California’s Experiment With Massive Online Courses Restricted To University Students

http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/18/californias-experiment-with-massive-online-courses-restricted-to-university-students/

Teaching Strategies

  Trainer- And Trainee-Centered Strategies by Alwyn Lau

Having a good routine is a key to success

4 students from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) have made the nation proud by winning the world's top speakers in three debate tournaments hosted by the Durham, Oxford and Cambridge universities. This tournament is among the toughest and most prestigious in the world. For me, the biggest challenge of this tournament is that the debaters have to prepare their case without having any help from outside resources. To do so, they must be all well informed about everything and the topics given ranged from politics, sociology, law, economics and religion.One of the debaters was also ranked in the top 10 best speakers.
Commenting on the secret of success, hard work is the key as they have to undergo training and read tonnes of articles, journals and news every day. Another added that having a good routine, and planning are important to create a balance between their life as a student and a debater.

Read their experience here:

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/11/21/IIUM-debate-teams.aspx

Lost & Found in Translation Slides (by Lim Siew Lian)

Owh My English!

Learning English made easy for you with these useful apps that can helps you along the way. From pronunciation, reading and writing, translation, vocabulary building and grammar. It is fun and interactive where users can play hangman and  flashcard game in Vocopedia and there is also resources for teachers in Sounds. Check this out and let us know what is your opinion about these apps!

http://www.simpleenglishnews.com/archives/stories/5-great-apps-for-learning-english-5314463

How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses

An inspiring story about a teacher who determine to change the school traditional teaching system and unleash the potential of his students.

http://www.wired.com/business/2013/10/free-thinkers/

Happiness and Healthiness in Switzerland.

What so Happy and Healthy in Switzerland?

 According to the World Economic Forum's 2013 Human Capital Report, Switzerland invests more in the health, education and talent of its people than any other country in the world.They also ranked the world's 3rd happiest country in the UN's 2013 World Happiness Report.

What is Learning?

What learning means by the perspective of educator.

Presentation by our Cambridge International Diploma for Teacher and Trainers (CIDTT)

Citing Social Media in MLA & APA Format.

Here is the reference for you to officially cite social media sources for scholarly work. Thanks to this website

 

http://teachbytes.com/2013/04/09/how-to-cite-social-media-mla-apa-formats/ 

18 College Professors Who Clearly Have a Sense of Humor

http://www.pleated-jeans.com/2013/05/03/18-college-professors-who-clearly-have-a-sense-of-humor/

Introduction to iTunes U

iTunes U give you access to largest education content for FREE right on your iPad,iPhone or iPod touch.

This Amazing app allows teacher / educator to build their own courses and share it with their students. All the learning materials such as notes, presentations, quizzes,syllabus and so on can be access by students at their fingertips.

Interactive elements from iTunes Store, iBookstore, App Store and the internet are easily add on in the educator's course,together with 600,000-plus free public resources in the iTunes U catalog,

Teacher just need to invite students to enroll using a code or URL that allows them to request enrollment.

It add to the awesomeness of this app when you can join the world’s largest online catalog of free education content together with people in Oxford, Harvard, Yale and hundreds of universities and colleges out there.
It also allows you to share your favorite courses with friends using Twitter, Mail, and Messages.
 

To Sign Up and more info or tutorial on How to build course for Educator, click on the below link:

http://www.apple.com/education/ipad/itunes-u/

Asian Universities are the top choices in getting investments for researches.

Asian universities top Times list

 A survey carried out by Times Higher Education shows that Asian Universities are front runners in getting investments for their researches.

The need to find a role in the world doesn’t feel like work.

Finding the right roles requires experimenting along the way, trying lots of different alternatives and pushing back on those that just don’t feel right.

KDU University College Student Council Training & Workshop

Quizlet (Lim SL)

Quizlet from Lim Siew Lian

15 Ways to Use Flashcards (Lim SL)

Copy of 15 ways to use flashcards from Lim Siew Lian

charts on learning

KDU CIDTT with Seri Sempurna