Monday, January 9, 2017

DCAM exam at MIAT

MIAT or Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technologies is conducting exam on behalf of the DCA. It is open to external students.

The exam fee is rm 212/- for external candidates. 

Sunday, January 8, 2017

Enhancing Teaching and Learning - CITC

With the drive to enhance the students' learning, my school had developed a small department known as Centre for Instructional Technology and Curricullum or CITC for short.

The following are extracted from its official webpage,

a. Introduction
Centre for Instructional Technology & Curriculum Development "" The Centre for Instructional Technology and Curriculum Development (CITC) was established in April 2013 to support the UniKL vision to be the leading entrepreneurial technical university. Formerly known as Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL), it was given the responsibility to formulate the Educational Model and the Educational Goal for the school.

b. Functions / Activities
1.  Formulating policies and Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) related to Teaching and Learning Planning, managing and coordinating the Professional Development Training Programmes to enhance the competencies of Academic Staff Monitoring the implementation of Outcome-Based Education (OBE) and continual Quality Improvement activities

2. Promoting and monitoring innovative Teaching and Learning approaches and techniques such as Problem-Based Learning (PBL) approach, E-Learning and other student-centred approaches to learning.

3. Planning, managing and coordinating the development and the review of curriculums to ensure continuous relevancy to the needs of the industry and which are in accordance with MQA and other professional bodies' requirements. Assisting academic staff from all campuses in ensuring that students' soft skills and psychomotor skills are embedded in their teaching & learning and assessed accordingly.

 Some of the main activities that CITC carry out during the year are:

4. Academic Professional Development training: Outcome-Based Education (OBE) Pedagogy Problem-Based Learning E-Learning Effective Training Learning Outcome Attainment Management System (LOAMS). Curriculum Review Committee Workshops for Entrepreneurial and Mathematics subjects. Campus Engagement Meetings.

2. New Programme Development Committee Meeting. Coordination meeting for new initiatives such as industrialmanship and modular approach curriculum delivery. Formulation of Teaching and Learning Policy and Procedure.