Dear all, Hope you have already had a great start of the work week ka.
Let me share what's on my mind being a guest speaker at Khon Kaen University Graduate School late last week ka.
Why did I accept the invite?
A Fulbright alum who is an ajarn there called to invite me. The key sentence that led me to answer 'yes' as soon as I knew for sure I'd be free was, 'Pi Tip ka, this is the third year we invite you to be our speaker ka!' Um! what else could I respond but 'yes' chai mai ka?
What did I talk about?
The platform was for graduate students to share their research projects and so more or less, the focus was on research. Yet, I was thinking of what else they needed to be more aware of besides their own studies. I then thought of what researchers haven't paid much attention, which is my own line of interest....so I picked up the keyword, 'Global Citizens'.
I came up with a diagram to include 'knowledge within and across disciplines, life skills, and morality with the center of the overlapping circles to say, 'graceful global citizens'.
How did it go?
With quite a few examples, including cross-culture (how could I not do it, jing mai ka?) that connected with their thinking and analytical abilities, it turned out fine ka. A number of them listened so attentively that I felt real good ka.
What about feedback of my talk?
From my experience for Thai seminars, if any session went ok, one good indicator was picture opportunities (very Thai ka!) Several groups and individuals took pix with me so I think the talk bore some impacts ka. One young lady came to tell me she was inspired and would fear less to step to a higher level of her studies ka. So happy!
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