2021 Day 153 Task – Online Roadshow on UTM Micro-Credential

Today, I attended and learned more about micro credential program that UTM is planning to do. It’s a very good idea and concept since it provides flexibility for participants to be future students with ease (as the courses that they took before can be counted as a credit subject that he or she has earned). This roadshow will provide an overview of UTM-MC and the steps to develop a MC course. Here are some of the benefits of developing MC courses :

  • Opportunity for faculties / schools to develop stackable courses – existing academic courses divided into smaller MC courses.
  • UTM students who completed a stackable course may apply for credit transfer.
  • Opportunity to develop a stackable course with professional certification – collaboration with industrial partners.
  • Opportunity to convert existing short and professional courses to MC courses.
  • Opportunity for lecturers to develop any type of courses – for skills development, for public awareness etc.
  • Provide flexibility for learners in terms of time and pace.
  • Income generation for course developers (up to 80%), schools and faculties.

Other highlighted tasks of the day:

  • Week 5 SCEE RAE weekly meeting – 5pm.
  • Checked my PhD student’s draft paper review.
  • Checked Shams’ engineering identity draft paper.
  • Submit proceeding publishing agreement for RCEE2021.
  • Interview CEO-04 – 9pm
  • Perjumpaan untuk mendapatkan maklumbalas sempena audit dalaman fakulti kejuruteraan – 9.30am
  • Reviewed a manuscript from International Journal of Environment and Climate Change Journal.