1. International Networking for LocalKnowledge and Values Education:The AUDRN and UNESCO-APNIEVE ExperiencesProf. Maria Lourdes Quisumbing-Baybay, Ph.D. Miriam College Philippines

2. IntroductionAsian University Digital Resource Network (AUDRN)Asia Pacific Network for International Educationand Values Education (APNIEVE) 3. is a non-profit, non-stock Catholic educational institution in the Philippinesoffers academic programs from pre-elementary to post graduate and adult education levelshas a school for the deaf 4. a premier womens college in the Philippineswith all female students in the grade school,high school and college levels with a few deafmale students in the college Pre-school, adult education school, theschool for the deaf, graduate school havemale students. 5. From 1926 -1969, theAmerican Maryknoll sisters ranthe college. At present, a lay board oftrustees administers thecollege. 6. AUDRN promotes new ways that local knowledge(LK) can be collected, preserved, and shared by university faculty, researchers, library staff, and students, using inexpensive digital tools and media in teaching and learning, research, and expanding library and reference materials collections.AUDRN aims to share resources with Asian universities, particularly in preserving and sharing Asias LK, through training, online interest groups and a website. 7. ThrustsNetworking with Higher Education InstitutionsSharing Local Knowledge (LK)Local Knowledge ResearchUsing Digital Tools 8. NetworkingHigher educational institutions noted for theirLK expertise, shown support for LKintegration in the curriculum and have astrategic position as HEIs in their communityhost various AUDRN activitiesimplement LK researchintegrate LK into the curriculum usingdigital toolssupport faculty participation in AUDRN 9. Networking is facilitated identified champions in thedifferent HEIs who have demonstrated their expertise, enthusiasm and commitment to theadvancement of local knowledge in teaching and research. 10. AUDRN-IndonesiaSoegijapranata Catholic University ofSemarang has been a United Boardpartner for several years and is apartner of Miriam College. 11. Sharing Local KnowledgeAUDRN organized training events that featured documenting and sharing culture and local knowledge through Web 2.0 tools. 12. Two workshops:Preserving and SharingCulture through DigitalTools, hosted by DutaWacana ChristianUniversitySharing Culture & Service-Learningthrough Digital Tools inManila, Philippines,hosted by MiriamCollege 13. A series of 5 field camps to share research and/or academic projects on local knowledgeA series of 9 forums to share the integration of local knowledge into higher education curriculum 14. International Events An international conference-workshop in thein Manila Discovering Local Knowledge in the21st Century, Connecting Classrooms to theWorld in May 2011. 15. Conference : Researchprojects on the sharing, and teaching localknowledge using digitaltools from China, India,Indonesia, Vietnam andthe Philippines Workshop: A field work exercise of exploring local knowledge of Manila and of surrounding provinces. 16. An international camp, Weaving Local Knowledgein Asian Higher Education, an interactiveknowledge networking event which showcased bestpractices on discovering, sharing, and teaching localknowledge using digital tools in SoegijapranataChristian University in Semarang on May 23-25,2012. 17. Local Knowledge Research AUDRN, with funding from United Board,supports higher education institutions toconduct research in order to develop andevolve reference models for documenting LKand integrating LK into the curriculum usingdigital tools. 18. Use of Digital Tools. 19. Two AUDRN social networking sites: an associatedFacebook Fan page athttp://www.facebook.com/aurdrn and a Twitter page athttp://twitter.com/#!/audrn 20. Digital Tools 21. Strengthening the Network (SY 2012-2013)* Involvement ofundergraduate students in a Youth Camp for Local Knowledge * Creation of learning modules both for online and face-to-face classes*A national or regional conventionof AUDRN partner academicinstitutions 22. Expanding Horizons (SY 2013-2014)* Partner with more Philippine & Asian colleges & universities * Support LK researches in variousacademic fields* A Regional (Asian) Conference onLocal Knowledge 23. Member of Asia Pacific Programme forEducational Innovation andDevelopment (APEID) Associated Centres and Networks, UNESCO Bangkok 24. APNIEVE was established in1995 to promote and developinternational education andvalues education for peace,international understanding,human rights, democracy andsustainable development,through cooperation amongUNESCO states in the Asia-Pacific. 25. APNIEVE aims to develop networks for thesharing of experiences and practices invalues education and internationaleducation to contribute to the developmentof educational materials and case studiesfor use in the Asia-Pacific region. 26. APNIEVE-China ishosted by theInternationalCenter of Teacher Education-EastChina Normal University,Shanghai 27. APNIEVE-Philippines ishosted by Miriam College, Quezon City 28. APNIEVE-Australia is composed of individualmembers and has its own Center. 29. APNIEVE-Australia is composed of individualmembers and has its own Center. 30. Learning to Live Together in Peace and Harmony http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0011/001143/114357e Learning to Be: A Holistic and Integrated Approach toValues Education for Human Development http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001279/127914e Learning to Do: Values for Learning and WorkingTogether in a Globalized Worldhttp://www.unevoc.unesco.org/fileadmin/user_upload/pu 31. Values Education Training conducted seminars and teacher trainingworkshops throughout the Asia Pacific regionwith educators and teacher educators fromover 48 countries held in Korea, Australia,Vietnam and the Philippines. 32. APNIEVE-Philippines has successfully conducted values integration workshops for more than 3,500 educators and secondary school principals ineducational associations, universities and colleges. 33. Sponsorship of Conferences APNIEVE will be co-sponsoring anInternational Forum on Teacher Education,along with the Chinese National Commissionfor UNESCO, and some other organizations,23-25 September, Shanghai, on the theme of"Professionalization of Teachers andInternationalization of Education. 34. APNIEVE will co-sponsor the UNESCO-APEIDConference of Education, 21-13 November, inBangkok, on the central theme of The Heartof Education: Learning To Live Together. 35. Mabuhay!(Long Live!)