2021 WALS PROGRAM
Time Zone 3
Central, East and South Asia and Australasia
29 November 2021 (Mon), from 09:00 to 19:00 (Hong Kong and Macau Time, GMT+8)
30 November 2021 (Tue), from 09:00 to 18:25 (Hong Kong and Macau Time, GMT+8)
Day 1, 29 November 2021 (Mon)
(Conference Programme with Full Schedule of Presentations)
Participants are advised to watch pre-recorded symposium, paper, poster, workshop sessions before the commencement of the Live Q and A session of their choice.
| Time Zone 3 (Hong Kong & Macau time GMT+8) | Time Zone 1 (Central Time) (New York +1hr) | Time Zone 2 (Central European Time) (London -1hr) | |
| 08:50 – 09:00 (29 Nov) | Login | 18:50 – 19:00 (28 Nov) | 01:50 – 02:00 (29 Nov) |
| 09:00 – 09:30 Opening Ceremony | Welcoming Speeches (Live) 1. Jun LIU (Rector of City University of Macau, Macau SAR) 2. Representative of Education and Youth Development Bureau, Macau SAR 3. Peter DUDLEY (WALS President, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) 4. Sean LI (Co-Chairperson of WALS 2021, Executive President of City University of Dongguan, China; Distinguished Professor of City University of Macau, Macau SAR) 5. Po-Yuk KO (Co-Chairperson of WALS 2021, Professor (Practice), The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR) | 19:00 – 19:30 | 02:00 – 02:30 |
| 09:30 – 10:15 Keynote Live | Prof. Zhengtao LI (Live) (Professor, East China Normal University, China) | 19:30 – 20:15 | 02:30 – 03:15 |
| 10:15 – 11:00 Keynote Live | Prof. Po-Yuk KO (Live) (Co-Chairperson of WALS 2021, Professor (Practice), The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR) | 20:15 – 21:00 | 03:15 – 04:00 |
| 11:00 – 12:30 Session 1 Live | 6 Live Parallel Symposia (Live) (from China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Kazakhstan, Thailand, 2 from Chinese Strand) (2 from Chinese Strand) 6 Parallel Live Q & A at 12:00 | 21:00- 22:30 Live Q & A at 22:00 | 04:00 – 05:30 Live Q & A at 05:00 |
| 12:30- 13:00 | Lunch Break | 22:30 – 23:00 | 05:30 – 06:00 |
| 13:00 – 13:30 Session 2 | 4 Parallel Sessions of Paper Presentation (Pre-recorded) | 23:00 – 23:30 | 06:00 – 06:30 |
| 13:30 – 14:00 Live Q & A | 4 Parallel Live Q & A for Session 2 (Live) | 23:30 – 00:00 | 06:30 – 07:00 |
| 14:00 – 14:30 Session 3 | 4 Parallel Sessions of Poster/Workshop Presentation (Pre-recorded) | 00:00 – 00:30 (29 Nov) | 07:00 – 07:30 |
| 14:30 – 15:00 Live Q & A | 4 Parallel Live Q & A for Session 3 (Live) | 00:30 – 01:00 | 07:30 – 08:00 |
| 15:00 – 15:05 | Break | 01:00 – 01:05 | 08:00 – 08:05 |
| 15:05 – 16:35 Global Highlight | Global Highlight 1: (Live) Learning Study in Hong Kong: Enhancing Sustainability and Accessibility of Quality Learning Study through Cross-school Collaboration in a Professional Learning Community. Live Q & A (Chair by Prof. Po-Yuk KO) | 01:05 – 02:35 | 08:05 – 09:35 |
| 16:35 – 17:50 Global Highlight | Global Highlight 2: (Live) (Invited Plenary) Using Learning Study as the University Teacher Professional Development Platform: A Case Report from China Live Q & A (Chair by Dr. Sean LI) | 02:35 – 03:50 | 09:35 – 10:50 |
| 17:50 – 18:20 Session 4 | 2 Parallel Sessions of Paper Presentation and 1 Session of Poster Presentation (Pre-recorded) (Chinese Strand Only) | 03:50 – 04:20 | 10:50 – 11:20 |
| 18:20-18:50 Live Q & A | 3 Parallel Live Q & A for Session 4 (Live) (Chinese Strand Only) | 04:20 – 04:50 | 11:20 – 11:50 |
| 18:50-19:00 | End of Day Announcements (Live) | 04:50 – 05:00 | 11:50 – 12:00 |
Day 2, 30 November 2021 (Tue)
| Time Zone 3 (Hong Kong & Macau time GMT+8) | Time Zone 1 (Central Time) (New York +1hr) | Time Zone 2 (Central European Time) (London -1hr) | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 (30 Nov) Session 1 | 4 Parallel Sessions of Paper Presentation A (Pre-recorded) (1 from Chinese Strand) | 19:00 – 19:30 (29 Nov) | 02:00 – 02:30 (30 Nov) |
| 09:30 – 10:00 Live Q & A | 4 Parallel Live Q & A for Session 1 (Live) (1 from Chinese Strand) | 19:30 – 20:00 | 02:30 – 03:00 |
| 10:00– 11:15 Session 2 | 3 Parallel Symposia (Pre-recorded) (1 from Chinese Strand) 3 Parallel Live Q & A at 10:45 (Live) | 20:00 – 21:15 Live Q & A at 20:45 | 03:00 – 04:15 Live Q & A at 03:45 |
| 11:15– 11:45 Session 3 | 4 Parallel Sessions of Paper Presentation (Pre-recorded) (1 from Chinese Strand) | 21:15 – 21:45 | 04:15 – 04:45 |
| 11:45-12:15 Live Q & A | 4 Parallel Live Q & A for Session 3 (Live) (1 from Chinese Strand) | 21:45 – 22:15 | 04:45 – 05:15 |
| 12:15- 12:45 | Lunch Break | 22:15 – 22:45 | 05:15 – 05:45 |
| 12:45 – 13:15 Session 4(S4) | 3 Parallel Sessions of Paper Presentation (Pre-recorded) (1 from Chinese Strand) | 22:45 – 23:15 | 05:45 – 06:15 |
| 13:15 – 13:45 Live Q & A | 4 Parallel Live Q & A for Session 4 (Live) (1 from Chinese Strand) | 23:15 – 23:45 | 06:15 – 06:45 |
| 13:45 – 14:15 Session 5 | 4 Parallel Sessions of Paper Presentation (Pre-recorded) (1 from Chinese Strand) | 23:45 – 00:15 | 06:45 – 07:15 |
| 14:15 – 14:45 Live Q & A | 4 Parallel Live Q & A for Session 5 (Live) (1 from Chinese Strand) | 00:15 – 00:45 (30 Nov) | 07:15 – 07:45 |
| 14:45 – 16:00 Session 6 | 3 Parallel Symposia (Pre-recorded) (1 from Chinese Strand) 3 Parallel Live Q & A at 15:30 (Live) | 00:45 – 02:00 Live Q & A at 01:30 | 07:45 – 09:00 Live Q & A at 08:30 |
| 16:00 – 17:15 Session 7 | 4 Parallel Symposia (Pre-recorded) 4 Parallel Live Q & A at 16:45 (Live) | 02:00 – 03:15 Live Q & A at 02:45 | 09:00 – 10:15 Live Q & A at 09:45 |
| 17:15 – 17:45 Session 8 | 2 Parallel Sessions of Paper Presentation and 2 Parallel Sessions of Paper Presentation (Pre-recorded) | 03:15 – 03:45 | 10:15 – 10:45 |
| 17:45-18:15 Live Q & A | 4 Parallel Live Q & A for Session 8 (Live) | 03:45 – 04:15 | 10:45 – 11:15 |
| 18:15-18:25 | End of Day Announcements (Live) | 04:15 – 04:25 | 11:15 – 11:25 |
Day 3 & 4, 1-2 December 2021 (Wed-Thu)
| Time Zone 3 (Hong Kong & Macau time GMT+8) | 1 Dec 2021 (Wed) | 2 December 2021 (Thurs) | Time Zone 1 (Central Time) (New York +1hr) | Time Zone 2 (Central European Time) (London -1hr) |
| 14:30 – 15:30 (2 Dec) | (No programme in Time Zone 3, please refer to the Conference Programme of Time Zone 1 ) | WALS AGM (Live) | 00:30 – 01:30 (2 Dec) | 07:30 – 08:30 (2 Dec) |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | (No programme in Time Zone 3, please refer to the Conference Programme of Time Zone 1 ) | WALS 2021 Closing Ceremony (Live) | 01:30 – 02:00 | 08:30 – 09:00 |
Remarks
1. Sessions with proposal ID begins with “CN” are presented in Mandarin. In addition, the live Q and A sessions that follow will be conducted in Mandarin
as well.
2. In each pre-recorded session, the presenter that has been asterisked (*) is assigned as the Chair of the Live Q and A session that follows.
3. In case the assigned chair does not show up, the presenters who are present should select one among themselves to be the Chair of the Live Q and A
session
4. For pre-recorded symposia, the presenting team should select one team member to chair the Live Q and A. Apart from the chair, all the team members of the presenting team are encouraged to join the Live Q and A for collegial sharing with the conference participants.
5. All the live sessions will be conducted via Zoom. To join the live sessions, please refer to the login instructions provided by WALS2021.