Tutoring Activities of General Education Courses 3/2021
General Education Department Organized tutoring activities of term 3/2021 for students studying in general education courses. In online tutoring before the midterm exam during 9 February– 24 February 2022 and before the final exam during 23 March– 8 April 2022 via the Facebook page “SOLGEN ติวต่อเติมแต้ม” for all 7 subjects as follows:
1. Thai for Contemporary Communication
2. Communication Techniques in Contemporary World
3. Thai Civilization and Global Citizen
4. Philosophy, Ethics and Critical Thinking
5. Knowledge Inquiry and Research Methods
6. Environmental Conservation and Global Warming
7. Innovation and Entrepreneurship
There were students attending the tutoring activities. Total of more than 2,000 students in all subjects and the satisfaction assessment of students in the tutoring was very good. (Evaluation score is more than 4.65)
See pictures of the atmosphere below.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Laksanara Khwanchum was invited as a speaker to exchange knowledge on green college issues
ผศ.ดร.ลักษณ์นารา ขวัญชุม อาจารย์ประจำสาขาวิชาการศึกษาทั่วไป สำนักวิชาพหุภาษาและการศึกษาทั่วไป ได้รับเชิญเป็นวิทยากรแลกเปลี่ยนเรียนรู้ในประเด็นวิทยาลัยสีเขียว ภายใต้โครงการการสร้างองค์กรแห่งการเรียนรู้มุ่งสู่นานาชาติ กิจกรรม KM DAY วพบ.คอน จัดโดยวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี นครศรีธรรมราช เมื่อวันที่ 1 เมษายน 2565 เวลา 09.00-10.30 น. ออนไลน์ผ่านระบบ ZOOM เพื่อให้อาจารย์และบุคลากรในองค์กรได้มีส่วนร่วมในการแลกเปลี่ยนเรียนรู้
Exercise activities and promote healthy activities for children, women, and people with disabilities
Aj. Piyanut Khunsawat, a lecturer of General Education Department, School of Languages and General Education was invited as a guest speaker and lead exercise and promote healthy activities for children, women, and people with disabilities at Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Nakhon Si Thammarat under food processing and career development program for the department during February-March 2022, by providing services and disseminating exercise knowledge through activities “Yoga for health” and organized recreational activities.
The activities meet the Sustainable Development Goals as follows:
Goal 2: Zero hunger, achieve food security and enhance nutrition for all people of all ages (2.1/2.2)
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote welfare for all at all ages (3.4)
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and strengthen women and girls (5.1/5.C)
Student Support Working Group of SOLGEN organized a tutorial for students of GEN64-123 and GEN61-129
This week the Student Support Working Group of SOLGEN organized a tutorial for students of GEN64-123 and GEN61-129. The tutorial aimed to help the students prepare themselves for the upcoming final exam. Approximately 150 students enthusiastically participated in the 2-hour long activity. The tutorial was hybrid, so it was both online and onsite. Ajran Uswatun Khasanah and Ajran Lim Chong Ewe led the tutorial of GEN64-123 while Ajran Nur Amelia gave a review of GEN61-129. From the activity evaluation form, students were very satisfied. The evaluation score is 4.67 out of 5. A student commented, “I had fun and gained a lot of useful knowledge.” Another student wrote, “Thank you for organizing this event. I really like it.” Students also mentioned that they wanted to have the same activity the following term. In short, the activity was a success and the Student Support Working Group will prepare even more fun and engaging activities for Walailak University students in the future.
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Summary of Research Publications in March 2022
School of Languages and General Education has research publications 1:1 that have been accepted to publish and publish in March which consists of 2 papers as follow:
#Q1 1 paper
Author: Aj. Thinley Wangdi
Manuscript titled: “Student teachers’ perception of academic writing: challenges and pedagogical needs” has been published in Journal of Education for teaching
#Q3 1 paper
Manuscript titled: “Decentralization versus Centralization: Examining the Positive Impacts of Decentralized Public Administration in Education and Community Involvement” has been published in Central Asia and the Caucasus
SOLGEN Co-organizing International Conference on
“Smart Education in the Post Covid Pandemic”
Walailak University, Thailand, in its 30th founding anniversary, will be holding its 1st Virtual International Research Convention with the theme “The Role of Higher Education in the Post COVID Pandemic” on 28 and 29 March 2022, hosted by Institute of Research and Innovation (IRI) and Center of Excellences.
On this occasion, Center of Excellence for Ecoinformatics as a joint host, School of Languages and General Education and School of Science, Walailak University co-organized an international conference titled “Smart Education in the Post Covid Pandemic” for the purpose of being a platform to exchange knowledge related to post-COVID education among university teachers and researchers from abroad. It is also a platform for graduate students to present their academic work, and is also the start of the dance of building an international academic network of 38 research presenters.
Organizing this meeting was honored by 3 speakers:
Asst. Prof. Dr. Veronico N. Tarrayo, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
Title: (Does Thai English exist?) How do English language teachers in Thai universities navigate the ideologically charged terrain of Thai English?
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Krisanadej Jaroensutasinee, Director of Center of Excellence for Ecoinformatics, School of Science, Walailak University
Title: Smart Agriculture, Machine Learning and AI
Asst. Prof. Dr. Nibondh Tipsrinimit, School of Languages and General Education
Title: The perspectives of Thai Graduates after the Covid crisis
The conference will be held for two days from 28-29 March 2022 via Zoom program and live on the School of Languages and General Education Facebook page.
Watching the retrospective meeting via the School of Languages and General Education Facebook page.
or via Zoom Recording
Topic: International Conference on “Smart Education in the Post Covid Pandemic”
Date: Mar 28, 2022 11:28 AM Bangkok
Meeting Recording:
https://wu-ac-en.zoom.us/rec/share/lcV1gowOWgcz0YbreMRp0Yf5hO3XWKVEq63dxmCVFMCE5Ya2ezPzFvDSNXKlClxX._wLQ7Ib2E597ateG
Date: Mar 29, 2022 07:44 AM Bangkok
Meeting Recording:
https://wu-ac-en.zoom.us/rec/share/BJFpHj9N8pFR2bkIUGjdG2J868jUFNTEzSefkreENliouYDEZzdA87lHj8TL4j0H.DHZCihy_h9fd1hA4
Download the conference proceedings here.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fMPlQhNItusJ_-kxQZhxmiUKSEGKtoMg?usp=sharing
Tutoring Activities of General Education Courses before
Final Exam in Term 3/2021
Welcome to Walailak Research Convention (WRC2022)
Welcome speech by Asst. Prof. Mark Ulla, Head of Research, School of Languages and General Education
Opening ceremony March 28, 2022 09.00 AM
Contact Info
Email: iri-wu@mail.wu.ac.th
Tel. +66-7567-3557
SOLGEN Organize project
“Human trafficking routes in the south in the era of globalization”
On March 18, 2022, from 07.00-09.00 pm. , the School of Languages and General Education has organized project “Human trafficking routes in the south in the era of globalization” in accordance with PLOs3, to help students comprehend the issue of human trafficking in the modern era and to encourage the growth of analytical thinking so that students can quickly comprehend the modern global society. There are 649 students joining this activity with enjoyment and gaining a lot of experiences.