2021 Day 87 Tasks – TORCH Program Meeting

To identify champions in teaching among UTM academic staff

To develop community of practices in teaching

To develop talent pool for champions in teaching

2021 Day 86 Tasks – Viewing and Learning from Sharing of Prof Zaidatun

Pihak Pusat Kepimpinan Akademik UTM (UTMLead) akan menganjurkan satu sesi perkongsian Anugerah PengajaranUTMseperti butiran di bawah :

Tajuk : Sesi Perkongsian Anugerah Pengajaran UTM

Tarikh : 28 Mac 2021 (Ahad)

Masa : 11.00 pagi – 1.00 petang
Platform : Aplikasi WEBEX

I participated in the above mentioned sharing after completing my MKKK Master Safety class. It was a very interesting sharing by Prof Zaidatun and I learned a lot from her sharing. I now know what I need to do in order to improve my Teaching Award application.

Other highlighted tasks of the day:

  • MKKK Master Safety Online Class
  • Coordinated some of the RCEE2021 work
  • Meeting on CEE Coffee Table Book
  • Check PSM student progress report

2021 Day 85 Tasks – SEEM Website Matter

Today is a wonderful off-day Saturday, which I spent few hours in the morning to deal and settle some of the long pending tasks. One of it that I would like to highlight here is the Society for Engineering Educators Malaysia (SEEM) Website, which I was just elected as one of the committee few months ago and I am in charged of the website. Luckily we have a freelance who can help me sort out the website, but there are still some technical issues that need to be dealt with. Hopefully it will be cleared soon.

Other highlighted tasks:

  • AJEE Management
  • Hi Consortium keyword stuffs
  • Submitted my review for IJET Special issue.
  • Discussed and commented on my EER PhD Student progress.
  • Checked ReCASE2021 manuscripts that my student prepared.
  • Filled up and submitted Wesam’s VIVA form.

2021 Day 84 Tasks – Shafa’atul Quran at Surau Al-Taqwa

This is one of the most meaningful and holy activity that I am involved in. It is one spiritual and community activity that is very good and require great deal of support. The program is not only focused on kids but also adults. The objective is to memorize 3 of the final Juz in Al Quran in 300 days.

2021 Day 83 Tasks – Master Viva for Wesam

Wesam was one of my previous Master Chemical Engineering in the course of Safety and Health in Chemical Plants. Today, I became one of his examiner for his dissertation research presentation. He did very well in his research which is about photocatalysis to produce hydrogen by using titania MOF catalyst.

2021 Day 82 Tasks – Finally, I submitted the Correction for RENE

This manuscript has been disturbing the peace in my head and mental capacity. After 2 years plus working on this paper, and after last month getting comments from reviewers and editor, I managed to finally submit the correction, of course with the help of all the authors, who each of them played significant role. Now, lets hope and pray that the manuscript will receipt positive feedback. InsyaAllah. Amin.

Other highlighted tasks:

  • Day 2 OBE Assessment
  • Refinery and Petrochemical Tech Class
  • IJET Review done and submitted
  • Reviewed and approved my PA Student EXCEL Program
  • Monitor RCEE2021 progress
  • Participated in Developing Functioning Teams in Class room Using Cooperative Learning

2021 Day 81 Tasks – RAE – OBE – Course Assessment workshop – for Indonesian Academia (Part 2)

Alhamdululillah today CEE UTM conducted the continuity of the OBE Training for Indonesian Lecturers (3 days from 23 to 25 March 2021). Previous trainings for the same group have been conducted before in February Day 4 , Feb Day 3, Feb Day 1. So, even though today is an official holiday in Johor Bahru, we still work and dedicate our time for this great purpose.

Other tasks highlighted for today:

  • Completing the correction and submission of Renewable Energy Journal.
  • Completing the correction and submission for BCREC – ICSEC2021.
  • Communicated with freelance website designer for seem.my website.
  • Set up blank RCEE2021 website and passed it to the Marketing department (got help from the freelance designer).
  • Paid ReCase2021 Fee and also submitted the revised version of Extended Abstract.
  • AJEE Management
  • Finalized latest Editorial Board of AJEE.

2021 Day 80 Tasks – RCEE2021 Committee Meeting No.2

We are scheduled to have this meeting at 2.30pm and this time it will involve a lot more committees.

Other tasks to highlight for today:

  • Working on Renewable Energy manuscript improvement
  • Working on BCREC journal submission.
  • Working on ReCase2021 submission.

2021 Day 79 Tasks – Meeting My IEM Mentee

Today I had an appointment with my IEM Mentee who came all the way from Pasir Gudang. I reviewed and stamped his 1st year documentation.

Other highlighted tasks:

  • Master Safety Class in the morning
  • Meeting with my new MKKH Master student (FBME)
  • Meeting with my Plant Design Project Team
  • Brief discussion on CEE website with our CEE interns.

2021 Day 78 Tasks – Working on Renewable Energy Journal List of Correction

The first half of the day was allocated to deal and complete as much as I can the Renewable Energy Journal corrections. It’s quite tough but this needs to be done. Alhamdulillah I managed to do some parts and Efa, my student also have done amazingly a lot for the corrections.