The "Digital Immersion on higher education in Vietnam" Forum

Hanoi University of Industry in collaboration with BUILD-IT organizes the "Digital Immersion on higher education in Vietnam" Forum.

About the Digital Immersion Forum: Celebrating the successful partnership between USAID, BUILD-IT and their strategic partner universities, this forum explores the positive impact of Digital Immersion on higher education in Vietnam. Focusing on stakeholders in Vietnamese higher education unfamiliar with BUILD-IT support programs, this forum presents components of BUILD-IT’s 3 Streams of Digital Immersion model, including Digital Pedagogy in Higher Education, Embedding In-House Experts, and Improving Digital Education. Participants hear from faculty, staff and administration of BUILD-IT University Strategic Partners who have implemented and benefited from these programs. Speakers and panelists discuss and explain the successes, challenges and solutions experienced from personal involvement in these endeavors.

Suggested Attendees: University Leadership/Academic Leaders/Program Faculty Leads interested in expanding the role and benefit of digital education in their higher education institution.

Digital Immersion Forum

Date: Friday, October 21^st, 2022

Venue: Hanoi University of Industry

AGENDA:

8:30 – 9:00 am Arrival at physical site and networking/Registration and Sign-in

9:00 – 9:15 am Welcome Message & Forum Introduction

Ms. Aler Grubbs, Mission Director, USAID (invited)

Assoc. Prof. Hoang Minh Son, Vice Minister, Ministry of Education and Training (invited)

Dr. Kieu Xuan Thuc, Vice Rector, Hanoi University of Industry

9:15 – 9:45 am Keynote Speech: The Future of Digital Education in Vietnamese Higher Education

Mr. Robert Sherwood, Algorithmics, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

9:45 – 11:00 am Program Panel – Digital Pedagogy in Higher Education

Digital education is an asset to universities looking to better support their students and their community. However, it is a skill and it needs to be developed. Learn how to incorporate digital education into your school and about the benefits of the DPHE program. Hear how it has been implemented in Vietnamese institutions. Explore the successful implementation strategies and stand on the shoulders of giants in Academia.

Moderator: Dr. Robert Schoenfeld, Arizona State University

Panelist 1: Dr. Duong Thi Kim Oanh, HCMC University of Technology and Education

Panelist 2: Dr. Le Phuong Truong, Lac Hong University

11:00 – 11:30amBreak –Increasing Digital Assets Exhibition
Participants in the Increasing Digital Assets program will demonstrate their
projects and how they contributed to positive impact in their institution.

11:30 – 12:00 pm University Success Stories

Hear how two pioneers in digital education in Vietnamese higher education took
initiative to improve the quality of their online instruction.

Speaker 1: Dr. Pham Tran Bich Thuan, Industrial University of HCMC

Speaker 2: Representative from an academic partner (TBD)

12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 – 4:00 pm Workshop: Preparing Vietnamese Higher Education Faculty for Virtual Teaching Environments

With the onset of the digital education revolution at the beginning of the 20th century, and reinforced by the realities of COVID, schools have deliberately attempted to improve their online presence. This workshop presents strategies, skills and next steps for Developing a faculty program that addresses the needs of the university. This workshop is founded on the personal experiences of the presenters who have successfully created digital immersion plans. Based on these participants leave the workshop with a tangible plan of action detailing how they can implement digital immersion in their institutions

Presenter: Dr. Pham Tran Bich Thuan, Industrial University of HCMC

Presenter: Dr. Duong Thi Kim Oanh, HCMC University of Technology and Education

Presenter: Dr. Le Phuong Truong, Lac Hong University

4:00 pm Closing Remarks

Presenter: Dr. Kieu Xuan Thuc, Vice Rector, Hanoi University of Industry

Presenter: Dr. Robert Schoenfeld, Arizona State University