling Asia's Healthcare Workforce (before the pandemic) Eduardo Banzon Presentation 2 Skilling Asia Asia-Pacific's Healthcare Workforce: The Global Backdrop James Buchan Presentation 3 Health Workforce Challenges and Interventions: Thailand’s Experiences Nonglak Pagaiya Video Webinar Recording: Towards Universal Digital Access in Education: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic and Future Strategies This session reviews the current state of broadband Internet access to schools and students and the global, regional, and national efforts to close… Presentation 1 Giga: An initiative to Connect Every School to the Internet Samantha O’Riordan Presentation 2 Telenor Group Manisha Dogra Presentation 3 Digital Access in Education: Lessons Learned from Indonesia Yudho Giri Sucahyo Video Webinar Recording: Entrepreneurship in the Futhaure of Agriculture With the international community and countries speeding up their responses to the challenges of agricultural development and current threats,… Presentation 1 Introduction to the Korean Startup Policies Young-Tae Kim Presentation 2 KU Experience: Empowering Entrepreneurial Skills for the Agricultural Sector Chutima Waisarayutt Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Keynote Address Evidence-Driven Ed-Tech Karthik Muralidharan Keynote Address Reimagining Education through Technology: An Ecosystem Lens Gouri Gupta Video Webinar Recording: Keynote Address on Reimagining Education through Adaptive Learning: Evidence and Implications on Scaling Up Quality and Equity Panel Discussion Webinar Recording: Panel Discussion: Transformational Digital Learning—Insights and Reflections Presentation 1 Transformational Digital Learning Learning— Insights and Reflections on Student Assessment Carmen Strigel Presentation 2 Digital Education Readiness Index Toolkit and Framework - Ecosystem Approach to Education Technology Adoptions Jian Jeffrey Xu Presentation 3 Technology Education Madhav Chavan Presentation 4 A Case for a Systems Approach to EdTech Akanksha Bapna Video Education Innovations: Lasse Leponiemi, Co-Founder, Executive Director, HundrEd (FIN) Presentation Education Innovations Lasse Leponiemi Video Webinar Recording: Assistive Technology for Education Presentation Assistive Technology for Education Eric Ju Yoon Kim, CEO & Co-Founder of Dot Inc. (RoK) Video Webinar Recording: Responding to COVID 19 Teacher Professional Development Responding to COVID-19: Teacher Professional Development: Vignesh Naidu, Director, Operations, The HEAD Foundation and Carmela Oracion, Ateneo Center… Presentation Responding to COVID-19: Teacher Professional Development Vignesh Naidu, Carmela Oracion Video Good Practice in STEM education The first part of the session shares some best practices in STEM education as well as some of the key findings from an ADB-funded study to map the… Presentation 1 Introduction to STEAM Turku Model Matti Mäkelä , Niina Salonen Presentation 2 General Findings from STEM Education Study in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Cambodia R. Subramaniam, John Denny Video Webinar Recording: Panel Discussion on Assessment Platforms Panel Discussion on Assessment Platforms Moderator: Kevin Corbin, Education Specialist (Skills Development), ADB Speakers: Frank van… Presentation 1 All Children Learning Assessment Platform (ACLAP) Frank van Cappelle Presentation 2 Presentation on Formative Assessment App - Tangerine: Teach in Kyrgyzstan Aikynai Yusupova Presentation 3 Digital Skills Assessment Framework for Life -Long Learning Yuhyun Park Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Keynote Address Webinar Recording: Skills Development or Human Transformation? Panel Discussion Future of Skills and Jobs in the Context of Technological Disruption Video Webinar Recording: Future of Skills and Jobs in the Context of Technological Disruption Lightning Talk/Setting the Stage TVET-based Start-up Ideation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship: Institutionally or Nationally? Presentation Speakers Ben Ong, Expert, Smart Industry Readiness Index (SIRI), WEF Speakers John Trew, Education Specialist, UNICEF Speakers Borhene Chakroun, Director of the Division for Policies and Lifelong Learning systems, UNESCO Innovation Marketplace: Showcase Five Innovations in TVET Video Webinar Recording: Digital Credentials via Blockchain Presentation Digitize Certification using Blockchain Technology Tim Miller Video Webinar Recording: Next Generation Education in TVET Context Presentation 1 Next Generation Education in TVET Context Mika Luimula Speakers Ossi Tuusvuori, Senior Advisor, Lingsoft Speakers Teemu Lähde, Development Manager, TTS Development Presentation Maarit Pihl, COO, Kiwa Inspecta/ADE Video Webinar Recording: IR4.0 Skills Training - Competence Centre for Digitalization, Technology and Innovation Presentation 1 Competence Centre for Digitalization, Technology and Innovation Volker Schmid, Markus Wächter Presentation 2 Apprenticeships and Technology: Introducing a Digital Version of Structured On On-the -Job Training Ronald Jacobs, Dawn Snyder Video: TVET-based Start-up Ideation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship: Institutionally or Nationally? Presentation 1 TVET-based Start-up Ideation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship: Institutionally or Nationally? Samuel Ang Presentation 2 Good Practice in Start-Up Incubation Kajal Sanghrajka Panel Discussion TVET Embracing Digital Learning Video Webinar Recording: TVET Embracing Digital Learning Speakers Danny Gauch, Director General, Worlddidac Speakers Nader Imani, President, Worlddidac Speakers Anshul Sonak, Principal Engineer & Senior Director- Global Digital Readiness Programs, Intel Speakers TVET in the Industry 4.0: SEAMEO Scenario Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela Speakers Innovation in TVET Professional Development Ramhari Lamichhane Speakers Lincoln Electric Dorothee Anne Schmid Speakers Sharing 30 years of Experience by Festo Reinhard Pittschellis Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Keynote Address Webinar Recording: Future of Higher Education and Digital Transformation Presentation Future of Higher Education and Digital Transformation Malabika Sarkar, Vice Chancellor of Ashoka University Panel Discussion Future of Higher Education and Digital Transformation—Impact of MOOCs Video Webinar Recording: Webinar Recording: Future of Higher Education and Digital Transformation—Impact of MOOCs Presentation 1 Improve the University Industry Cooperation System: Why and How? Ha Wei Presentation 2 Software-centered University Program in Korea Yunmook Nah Presentation 3 Indonesia Cyber Education to Prepare for IR4.0 Paulina Pannen Presentation 4 Future of Innovation, Science, and Technology in Viet Nam Pham Hong Quat Innovation Marketplace: Innovations in the Use of Technology in Transforming Higher Education Video Webinar Recording: Innovating Higher Education for Sustainable Food Production Presentation Innovating Higher Education for Sustainable Food Production Peter van Tuijl, Anastashia Rosye Video Webinar Recording: Capacity and Curriculum Development in Higher Education Presentation Digital Innovations in STEM Learning & Teaching James Harland Video Webinar Recording: R&D/Innovation Presentation R&D Innovation: EcoLabs Center for Innovation for Energy Jayson Koh, Stanislav Borisov, Rithika Thomas Presentation R&D and Innovation: Activities in Hue Industrial College( HueIC ) for COVID-19 Pandemic Mitigation Pham Van Quan Video Webinar Recording: Medical School Innovation for the Response to Infectious Diseases Like COVID-19 Presentation Medical School Innovation for the Response to Infectious Diseases Like COVID-19 Sungmin Kim Panel Discussion ADB Higher Education projects in South and Southeast Asia Video Webinar Recording: ADB Higher Education projects in South and Southeast Asia Speakers COVID-19 and the Changes in Higher Education in Sri Lanka Sampath Amaratunge Presentation Indonesia Cyber Education Institute Initiative in Indonesia Paulina Pannen Presentation Higher Education Projects in South Asia Gi Soon Song Presentation Higher Education Projects in Indonesia Fook Yen Chong Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) Panel Discussion Teacher Quality and Teacher Professional Development Video Webinar Recording: Teacher Quality and Teacher Professional Presentation 1 Teacher Quality and Professional Development to respond to the COVID- 19 crisis Margarete Sachs-Israel Presentation 2 Panel Discussion Teacher Quality and TPD Riia Palmqvist Presentation 3 Supporting TVET Teachers and Instructors Mohammad Naim Bin Yaakub Presentation 4 Supporting TVET Teachers and Instructors Mohammad Naim Bin Yaakub Video Webinar Recording: Reimagining Teacher Professional Development for Scalable, Sustainable and Equitable Outcomes - Using EdTech Research Evidence Presentation 1 Reimagining Teacher Professional Development for Scalable, Sustainable and Equitable Outcomes - Using EdTech Research Evidence Sara Hennessy, Saalim Koomar Presentation 2 Designer Teacher Capacity Strengthening at Scale for Equity in Education Freda Wolfenden Presentation 3 TPD@Scale in Indonesia: A Case Study of Teacher Learning Centers Juliana Plenary Reflections and Feedback on the 9th Skills Forum Video Webinar Recording: Plenary on Reflections and Feedback on the 9th Skills Forum Lightning Talk: New Generation Thinking Preventing Learning Loss Clarissa Delgado Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. 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