Author: nurhazirah

 

Faculty of Education UTM has been celebrating Teacher’s Day every year. Most of the lecturers in Faculty of Education has previously served as a teacher. Undergraduate students will become a teacher once they graduate. Furthermore, most of our postgraduate students are currently served as a teacher in schools and vocational colleges. Thus, Teacher’s Day is a special celebration for the Faculty of Education.

 

Rumah Alumni UTM has been decorated with black and gold helium balloons to light up the celebration. The ceremony started with the arrival of VIP, a few speeches by Dr.Asha as the Director of Bulan Pendidik, the Dean, and the representative of Persatuan Mahasiswa Fakulti Pendidikan. All the guests enjoyed their lunch with the on stage performances by the students.

 

Personally, I love Teacher’s Day. My mom celebrate them for the past 37 years. She has been a teacher for that long. This year, she’s retired on last April and no longer able to celebrate Teacher’s Day. But I’m glad to be a part of Faculty of Education UTM. I’m a part of the celebration even though I’m the task force behind this ceremony. Getting wishes of “Selamat Hari Pendidik”, “Selamat Hari Guru”, “Happy Teacher’s Day” by my students is such a sweet feeling. A feeling of gratitude. A feeling of satisfaction.

Everyone who involve indirectly or directly in teaching, either kindergarten, personal tuition and other career path that involves teaching definitely deserve this:

 

 

“SELAMAT HARI PENDIDIK” – GURU PEMACU TRANSFORMASI PENDIDIKAN

 

In addition, our new Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad has appointed Dr. Maszlee Malik as our new Ministry of Education, where both Ministry of Education and Ministry of Higher Education are combined under his portfolio. We are looking forward for an improve education system. I no longer want my child to experience the burden of answering HOTS. I want Uwais to feel great going to school. I want him to feel that he’s worth it and being acknowledge in whatever he’s good at, let it be soccer or cooking or welding. Dr. Maszlee has a lot the be done, but I’m assured he could deliver well. Compared to previous ministers, I believe he could transform and understand the world of education crisis and solve them with whatever means he can.

 

Well, for the rest of the post, let the pictures do the talking ya =)

 

 

More convenience to scan the attendance now!!!

 

Alhamdulillah, berjaya sudah saya menghadiri kursus Program Transformasi Minda (PTM) sebagai salah satu syarat untuk pengesahan jawatan di UTM. PTM Siri 1/2018 ini dihadiri oleh 87 orang peserta, termasuk dari kalangan PPP dan Staf Akademik. 

Di awal program, kami dibahagikan kepada 8 kumpulan. Tentulah saya berada di dalam kumpulan yang terbaik dengan kerjasama antara ahli yang tidak berbelah bagi. Inilah kumpulan saya, HUMANOID 4.0, atau secara rasminya Kumpulan 5 dalam siri PTM kali ini. Dari keseluruhan 8 kumpulan, kami di bahagi kepada 2 kumpulan besar iaitu Kumpulan A dan Kumpulan B. Ternyata, atas kerjasama yang cukup padu, kumpulan kami telah menjadi juara keseluruhan dari Kumpulan A. Yeayyy!!!!

Menariknya, sepanjang program kesemua staf akademik bercampur dengan staf PPP dan kami sedikitpun tidak rasa kekok. Dan ini juga membuka ruang untuk menambah kenalan di sekitar PTJ yang lain. Personally, saya dapat menambah kenalan di unit keselamat iaitu Izzat, kenalan pensyarah di Fakulti Mekanikal iaitu Dr.Amir Putra, kenalan dari UTMKL Dr.Yana, Afiq dan Shida, kenalan dari Fakulti Sains, Suhaida, dari K10 Aishah dan dari CICT Serina. Lepas ni, jika ada apa-apa masalah boleh direct pada mereka. Hihi

Sepanjang program berlangsung, kami diberi pelbagai pendedahan berkaitan tanggungjawab sebagai seorang penjawat awam, etika pemakaian sewaktu bekerja, the do’s and don’t sepanjang bekerja dalam perkhidmatan awam, serta akta-akta dan hal-hal berkaitan integriti untuk dijadikan panduan buat kami sepanjang berkhidmat di UTM. Selain aktiviti berkumpulan yang memerlukan kami bekerjasam dalam melengkapkan tugasan, ada juga aktiviti riadah di waktu petang beserta pertandingan aerobik antara kumpulan. 

Suka untuk saya kongsikan sedikit antara quote-quote menarik dari salah seorang penceramah pada siri PTM kali ini, iaitu dari Prof. Madya Dr. Kassim Bin Thukiman,dari Fakulti Pengurusan UTM. Slot bersama PM Dr. Kassim adalah slot yang paling santai dan malar segar. Sekalipun beliau bercerita tentang sejarah Malaysia, tetapi cara beliau menyampaikan intipati dari setiap cerita itu sangatlah dekat di hati saya. Bercerita tentang pemimpin/pembesar rakyat dahulu kala, beliau memberitahu bahawa pemimpin dahulu sanggup susah dan senang bersama rakyat. Meninggalkan keluarga hatta yang sedang gering sekalipun demi rakyat. Akhirnya, tewas di medan perjuangan tanpa harta di dalam poket seluarnya sekalipun.

Pemimpin dahulu meninggalkan dunia tanpa harta buat keluarganya

Itulah antara quote yang sangat terkesan dihati saya. Bukanlah sesuatu yang asing bagi kita, dan saya percaya juga bagi anda yang membaca. Perbezaan ketara antara pemimpin terdahulu dan pemimpin sekarang. 

Sekian, ketemu lagi di post akan datang ya. =)

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Up until recently, engineering-related documents are usually comprise of a lot of symbols. Regardless in thesis or journal article, the symbols for units and engineering are closely related. They are like blood brothers

So, today I would like to share with you how to write your symbol properly. Even though you might have done these mistakes before, it’s never too late to amend them and properly write them in your future manuscript.

The most commonly used is the symbol of degree. But first, you must always remember this. Use a space between a symbol and the number to which it refers, except for measures of angles (Source: APA guidelines). For example:
7.3 m, 5 s, 35 °C but 45°
Differentiate each of these symbols : |˚| °| ̊ | ֯ | ⁰| ^o | ⁰ |

Can you spot the difference? Can you guess which one is the correct degree symbol?
Since I’ve been proofreading a lot of engineering document, plus I used them a lot in my thesis, I can differentiate each of them. Take a look at how to insert your symbol properly (in Microsoft Word).

Go to the Insert tab, and click the Symbol drop-down button.

Then click on the More symbols.. option

You can find the symbol you want to use in the list of symbols. If you click on either one of them, the unicode name will appear and you can make sure that you selected the correct symbol.

For example, the degree sign. Once you select the symbol, the unicode name will show Degree Sign. Thus, this is the right symbol to be used.

You have to insert the symbol properly using the Insert function. Do not choose the wrong symbol. Oh, and remember, do not do any tricks ya!

You can’t simply superscript the small letter O, like this –> ^o

And you can’t superscript the number zero too, like this –> ⁰

Hope this post is helpful. Feel free to share

 

 

 

Last January, a delegation represented by 39 Postgraduates students and 1 Lecturer from Universitas Negeri Surabaya (UNESA) visited the Faculty of Education and stays for two weeks. The whole program were filled with all-day workshop and lots of activities to enhance STEAM program among the delegates. I was appointed as the transportation and accomodation committee for the program. I had to make sure all transporation to and from their college are well prepared. Furthermore, I had to book all the rooms to accomodate them at Kolej 9 and 10. They enjoyed their stays here in UTM and we are looking forward to visit them in the near future.

Dr.Zainudin as the director of the program with the delegates