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SEAMOLEC Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Webinar on

OPENING CEREMONY

“Virtual Thailand-Indonesia Culture and Vocational Skills Exchange”

October 25, 2021 | 08.00 – 09.00 hrs. (GMT +7, Jakarta Time)

Opening:
Ladies and Gentlemen, honorable speakers, and participants of this online

event, good day, everyone. Welcome to Virtual Thailand-Indonesia
Culture and Vocational Skills Exchange

This programme was initiated by Metland School of Vocational – Indonesia and
Phuket Vocational College - Thailand, which is fully Supported by SEAMEO
SEAMOLEC as series of activity related to CATC Program which was held on

February – July 2021.

First of all, allow me to introduce myself, my name is Joyce Lantu, please call me
Joyce I am from Metland School, and I am excited to be the moderator for today’s

event…..

The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the world, including Indonesia and Thailand, and it
has had negative impact on various aspects of life. One of which is in the education
sector. This resulted in extraordinary changes. Learning that was originally done

face-to-face in schools turned into distance learning or what is often called on-line
learning. Schools are "forced" to transform and to adapt instantly to learning from
home through online media. Various initiatives were carried out to ensure that

learning activities continued even in the absence of face-to-face sessions.

Countless problems that arise have resulted in lessening the students learning
motivation. Online learning patterns must be made as fun as possible so as to

produce quality learning outcomes for the students. Nevertheless, change is
certainly not something easy, therefore distance learning has become a challenge
for the world of education. By creating various attractive and interactive events,
we hope to uplift and motivate the students during these hard times.