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TAYLOR’SHOLISTIC EDUCATION

SYMPOSIUM 2016Life-Long . Life-Wide . Life-Deep Learning

25 – 27 May 2016

Taylor’s University, Lakeside Campus 

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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One of the greatest

challenges facing education

institutions today is the

need to develop highly

educated and versatile

students who will thrive in

the 21st century digitaleconomy.

Globalisation, changing demographics

and technological advancements are

some of the key driving forces

creating tectonic and disruptive

paradigm shifts. Today’s students will

have to be prepared to face a fast-

pace and ever-changing environmentand seize the opportunities brought

about by these forces. The knowledge

and competencies that have become

increasingly important in the 21st

century underpin a reconsideration of

the holistic education philosophy.

The holistic approach to

education is one that putsemphasis on preparing

students for lifelong

learning in which the

educational focus moves

towards the life skills,

attitudes and personal

awareness that the studentwill need in an increasingly

complex world.

The commitment to the subject

knowledge is maintained but is

complemented by learning how to

learn, the critical evaluation of

knowledge and the use of this

knowledge in a broad range of

contexts; it is these that represent the

education currency of the future.

Holistic education is on top

of many nations’ education

agenda, including Malaysia.

In reference to the recently

published Malaysia

Education Blueprint 2015 –

2025, the MalaysianMinistry of Education have

prioritized the development

of “Holistic, Entrepreneuria

and Balanced Graduates”  

as one of nine key

initiatives.

They envision developing well-

rounded graduates with both

character and knowledge by elevatin

values-driven, entrepreneurial

learning. This will be done through a

enhanced curriculum, expanded

industry collaboration and

experiential learning programmes, as

well as a new integrated assessment

that looks at the holistic developmenof graduates.

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aylor’s Education Group isstrong advocate of the

olistic education

xperience. In our various

oles, be it as school

eaders, educators or

dministrators, the Taylor’s

ducation Group’s purposetatement guides us all: “To

ducate the youth of the

world to take their

productive place as leaders

n the global

ommunity”. It is the

hilosophy of holisticducation that underpins

his purpose statement.

aylor’s Holistic Education

ymposium 2016 (THES

016) – Life-Long, Life-Wide

and Life-Deep Learning -will bring together thought

eaders, educators and

ractitioners from K-12

hrough to tertiary

ducation, as well as

ndustry leaders to share

nsights, ideas, sustainableedagogical approaches and

olistic education practices.

THES2016 is a full three-day

event and will feature

world-acclaimed speakers

recognised for their work

internationally.

The speakers will bring together a

wide variety of impactful

presentations, successful case studies

and hands-on workshops, suitable for

all levels of education (K-12 to

tertiary) and educational leadership

roles (school leaders, educators and

researchers). Some speakers will

present challenges, while others will

orate a call for change.

The key message that will

resonate throughout

THES2016 is that our

learning journey must

be life-long, life-wide and

all encompassing. It mustalso be life-deep with

purpose, attitude and

service.

THES2016 provides abundant

opportunities to connect, learn and

collaborate with fellow professionals

in education, such as principals,

practitioners, teachers, researchers,

policy makers and other stakeholders.

Our aim is that you will

respond constructively to

learn, re-learn and unlearn

to what is useful, needed

and purposeful in ourcommunities.

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Day 1 (Wednesday 25 May 2016)

The Future World of Work,

Digital Workplace and Knowledge Workers

Skills of the Future Employee

Career Models, Roles and Job Titles of Tomorrow

Shifts and Trends in the Workplace Desires, Frustrations, Expectations and Hopes of

Industry Leaders

Digital Employers and Employability

Value-add Mobility

Transnational and Transcultural Work Environments

Digital Cultures

Day 2 (Thursday 26 May 2016)

The Teach-Learn Perspective – 

Education Philosophy

Inquiry Learning

Maker Education

Education 3.0

Digital Education Learning Design

Learning Styles

Teaching Strategy and Practice

Curriculum (Re-) Design

21st Century Competencies and Outcomes

Restorative Practices

Day 3 (27 May 2016)

Workshops

The workshops provide more practicums and extend the

topics of the first two days. They will deep-dive to

explore case studies, implementation ideas, lessons

learned, radar view beyond the horizon, do's and don'ts,

etc.

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Jacob Morgan Author, Keynote Speaker and Co-Founder of

the Future of Work Community  

Morgan is a globally recognized thought leader on the

future of work. He is a highly sought after keynote

speaker. Morgan speaks at conferences around the

world sharing the latest ideas and insights on theimpacts that globalization, new behaviours, mobility,

millennials and technology are having on what the

future of work is going to look like.

His new book, "The Future of Work,"  (2014) explores how employees of the

future will work, how managers of the future will lead, and how organizations of

the future will be structured. His previous book, "The Collaborative

Organization,"  (2012) became an Amazon best-seller and is the first and only

comprehensive strategy guide on how organizations can successfully deploycollaboration technologies to solve internal business problems.

Morgan’s books have been endorsed by global leaders such as the Chief

Information Officer of the United States of America, CEO and founder of

Craigslist, CEO of SAP, Gary Hamel, President of Whirlpool International, CEO of

Unisys, CEO of Zappos, CEO of Schneider Electric, Chair of the MIT Sloan

Management Review, and dozens of others.

Morgan runs The Future of Work Community a brand council of over 50 global

brands from around the world who come together to explore the future of work

He also has a regular column for Forbes. (https://www.fowcommunity.com/)

Marc PrenskyInternationally Acclaimed Thought Leader,

Speaker and Writer on Education

Marc Prensky is an internationally acclaimed speaker,

writer, consultant, and innovator in the field ofeducation. Marc is considered one of the world’s

leading experts on the connection between learning

and technology. Marc offers deep experience and insight into educating today’s

youth and into using technology – including media, virtual worlds, programming

games and apps – in powerful ways of learning. Marc’s focus is on

understanding education from the student’s perspective; designing better

curriculum and pedagogy for the digital generation; figuring out how to best put

human minds and digital tools together wisely in business, in school, and in life.

Through his writing and talks, Marc has helped thousands of educators learn to

adapt their pedagogy in ways that are far more effective for the 21st century,

including a new form of “partnering” between teachers and students. 

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Jackie GersteinOnline Adjunct Faculty for Boise State

University, Walden University, Western

Governors' University and American

Intercontinental University, United States of

 America

Gerstein believes the responsibility of a 21st century educator is to share

resources, ideas and instructional strategies with other educators. She hosts an

active blog at https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/  

where she discusses a range of topics including to name a few - the flipped

classroom model, game-based learning, experiential learning and Education 3.0

Her byline is “I don’t do teaching for a living; I live teaching as my doing…and

technology has amplified my passion for doing so.”  

Professor Lim Cher Ping 

Professor of Education, Department of

Curriculum & Instruction, The Hong Kong

Institute of Education

Professor Lim is a Professor of Curriculum and

Innovations and the former Director of the Centre for 

Learning, Teaching and Technology at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. He

was a Director of the Asia-Pacific Centre of Excellence for Teacher Education and

Innovations at Edith Cowan University before moving to Hong Kong. ProfessorLim has published internationally in different areas of education technologies,

namely ICT-enhanced learning environments in schools, teacher education,

higher education and corporations. His most recent key publications is “Bridging

the Gap: Technology Trends and Use of Technology in Schools,”  (2013).

Professor Louise Stoll Professor of Professional Learning at the

London Centre for Leadership in Learning, UCLInstitute of Education

Professor Stoll’s research and development activity

focuses on how schools, local and national systems 

create capacity for learning, with an emphasis on professional learning

communities and learning networks, creative leadership and leadership

development. Her projects include a middle leaders’ knowledge exchange

project, evaluating progress towards an evidence-based teaching system, and

synthesising findings of teaching school alliances’ R&D projects for variouseducational institutions in England.

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