{"id":111,"date":"2025-09-23T07:25:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T07:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/seahcs\/?page_id=111"},"modified":"2025-10-17T07:59:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T07:59:43","slug":"teaching-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/seahcs\/teaching-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-contrast-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-67fbce503fe25c36b2a0218c57d3d620 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-23b1a4dc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b585a4aa 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style=\"background-color:#141414\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2890af74 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-source-serif-pro-font-family\" style=\"color:#d8a557;font-size:clamp(72.137px, 4.509rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 6.864), 160px);font-style:italic;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-4px;line-height:0.8;text-transform:none\">Teaching!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d89aad35 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-19e250f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6329a8f3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Empowering Minds, Inspiring Futures with Self-leadership<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Kerana Tuhan Untuk Manusia<\/em>\u2014UTM\u2019s motto\u2014has always reminded me that the privilege of academic work carries a responsibility to serve. To me, self-leadership is the disciplined art of translating that responsibility into daily choices: clarifying purpose, setting standards, regulating effort, and renewing motivation so that my actions align with the scholar\u2014and person\u2014I aspire to become. In the complex ecology of higher education\u2014where teaching, research, innovation, collaboration, and student engagement intersect\u2014self-leadership is not optional; it is the operating system that keeps the whole enterprise resilient and meaningful.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d1c656ed wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Teaching with intentionality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.75\" class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list\">\n<li>In the classroom, my instinct is to begin with clarity\u2014outcomes that are observable, fair assessments, and learning activities that encourage higher-order thinking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--2\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/seahcs\/wp-content\/themes\/twentytwentyfour\/assets\/images\/tourist-and-building.webp\" alt=\"Tourist taking photo of a building\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d1c656ed wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/seahcs\/wp-content\/themes\/twentytwentyfour\/assets\/images\/windows.webp\" alt=\"Windows of a building in Nuremberg, Germany\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research and innovation with a translational tilt.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"line-height:1.75\" class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list\">\n<li><em>Who benefits and how soon?<\/em>&nbsp;I lean toward problems where theory can be carried across the \u201clast mile\u201d into practice\u2014whether through datasets, toolkits, or policy-friendly briefs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-2-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-7daef02a0f7dd0ff28aa7d5a9de6f728 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained 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alt=\"An empty staircase under an angular roof in Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/16;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>coherent research program<\/strong>, not scattered projects\u2014three interlocking strands that compound: (i) fundamentals (theory\/method), (ii) applied pilots with measurable outcomes, and (iii) dissemination assets (datasets, toolkits, guides) that shorten time-to-impact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A <strong>lab culture<\/strong> that is humane and high-performing: weekly check-ins, open protocols, co-authorship pathways for students, and a standing commitment to reproducibility and open science where feasible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Leadership beyond the lab<\/strong>: designing faculty development offerings, stewarding strategic partnerships, and modeling a service philosophy that elevates colleagues rather than exhausting them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;line-height:1.2\"><strong>The Next Ten Years: A Scholar\u2019s Arc<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">In ten years, I envision myself as a&nbsp;<strong>trusted scholar-practitioner<\/strong>&nbsp;whose work is recognized for clarity, usefulness, and integrity. Locally, I want to help UTM become a national reference point for evidence-informed teaching and translational research. Regionally, I aim to contribute to ASEAN collaborations that address shared challenges\u2014digital equity, talent development, and innovation ecosystems. Internationally, I hope to be part of editorial and standards communities where rigor and relevance meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded is-style-rounded--5\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/seahcs\/wp-content\/themes\/twentytwentyfour\/assets\/images\/art-gallery.webp\" alt=\"Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada\" style=\"aspect-ratio:9\/16;object-fit:cover\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-color has-white-color has-black-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f3a9b302f7463695754e39857c923868 is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-48a3dbfb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:40vh;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Location<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">N28A,<br>Faculty of Computing,<br>UTM (Skudai), Malaysia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Pages<\/p>\n\n\n<nav class=\"has-small-font-size items-justified-center is-vertical no-wrap wp-block-navigation is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-navigation-is-layout-34a3ecb2 wp-block-navigation-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Navigation 2\"><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__container has-small-font-size items-justified-center is-vertical no-wrap wp-block-navigation has-small-font-size\"><li class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/seahcs\/teaching-portfolio\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Teaching portfolio<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Follow me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0e868306 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><a href=\"#\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Empowering Minds, Inspiring Futures with Self-leadership Kerana Tuhan Untuk Manusia\u2014UTM\u2019s motto\u2014has always reminded me that the privilege of academic work carries a responsibility to serve. 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