What is #ASEFClassNet?
For over two decades, the ASEF Classroom Network (#ASEFClassNet) has been providing capacity-building opportunities for collaborative teaching and learning and a platform to explore the potential of cutting-edge EdTech tools and the integration of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in secondary, high, and vocational schools in the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Partner countries. Its target group is broad, given its intergenerational & multi-stakeholder outreach. It ranges from students, teachers, school leaders, teacher trainers, researchers, policymakers, and to EdTech experts. Since its inception, about 1,900 teachers from all 51 ASEM Partner countries have participated in and become members of the ASEF Classroom Network. As a result, about 35,000 students have been engaged in over 430 Asia-Europe School Collaborations and local spin-off activities.
6th ASEF Classroom Network Conference (#ASEFClassNet06)
The 6th Asia-Europe Classroom Network Conference, with the theme “Building an Asia-Europe Online Network for Secondary and High Schools” was co-organised with the Gymnasium of Livadia, supported by the Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of Central Macedonia and the Hellenic Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs. 80 teachers and educators from 28 ASEM countries* participated at the conference. It was also the conference where we have representatives from Estonia, Slovenia and Slovakia.
During the Conference, three ASEFClassNet Awards were conferred to three groups for their efforts in producing outstanding online learning platforms or applications under the ASEFClassNet framework. These Gold Award winners were:
- Cultural Kaleidoscope 2006
- Local Traditions and Ceremonies
- Mastering Media
The Excellence Award Certificate were also conferred to the three other shortlisted Project Groups, namely:
- Eco-Cultural Tourism
- Foodfest@VirtualHomestay
- The World in a Book 2005
At the conclusion of the conference, 32 ASEFClassNet School Collaborations were proposed (new and/or continuing) were developed after the conference.
*28 ASEM countries – Austria, Brunei, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom and Vietnam
