Navigating Post-Pandemic Challenges Collaborative Research, Education Empowerment, and Cultural Transformation

Session 1 Language, culture, and communication Intergenerational language usage among Filipino-Chinese youth in Pampanga, Philippines: Pedagogical challenges in a multilingual setting; Challenging hegemony: Defying Xi Jinping’s lockdown policy in Mandarin online media; Chinese diaspora’s hybridities: A comparative study on novels by four Chinese-American and Chinese-Indonesian writers; Exploring the concept of language, culture, identity, and diversity: A critical reflection; Effectiveness of using a parody-integrated teaching strategy on English as a foreign language learners’ writing proficiency; Pragmatic design pedagogy: A remedial strategy for addressing language deficit, negative perceptions of cultural difference, and the influence of learning space dynamics; Expressive illocutionary speech act Netizen Kick Andy Double Check in the episode "Mahfud cari panggung?"; Session 2 Curriculum and instruction Implementation of social media-based social commerce in business development efforts to support Sustainable Development Goals; Teachers’ self-development in the teaching profession: A case study of a large-scale public school in Thailand; Five decades open access publication of team teaching research: A bibliometric review from 1970 to 2022; A predictive model of lecturer performance and student learning activities in an online learning environment based on machine learning techniques; Sunda manda: Traditional games that improve children’s math literacy skills; Exploring preservice teacher TPACK competencies in economics education; Written feedback: Students and teachers’ beliefs; Development of a model for improving self-regulated learning in junior high school students; Session 3 Gender, health, wellness, and well-being in education Gender equity and social inclusion in the independent learning curriculum of elementary school textbook; Gender understanding in early childhood: Instilling religious values in Indonesian Muslim families through cooperative play; A survey study: Children’s well-being in the assessment of parents’ in-home care education; Reproductive health education: Adolescents’ construction of realizing a young generation resilient; The effectiveness of integrative counseling to increase optimism in COVID-19 survivors; Climageddon: Exploring how social media use influences climate anxiety among emerging adults

Biography

Irena Y. Maureen is a lecturer in the Educational Technology Department at Universitas Negeri Surabaya and holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from the University of Twente. Her research focuses on educational technology, digital literacy, AI literacy, and instructional design for innovative teaching and learning. She has extensive experience as an academic editor, reviewer, and judge for international education awards, and holds leadership roles related to learning innovation and international development. Actively engaged in national and global collaborations, she supports educator development through training in digital pedagogy and assessment, with a strong commitment to advancing technology-enhanced learning in higher education.

Binar K. Prahani is the Head of the Scientific Publication and Journal Development at the Directorate of Innovation, Ranking, and Scientific Journals at Universitas Negeri Surabaya. His academic background is grounded in science education, with research interests in instructional approaches that support meaningful learning, collaboration, and the development of scientific skills. He is widely recognized for his expertise in academic writing and scholarly publishing, and regularly serves as a speaker, facilitator, and mentor in manuscript clinics and research writing workshops. Through these roles, he supports researchers in improving research quality, strengthening manuscripts, and navigating publication processes for reputable journals and conference proceedings.

Cicilia D. M. Putri is a lecturer in the English Literature Study Program at Universitas Negeri Surabaya and a scholar in applied linguistics. Her academic interests include second language acquisition, corpus linguistics, and multilingual literacy. She serves as Editor-in-Chief of Paramasastra and as an editor for the International Joint Conference on Arts and Humanities (IJCAH), where she manages peer-review and publication processes. With an academic background from the University of Groningen, she brings strong expertise in academic editing, language research, and scholarly communication, and has published research articles and book chapters on language use and multilingual learning.

Ima Widiyanah is a lecturer at Universitas Negeri Surabaya and currently serves as Head of Quality Assurance at the Labschool UNESA Management Board. She holds a doctorate in Educational Management from Universitas Negeri Semarang, with academic interests in educational management, institutional quality assurance, and school improvement. She has extensive experience supporting accreditation processes, academic quality standards, and continuous institutional development. Her professional background also includes teaching in English education, providing a strong foundation in both classroom practice and educational governance. She is actively involved in postgraduate teaching and supervision, contributing to efforts to enhance quality and innovation in education.