IsDB-TWAS Research Grant
The World Academy of Sciences and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) are offering Grant for Research Collaboration in Sustainability Sciences.
Deadline: 12 September 2019
The grant amounts to a maximum of USD 50,000 per group – USD 100,000 total per grant. A grant is normally provided for a period of 24 months. The programme will choose one project per year.
Research Areas
The Research Grants programme provides support for research projects in the following fields (please refer to the guidelines for details):
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Sustainable Agriculture
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Education
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Education for Sustainable Development
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Climate Change
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Energy
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Sustainable cities
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Responsible growth
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Waste management
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Population growth
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Green chemistry
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Biodiversity
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Plastic pollution and Micro-plastics
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Water and hygieneFor more information, go to HERE.
JADUAL KLINIK SISTEM UTM TES: TERKINI
esi Klinik bagi akses dan penggunaan Sistem TES (TESDCP) UTM kini dibuka bertempat di dewan PPICTP, Aras 3. Jadual klinik bagi Sistem TES (TESDCP) adalah seperti berikut:
Sesi Klinik bagi akses dan penggunaan Sistem TES (TESDP) UTM dibuka bertempat di MAKMAL CICT 2, CICTKL.
Jadual Klinik bagi Sistem TES (TESDP) adalah seperti berikut:
TARIKH | HARI | SESI PAGI | SESI PETANG |
2/8/2019 | Jumaat | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 2:30 PM – 5:00PM |
5/8/2019 | Isnin | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 2:30 PM – 5:00PM |
6/8/2019 | Selasa | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 2:30 PM – 5:00PM |
7/8/2019 | Rabu | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 2:30 PM – 5:00PM |
8/8/2019 | Khamis | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 2:30 PM – 5:00PM |
9/8/2019 | Jumaat | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 2:30 PM – 5:00PM |
12/8/2019 | Isnin | CUTI HARI RAYA AIDIL ADHA | |
13/8/2019 | Selasa | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 2:30 PM – 5:00PM |
14/8/2019 | Rabu | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 2:30 PM – 5:00PM |
- Penambahan 30 minit setiap sesi sebab Isnin 12/8/2019 Cuti – Hari Raya Aidil Adha jatuh pada hari Ahad.
Penundaan Tarikh Akhir Penghantaran Data Bagi Sistem Teaching Excellence System (TESDCP) UTM
Sukacita dimaklumkan bahawa Universiti melalui Pusat Kepimpinan Akademik UTM (UTMLead) telah bersetuju untuk melanjutkan tarikh akhir penghantaran data bagi Teaching Excellence System (TESDCP) kepada 15 Ogos 2019.
Untuk makluman staf akademik, link untuk rujukan bagi proses kemasukan data sistem TES (TESDCP) boleh di perolehi melalui modul TES (TESDCP) dalam kursus ini: https://bit.ly/2YMZIQ7 manakala akses kepada sistem TESDCP adalah melalui portal MyUTM.
Sesi Klinik bagi akses dan penggunaan Sistem TES (TESDCP) UTM kini dibuka bertempat di dewan PPICTP, Aras 3. Jadual klinik bagi Sistem TES (TESDCP) adalah seperti berikut:
JADUAL KLINIK SISTEM UTM TES |
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TARIKH | HARI | SESI PAGI | SESI PETANG |
29/7/2019 | ISNIN | 9.30AM – 12.00PM | 2.30PM – 4.30PM |
31/7/2019 | RABU | 2.30PM – 4.30PM | |
1/8/2019 | KHAMIS | 9.30AM – 12.00PM | |
4/8/2019 | AHAD | 9.30AM – 12.00PM | 2.30PM – 4.30PM |
6/8/2019 | SELASA | 9.30AM – 12.00PM | 2.30PM – 4.30PM |
8/8/2019 | KHAMIS | 9.30AM – 12.00PM | |
11/8/2019 | AHAD | 9.30AM – 12.00PM | 2.30PM – 4.30PM |
13/8/2019 | SELASA | 9.30AM – 12.00PM | 2.30PM – 4.30PM |
15/8/2019 | KHAMIS | 9.30AM – 12.00PM |
Who will assess our TESDCP?
One of my colleagues and I have been wondering about this: who will assess our TESDCP? The next question that keep bugging our mind is how would they assess us? We know that there are rubrics and whatsnot but there is NO concrete example of those who get full marks for example for Self-Assessment and Reflections. On what basis the evaluation of our Teaching Philosophy would be? Based on the length of our explanation of the Teaching Philosophy? What would it be then?
One of my senior colleagues has an idea about writing his teaching philosophy in less than 40 words. His justification? UTM philosophy is written in 35 words (to be exact). So, does his teaching philosophy would get better evaluation than those who write in near to 4000 words (maximum)? Or would it be vice versa? The longer you write your teaching philosophy, the better your evaluation would be OR The shorter you write your teaching philosophy, the better your evaluation would be. Which is which?
Coming back to the question “Who will assess our TESDCP?“, the answer given by Dr Nurbiha, the Manager of Creative Multimedia and Learning Technologies (CMLT) of UTMLead, the assessors would be all of the Program Directors and a special task committee who will be formed later on as evaluators. They will be assigned to assess and evaluate our TESDCP. For example, at School of Education, there are 3 program directors. All of them would be the assessors. This is similar with the current ELPPT style of evaluation. The only difference is (I guess) is the time frame given to them to evaluate i.e. 2 months. So, within August – September, they have to look at each and every single TESDCP of academicians under their programme. There will also be other assessors assigned to assist the evaluation process.
Remember about the senior colleagues who wants to write his teaching philosophy in less than 40 words? He said that his programme director has high BP condition. So, he is helping his programme director by writing “a short and sweet” teaching philosophy. No need to increase others’ blood pressure by torturing them to read your lengthy teaching philosophy, right? Shouldn’t it be that way?
CLOSURE OF UTM MAIN ENTRANCES
CLOSURE OF UTM MAIN ENTRANCES
DURING EID AL-ADHA 1440 HIJRI / 2019
Please be informed that in conjunction with the celebration of Eid Al-Adha 1440 Hijri / 2019 A.D., several entrances to UTM will be closed and will be reopened according to the following schedule:
Name of Entrance | Closed | Reopen | Note |
Main Entrance
(Pintu Utama) |
Open 24 hours | Next to the Office of Asset and Development | |
Senai Entrance
(Pintu Senai) |
From 2345 hrs, 8 August 2019 | From 0600 hrs, 12 August 2019 | – |
Jalan Ladang Entrance
(Pintu Jalan Ladang) |
From 2345 hrs, 8 August 2019 | From 0600 hrs, 12 August 2019 | – |
Sri Pulai Entrance
(Pintu Sri Pulai) |
From 2345 hrs, 8 August 2019 | From 0600 hrs, 12 August 2019 | On 9 August 2019 will be opened from 1200 to 1430 hrs.
On 11 August 2019 will be opened from 0730 to 1000 hrs
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Desa Bakti Entrance
(Pintu Desa Bakti) |
From 2345 hrs, 8 August 2019 | From 0600 hrs, 12 August 2019 | On 9 August 2019 will be opened from 1200 to 1430 hrs.
On 11 August 2019 will be opened from 0730 to 1700 hrs |
Jadual Klinik TESDCP (LAMA)
Selamat sejahtera and greetings,
- Bhg. Datuk/Dato’/Prof./Prof. Madya/Dr./Saudara/Saudari,
Sesi Klinik bagi akses dan penggunaan Sistem TES (TESDCP) UTM kini dibuka bertempat di Bilik Komputer 1, Aras 4 CICT.
Jadual klinik bagi Sistem TES (TESDCP) adalah seperti berikut:
JADUAL KLINIK SISTEM UTM TES | |||
TARIKH | HARI | SESI PAGI | SESI PETANG |
28/7/2019 | AHAD | 2.30PM – 4.30PM | |
29/7/2019 | ISNIN | 9.30AM – 12.00PM | 2.30PM – 4.30PM |
31/7/2019 | RABU | 2.30PM – 4.30PM |
Sebarang isu atau masalah berkaitan dengan akses MyUTM Portal dan akses ke TES (TESDCP), mohon berhubung ADU@IT (aduit@utm.my) di talian 32136 .
How to fill in information on TESDCP?_Part6: Yearly validation
There is nothing you can add or edit here. This is a summary of what you have written, uploaded or linked on the previous headings: Course File, Self-Assessment & Reflections, Professional Activities and Measures of Student Learning. Just make sure every single button that you see here is GREEN. If you see any part is still RED, it means that there might be something incomplete.
I took this picture from Prof Hadi Nur’s blog. What does it mean when there is RED indicator in B range sections and C section? It means that in this case, Prof Hadi has not completed the Course File and Measure of Student Learning sections yet. Once he has completed the Course File section [evidences in terms of course information, sample of a class note, sample of a quiz, test etc. and final examination with marking scheme as well as Course Assessment Report (CAR)] and Measure of Student Learning aka C2 [Feedback and testimony from others], all sections will appear GREEN like mine.
Last but not least, “Always double check what you have done before you log out“. 😀
P.S.: Once you have got ALL GREEN, don’t forget to click SUBMIT (under Action)
NOTE: If you want to know more about how to complete your TESDCP, go to the following link
- Getting Started
- Course File
- Self-Assessment & Reflections,
- Professional Activities and
- Measure of Student Learning
Special Note: I would like to thank Prof Hadi Nur for allowing me to use his picture as an example in this post. I emailed him to let him know about it and request for his permission. Permission granted. It is not my intention to downgrade him in one way or another. It is just as an example to show how an incomplete yearly validation looks like. If you have similar thing appears on your TESDCP yearly validation, you don’t have to worry about it. It just means that you need to complete some of the required parts.
How to fill in information on TESDCP?_Part5: Measures of Student Learning
In your Measures of Student Learning heading (once you click this heading), there will appear 1) Average Score in ePPP, 2) Feedback and testimony (from ePPP), and 3) Feedback and testimony (from others)
You CANNOT make any change in the first two sections i.e. ) Average Score in ePPP and 2) Feedback and testimony (from ePPP). But what you can add is on 3) Feedback and testimony (from others).
What should you do?
- Search any feedback or testimony that your student(s) or former students have given you. If they give you cards or anything written on a piece of paper, scan the card/paper and save it in PDF file. If they post on their FB page with your picture saying “Thank you” and whatsnot, screen shot that page and save it in PDF file. If they give WhatsApp message to thank you, screen shot that and save it in PDF file.
- Once you click on Measure of Student Learning heading, you will see 1) Average Score in ePPP, 2) Feedback and testimony (from ePPP), and 3) Feedback and testimony (from others).
- Choose and click Feedback and testimony (from others).
- Click +ADD NEW, you will see the following
a) Year
b) Session semester
c) Course
d) *Name of Student/alumni
e) Student matric/IC no.
f) *Student Evidence (.pdf)
5. The title with * is compulsory. So, you need to fill in or upload relevant evidence at the respective section.
NOTE: If you want to know more about how to complete your TESDCP, go to the following link
How to fill in information on TESDCP?_Part4: Professional Activities
In your Professional Activities heading (once you click this heading), there will appear 1) Number of Credit Taught, 2) Attendance in Teaching and Learning Training, and 3) Implementation of nonconventional T&L.
For 1) Number of Credit Taught and 2) Attendance in Teaching and Learning Training, it would be generated automatically based on your AIMS and GSMS (for Number of Credit Taught) and UTMSmart attendance (based on the workshop or anything that you attend). You CANNOT add anything here.
For Implementation of nonconventional T&L, it relates to any teaching strategies that you implement in your class other than lecture (lecture is considered as conventional T&L). On top of that, if you share your experience with others of your teaching strategies, you can put that under Workshop (and include your Workshop evidences in terms of invitation letter for the workshop etc.) but it has to be related to one teaching strategy that you implement. You have to make sure
a) One course has to show one teaching strategy that you are really good at
b) Strategy evidence is based on a report of what you implement in class (should include testimony, students grade, certificate of blended learning, example of activity worksheet etc.)
c) All of your courses have evidences of your teaching strategy
In my example, since Remote Supervision is similar to MPPU1024 (Research Methodology in Education) and MPPU1070 and its code does not appear in this Professional Activities section, I select any available course which is similar to Remote Supervision (based on teaching approach). In this example, I selected MPPU1024. So, I will upload any relevant evidences such as a scanned copy of student attendance, URL link that show I conducted the Remote Supervision course and such.
NOTE: If you want to know more about how to complete your TESDCP, go to the following link
- Getting Started
- Course File
- Self-Assessment & Reflections,
- Measures of Student Learning and
- Yearly Validation.