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In my 2nd previous post of this blog, I have explained about TBL for Compare and Contrast Template. By referring to the syllabus of Physics subject for either the high school or the matriculation, there are quite a lot of concepts that we can do for Compare and Contrast for example,reflection and reflection, transverse and longitudinal wave, series and parallel circuit and many more. In my opinion, this is among the thinking template that we can simply practice with my students.  In my last Friday's class with Dr Nurulhuda, we once again gone through TBL but this time we explored another thinking template that is for Decision Making . If we refer the thinking skills in KBKK that I've shown in my previous TBL post , decision making is among the 3 highest thinking skills apart form conceptualizing and problem solving. It means that this thinking skill is not that simple to be implemented. In real life, we are actually used to make decision in whatever we do especially when ...

It is typical for teachers to face the lesson that is incomprehensible by the students due to many factors. Despite of that, teachers are always creative and innovative in enhancing teaching and learning for the sake of their students. They invent teaching aids, manipulate and modify everything possible around them. With current digital world, they adapt and make use of any available resources from internet as their teaching materials and also tools for assessing students. They sometimes acquired the digital materials sources from the pedagogical courses they attend. As a teaher, I always interested with any new teaching media that has been introduced, be it physical or digital resources. One tool that I have used and still using it is Screencast O'Matic (SOM) which is a tool that simplify our job in doing video recording and editing. There are a list of my collection of SOM videos I made for my students as my flipped classroom methodology for students' learning. All the v...

Game-Based Learning (GBL) and Gamification are two different things in education. The first time I heard the word of gamification, I thought that it has no difference with the game based learning. but logically they supposed to be different as the spellings are not similar. I supposed to learn about these two from Dr Nurul lesson 4 weeks , but we never know Allah's plan. It happens to be that I was absent on that day due to my poor health condition. I postponed writing this entry as it took me some time to consult and understand clearly about this content.  GBL and gamification are commpletely different!GBL can be divided into 2 elements; the first one is students play games and the second element is students make games. Both of these elements involved in the process of learning and it is being used to achieve instructional goals. Meanwhile, gamification is the application of game mechanics in a non games context which normally used for the purpose of assessment for example ...

Since I were small, I always felt down as I thought that I am/was not a creative person. When I joined a group task of inventing something for Science subject, I would always be the last person that came out with ideas and usually my ideas were not as superb as my group mates. But then, to cut the story short, I realized that  it is not impossible for every one of us to be creative. The turning point was from my Curriculum Design class taught by Dr Razak, where he taughts us the steps in invention anything for the purpose of survival, for example, creating scissors for the left-handed person. Among the method that I strongly remember is SCAMPER which also called as creativity tool. SCAMPER stands for substitute, combine, adapt, modify, put into other use, eliminate & rearrange. BY undergoing SCAMPER, it is possible for someone to be creative and able to invent one new product!! Throughout teaching and learning, we always involved with thinking process. Our government also ...

Exploring the stuff on internet has never ending. My classmates and I were given a task on finding at least two new education mobile/ computer application for each and everyone of us that is suitable to be applied for teaching and learning. When I started exploring the resources from internet and Google Play Store, it is unbelievable that we actually have plenty of teaching and learning applications and they are free!! How I feel so terrible of not knowing this before. Classdojo features I made a deep exploration on each application I came across  which eventually met me with Classdojo. Frankly speaking, I think that the name sounds a bit funny😁 but the function of each feature is superb! Through this app, teachers, students and their parents and even the school leader are able to work collaboratively where both parents and teachers can see the students' progress which make things easier of taking fast action for improvements. Apart from showing students' progress on...

The current education trend is to blend in with the twenty first century learning (PAK-21), be it at schools or at colleges. Various educational applications provided which we can use to integrate into our 21st Century Learning session. Along with the rapid development of technology,we as  educators don't want to miss the use of technology in classroom. Among the educational apps we can give an attempt is Flipgrid app from Google Play Store. This application can be used as a social page based on a simple video response. Every students can be invited by their teachers who at first signed up this apps and acquired the code for the students. Apart from that, it can also be practiced for virtual classroom which means teachers can interact with their students outside classroom or during non-learning hour. This is also known as Flipped classroom method where teacher can interact/deliver learning ingredients or content outside the classroom. Dr Nurul introduced Flipgrid All cla...

Assalamualaikum & Hi everyone! The first time I enter a classroom for my technology & innovation in physics course in university, it intrigued  me. The classroom is facilitated with devices which hence called as smart classroom. Here I attach several snaps of the view of it, also featuring my lovely course mates & lecturer :) Smart Wall , Smart TV & Dr Nurul Smart Wall & Smart TV + Farah & me 💙 Smart Wall & Smart TV + Roza(from Aceh) & me 💙 Smart Classroom + K. Kamalia & Mira 💙 The idea of this classroom beautiful!The walls are painted at particular area which provides unlimited spaces for teachers to scribble on. It reminds me of how I always advise my students to have separate answer sheet every time they work on the worksheet. They are forbidden to write their answer or ideas for the answer near the question as they kind of limit their thoughts.  My reason is always be that the more space we have, the greater th...

Ref: MOOC Nowadays, being a teacher is not the last option of career pathways. I still remember my late father’s advice about 10 years ago that to have a 'simple' job, just make yourself a teacher 😊 I think this advice cannot be hold anymore for the current world as teacher's current job is not that easy. Multitasking and computer technology literate teachers are now being a demand in the education sector, unless they are left behind. This issue arises as the world now is dealing with a rapid advancement of technology in terms of the production of new tools and media in order to survive and live the life easier. In terms of education, the application of the digital technology is in purpose of enhancing the teaching and learning processes so that students are able to reinforce their understanding towards the lesson. Technology means anything of practical in use that makes life easier. The digital technology is also being a trend in education as have been app...