This book is about the impact of EduTech (Educational Technologies) on higher education. It explores how new technologies are forcing changes in a century-old Face-to-Face (F2F) teaching and learning model. COVID crisis is now crumbling the century-old traditional Ivory Towers of higher education.

Please provide some highlights of this book.

This book is written with the intent to highlight how new trends, technologies, products, and services are forcing drastic changes in our century-old traditional system of education. It consists of 15 chapters. The first section of the book contains six chapters that provide a global perspective, and the second section has nine chapters highlighting various issues of higher education in Thailand. The second section also includes a few tidbits about the online presence of Catholic churches in Thailand.

What is your view about post COVID era of education?

In the last two years, remote learning, Social Networks, Mobile Apps, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, IoT, and Cloud computing are harnessing the power of the internet in unprecedented ways.

These new technologies are bringing dramatic changes in the global educational landscape, transforming the breadth, depth, and quality of education by providing opportunities for learning from anywhere for anyone and at any time. Hence no matter how much pride we may take in our traditional system and its place in society, it must reform and integrate these new trends and technologies for digital learning. There is little doubt that in the post COVID era, these technologies will drive new pedagogies and bring reforms to our century-old educational system.

Despite the ongoing COVID crisis, spending some time to explore our unique perspective on current social and academic issues has the power to rejuvenate your life. So, enjoy our colorful pile of unique perspectives provided in this book with a pint of enthusiasm. Thank you, and Happy New Year 2022.

About the Author

Kuldeep Nagi, PhD Assistant Professor Fulbright Fellow (USA) Assumption University Bangkok, Thailand

I was born and educated in India but matured and flourished in Seattle, WA, USA. I am an American citizen and recipient of the Fulbright Fellowship Award-2006 in the USA to work at Assumption University, Thailand. While working in Seattle Community College District (SCCD) in the USA, I also received Dan Evans Award for Excellence in Teaching.

After joining Assumption University of Thailand in 2006, I have written dozens of papers for IEEE and other international conferences. Some of them are listed under research publications.

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Research Publications*:

Since my arrival here in 2006, Thailand, I have published more than three dozen academic and research papers. Details of a few selected documents published till 2021 are given below.

Title, Conference, Venue, Date

1. Research Analysis of Moodle Reports to gauge the level of Interactivity in eLearning Courses at Assumption University, IEEE sponsored ICCCE08 Conference, Istana Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 13-15 May 2008*
2. eReadiness of Higher Education in India: Challenges & Opportunities and the Way Forward, eIndia 2008, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India, 29- 31 July 2008
3. Solving Ethical Issues in eLearning for Diverse Learners. International Conference on the Education of Learner Diversity (ICELD08), 26-27 August, Marriot Hotel, Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4. Future of Software- Challenges & Opportunities for Open-Standards and Open Source, 5th International Conference on eLearning for Knowledge-Based Societies, Impact Exhibition & Conference Center, Bangkok, Thailand, September 4-5, 2008.
5. Use of Moodle Reports for Knowledge Management, Planning, and eTraining in SMEs, IEEE Conference on Management of Innovation & Technology, Bangkok, 21-24 September 2008*
6. Borderless Education- Challenges & Opportunities for Thai Universities, ASAHIL, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 17 October 2008.
7. Using Mobile Devices for Educational Services- A Case Study of Student’s Expectations, IEEE TENCON-2008, November 18-21, 2008, Hyderabad, India*
8. Evaluating Interactivity of eLearning Resources in a Learning Management System (LMS) - A Case Study of Moodle, an Open-Source Platform, 5th. International Conference on eLearning in Knowledge-Based Society, Bangkok, Thailand, 11-12 December 2008.
9. University Autonomy- Need for a new framework for Thai higher education in the era of globalization, University of Sans Malaysia (USM), Putrajaya (USM), Malaysia, 18 December 2008.
10. Using Emergent Technologies for Facilitating Engaged Learning in a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), International Conference on IT to Celebrate Prof. Dr. Srisakdi Charmonman Birthday, March 2009.
11. Using Learning Management System (LMS) Activity Logs for Developing a Framework for Improving the Core Components of an eLearning Course”, TOUCHPOINT 2010, International Conference in Technology in Education, Manila, Philippines, March 4-5, 2010*
12. Applying Six Sigma Techniques to Improving the Quality of eLearning Courseware Components- A Case Study”, The 5th IEEE International Conference on Management of Innovation (ICMIT2010), Singapore June 2- 5, 2010.
13. Problem Based Projects (PBPs): Making Them Relevant for eLearning” Special Issue of the International Journal of the Computer, the Internet and Management, Vol. 17 No. SP3, December 2009.
14. Computer and the Cloud- Can eLearning continue expanding Higher Education?
    National e-Learning Conference 2010, Cyber University, Bangkok, Thailand, July 10-11, 2010*
15. xLearning for Efficient Delivery of On-Line Content, 6th International Conference on eLearning for Knowledge-Based Societies, Assumption University, Bangkok, Thailand, December 16-17, 2010
16. Importance of English in eLearning Programs in Context of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)”, Thailand Cyber University-NEC 2013, Bangkok, Thailand, 5-6 August 2013
17. An evaluation of the usability of pre-recorded videos in eLearning Courses, 4th International Conference on Teaching and Learning (ICTL-2013), Bangkok, Thailand, November 13 – 15, 2013.
18. Promoting English as a medium of instruction through eLearning programs, ELSCA 2014 Conference, Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand, March 29th-30th March 2014.
19. Academic use of forums in eLearning- Perceptions, Findings and Truths, The 1st International Conference on Innovative Communication and Sustainable Development in ASEAN, NIDA, Bangkok, July 9-10, 2015.
20. More autonomy in higher education institutions can improve quality–
    An American perspective, IEC-2015, Cyber U, Bangkok, Thailand, July 20-21, 2015.
21. New Social Media and Impact of Fake News on Society (June 6, 2018). ICSSM Proceedings, July 2018, Chiang Mai, Thailand, pp. 77-96, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3258350
22. Integrating STEM and Skill Development (SD) for Thailand 4.0 - Means, Methods and Challenges (July 8, 2018). iSTEM 2018, Chiang Mai, Thailand, July 2018, pp. 16-34, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3262373
23. From Bits and Bytes to Big Data - An Historical Overview (June 9, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3622921 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3622921
24. Essentials of Managing Research Quality in Thai Universities (March 2020). Essentials of Managing Research Quality in Thai Universities International Review of Business Research Papers Vol. 16. No. 1, March 2020 Issue, Pp. 99– 116, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3622929
25. Thailand’s universities need to tweak their model.(January 26, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://southeastasiaglobe.com/thailand-universities-need-to-tweak-their-model/

There are 12 or more papers that are not listed here. Please Google my name to learn more.

Other duties

In addition to working as an ICT instructor, Program Director for PhD (TEM), I have also worked in other capacities as given below:

1. Managing Editor of Monthly eNewsletter called eLearning@AU
2. Managing Editor of AU-eJournal of Interdisciplinary Research http://www.ejir.au.edu/
3. Reviewer for ABAC and other International Journals
4. Writer and columnist for the NATION, a daily newspaper published in English
5. Regular contributor to Bangkok Post Newspaper- Post Bag
6. Writer of a book - “Guru Vs. Google” available on Amazon

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“Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

Marcus Aurelius

A Roman Emperor and a Stoic philosopher