Dr Satirah Ahmad — Suatu masa dulu saya kita sering dihidangkan dengan drama-drama keluarga kaya yang begitu sibuk dengan bisnes sehingga anak-anak terabai dan kurang mendapat kasih-sayang. Tema klishe keretakan rumahtangga disebabkan suami-isteri yang terlalu sibuk dengan kerjaya juga menjadi pilihan sebahagian pengarah-pengarah drama. Kerjaya mesti diutamakan. Keluarga jatuh nombor dua. Hari ini saya…

Dr Satirah Ahmad — Perancangan kurikulum adalah agenda besar negara yang tidak boleh dipandang remeh oleh kita. Perancangan kurikulum perlu mengambilkira perubahan dunia yang bergerak begitu pantas. Kurikulum hari ini mungkin tidak sesuai untuk dunia esok. …

Reflection on the experience of conducting the ‘Digital Tools for Reading, Writing and Managing Information’ workshop organised by IPGM — During the course of my 28 years as a lecturer at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), I have led hundreds of short courses and workshops, not only for lecturers working at USM but also for lecturers working at higher education institutions located across Malaysia. …

Setiap suara rakyat Malaysia perlu didengari — Perbualan tentang topik pendidikan sentiasa rancak dan menarik perhatian masyarakat. Ini menunjukkan bahawa rakyat Malaysia daripada semua lapisan masyarakat sentiasa peka dan prihatin terhadap masa depan generasi muda di negara ini yang wajar menerima pendidikan yang berkualiti tinggi. Sistem pendidikan di Malaysia telah melalui beberapa fasa perubahan bagi memastikan kurikulum…

A cookbook of learning activities for impactful cognitive engagement “Simplicity is the Ultimate Sophistication” YES, it doesn’t have to be complicated. To learn, get students to DO something. Empower them. But what is the “something”? For what? Engagement? Get them into active learning? Okay, okay. But what does it entail? What does ‘engagement’ really mean? What does…

There is more to life than just a career—a life worth living by design This is my reflection of a 3-day workshop on Trajectory 2: Learning, organized by the Office of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic & International). The Background of the Trajectory 2 (T2) Program: Learning

Charting the course from novice to professional educator and ultimately to become a scholar.

Leveraging like-minded passionate educators to trailblaze a new… —