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Edu Tech award from Johor Educational Technology Division

No Comments// Posted in award, conference, e-classroom, johor, jpnj, learning, teaching, Uncategorized by on 06.30.16.

Alhamdulillah, I was the recipient of the Educational Technology award for my contribution at the international level. The merit is based from my presentation at MIT as well as my involvement as the Assistant Secretary for Malaysia Educational Technology Association (META) for the past two years. Thank you to Johor Educational Technology Division and Johor […]


Revisiting Harvard, Cambridge, MA

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I count my blessings for being able to step back into Harvard Square again where my memories were swept away by the first time I came here for Harvard Summer School (HSS) in 2013. That time, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia had selected me, Hafiz, Sze Yong and Andrew to enrol in HSS for the duration of three […]


Proverbs Game

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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

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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 […]