SOCIAL COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
TESTIMONIALS
By Students of (MPPP 1213)
Very friendly and enthusiastic lecturer.
Collaborative learning method is very interesting during this class time.
Her class was fun
Kelas yang menarik dan seronok... ada aktiviti dalam class.. thank you Dr Farhana (:
Sangat membantu. Sangat memberi galakan dan motivasi.
TESTIMONIALS
By Students of (MPPP1223)
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Kelas Dr Z memberikan impak yang mendalam kepada saya dalam meneroka teknologi dalam pendidikan. Saya masih mengingati kaedah pengajaran beliau yang penuh dengan semangat dan segar dengan pelbagai pendekatan yang menarik, yang telah mendorong saya untuk melakukan penyelidikan yang lebih mendalam dalam subjek yang diajar untuk mendapatkan hasil yang terbaik. Saya melihat pengalaman dengan pengetahuan beliau dalam mengikuti perkembangan teknologi dalam bidang pendidikan menjadikan kelasnya sangat relevan dengan kami sebagai pelajar. Â Itu telah menjadikan pelajarannya lebih berkesan, menarik dan berkesan. Saya sangat teruja dengan kelas Authoring System yang dikendalikan Dr. Z. Apa yang menarik subjek yang sukar menjadi lebih mudah dengan penerangan beliau yang sangat efisien. Pembelajaran dalam menghasikan projek berasaskan teknologi pendidikan dengan penerapan elemen penyelidikan, kolaborasi, kreativiti dan inovasi menjadi ilmu yang sangat penting bagi para sarjana dan penyelidik seperti saya.
“I love to attend class Authoring System with Prof Zaida. This is because she is knowledgeable, energizer and passionate. she teaches us using our thinking skills, to think out of the box in order to develop the relevant learning contents such as educational web, mobile apps, and flash learning object. In her class, she has shared with us the trend of educational technologies in advance to keep us up to date with the technologies which made the learning more effective. I gained valuable knowledge and deeper skills in Adobe Flash and Dreamweaver in Prof Zaida class. I also managed to win medal in national innovation competition by modifying the apps that i developed for Authoring System class assignment. That is such an achievement to me.
Thank you Prof Zaida, Anda Hebat!” - JOEI ONG SUK MEI
PhD student in Educational Technology UTM
Mathematics teacher at Special School Johor Bahru
“Learning Authoring System with Prof Zaida is so fun and informative.
She is not only delivering the formal knowledge but at the same time she always share current issue in edutech and relate it with our classroom learning. I found out that her approach helps me to understand better in order to apply my knowledge in solving real world problem especially using edutech. She also allow us to take charge of our Authoring System project especially in developing website / system. She taught us the basic and most important parts, then she encourage us to do our self learning while at the same time still guiding us. This approach helps me to be more confident with exploring the software to develop the system. My knowledge in website development is more retained in this way since I'm exploring it by myself. Overall I enjoyed taught by Prof Zaida. She is a great lecturer that deliver knowledge and helps us to relate the knowledge with real world and at the same time she also empower her students to learn and explore more.” - VALERIE BUKAS
PhD student in Educational Technology UTM
“Teaching method by Dr Z is easier to grab. She emphasized on student-centered approach in which we have to learn about a subject by working in pair/group to solve a task. This task is what drives the motivation and the learning. Sometime rather than teaching relevant content and subsequently having us apply the knowledge to solve problems, she instead present the problem first for us to solve. So, inderectly she taught us to be independent and problem solver. Before she starts teaching, she will use her personal experience and true personal stories to engage us. This approach gives us a true examples and real-life stories that relate to the topic being taught. Therefore, this method can grab sudents’ attention and more engaged to each other. In addition, the way she explains difficult subjects in a direct and simple manner was one her best advantage. She managed to use daily life word to explain such abstract concepts and that makes the content easier to understand. Dr Z is one of the great educator that love and passionate in educating students. She just not imparting knowledge to ensure us understand the concept only but for practical application as well. Hopefully I can be as great as Dr Z one day. As for now, my goal is to be the best educator I can be that can engage, motivate and inspire students to learn as just what Dr Z did to me while I was her student before.” - DANAKORN NINCAREAN
PhD graduate in Educational Technology UTM
Senior Lecturer at UMP
“Saya telah mengikuti kelas Authoring System yang dikendalikan oleh Prof. Dr. Zaidatun. Sepanjang berada di dalam kelas beliau, saya tidak begitu merasakan tekanan dalam proses pembelajaran walaupun subjek ini merupakan suatu subjek yang baru bagi diri saya sama ada semasa pembelajaran teori mahupun amali / projek. Ini kerana, cara pengajaran yang diberikan oleh beliau sangat teliti dan penjelasan mengenai sesuatu perkara / ilmu itu, dilakukan olehnya dengan mendalam dan terperinci. Pengajaran oleh beliau juga bertepatan dengan perkembangan teknologi semasa selain sentiasa mengemukakan isu-isu terkini berkenaan teknologi agar pelajar beliau sentiasa peka & menyedari perubahan yang berlaku. Selain itu, jika ada di antara kami yang ketinggalan untuk melaksanakan projek (masalah teknikal dalam membina flash/website/apps) beliau tidak membiarkan begitu sahaja sebaliknya memberikan panduan & bimbingan berterusan sehingga kami berjaya melaksanakannya. Saya menyukai cara pengajaran beliau yang amat lembut dalam menyampaikan sesuatu ilmu kepada pelajarnya. Cara sebegini menjadikan kami tidak merasakan bosan untuk terus mengikuti pengajaran yang disampaikan beliau.” - MOHAMAD FIRDAUS SAAD
Graduan Sarjana Teknologi Pendidikan UTM
Guru Sekolah Kebangsaan di Johor
“Saya merupakan antara salah seorang pelajar yang mengikuti subjek authoring system dimana subjek ini diajar oleh Prof Zaidatun. Sepanjang tempoh tersebut, Prof Zaida banyak memberi tunjuk ajar dan bimbingan kepada saya mengenai pembinaan bahan bantu mengajar menggunakan flash, pembinaan website dan sebagainya yang melibatkan authoring system. Prof Zaida banyak membimbing saya yang sejujurnya bermula dari zero dan akhirnya saya mampu membina website dan flash. Prof Zaida juga banyak memberi kata semangat dan motivasi disamping menjadi role model kepada saya, khususnya semangat dan kesungguhan yang ditunjukkan oleh Prof Zaida sepanjang beliau mengajar saya. Penghasilan refleksi dalam blog juga banyak membantu saya terutama untuk ulangkaji authoring system, dan ia juga membantu memperkukuhkan kefahaman saya terhadap authoring system.” - NADIAHTUN AZREEN
Graduan Sarjana Teknologi Pendidikan UTM
Guru Sekolah Kebangsaan Permas Jaya
“Sepanjang mengikuti kelas Authoring banyak ilmu baru yang ditimba. Namun begitu, agak sukar untuk mahir 2 perisian dalam waktu yang singkat. pembangunan aplikasi menggunakan flash dilihat lebih mudah berbanding pembangunan web. Ini disebabkan perisian flash melibat penggunaan tool2 yang memlibatkan lukisan, animasi, pembangunan antaramuka, dimana hasilnya boleh dilihat secara langsung menjadikan pelajar lebih teruja untuk belajar.
Manakala untuk pembangunan laman web, memerlukan pelajar untuk memahami terlebih dahulu aliran dan data2 yang akan disimpan. Setelah memahami baru lah web dpat dibangunkan. Untuk melihat hasil, sesuatu web perlu disiapkn twrlebih dahulu. Keterujaan pelajar mungkin akan menurun apabila gagal untuk menyempurnakan apa yang dipelajari. Jadi apabila ada part yang tertinggal, atau kite tidak dapat laksanakan, ia akan mengganggu proses pembelajaran yang seterusnya..
namun begitu, kaedah refleksi melalui blog sedikit sebnyak membantu saya dan rakan2 yang tertingal. ianya turut menjadi platform peebincangan dan bertukar2 kreativiti. Selain dapat melihat hasil rakan2 yang lain, ilmu2 baru dari rakan2 amat membantu. trutamanya pada pelajar yang tidak pernah menggunakan blog. Antara ilmu2 baru yg saya pelajari adalah, cara nak follow kawan2 semula, cara nak upload file berbentuk png dan juga video, cara nak setting blog seperti rakan2. Walau pon ianya hanyalah asas penulisan blog namun ia menjadi nilai tambah kepada saya.
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Saya sangat menyukai cara pengajara Prof Zaida kerana selain suaranya yang jelas, beliau menggunakan analogi yang mudah difahami. Dengan bahasa2 mudah. Sesuai sangat bagi pelajar yang tidak mempunyai latar belakang it. Walaupun agak terkejar untuk menghabiskan silibus, Prof Zaida mengambil langkah yang bijak dengan meminta pelajarnya merakam apa yang mereka lakukan. (screen record). Dengan adanya pendekatan itu, saya dapat mengulangkaji semuala apa yg telah sy lakukan semasa di dalam kels. Kaedah itu sangat berguna untuk mempelajari perisian yang memerlukan langkah yang banyk. Saya sangat gembira kerana dpat mengikuti kelas tersebut bersama Prof Zaida.” - SABARIAH WAISO
Pelajar Sarjana Teknologi Pendidikan UTM
“Assalamualaikum w.b.t..
Pertamanya saya berasa beruntung dapat menimba ilmu daripada seorang Prof yang sangat berkaliber dan tinggi pengetahuan dalam bidang Teknologi Pendidikan iaitu Prof Zaida. Walaupun hanya satu subjek,iaitu subjek Authoring System, namun terlalu banyak yg dapat dipelajari bukan hanya silibus subjek tersebut semata-mata, namun Prof turut sentiasa berkongsi tips dan ilmu tentang bagaimana menjadi seorang pelajar yg berkualiti seperti cara pemakanan, rutin harian dan pelbagai lagi. Tumpuan semua pelajar sememangnya 100% diberikan sewaktu kelas berlangsung kerana sepanjang tempoh kelas berlangsung, pelbagai aktiviti dan tugasan yang menarik perlu dilakukan bersama-sama. Walaupun baru dipelajari, namun kami dapat menyempurnakan tugasan yg diberikan atas bimbingan sepenuhnya daripada Prof, rakan Fasi, dan rakan-rakan kelas samada sewaktu atau di luar waktu kelas berlansung. Kami juga dapat berbincang dan bertukar pandangan menerusi kumpulan khas laman sosial yg dicipta oleh pihak Prof yg mana lebih memberikan keselesaan sewaktu bertanyakan sebarang persoalan.
Berikutan dengan subjek, saya akui sebelum mengikuti kelas Authoring System, memang saya langsung tidak mempunyai ilmu mengenai Flash. Namun setelah belajar daripada Prof Zaida, saya berjaya menghasilkan sebuah Aplikasi Mudah Alih Pembelajaran untuk subjek Research Study. Selain itu, pembangunan laman web juga berjaya saya hasilkan bagi tugasan subjek ini. Alhamdulillah, ilmu baru yg telah dipelajari dapat dimanfaatkan dan akan terus dimanfaatkan untuk masa akan datang.” - ASMINA RASHID
Pelajar PhD Teknologi Pendidikan UTM
“Pengalaman buat flash dll memberikan banyak impak besar kepada saya. saya baru sedar tentang banyak benda yang saya belum tahu.
dan boleh membantu pelajar-pelajar cara pengajaran yg lebih menarik
reflection dlm blog juga membantu kerana kwn2 akan membantu sy apabila saya perlukan pertolongn dan mereka memberika tunjuk ajar.
Prof zaida sgt komited dlm pengajarannya. Beliau sanggup membantu dan menerangkan sehingga kami faham. Pendekatan pengajaran dia sangat bagus kerana bukan hanya tertumpu kepada two ways communication. tetapi juga, kami perlu membuat hands on, reflect dan belajar dri kesilapan. Dengan membuat blog, memudahkan kami dan rakan-rakan utk merujuk kembali pengajaran tersebut” - NUR FATHIN SUHANA
Graduan Sarjana Teknologi Pendidikan UTM
Guru SMK Sultan Ismail
“Prof. Dr. Zaidatun Tasir merupakan seorang pensyarah yang sangat berwibawa. Walaupun saya hanya berpeluang untuk belajar dengan beliau dalam satu kelas sahaja sewaktu peringkat Sarjana iaitu kelas Authoring System, namun dalam tempoh yang singkat itu beliau telah berjaya membuatkan saya kagum.
Prof. Zaidatun sangat mesra pelajar dalam menyampaikan sesi PnP. Ini menjadikan sesi pembelajaran dalam kelas Authoring System sangat aktif dan menyeronokkan dan secara jujurnya, saya beranggapan bahawa kelas ini merupakan kelas yang paling saya suka sepanjang pengajian Sarjana saya.
Selain itu, beliau juga mahir dalam matapelajaran yang disampaikan. Walaupun saya sudah ada kemahiran menggunakan Flash dan Dreamweaver sewaktu mengikuti pengajian Diploma dan Sarjana Muda, namun kelas Authoring System telah dapat mengilap lagi kemahiran-kemahiran tersebut, terutamanya dalam menjadikan saya lebih mahir dalam menghasilkan aplikasi yang menerapkan unsur-unsur pendidikan, yang mana kemahiran ini tidak saya miliki sebelum ini.
Cara Prof. Zaidatun mengendalikan kelas telah memberikan impak kepada saya dalam mengendalikan kelas-kelas sejak saya menjadi pensyarah di UPSI, dimana saya mengamalkan pendekatan yang mesra pelajar dan juga sentiasa membina suasana kelas yang aktif dan menarik untuk mereka. Ungkapan ‘Learning is fun’ menjadi pegangan saya.
Akhir kata, tidak semua pensyarah mampu menjadi seperti Prof. Dr. Zaidatun Tasir. Beliau adalah satu dalam sejuta. Semoga beliau terus maju dalam membimbing anak-anak bangsa.” - MOHD HISHAMUDDIN ABDUL RAHMAN
Graduan PhD Teknologi Pendidikan UTM
Pensyarah Kanan UPSI
“I have had the opportunity to learn with Prof Zaidatun for almost 9 years now.
She is a very, very passionate in her teaching. To be honest, I have never encountered anyone who teach like her before. During my masters days, she already inculcate the 21st century teaching and learning approach in her lessons. During that time, she stressed more on reflection technique which we done through blogging method. We’re no longer do thing in isolation but everything must be done through collaboration, discussion etc with peers. I was not really into reflection learning style during my degree days, so her teaching approach was really new to me and to be honest it was quite challenging to adapt at first. But there are something worth with reflection kind of learning style, which in the end became my research context for my master’s project and also my ongoing phd thesis.
Since I really want to learn more from her, I requested to join her Masters class during my PhD journeys. I was super glad that she allows me to join her classes and I must say that I made a right decision to join her classes because she always come out with new teaching and learning approaches for her classes, which is very essential and valuable for researchers like me for my future career. So far, she has managed to implemented a lot of demanding 21st century teaching and learning like Heutagogy and Peeragogy techniques (more stuff to come like gamification etc) and having to experience such lessons are so precious. Her classes always seems refreshing - despite the fact that she had to cover the same subject context every semester. This is because she is intelligent enough to properly blend her vast real experiences and knowledge in educational technology - which is something that we can never get from books - in her every lessons.
She never entered her classes unprepared although she held several important administration positions. This is one of her many personalities that I adored the most - she is a very responsible person in everything that she was tasked on. She is not afraid to try new teaching approaches although she had very busy schedules and her eagerness and effort to really teach is what makes her teaching really enjoyable, engaging, relevant, innovative, meaningful and memorable. She is definitely and will always be my number one mentor when it comes to teaching.”
- SITI KHADIJAH MOHAMAD
PhD Student in Educational Technology
“Dear Prof. Dr. Zaidatun Binti Tasir
School of Education
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
I have seen how attending Authoring System Course during my first semester of Master study at Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia has improved my confidence to achieve my dream of being an educational technology lecturer and to be able to use different type of computer software and learning Apps. The most effective factor that gave me the confidence to try to develop learning applications is the distinctive way your teaching strategies in using Adobe Flash and Dreamweaver for courseware development. In that course my classmates and I learnt the skills of using Adobe Flash and Dreamweaver through using learning Apps that installed on iPad devices which facilitated our learning and improved our skills. I will never forget how you lecturer Prof had been supportive to me as well as to other students in a way that encouraged us to overcome the technical difficulties we faced throughout the course. I will ever be proud of your efforts that resulted on me to get B+ in the course although I came from non-computer background where it was my first exposure to use such type of programing software. Thank you so much Prof Zaidatun, the knowledge and skills you shared with us as will as the kindness and keeping calm and happy even in a difficult time I have learnt from you will be a lightening marks in my personal and professional life.”
- DR. YAHYA M. AL-DHELEAI
Lecturer, School of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia
“Testimonial on using apps and ipad in learning process: Nur Jannah JamilLearning to produce something is not an easy process especially when I was expected to come out with my own product at the end of the course. I believe it requires more hands-on practices as to improve once’s skills and at the same time evaluating my own understanding on the knowledge shared through lectures. However, with a packed schedule for each lecture, practising the knowledge in class became quite tough and time-consuming. Nevertheless, by using specific apps on developing animation (Adobe Flash) and website (Adobe Dreamweaver) through a provided device (I-pad), I found that I managed to have better control on my learning process as the learning became more flexible and adjustable up to my own schedule. Having hands-on practices were no longer limited within the lecture hour and greater benefits came along as I could directly have online communication with my peers, lecturer and tutor whenever and wherever I had issue with the course assignment. Moreover, the apps developed to learn developing website and animation, which for me required specific skills and lots of exercises with much trials and errors, turned to be very interesting as the content, tips and theory were organized to be presented interactively and helpful for the users. Last but not least, as I also used apps in my research, I found that learning through apps help me a lot specially to provide info in a way that could benefit the users to the most from the aspect of interactivity, flexibility and usability effectively. It somehow became a win-win situation for both developer/teacher and user/student.”
- NUR JANNAH JAMIL
PhD Student in Educational Technology