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Speakers at The Southeast Asian Conference on Education (SEACE) will provide a variety of perspectives from different academic and professional backgrounds. This page provides details of featured presentations, the conference schedule and other programming. For more information about presenters, please visit the Speakers page.

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Friday, February 21, 2025Saturday, February 22Sunday, February 23Monday, February 24Tuesday, February 25

09:00-12:00: Pre-Conference Cultural Event
Batik Colouring and Tour of Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex | Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex

Delegates are invited to kick-start their conference experience with a pre-conference tour of the Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex. This tour of Malaysia’s vibrant arts and crafts scene is truly immersive, showcasing the rich heritage and diverse artistry of Malaysian culture housed within the Craft Complex through both history and practice. Regarded as the city’s ‘iconic art tourism destination’, the Craft Complex not only highlights Malaysia’s creative legacy but also provides a hands-on art-making experience that connects visitors with the heart of Malaysian craftsmanship.
This is a ticketed event

12:00-13:00: Pre-Conference Check-in | Conference Hall 2 (Level 3), Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

13:00-14:30: Welcome Luncheon and Networking | Conference Hall 2 (Level 3)

14:30-15:15: IAFOR Information Session | Conference Hall 2 (Level 3)
Apipol Sae-Tung, IAFOR, Japan
Matthew Chima, IAFOR, Japan
Michael Menchaca, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, United States

15:20-16:20: Featured Publishing Workshop | Conference Hall 2 (Level 3)
Academic Publishing in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Policies and Practice
Michael Menchaca, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, United States

Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Center

09:00-10:00: Conference Check-in & Coffee | Level 3 Centre Core Registration

10:00-10:10: Announcements | Conference Hall 1 (Level 3) & Online

10:10-10:35: Welcome Addresses & Recognition of IAFOR Scholarship Winners | Conference Hall 1 (Level 3) & Online
Joseph Haldane, IAFOR, Japan

10:40-11:05: Keynote Presentation | Conference Hall 1 (Level 3) & Online
11:02-11:15: Q&A

11:20-11:45: Featured Presentation | Conference Hall 1 (Level 3) & Online
11:45-11:55: Q&A

11:55-12:00: Conference Photograph

12:00-13:30: Mid-day Break

13:40-14:40: Panel Presentation | Conference Hall 1 (Level 3) & Online
Promoting Cultural Awareness in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Education: East-West Collaboration
Michael Menchaca, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, United States
Peter Leong, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, United States
Shamila Janakiraman, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, United States
Ariana Eichelberger, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, United States
Mary Hattori, East-West Center, United States

14:45-15:45: The Forum | Conference Hall 1 (Level 3) & Online
Michael Menchaca, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, United States
Apipol Sae-Tung, IAFOR, Japan

15:45-16:00: Coffee Break | Conference Hall 1 Foyer (Level 3)

16:00-17:00: Conference Poster Session | Conference Hall 1 (Level 3)

19:00-21:00: Conference Dinner
Join us after the plenaries for the conference dinner at Bijan Bar & Restaurant, where you reconvene with fellow delegates and our keynote presenters to continue conversations from the conference over an authentic Malay meal.
This is a ticketed event

Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Center

09:30-10:00: Conference Check-in | Foyer (Level 4)

10:00-11:40: Onsite Parallel Session 1
Room 405: Leadership in Education
Room 406: Educational Policy, Professional Training & Concerns in Education
Room 407: Teaching & Learning of Communication Skills
Room 408: Counselling, Guidance & Adjustment in Education
Room 409: AI & Technology in Education
Room 410: Teaching & Learning Experiences

11:40-13:10: Mid-day Break

13:10-14:50: Onsite Parallel Session 2
Room 405: Teaching & Developing Multicultural Education
Room 406: Comparative Innovation in Education Management
Room 407: Foreign Language Education
Room 408: Inclusivity & Well-being in Education
Room 409: Technologies & Innovation in Education
Room 410: Multicultural Curriculum Design & Development

14:50-15:05: Coffee Break | Foyer (Level 4)

15:05-16:20: Onsite Parallel Session 3
Room 406: Interdisciplinary Research & Curriculum Development
Room 407: Self-recognition & Classroom Engagement
Room 408: Gender Studies in Practice
Room 409: AI & Technologies in Comparative Education
Room 410: Kindergarten Curriculum Design & Development

Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Center

09:30-10:00: Conference Check-in | Foyer (Level 4)

10:00-11:40: Onsite Parallel Session 1
Room 406: Foreign Languages Education & Applied Linguistics
Room 407: Education & Sustainability Development
Room 408: Pedagogical & Institutional Management for Education Development
Room 409: Issues in Higher Education
Room 410: AI in Higher Education

11:40-13:10: Mid-day Break

13:10-14:50: Onsite Parallel Session 2
Room 406: Foreign Languages Education & Implementation
Room 407: Interdisciplinary, Multidisciplinary & Transdisciplinary Education
Room 408: Online Teaching Experiences, Pedagogy, Practices & Praxis
Room 409: Mathematics Education
Room 410: The Role of AI in Education

14:50-15:05: Coffee Break | Foyer (Level 4)

15:05-16:20: Onsite Parallel Session 3
Room 406: Innovative Technologies in Education
Room 407: Interdisciplinary, Multidisciplinary & Transdisciplinary Education
Room 408: Teaching & Learning Experiences, Pedagogy, Practices & Praxis
Room 409: Comparative STEM Education
Room 410: Sustainable Development in Education

16:25-16:45: Closing Session

Venue: Online via Zoom

10:55-11:00: Message from IAFOR

11:00-12:15: Online Parallel Session 1
Live-Stream Room 1: Special Topics in Education
Live-Stream Room 2: Higher Education

12:15-12:25: Break

12:25-13:40: Online Parallel Session 2
Live-Stream Room 1: Language Development & Literacy
Live-Stream Room 2: Blended Learning Practices

13:40-13:50: Break

13:50-15:05: Online Parallel Session 3
Live-Stream Room 1: Special Topics in Education
Live-Stream Room 2: AI in Education

15:05-15:10: Closing Message from IAFOR

The above schedule may be subject to change.

Featured Speakers

  • Chih-Pu Dai
    Chih-Pu Dai
    University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States
  • Ariana Eichelberger
    Ariana Eichelberger
    University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States
  • Mary Hattori
    Mary Hattori
    East-West Center, United States
  • Daniel Hoffman
    Daniel Hoffman
    University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States
  • Peter Leong
    Peter Leong
    University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States
  • Shamila Janakiraman
    Shamila Janakiraman
    University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States
  • Michael Menchaca
    Michael Menchaca
    University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States
  • Apipol Sae-Tung
    Apipol Sae-Tung
    IAFOR, Japan

Featured Presentations

  • Promoting Cultural Awareness in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Education: East-West Collaboration
    Promoting Cultural Awareness in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Education: East-West Collaboration
    Panel Presentation: Chih-Pu Dai, Ariana Eichelberger, Mary Hattori, Daniel Hoffman, Shamila Janakiraman, Peter Leong, Michael Menchaca, Seungoh Paek
  • The Forum
    The Forum
    From Tokyo to Kuala Lumpur: The Forum’s Intellectual Journey Continues

Accepted Presentations

One of the greatest strengths of IAFOR’s international conferences is their international and intercultural diversity. As of December 5, 2024, the conference has received over 550 submissions from 55 countries and territories - including: the United States, Canada, Japan, Indonesia, South Korea, Australia, Thailand, Philippines, and Taiwan.

View Accepted Presentations

Conference Programme

The draft version of the Conference Programme will be available online on January 10, 2025. All registered delegates will be notified of this publication by email.

The Conference Programme contains access information, session information and a detailed day-to-day presentation schedule.

Important Information Emails

All registered attendees will receive an Important Information email and updates in the run-up to the conference. Please check your email inbox for something from "iafor.org". If you can not find these emails in your normal inbox, it is worth checking in your spam or junk mail folders as many programs filter out emails this way. If these did end up in one of these folders, please add the address to your acceptable senders' folder by whatever method your email program can do this.

Previous Programming

View details of programming for past SEACE conferences via the links below.

SEACE2024 SEACE2023 SEACE2021 SEACE2020
Chih-Pu Dai
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States

Biography

Dr Chih-Pu Dai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Learning Design and Technology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. His research interests include Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education, Extended Reality, Game-Based Learning and Simulation-Based Learning.

Specifically, he designs and studies immersive and experience-oriented advanced learning technologies to enhance teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields for diverse K-12 and adult learners. He aims to support and enhance learning with design features and solutions, as well as with the applications of AI and machine learning techniques in advanced learning technologies. As such, in a research project, he examines the effects of learning support for preservice teachers when they practise teaching in virtual reality with AI-powered virtual student agents.

Dr Dai uses quantitative, qualitative, mixed-methods, and AI and machine learning approaches to address research questions. His work has been published in academic journals such as Computers & Education, Educational Technology Research & Development, British Journal of Educational Technology, Computers & Education: Artificial Intelligence, and International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. In addition, he speaks at conferences of International Society of the Learning Sciences, American Educational Research Associations, and Association for Educational Communications and Technology.

Panel Presentation (2025) | Promoting Cultural Awareness in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Education: East-West Collaboration

Previous Presentations

Featured Panel Presentation (2024) | Change for Resiliency: One Department’s Strategies for Implementing Culturally Relevant Education with a Focus on Asia and the Pacific
Ariana Eichelberger
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States

Biography

Ariana Eichelberger is the Director for Technology and Distance Programs in the College of Education at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Ari manages the Instructional Support Group of the College and coordinates the College’s faculty professional development program. As a faculty member of the Department of Learning Design and Technology, Ari teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in instructional design and technology integration. She is also an instructional designer with the College’s Technology and Distance Programs.

Panel Presentation (2025) | Promoting Cultural Awareness in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Education: East-West Collaboration

Previous Presentations

Featured Panel Presentation (2024) | Change for Resiliency: One Department’s Strategies for Implementing Culturally Relevant Education with a Focus on Asia and the Pacific
Mary Hattori
East-West Center, United States

Biography

Dr Mary Therese Perez Hattori is a daughter of Guåhan (Guam), of the clan Familian Titang, born to Paul Mitsuo Hattori† of Kalihi, O’ahu, Hawaii and Fermina Leon Guerrero Perez† of the village of Chalan Pago, Guam. She currently serves as Director of the Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) with the East-West Center and previously enjoyed a long career in various technology and education-related positions. PIDP is a regional organisation, a founding member of the Council of Regional Organisations of the Pacific and secretariat of the Pacific Islands Council of Leaders.

Dr Hattori is also affiliate graduate faculty in Pacific Studies, Learning Design and Technology, and several Educational Doctorate programs, a community organiser, advocate for Pacific Islanders in the United States, public speaker, author, and poet. She is co-founder and co-organizer of cultural events such as the Cultural Animation Film Festival and the Celebrate Micronesia Festival, both held annually in Honolulu. She serves the state of Hawaii as a member of the Board of Education and Associate Member of the Consular Corps of Honolulu.

Panel Presentation (2025) | Promoting Cultural Awareness in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Education: East-West Collaboration
Daniel Hoffman
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States

Biography

Dan Hoffman is an Associate Professor of Learning Design & Technology (LTEC) at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. He is the principal investigator of the Advancing Culturally-Relevant Computing project and the president of the International Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. A former classroom teacher, his research focuses broadly on the complex relationships between education and technology. In addition to his research, Dan enjoys working as an Associate Editor for the IAFOR Journal of Education - Technology in Education issues.

Panel Presentation (2025) | Promoting Cultural Awareness in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Education: East-West Collaboration

Previous Presentations

Featured Panel Presentation (2024) | Change for Resiliency: One Department’s Strategies for Implementing Culturally Relevant Education with a Focus on Asia and the Pacific
Peter Leong
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States

Biography

Dr Peter Leong is Chair of the Department of Learning Design & Technology at University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa. Dr Leong has extensive experience in the development and delivery of online courses and distance education. He was honoured as one of Hawaiʻi’s 2007 top high-technology leaders and was recognised with the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents’ Medal for Teaching Excellence award in 2012. He was the President of the Pan-Pacific Distance Learning Association and the President of the International Division of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, as well as an executive board member of the International Council on Educational Media. Dr Leong was previously a co-principal investigator on the RadGrad National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to evaluate new approaches to improving engagement, diversity, and retention in undergraduate computer science. He is currently a co-principal investigator on the Advancing Culturally-Relevant Computing NSF grant.

Panel Presentation (2025) | Promoting Cultural Awareness in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Education: East-West Collaboration

Previous Presentations

Featured Panel Presentation (2024) | Change for Resiliency: One Department’s Strategies for Implementing Culturally Relevant Education with a Focus on Asia and the Pacific
Shamila Janakiraman
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States

Biography

Shamila Janakiraman is an Assistant Professor in Learning Design & Technology (LTEC) at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. She teaches graduate level courses in LTEC and her research interests are in emerging technologies, attitude change instruction, online teaching and learning, and competency-based education. Shamila is keen on exploring the use of emerging technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, game-based learning in facilitating attitude change regarding the learning of different subjects, and attitudinal and behavioural learning regarding environmental sustainability and other socio-scientific topics.

Panel Presentation (2025) | Promoting Cultural Awareness in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Education: East-West Collaboration

Previous Presentations

Featured Panel Presentation (2024) | Change for Resiliency: One Department’s Strategies for Implementing Culturally Relevant Education with a Focus on Asia and the Pacific
Michael Menchaca
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States

Biography

Michael Menchaca is a professor at the Department of Learning Design and Technology at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, United States. He specialises in distance education, and has designed, implemented, and coordinated online and hybrid programs for over 20 years. He serves as editor for the IAFOR Journal of Education: Technology in Education Edition. He was an IT specialist for many years in the public and private sector. As an educator, he teaches and conducts research in the areas of online learning, technology integration, and social justice with technology.

Panel Presentation (2025) | Promoting Cultural Awareness in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Education: East-West Collaboration
Apipol Sae-Tung
IAFOR, Japan

Biography

Apipol Sae-Tung is an Academic Coordinator at IAFOR, where he contributes to the development and execution of academic-related content and activities. He works closely with the Forum’s partner institutions and coordinates IAFOR’s Global Fellowship Programme. His recent activities include mediating conference reports for the Forum’s international conference programme and facilitating the IAFOR Undergraduate Research Symposium (IURS).

Mr Sae-Tung began his career as a Program Coordinator for the Faculty of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He was awarded the Japanese Government’s MEXT Research Scholarship and is currently pursuing a PhD at the Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan. His research focuses on government and policy analysis, particularly on authoritarian regimes. He currently takes part in research projects on international student education in Thailand, Southeast Asian politics, Japan-Asia digital economy, and AI-language model training.

Mr Sae-Tung holds an MA in International Relations and Diplomacy from Thammasat University, Thailand, where he studied foreign policy analysis and Thailand-China relations. He also holds a BA in History from the same institution, with a focus on modern Western and Southeast Asian comparative history and historiography.

Mr Sae-Tung has interned for the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) in Japan, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Thailand. He served on the Lifelong Learning Team while with UNESCO, working specifically on projects enhancing education access through online platforms among Thai NEET individuals and supporting Myanmar migrant children, providing shelters and access to proper education along the Thai-Myanmar border.

Forum Discussion (2025) | TBA
Promoting Cultural Awareness in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Education: East-West Collaboration
Panel Presentation: Chih-Pu Dai, Ariana Eichelberger, Mary Hattori, Daniel Hoffman, Shamila Janakiraman, Peter Leong, Michael Menchaca, Seungoh Paek

Education and sustainability are central to diverse and developing nations. Grounded in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the specified goal of Quality Education in mind, this panel will discuss artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives focusing on workforce education, culturally-relevant technology education, and regional empowerment. This panel will discuss recent collaborations and initiatives addressing AI and its potential in sustainable education between the University of Hawai’i-Mānoa’s College of Education and the East-West Center, which promotes better relations and understanding among the people and nations of the United States, Asia, and the Pacific. Highlighted initiatives include integrating cultural awareness into AI-driven initiatives such as AI implementation, AI professional development, AI course development, and AI virtual agent development.

Read presenters' biographies
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From Tokyo to Kuala Lumpur: The Forum’s Intellectual Journey Continues

After successful Forum discussions in Tokyo, London, and Paris, IAFOR is bringing this intellectual caravan to Kuala Lumpur, continuing its intellectual journey around the world.

The Forum is a series designed as a platform for international, intercultural, interdisciplinary—and inclusive— discussions, joining experts and practitioners alike in an interactive and open dialogue format.

IAFOR invites all conference delegates to participate in The Forum to discuss on-the-cusp topics derived from our conference programmes.