It is never in my wildest dream to be a Youtuber. Nope. But with COVID-19, I was challenged to learn new skills or to upskill my existing knowledge and skills. I was feeling hopeless, helpless and frustrated with myself. Indeed.
But, I take a baby step. Some of the video editing is learned from training. But I also learn from watching countless hours from Youtube. I follow the tips and step by step process.
Here are some of the videos that I have created so far
Ok. Like last year, we have to fill in the TESDCP or TES (new label) again this year. But unlike last year, the term that was used – “TESDCP”. This year, it becomes TES (don’t be fool by the labelling). The things that you have to upload are still the same.
Wait, isn’t it the same with Teaching Excellence System?
Confused? (Who doesn’t, right?) But, don’t worry. We are in this mess (uhuk uhuk) together.
How to differentiate between the new TES (old version it is known as TESDCP) and Teaching Excellence System (it is no longer called as TES now?)?
Based on my observation, the ONLY observable difference that I can see when I search both things from UTMPORTAL is the icon of TES and Teaching Excellence System.
The icon for Teaching Excellence System is a person pointing on a board. This is the system where you can find your Blended Learning (this is from your ELearning), OBE, NALI & HIEPS and E-content.
The icon for TES has pictures of a mortar board, an apple, hands (holding or shaking), a light bulb and a science icon (on the center).
If you ask me why both are called the same i.e. Teaching Excellence System?
I also asked the same question to some people but they also do not know the answer. So, I don’t have any answer to that question. I don’t want to speculate anything here. Let’s somebody else do the thinking.
So, are both the same systems or different?
The label used is the same: Teaching Excellence System. But clearly, both are different systems in which both have different information and things that you have to upload.
1) After you have log in to UTMPORTAL, select Working at UTM (left side corner – click that) and then choose UTMHR.
2) On Sistem Penilaian Prestasi (the blue one), select Pemilihan Major ELPPT (click that)
3) You will see a box “Tambah Major” (Add major) and click that. Scroll down Tahun (Year) and Pilihan Major (Selection of Major) and select accordingly.
4) After you have selected the Year and Selection of Major options, click the button Simpan (Save). To get out from this page after you have saved your selection, click Kembali (Back). To double check, repeat the 2nd step again. This time around, you will see the year of which you have selected your Major. To submit, click the button Submit.
Why do I use the word “reselect”?
Well, somebody might have a change of heart and wants to change the major. I am not sure if you can do so. But if you look at the system, as we have to select our Major every year until 2021 (yup – 3 years in a row), it is as if we have a choice to select our Major until 2021. Errmmm….
Note: Apparently, we have to redo (renew) this process every year. When I wrote the post in 2020, we were informed that we have to redo this process up until 2021. Now, it is 2022 and we have to do the same process again. It seems it will be an annual thing that we have to do other than ELPPT.
Pemilihan Major LPPT (v.2.0) bermula 19 Julai – 3 Ogos 2020 di laman sesawang myutm.utm.my Sehubungan itu YBrs. Prof./Dr./saudara diminta untuk memilih Major LPPT bagi e-LPPT Versi 2.0.
Dibawah adalah senarai kategori staf yang dibenarkan untuk membuat pemilihan Major e-LPPT Versi 1.0 dan senarai staf yang dibenarkan untuk menggunakan penilaian e-LPPT Versi 2.0
| E-LPPT Versi 1.0 (Transisi) |
| a) Staf akademik baharu dilantik dan belum disahkan dalam jawatan. Disetkan sebagai Minor Research. Walaubagaimanapun, staf juga dibenarkan untuk memilih e-LPPT Versi 2.0 dan Perlu memilih Major LPPT di sistem Versi 2.0. |
| b) Staf akademik tiada PhD disetkan sebagai e-LPPT Transisi, Minor Research. Walaubagaimanapun, staf juga dibenarkan untuk memilih e-LPPT Versi 2.0 dan Perlu memilih Major LPPT di sistem Versi 2.0. |
| c) Staf akademik yang memohon kenaikan pangkat sebelum 30 Mac 2019 dan masih belum menerima kenaikan pangkat dibenarkan menggunakan penilaian e-LPPT Versi 1.0. Jika staf adalah pentadbir akademik, kategori staf akan ditetapkan sebagai AA. Penentuan Major atau Minor Research bergantung kepada jumlah jam kredit setahun. Major Research < 18 jam kredit, Minor Research > 18 jam kredit |
| d) Staf akademik yang akan berpencen dalam tempoh 5 tahun, Pemilihan Major Research < 18 jam kredit, Minor Research > 18 jam .
Walaubagaimanapun staf bakal bersara juga boleh memohon untuk e-LPPT Versi 2.0 dan Perlu memilih Major LPPT di sistem Versi 2.0. |
| E-LPPT Versi 2.0 |
| a) Semua staf akademik yang tidak memohon kenaikan pangkat sebelum 30 Mac 2019. |
| b) Staf Akademik yang telah memohon kenaikan pangkat sebelum 30 Mac 2019 dan telah dinaikkan pangkat pada tahun 2019. |
| c) Pentadbir Akademik yang tidak memohon kenaikan pangkat. Major LPPT adalah Major Leadership dan disetkan secara automatik oleh sistem. |
| d) Pentadbir Akademik lantikan fakulti, samada kekal Major LPPT 2019 atau boleh memohon Major yang lain di sistem eLPPT versi 2.0. |
Bagi staf yang TIDAK MEMILIH sebarang MAJOR pada tahun ini, pihak fakulti akan menganggap pilihan MAJOR saudara adalah SAMA seperti tahun 2019.
After a short stint of professional training at school in 2018, I determine to change the activities that I do in class. But clearly going to secondary school for professional training does not give me a better idea how to teach university students. It is a fact.
There are certain things about my teaching that I decided to change. One of it is my class note. No more Powerpoint. So, I use Prezi which I subscribe for USD60 annually. It worth every penny that I spend. Based on feedback that I got from students for the past few semesters, they like Prezi notes as compared to Powerpoint because they can control which part they want to read or focus based on themes that I use as a means to organise my notes.
Other than my notes, I decided to “upgrade” my class activities. This is challenging. One of it is because I have little idea about how to do it. I don’t want the activities to be a burden to my students and they don’t learn much from such activities. So, what I normally do when I am struggling to get some ideas about the activities that I want to implement in class, I would put everything aside and just focus on reading. I have read and reread the books that I already have. I was a little bit lazy to go to the library to borrow books. So, I went to Popular bookstore (I still prefer to go to the physical bookstore, rather than shopping online).
As I browsed books on the Psychology section, I saw this book. The title is intriguing. My first thought was “Another autobiography book?” But it is not. As I read the book, I imagine Brian is my mentor. Even though I don’t know him personally, but I have watched his TED Talk. I got some ideas that I think I can try in my own class. In this case, I am thinking about in what way I can make my students enjoy and appreciate what they learn in class. It is not about me, but rather what they learn in class.
So, I tried one of the activities that Brian had used in his class. Even though I don’t have any clear idea about how he did it, but based on what I understand reading his book, I gave my students a question. A question that will prompt them to explore about their own selves. But unlike Brian, I gave my students other activities too. So, I combine the question based on what I find in Brian’s book with the class activities that I normally do in class.
Then, COVID-19 happens. Nobody ever thought how challenging teaching and learning would be. I was worried in the middle of the semester. I hope and pray that things will go well despite the challenges that we have to face. To know how my students were coping, I gave them a chance to let their feelings known. So, I asked a simple question “What they want to let me know as their instructor?” The following are some of the feedback that I got from the students.
For this semester, the final examination is conducted through online platform i.e. UTM ELearning. It is synchronous. “Live”. But like the normal examination, students have to confirm their attendance by scanning QRCode (normal version would be they fill in the final examination attendance sheet) and for the invigilator, we have to begin the examination by a briefing. But it is slightly different in this semester in which we have to conduct the briefing through Webex / Zoom (or whatever) platform.
Here are some of the pictures that I took for my classes: Personality Psychology, Research Methodology in Education, Asas Pedagogi (Fundamental Pedagogy) and Educational Psychology.
This is the place that taught me so many things that are not on the syllabuses nor textbooks. This is the place where I learn about values, persistence, empathy, compassion, integrity and what does it mean to be a Muslim.
Of course, I am tested so many times about my principles and values but when I am at a losing end, I will always remember what I have learned from the best people in the world. I am so proud when it was announced that it won the Green Gown International Award for the 2020 Sustainability Institution of the Year. I wonder what ___________ is doing.
Clearly, we have Car Free Day and whatsnot but yet, why can’t we win? Of course it is not about winning but, it tells something, right?
There are video editing training organised by my faculty. I admit that it is not easy. My learning curve is circumvented. I feel lost. I feel desperate at times when things do not go well. So, I start to explore on my own.
To find alternatives. I have tried Vizia and Biteable several times and I know that I need to try out new things about video editing. There are many software available like Shotcut and so forth. But I find that using Shotcut is a bit too “over my head”. It requires advanced skills that currently under “development”.
I start to search for the alternatives video making/editing (online and offline). For the offline version, I find it that it is “over my head”. So, I opt for the online version (for now). One of the video making platforms that I use is Moovly.
So, among the earliest videos that I created using Moovly are as follow:
1) Cattell’s intelligence theory
2) Spearman’s intelligence theory
3) Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence
Other than Moovly, I also use Powtoon.
1) Thurstone’s intelligence theory