More about my teaching & research here:
http://www.profkarim.com/

My blog:
http://onestoplearning.blogspot.com/

 

I am a Senior Librarian from Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut, USM.

 

Not a good storyteller myself but I believe these two quotes might be able to translate my understanding on what is knowledge and what good knowledge experts can do to their knowledge seekers. ;-)

 

- Imam Muhammad bin Idris As-Syafie, Muslim Jurist -

 

- Brad Henry, Oklahoma Former Governor -

 

I really hope that this workshop will expand knowledge of me and the rest of participants and also benefit me with new ways of facilitating teaching & learning in USM Library.

 

Thank you.

 

Shahriza Fadly | Knowledge Keeper

“The flexibility of learning to suit the diversity of Man.”

My name is Jamilah Hassan Basri. I am Senior Librarian from Perpustakaan Hamzah Sendut (PHS). I recently joined Reference and Research Division @PHS and currently in charge as Head of Strategic Program in Research Support Service Team.

Being transferred to this division means to take another leap of challenge to present myself as educator, facilitator and teacher in teaching and discovering a new knowledge, skills and expertise. 
Learning and teaching comes together simultaneously in a package where as a human we reflect and guide ourselves since born, we never stop digging knowledge until then as profoundly mentioned in the Qur’an in Surah al-‘Alaq: Chapter 96, verses 1-5. The translations:

I hope the workshop can improve and diversify myself into a new dimension of teaching the subject and give me a new experience in knowledge sharing and ideas.

I believe:

.Clumsy. High Spirit. Organic & Lot of Laugh.

Currently, i am in charge of User Education Services, Reference and Research Division. Generally, this division is providing research support services to USM students through several classes or workshops such as Bibliographic Management Tools (EndNote & Mendeley), Information Literacy Skills (Basic & Advanced), Google Scholar, Google Drive, Open Access and etc.
 

As a Reference Librarian, i believe that we also must be a good teacher. We must be able to demonstrate how, when, and why to use various sources in an integrated way that will capture the users’ attention during learning session. We always try to find the best tools or method to use in teaching and delivering information to users. I really hope this workshop will help me to transform our traditional lecture method to more fun and interactive lecture. I hope that flipped classroom strategy can be adapted to improve my teaching. 

Quotes that i love the most:

‘The Best Teachers Teach From The Heart Not From The Book’ – Anonymous

“To teach is to learn twice.” ~ Joseph Joubert

As a new lecturer, I see teaching is a challenging task, yet interesting because we disseminate knowledge to a crowd of eager minds. In turn, we get good feedback including new knowledge. Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change. Whilst, learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding. Thus the challenge is how to make our Teaching a valuable Learning experiences for students so that they can appreciate knowledge and love to learn. As Ever Garrison said, “ A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils”. 

I also believe that learning is a never ending process. Who dares to teach must never cease to learn. And as teachers, it is important to see ourselves as learners because it will allows us to be more flexible in trying new things in the classroom, to take risks, make mistakes, reflects and adjust our practice accordingly. Thus, I do hope this workshop will give me a lot of ideas on how to conduct Teaching and Learning (T&L) more effectively, engaging and fun for me and the students. Thank you.

 

“Teaching, without learning, is just talking!” 

“The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice”. –Brian Herbert-

My name is Siti Razila and I am a lecturer at IPPT, USM. At the moment I have minimal experience (less than 3 years) teaching students at both post-graduate and undergraduate level. 

I started to learn about blended learning, the pedagogy of education, flipped education etc during P&P course for new lecturer. I am quite surprised to know that there are many other ways of teaching. These skills are very much needed especially when taking into account that I am teaching an undergraduate in PPPJJ. I only have 2 hrs per year to interact face to face with the students while the rest of the lectures are conducted through WEBEX or online lecture. It is very challenging but well, that is what human is made for. To accept the challenge!

Yes, I am ready to change to become a better educator.

So naturally, I started my teaching career trying to emulate such examples. Alhamdullillah, I could feel the joy of being an educator, to tickle curiosity and explain things “as simple as possible, but not simpler”, to quote Einstein.

That was many many years ago. Today, the demands of teaching are way different: blended learning, OER, MOOC, e-learning, social media, outcome-based education, active learning, student-centered, flipped classroom, and the list of big jargons goes on. To improve students’ learning, one had to adapt, and so did I…

It’s been a few years now that I’ve been into this 21^st century ‘mode’. With so many things to learn, unlearn, relearn, colearn, yes, I could see the the rationals and the benefits behind such transition. It’s no longer about the sage on the stage, but a guide by the side. It’s no longer about teaching, but about learning. It’s not just about getting the students understand, it’s about getting them do things…

Amidst the busyness of arming oneself with the 21^st century teaching tools, something was lost: the heart and soul of teaching itself. At its core, teaching was once about pure, sincere, face-to-face dialog between a learner and a teacher, about engaging curiosity, about the art of questioning and explaining, about the joy of figuring things out, etcetera. I feel those parts are losing out. Technology to me, despite being effective in making learning happen at a massive scale, is slowly taking out the organic, humane element of teaching…

I’m really at a juncture now, of moving into the future, but also of digging back into the past to find the core that holds everything together. Technology is good, make no mistake about that, but pushing into an inorganic, teacherless medium, despite the seemingly human interaction with online videos and such, will take the heart and soul out of teaching and learning. 

So, what’s it gonna be? I don’t know yet. I’m still searching, and learning... Finding a balance in life is always the trickiest thing to do…

- Zulfaa, Aerospace USM.

My name is Haidi, from School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Engineering Campus USM, Nibong Tebal.  My area of expertise is on digital image processing and analysis.  Although I already with USM more than 10 years, this will be my first formal training for Flipped Classroom.

“There is always a bus you miss before the one you catch”- M. Petrou

 

o     Growth is developmental and requires time and patience.  We are the agents of our own growth.

o     There is a need to focus on strengths and use positive feedback to help learners grow academically, socially, and emotionally.

o     Critical thinking helps students internalise learning.

o     Success stimulates further success.

o     Teachers must strive to meet learners' needs and be aware of social, emotional, and physical variables that affect the learning process.

o     Teachers must seek continuous renewal and growth.

 

I envision that the above principles support my strategic filter through which I shape academic courses, advising and consulting students on my area of expertise.  They help maintain my sense of balance and professional direction.

 

I propagate quality and honest education for the benefits of future generation, particularly the energetic young accounting professionals.  

 I am still looking at multitude ways of making the learning to be fun and attractive to the students.  We are Malaysians, whom to be known to be rich in flavours and colours for its food.  So now, lets add colours and flavours to our teaching. How to do it? Questions to many....And me too. 

Thus, with Flipped Classroom, I hope I may find some answers and insights to make my teaching to be more attactive and yummy to my students. Looking forward to this workshop. 

I knew about flipped classroom during PnP course last month and I would like to know more about it so that I can diversified my way of teaching. I hope students will enjoy and learn better in my class. 

My tagline: To know is to love is to know.