ERAS Conference 2004

Innovation & Enterprise:Education for the New Economy

24th – 26th November 2004
Orchard Hotel

Message from the President

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

Knowledge in this new economy is increasingly characterized by the creative integration of information and learning from diverse disciplines. In recent years, psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, scientists, entrepreneurs and researchers from various fields have shed considerable light on the nature of creativity, innovation and enterprise.

In science and technology it is now well recognized that multi-disciplinary pursuits are essential for the advancement of knowledge and applications. Examples can be seen in areas such as biotechnology, telecommunications, material science, nanotechnology, and supercomputers. In industries and business, innovative advances are made often without the benefit of traditional paradigms of learning.

The real world thrives on both evolutionary and revolutionary innovations. Education in many w ays need a new science of dealing with knowledge and information, and a new art of learning. The theme for the Educational Research Association of Singapore (ERAS) 2004 Conference is Innovation and Enterprise: Education for the New Economy. This conference promises a gathering of not only teachers and education researchers but also invited panelists from business and industries as well as eminent professors.

The ERAS 2004 is an excellent platform for teachers, educators, teacher-educators, education researchers and edu-preneurs to learn, share, network and dialogue on new paradigms and novel ideas for educational practices in the new economy. We look forward to welcoming you to this ERAS Conference 2004!

Assoc Professor Tan Oon Seng PhD
President, Educational Research Association of Singapore

Message from the Conference Convenors

Dear Members & Friends,

It gives us great pleasure to organize and welcome you, colleagues, teachers and educators, from the various countries to the ERAS 2004 Conference.

The conference will take place 24-26 November 2004 at the Orchard Hotel (located at Orchard Road, Singapore’s most famous tourism belt). We trust this year’s conference will see an even larger crowd with diverse representations from education as well as business and industry, locally and internationally. This conference will truly be an important contribution towards enhancing the education system for the new economy.

The six conference strands namely: Cognition and Affect in Innovation & Enterprise; Cross- multi Disciplinary Learning and Innovation; Curriculum, Assessment and Evaluation; Enterprise in Education; Innovation in Teaching and Learning and New Directions in Educational Research, provide a platform for sharing the latest innovative ideas and entrepreneurship in educational knowledge and professional know-how, as well as best practices in the widest range of educational programmes and practices in education. We trust that this event will be an important meeting place for professionals, educationists, researchers, entrepreneurs and even parents to exchange ideas.

We like to conclude this message by wishing every foreign participant a pleasant stay in Singapore, and all of you many hours of fruitful and stimulating discussion and interaction.

Dr Chew Lee Chin & Dr Jessie Ee
ERAS 2004 Conference Convenors

Theme and Strands

Click here for Conference Programme

Click here for the ERAS President’s Welcome Speech

Speaker’s Speech

• Prof Hong Hai, Dean, Nanyang Business School, NTU
  Educating Singaporeans on Cultural Intelligence: Enhancing the Competitive Edge
• Prof Patrick Turner, INSEAD, Singapore
  The Role of Academia in the New Venture Creation
  
• Prof Gina Wisker, Anglia Polytechnic University, Cambridge, UK
  Nurturing Creativity: Lessons from the Humanities