The 15th Annual SLAIHEE conference was held on the 26th of July, 2019 at the Department of Transport and Logistics Management, University of Moratuwa. The theme this year was “Fostering the Demand for Quality Teaching and Learning in Higher education”. Dr. D.P. Chandrasekara, the director of the Staff Development Centre, University of Moratuwa, welcomed the gathering. Professor Jayadeva Uyangoda graced the conference as the keynote speaker. The topic of his address was “The Need to Retrieve an Abandoned Value in Higher Education – Intellectual Integrity”. Following the keynote speech, the recipients of the Dr Shrinika Weerakoon memorial award received their certificates from Professor Kapila Perera, Vice Chancellor, University of Moratuwa.
This year, sixteen (16) peer reviewed papers were presented; these can be downloaded from [here]. The workshop “How lecturers change ways of thinking and practice to foster quality teaching and learning in higher education” was offered to all conference participants. This was conducted jointly by Professor S. U. K. Ekaratne and the three Dr. Shrinika Weerakoon memorial award winners. This workshop provided participants with a sound insight to identify and implement incremental changes to improve their courses.
Download 2019 Conference Keynote Speech by Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda