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Presenting my research at MIT

No Comments// Posted in conference, MJIIT, MOOC, PhD, talk, Uncategorized, USA, writing by on 06.03.16.

I was elated and grateful when my research paper entitled ‘Critical Success Factors for MOOCs Sustainability in the Malaysian Higher Education : A Preliminary Study’ was accepted for LINC conference at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). MIT Media Lab has awarded me with travel grant that enabled me to fly to US albeit limited budget. […]


Proverbs Game

No Comments// Posted in english, exam, johor, learning, reflection, teaching by on 04.07.16.

Proverb is a simple saying to instill moral values and common wisdom in life. Most of my students face problems in remembering proverbs as they involve symbolism and intricate meanings. I was thinking of meaningful and fun ways to teach proverbs and I thought of combining the concept of Pictionary & collaborative writing in my […]


Dear Adam: A writing lesson on Magnificent Malaysians

No Comments// Posted in e-classroom, english, learning, reflection, teaching by on 04.05.16.

After watching the amazing video of Adam Norrodin at MotoGP World Championship recently, I’ve decided to embed that as part of my lesson with my 2 C1 students this afternoon. The topic was Proud to be Malaysians. Did a pop quiz “How Malaysian are you?” with my students. Then, I showed the video and facilitated […]


Making Choices

No Comments// Posted in english, learning, reflection, teaching by on 03.28.16.

Today, the topic in class is Making Choices. Students shared their feelings when making choices in life. They mapped up their feelings collaboratively and came up with strings of emotions such as happy, sad, anxious, daunting, frustrated and confused. Then, they moved around in the class, listening and sharing their experiences in making choices in […]


EMOOCs 2016

No Comments// Posted in MOOC, PhD by on 03.01.16.

The paper I co-wrote with my supervisors entitled “A Conceptual Business Model for MOOCs Sustainability in Higher Education” just won the Outstanding Paper & Video award at the European MOOCs Stakeholders Summit 2016 at University of Graz, Austria. We were the only representative from Asian universities. I’m feeling on the top of the world! This […]