1. Being on an EdPEx 300 assessment team enabled me to learn how serious each medical school has been. I've seen much development and many challenges and I can't confirm enough how context-specific approach has been real responsive. Time and collaboration are need to identify who we are and where we want to go. Asking 'why are we doing it?' is another good question to repeatedly use in our discussions.
2. It was my very first experience to be one of the interviewees by a recognition team from WFME (World Federation for Medical Education) who came to assess IMEAc (Institute for Medical Education Accreditation). The lead was very careful to think before asking questions and one focus stressed was to probe whether there could be any conflict of interest. This issue is delicate as our context has a faint line in quite a few things we do as our common practice. Yet, it certainly needs explanation from our end and understanding about the context of the other. I immediately think again about context and cross-cultural understanding, highlighting diversity as an important keyword.
3. A session on internationalization was given to a group of Srilankans from different agencies, ranging from National Cultural Fund and universities to its National Bank, Ministry of Finance and Coconut Board. This was quite tough as I usually focus on the education sector. Again, their diverse contexts on top of their national context were huge challenges. It turned out to be quite fun and I enjoyed the session with their eagerness to learn and efforts to try to answer (some were abroad for the first time and a few didn't have much English proficiency!) I admire its Skill Development Fund people for gathering the group for this study visit to broaden their perspectives and the diversity was so delightful for them to share more among themselves.
4. Lots to share after having attended a regional seminar, jointly organized by OHEC and SEAMEO-RIHED on Engaging Communities, Empowering Leaders.
On the whole, youth power and diversity in terms of LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex) were high on the agenda. I got to listen to many stories and insights shared and was very inspired by the strong passion of the younger generation who tried successfully to find who they were and have followed their passion with a strong wish to make their communities, the education sector, and the world better!
It was wonderful to see many participants till the end of the program.....a great proof for our Thai context ka....and as Woody, a TV host, was a speaker on the last day, it attracted quite a crowd too. He delivered well but his honesty about his own self was the best for the audience to learn and appreciate ka....you can imagine readily how long the line was to take pix with him!
Looking back to the past 2 weeks, things have happened a lot here and there and even in my little circle, much learning has been shared. Personally, I got to learn and think much further about issues like positive side of the bad to leverage experiences, coffee journey, state capitalism, Geographical identification--GI, nature-based solution, life as a YouTuber, technology-led for individualized learning, and many questions to ignite thinking about our students being employable and ethical, 'protect tomorrow today!'.
After all, it does come back to one key question for us to explore and keep asking as time goes by, 'Who Am I?', making our specific contexts clearer and directions focused.
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