KEDAH LEARNING CENTER

Thursday, June 12, 2008

KEDAH LC TUTORS' WORKSHOP A SUCCESS

Kedah LC has successfully organised it's tutors' dialogue for Semester May 2008 on the 3rd day of that month. This time around we focused on specific issues relevant to tutoring & administration of tutors. Prof. Dr. Mansor Fadzil, SVP and Puan Nik Azlina Yaacob, Head of Tutor management Unit were present. Prof. Dr. Mansor Fadzil shared his experience visiting other OUs in all continents.

Adapting a mini workshop format, we briefed tutors on their performance in OLP, OMES & TMA Online. We choose 2 tutors to share their experiences.

Later during the day, tutors were grouped in 3 big groups and they were given 3 different issues to discuss, react & make constructive suggestions to improve, in the best interest of OUM students.

ISSUE 1 – Are we coaching or tutoring?

Coaching and tutoring are both teaching and learning processes that enable individuals to achieve their full competency with reference to skills, knowledge and attitudes potential. Both have many similarities. They may be approached and undertaken in a paid (professional) or unpaid (philanthropic) context.

Coaching and tutoring both perform three broad functions. They facilitate the exploration of needs, motivations, desires, skills and thought processes to assist the individuals in making real, lasting change. Both use questioning techniques to facilitate students’ own thought processes in order to identify solutions and actions rather than take a wholly directive approach. In addition, both support the students’ in setting, achieving appropriate goals and methods of assessing progress in relation to these goals.

Therefore, coaching can be defined as a process that enables learning and development to occur and thus, performance to improve. To be a successful coach, a coach requires knowledge and understanding of process as well as the variety of styles, skills and techniques that are appropriate to the context in which the coaching takes place. Whereas, tutoring can be defined as help, tuition and guidance of one person by another in making significant transitions in skills, knowledge, work or thinking.

However, it was noted that to draw a clear distinction, between coaching and tutoring is impossible. The elements in both the columns overlap and are derived based on key roles played by tutors at OUM. The conclusion is that, all tutors play dual roles; coaching and tutoring.

Three pitfalls emerged in our discussion. Firstly, coaching has to be continuous, need longer contact hours and the availability of facilities. Secondly, poor students’ attendance contributes to ineffective coaching and tutoring. Thirdly, the syllabus and scope of subject matter is too wide. Very often, content is being repeated especially for the TESL subjects Literature versus Teaching Literature, Listening / Speaking versus Teaching of listening / Speaking etc

ISSUE 2 - TMA feedbacks and comments : can we do better?

ISSUE 3 - i) Our Role : Students using TMA feedback to upgrade their marks
ii) OLP : Are we really participating ?

MAJLIS RAMAH MESRA WARGA OUM-SMK-KPM-DI JITRA, KEDAH

Majlis Ramah Mesra Pelajar-Pelajar SMK-KPM-OUM Wilayah Utara dengan Pengurusan Tertinggi OUM telah diadakan pada 23 Mei 2008.

Bertempat di Dewan Wawasan, Jitra Kedah majlis yang dihadiri oleh 190 orang pelajar,

penyelaras program, pensyarah-pensyarah telah dirasmikan oleh

Prof. Dr. Mansor Fadzil, Naib Presiden Kanan OUM.

Turut sama memeriahkan majlis ialah Prof. Dr. Latifah Abdol Latif,

Pengarah Pusat Pengurusan Pelajar, PM Dr. Widad Othman,

Dekan, Fakulti Pendidikan dan Bahasa serta Pengarah dan wakil Pengarah IPG terlibat.

Pelajar-pelajar ini datang dari 4 buah IPG di Wilayah Utara iaitu IP Perlis, IP Darul Aman, IP Sultan Abdul Halim dan IP Tuanku Bainun.

Majlis ini merupakan :-

Satu pertemuan dimana semua yang hadir saling mengenali dan mengeratkan silaturahim antara para pelajar dengan pengurusan tertinggi OUM dalam suasana yang sangat harmonis.

Satu platform bagi membincangkan pemantapan isu-isu yang berkaitan dengan pembelajaran pelajar-pelajar program SMK-KPM-OUM.

Satu hasrat untuk melahirkan penghargaan kepada semua yang bertanggungjawab dalam menjayakan program SMK-KPM-OUM ini.

Prof. Dr. Mansor Fadzil dalam ucapan beliau telah memberi pelbagai nasihat kepada para pelajar dalam mengharungi pembelajaran dan cara-cara mendapat keputusan yang cemerlang. Beliau juga berharap pelajar-pelajar dapat menumpukan sepenuh perhatian kepada pelajaran agar dapat berjaya menjadi guru yang cemerlang kelak.

Prof. Dr. Mansor juga mengucapkan setinggi-tinggi penghargaan kepada semua yang terlibat di dalam program ini termasuk lah Pengarah, penyelaras dan pensyarah-pensyarah.

HENTAM SAJA LA LABU.....

LEPAT LABU MANIS - HASIL TAMAN HERBA

Sumber : Fotosearch

Bahan-bahan:

setengah biji labu manis

1/4 cawan gula merah

1/4 cawan gula pasir

2 sudu susu cair/susu segar

secubit garam

1 cawan tepung gandum

Daun pisang

Cara-cara:

1. Labu manis dipotong kecil dan direbus hingga empuk. Toskan hingga airnya kering & ditumbuk hingga lumat.
2. Campurkan gula merah, gula putih, garam dan kacau rata.
3. Masukkan tepung gandum dan gaul hingga sebati.
4. Bungkus dengan daun pisang(seperti di dalam gambar).
5. Kukus selama lebih kurang 20 minit.

Cubalah........

Ini labu orang putih ......
(sumber : Free Foto)

Buah labu tidak mengandungi kolesterol, dan 90 peratus kandungannya adalah air. Ia kaya dengan beta-karotina yang bertindak sebagai agen antioksidan yang dapat melindungi sel-sel daripada radikal bebas, salah satu penyebab kanser.

Beta-karotina bertindak sebagai barisan pertahanan pertama di dalam badan bagi meneutralkan serangan radikal bebas terhadap sel dan sebagai antioksidan yang penting dalam memperlahankan proses penuaan serta memperbaiki sel-sel badan yang telah rosak.

Buah labu biasanya mempunyai tekstur padat dan renyah, dan mempunyai isi yang berwarna jingga atau kuning.

Biji buah labu mengandungi galian besi dan magnesium, yang sangat penting untuk kesihatan organ peranakan wanita selain kelenjar prostat pada lelaki.Hipertrofi prostat adalah salah satu penyakit yang digeruni kaum lelaki kerana kerosakan terhadap kelenjar menyebabkan kemandulan.

Kajian pelbagai pihak turut mendapati biji buah labu berupaya mengatasi masalah penyakit yang melibatkan pembesaran kelenjar prostat serta mampu mengembalikan daya seksualiti wanita.Di Eropah dan Amerika, biji labu merah popular sebagai ubat pencegah gangguan prostat.

(Sumber : Faizah Izzani Zakaria, BERNAMA)

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

PAINT & GAIN

They use to say charity begins with us. And charity too, enlighten lives, ours and others too. At Kedah LC we provide opportunities for OUM students to address concerns of our community in a meaningful and mutually beneficial way through our Community Projects.

These projects serve as a vehicle for personal growth and leadership, while encouraging active & responsible membership in neighbouring communities. It also broadens the scope of the educational experience through service and reflection.

Our project for Semester September 2007, is Paint & Gain - Painting Bedong Old Folks Home.

Paint - it will be able to provide a new and aesthetic look for the homes

Gain - it will enlighten many hearts particularly the residents

Paint - it will provide a platform for OUM students to interact and communicate

Gain - it will help us gain and portray good image, and establish relationship

40 student, tutors 7 staff took part in the project which lasted for 4 hours. After painting one of the blocks we had lunch with the residents.

Our sponsors - OUM, Colourland & ICI Paints

Paints from Colourland arriving at Kedah LC

Here we come.....

Am I doing it right?

Chicken rice for lunch....

Once a upon a time, I was as handsome as you guys.........

Taraaaaa....mission acomplished

IFTAR 1428 - DARUL AITAM WAL MASAKIN ORPHANAGE, ALOR SETAR, KEDAH

Iftar (Arabic : إفطار), refers to the evening meal for breaking the daily fast during the Islamic month of Ramadan. Iftar during Ramadan is often done as a community, with Muslims gathering to break their fast together. Iftar is done right after Maghrib (sunset) time. Traditionally, a date is the first thing to be consumed during iftar. (Source: Wikipedia). Rasullulah SAW said' "Whoever fasts, experiences two joys. He is joyful when he breaks his fast, and is joyul because of his fasting when he meets ALLAH - Sahih Muslim.

The following doa may be recited at the time of breaking one's fast:

ALLAAHUMMA LAKA S'UMTU WA A'LAA RIZQIKA AFT'ARTU WA A'LAYKA TAWAWKKALTU
O my Allah, for Thee, I fast, and with the food Thou gives me I break the fast, and I rely on Thee Iftar when the fast is broken. (Source : ezsoftech.com)

Ramadhan 1428H - We held our annual Iftar gathering with orphans from Darul Aitam Wal Masakin Orphanage in Alor Setar. Students, tutors & staff from PP Kedah, PP Jitra & PP Kangar joined 40 boys from the home to a feast donated by OUM and all the students & tutors. "Whoever invites others to break the fast, and whoever takes care of the hungry, needy, during the last ten days of Ramadhan will receive equal rewards to the fasting person(s). " (Source : ezsoftech.com)