Presentation Schedule

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Monday


Live-Stream Room 1 (Online via Zoom)

10:00 – The Online Forum: AI-Enabled Futures: Collaboration, Learning, and Strategic Decision-Making in Higher Education
-Dr Eric Hawkinson is a self-described ‘learning futurist’ and Professor at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Japan, where he teaches courses on issues related to technology and touring.
-Dr Melina Neophytou is the Academic Operations Manager at IAFOR, where she works closely with academics, keynote speakers, and IAFOR partners to shape academic discussions within The Forum, bring conference programmes together, refine scholarship programmes, and build an interdisciplinary and international community.
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Session 1

Live-Stream Room 1 (Online via Zoom)
Higher Education
Session Chair: David Coker

11:05 – AI-Mediated Reflective Speaking Practice: Exploring Learner Reflection Through Chatbot Integration at a University in Vietnam (103668)
Ms. Linh Ngoc Truc Doan is currently a University Lecturer at the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Ton Duc Thang University. Her research focuses on corpus-based discourse analysis and CLIL/EMI.
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11:30 – From Universal to Contextual: Locating UDL in the Redesign of a Transnational Australian Course in Vietnam (103728)
Binh is a Senior Learning Designer at RMIT VN. MA TESOL and CELTA-certified, she was the first LD in Vietnam’s pioneer "third space" professional team. She has 5+ years’ experience in designing authentic accessible learning through SME collaboration.
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11:55 – Bridging Theory and Practice: A Research-Led Approach to Spatial Practice Analysis in Architectural Education (101836)
Ms Janri Barker is currently a lecturer in architecture with a focus on spatial practice, human-centred design, and universal design and access.
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12:20 – Language, Identity, and Belonging: Exploring Life Writing in First-Year College Student Narratives (103659)
Dr. Ramya is an Assistant Professor of English at NIT Warangal. With a PhD from IIT Bhubaneswar, her research focuses on English Language Education and academic writing. She advocates learner-centered teaching and global academic collaboration.
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Live-Stream Room 2 (Online via Zoom)
Special Topics in Humanities
Session Chair: Wui Jia Cheah

11:05 – Navigating Artificial Intelligence and Digital Equity in Online Learning: A Self-Efficacy Perspective (103428)
Kareen has served at The University of the West Indies since 2012 as Programme Coordinator. With expertise in communication and education, she is pursuing a PhD on the digital divide and is deeply committed family and a passion for youth empowerment.
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11:30 – The Relational Continuum of (Im)materiality: Positioning Indigenous Manipuri Animist Dolls at the Liminal Cusp of Material Embodiment and Spiritual Agency (100929)
Sampda Swaraj is a research scholar at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. Her research interests include Indian Indigenous literatures, new animism, critical posthumanism, and environmental humanities.
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11:55 – Preserving the Ephemeral: Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Age of Globalization (100278)
Mustafa Kandil, Ph.D. student at the University of Pittsburgh, studies intangible cultural heritage, digital preservation, and archival practices. His current project explores the role of deletion in media, technology, and cultural memory.
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12:20 – Doing Evangelical Christianity in Malaysia: Queering Self and Family (102306)
Dr Cheah Wui Jia is currently freelancing as an English tutor even as she is full-time mothering a toddler. When the little one sleeps, Cheah spends her nights poring over her dissertation to determine its narrative arc for a potential book proposal.
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Session 2

Live-Stream Room 1 (Online via Zoom)
Educational Policy, Leadership, Management and Administration
Session Chair: María Cruz Cuevas Álvarez

12:55 – Crossroads of Opportunity and Exclusion: Determinants of School Participation Beyond Compulsory Education in South Africa (100952)
Sinenhlanhla Nkwanyana is a PhD candidate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Her research interests include educational inequality and post-schooling pathways in South Africa.
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13:45 – The WISE Cycle: A Framework for Women’s Leadership and Life Navigation in Higher Education (100915)
Dr Doaa Hamam is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Higher Colleges of Technology in United Arab Emirates
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14:10 – Internationalizing Teacher Training Curriculum to Foster Sustainable Project Development (97403)
Dr. María Cruz Cuevas Álvarez is a full-time professor and researcher at Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Tabasco in Mexico.
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Live-Stream Room 2 (Online via Zoom)
Media/Film Studies/Theatre/Communication
Session Chair: Amy Eisenberg

12:55 – Representation and Construction of Main Characters’ Occupational Identities in Boys’ Love and Girls’ Love Thai Series Produced by GMMTV (101109)
Supamonta Supanan is deeply interested in human stories, social dynamics, and the subtle connections between everyday life and cultural expression. Her passions include literature, visual art, film, and travel. She is currently an instructor at Bangkok University.
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13:20 – “Where There Is Love, There Is Money”: Negotiating Gift Economy and Capitalist Logic in Chinese Digital Idol Fandom (103185)
Ma Qingyu is a third-year Ph.D. candidate in social and behavioural science at the University of Nottingham Malaysia, exploring “Idol Fandom Community in Modern China: Passion, Identity, and Cultural Participation.”
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13:45 – The Role of Digital Humanities in Digital Publication in Bangladesh: An Evaluation (102313)
Md. Masud Rana
PhD Research Fellow
Khulna University, Bangladesh
Diigtal Humanities
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14:10 – Les Miserables Revisited: Reintegration of the Imprisoned into Society (101715)
Dr Amy Eisenberg is a Independent Scholar at Atlantic Health System in United States
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Session 3

Live-Stream Room 1 (Online via Zoom)
Studies on Primary and Secondary Education
Session Chair: Ayaka Nakano

14:45 – Effect of Bar Model Method on the Problem Solving Performance Across Levels of Anxiety in Grade 8 Mathematics (103095)
Reynaldo Resultan is currently teaching secondary Mathematics at Casimiro A. Ynares Sr. Memorial National High School in the Philippines. He holds a New Mexico Level Three-A Instructional Leader License (Grades 6-12,Mathematics Endorsement)in the US.
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15:10 – Assessing Mathematical Creativity Using Non-Routine Problem-Solving Task for High School Students (103340)
Mathematics educator with a Master’s degree from Philippine Normal University. Passionate about fostering creativity and student engagement, he is a national trainer and numeracy coordinator.
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15:35 – Standardization in Japan’s Inclusive Education: Focusing on Educational Sectors Supporting Non-Attending Students (103612)
Ayaka Nakano (中野綾香) is a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellow at Sophia University.
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Live-Stream Room 2 (Online via Zoom)
Special Topics in Arts
Session Chair: Stephanie Meyers

14:45 – Transfer of Control: Reconstructing the Role of Artists in AIGC Image Co-creation (103188)
Wei Yichen received his bachelor's degree from the Central Academy of Fine Arts and is currently working as a research assistant at Renmin University of China.
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15:10 – Toward a Unified Art ID: Reviewing International Standards for Art Identification and Provenance Management in the New Digital Age (103173)
Dr. Daniel Chun is a faculty member at HKUST’s Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies, integrating ArtTech, smart city innovation, and entrepreneurship.
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15:35 – Music in Higher Education: Promoting Peace Beyond Walls (102505)
Dr Stephanie Meyers is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at University of Texas at El Paso in United States
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