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INTELLECT NEWSLETTER
April - June 2016
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April - June 2016
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SHINE LP4: Cross-Cultural Engagement Workshop
Actions in Mind (A.I.M.) Workshop
9th Festival of Colours of the World
Lumière ’16 – A Signature Event of Taylor’s University C.S.I.
Sharing Culture, Raising Funds – Taylor’s University Chinese Society
Taylor’s Debaters won the HEP – IMU Debate Competition
Entrepreneurship & Intrapreneur-ship Club Conference
United Asian Debating Champion-ship 2016, Assumption University, Bangkok
3rd iLEAD Conference, a Huge Success
2nd SHINE Distinguished Speaker Series
Have You Read a Human Book?
Professional Immersion Programme (P.I.P.)
A Talk on Malaysia’s Wild Tigers by MYCAT
Future and Hope Series: “Freedom Writer” Workshop organised by TU Buddhist Club
Eat, Drink and Learn with Taylor’s University Wine and Dine Club
Wine Appreciation Workshop
Greyson Chance: Song Writing Workshop
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01 SHINE LP4: Cross-Cultural Engagement Workshop | April - June
Since February 2016, LP4 of the SHINE Award Programme has successfully rolled out 4 sessions of Cross-Cultural Engagement Workshop (CCEW) engaging a total of 144 participants. The workshop is designed to be a safe and guided place for students to develop the necessary sensitivities and skills to facilitate a positive and productive cross-cultural experience in the real world. Usually held on Saturdays, CCEW takes students on a personal journey of self-realization in terms on their cultural identity and then lead them to an effective and productive cross-cultural engagement
A unique feature of the workshop is “Kiki Lala: A Cross-Cultural Simulation”, which is an in-class experiential learning opportunity that allows participants to experience cross-cultural interaction in a simulated environment. “My friends and I volunteered to be visitors, so we traveled to Lalaland and that's when it got interesting. At first we all laughed at the fact that we couldn't understand their culture or language, but it dawned on me that deep down inside me, I was feeling a little culture shock, even though this is a little game,” Teo Zhuo Yang of SOE said. After the simulation, students then get to debrief and discuss their experience and encounters through various group activities and sharing sessions.
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01 SHINE LP4: Cross-Cultural Engagement Workshop | April - June
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02 Actions in Mind (A.I.M.) Workshop | April 2016
180 Student Leaders from 29 Student Organisations recently participated in the Actions in Mind (A.I.M.) Workshop organised by Life Skills Development, INTELLECT. The Workshop was centered towards helping Student Leaders understand their roles, responsibilities and commitment as Student Leaders, determine the Student Organisation’s AIM for the year through the implementation of the annual action plan, signature event and other related activities throughout their calendar year. This was also a platform for them to collaborate with other Student Organisations through the exchange of ideas and future events.
Throughout the workshop, Student Leaders were engaged to reflect and determine the impact they hope to create through their leadership and also as a Student Organisation. Each Student Organisation under the purview of Life Skills Development, INTELECT is required to conceptualise, plan and execute a Signature Event during their term. These activities may range from conferences, workshops, talks, fundraisers, concerts and even performances, all of which, create a vibrant and enriching University experience.
Additionally, each Student Organisation provides Experiential Learning Opportunities under Learning Package 2: People and Leadership through the SHINE Award Programme, for students to lead various projects or be part of the Organising Committee of various projects.
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03 9th Festival of Colours of the World | April 2016
On the 15th and 16th of April 2016, the 9th Festival of Colors of the World organised by University Technology PETRONAS in their Seri Iskandar Campus, Perak hosted 9 private institutions, 6 public institutions and 5 schools. Taylor’s University was among the 9 private institutions and was represented by 12 students from Taylor’s University Cultural Art Performers, or also known as TRADISI! Other participating private institutions were HELP, IUMW, Nottingham, CUCMS, TAJ, UNITAR, UNITEN Putrajaya and UNITEN Muadzam Shah.
Our TRADISIans diligently practiced for a month from Monday to Friday, 6.00pm – 9.00pm in different locations and were trained by a certified trainer, Cikgu Wan Mustaffa, which is from Jabatan Seni dan Budaya to prepare themselves for the competition. Since most of them had never danced before, it was a challenge for them to master the dance movements and to capture the beat of the traditional music to sync with their dance.
FESCO 2016 was held at night and TRADISI competed with other private universities in their own category which is Medley Traditional Malay Dance Category. In a nutshell, their dance must only consist of Malay traditional dances such as the Zapin, Inang, Asli or Joget. TRADISI performed their dance, a combination of Asli and Joget with the dance title Kembara Kasih Nurani. Although they did not win anything, they vow to be the champion next year. Overall it was a great learning experience for the TRADISIans and they look forward to the 10th FESCO next year.
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03 9th Festival of Colours of the World | April 2016
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04 Lumière ’16 – A Signature Event of Taylor’s University C.S.I. | April 2016
Lumière ‘16, organized by Taylor’s University Community Service Initiatives (C.S.I.), came and went on April 9, 2016 (Saturday), but the impact they left behind will linger for quite a while yet. C.S.I. hosted a total of 510 attendees for the event that successfully raised a whooping net profit of RM 15,012.30 to be shared between Refuge for the Refugees, the beneficiary unit of the event, and also C.S.I.’s upcoming community service projects.
Featuring 9 finalists of various talents, Lumière ‘16 was a colourful night of songs, dances, musical performance and even a magic show.
The attendees—comprised of staff and students of Taylor’s, along with family and friends—flooded the foyer of LT 21 & 22 early in the evening to get their dinner from the events’ vendor sponsors. Attendees also visited the exhibition booth about the refugee children and the beautiful photo booth constructed by our students (top right and bottom left below).
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04 Lumière ’16 – A Signature Event of Taylor’s University C.S.I. | April 2016
Kali (top left), a representative from RFTR shared about the work of the organization followed by a welcome address from Ong Eu Nis (bottom right), the President of Taylor’s University C.S.I.
Our very own 24 Festive Drum troupe gave a grand opening with their newest choreography, while the judges and guest performers comprised of our local talents and celebrities ensured that there wasn’t a dull moment all through the evening.
Finally, the following contestants emerged as winners for the night:
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04 Lumière ’16 – A Signature Event of Taylor’s University C.S.I. | April 2016
FIRST PLACE: ACE CREW SECOND PLACE: HELLO LUQMAN
THIRD PLACE: AUDREY LEE
With the support of the Taylor’s community and even beyond, Lumière ‘16 proved to be a success.
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05 Sharing Culture, Raising Funds – Taylor’s University Chinese Society | May 2016
Students from the Chinese Society successfully held their Chinese Cultural & Charity Carnival on May 5-6, reaching out to 390 individuals through their bazaar and hosting a total of 285 attendees for their performance night! What more, they also raised a net profit of RM 4117.55, part of which goes towards helping their beneficiary unit, IQ70+, a centre for individuals with special needs.
Top left, clockwise: Celia Ho (President of TUCS) delivering an opening speech, MCs for the night, Dr. Tang Siew Fun (Dean of Teaching and Learning) delivering her welcome address.
Showcasing tradition laced with a touch of modernity, performances of the night included Taylor’s 24 Festive Drums, songs bearing a taste of Old Shanghai, fusion dances, and even a short musical drama.
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06 Taylor’s Debaters won the HEP – IMU Debate Competition | May 2016
“We are not born successful, it’s not a trait you inherit, to succeed in life, one must have the courage, determination and strength to overcome all obstacles put in their path on the road to success”, this quote echoes the sentiments felt by our remarkable students who never gave up the fighting spirit. Being a group of driven individuals, they have always given their all in ensuring that the Taylor's University name is represented with pride. Their achievements are great but the people who got here together are even greater! It was an all breaking contingent, with Taylor's A team coming 1st and Taylor's B team breaking 2nd in HEP – IPTS Debate Competition held at International Medical University (IMU), Bukit Jalil on the 6th till 8th May 2016. Taylor’s A team comprising of Felice Wong, Sameer Singh & Hazman Azim won the competition by beating 26 other teams, just to name a few, teams from Sunway University, HELP University, Quest University and KDU. Sameer Singh was also crowned BEST SPEAKER in the Finals against HELP University.
The amazing team (left to right), Foo Zhi Yi, Katrina Empiang Adrian, Choo Jian Tatt, Ngu Hie Juon, Mr. Don Siron Pereira (middle), Hazman Azim, Sameer Singh, Felice Wong and Luo Kian Yang
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07 Entrepreneurship & Intrapreneurship Club Conference | May 2016
The Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship (E&I) Club had its inaugural E&I Conference on 7th May, 2016. This year, the Club decided to go with the theme, “The End, Or Not?” which focuses on stories of lessons learnt from past failures. Each invited speaker had their own stories of failures and stories of how they used it as a learning tool for success. A total of 150 students attended this conference. Former Taylor’s Business School student, Chong Saw Jin who now works for a large multinational corporation (MNC) was the first speaker of the day. Fondly known as Jin, he is also the founder of E&I Club and has been constantly keeping in touch with the Club as Alumni. Jin spoke about his poor academic track record and how that did not stop him from pursuing his dream. Though rejected by companies and with one particular MNC failing him in the final stage of interview, he did not give up. Through sheer determination, he was given the opportunity to be a Management Trainee for a MNC and soon became one of the youngest project managers in the company.
The second speaker of the day was Shawn Cheang, who is the founder of Shawn Classroom, an educator and stone art therapist, who always believes that time, is a good companionship to heal body, mind and soul. She spoke from her own story of being a cancer survivor, being a single mother and how she came out of depression. She encouraged the audiences to enhance themselves more day by day and to avoid staying in the comfort zone in for long time because there will not be personal growth.
The final speaker of the day was Roen Cian, an entrepreneur and co-founder of The Group. He shared many of his failures on his venture and how with RM 50,000, he founded a multi-million dollar company. He also spoke on passion, the importance of perseverance and learning from mistakes. He reminded the audiences to also remember to always be humble and remember their roots.
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08 United Asian Debating Championship 2016, Assumption University, Bangkok May 2016
If you ask a debater what they've heard of Taylor's Debaters, you’re more than likely to hear the phrases “up and coming” or “ones to look out for”. This perception of Taylor's Debaters is a result of all their training for the United Asians Debating Championship (UADC) that was held in Thailand. UADC is the biggest Asian Parliamentary tournament in Asia and their eyes were definitely set on this tournament. The teams they sent were Taylor's A (Hazman Azim, Sameer Singh Dhillon, and Felice Wong Jing-Yi) as well as Taylor's B (Choo Jian Tatt, Ngu Hie Juon, and Katrina Adrian). They also sent two judges (Foo Zhi Yi and Luo Kian Yang).
TU Debater’s President, Felice Wong, became the Shadow Adjudicator Core and Top 3rd judge of the Asians Schools Debating Championship. She was also offered to be Chief Adjudicator of the Penang Debate Championship 2016, where Choo Jian Tatt reached his second ever semifinals and Sameer Singh Dhillon achieved the Top 9th Best Speaker award.
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09 3rd iLEAD Conference, a Huge Success | May 2016
470 students from the SHINE Award Programme, as well as numerous Taylor’s University students ranging from various programmes, including an elective titled Leading in the 21st Century and Students from various public and private universities attended the 3rd iLEAD Conference, organised by LEAD 50, an exclusive SHINE AWARD Programme student committee under the leadership of Life Skills Development (LSD). LEAD 50 is the epitome of holistic education, as it serves to provide them with real life skills experiences such as project management, managing people and expectations, stakeholder management, securing sponsorships, persuasive skills, power of negotiations and even working directly with corporate leaders to be part of the 3rd iLEAD Conference.
JJ Fernandez, Malaysia’s renowned radio announcer opened the conference with his talk titled, “Personal Leadership: Discovering the Leader within You”. Speaking on the segment of Inspiring Action, specifically on the topic, “Creating Change for a Better Future” was CEO of The ICLIF Leadership & Governance Centre, Mr Rajeev Peshawaria. Mr Roshan Thiran, CEO of Leaderonomics is no stranger to leadership. He writes regularly for The Star and is frequently featured on ‘Raise Your Game’, a segment on BFM89.9. His talk was titled, “The Art of Leading Others”. Associate Professor Dr Tang Siew Fun, Dean of Learning & Teaching, INTELLECT delivering the Welcome Address at the 3rd iLEAD Conference 2016. Mr. Janaronson Nagarajah, Head of Life Skills Development delivering the Closing Address at the 3rd iLEAD Conference 2016.
Our honourable speakers shared candid moments with our participants, in conjunction with a Photo Contest held on that day. Here are the top 3 winners of the Instagram photo contest who walked away with the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Hampers. Participants were entertained with Open Mic Performances during the lunch break. Throughout the 3rd iLEAD Conference, participants participated in a game of Kahoot & Photo Competition.
The winners won amazing prices sponsored by Kahoot, 7- Eleven and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf! The 3rd iLEAD Conference ended with a tradition where each participant wrote their goals/dreams/ambitions onto a coloured paper, folded it into a paper plane and watched it take flight.
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09 3rd iLEAD Conference, a Huge Success | May 2016
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10 2nd SHINE Distinguished Speaker Series | June 2016
On the evening of June 1, the 2nd SHINE Distinguished Speaker Series hosted the Honourable Ambassador Prof. Gregory W. Slayton, former U.S. Chief of Mission to Bermuda who spoke on the topic of “HOMEgrown Leaders: Building Leaders in a Global Community”.
LT 21 was packed with 210 students, staff, and external participants who spent the evening with our distinguished speaker. Prof. Slayton shared his personal life stories and professional insights on taking up leadership in the I.C.E. economy. During the 2-hour long session, our students also actively took part by posing various questions to the speaker thus starting a fruitful dialogue.
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Towards the end of the evening, attendees had the opportunity to meet our speaker up close and personally to have him autograph his latest book that was on sale. SHINE Distinguished Speaker Series continuously seeks to bring in more internationally renowned speakers to share their insights on global issues.
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11 Have You Read a Human Book? | June 2016
This past June 1, LP4: Global Engagement of the SHINE Award Programme featured the Human Library at Taylor’s University under Global Perspectives Seminar, a core component of the SHINE Award Programme. The Human Library uses the concept of a mobile library, but instead of physical books, the books in the library are people with a story to tell. Readers then read by engaging in a conversation with them.
Between 11AM – 5PM, 250 readers had the privilege of listening to the stories of 7 different human books. The titles of the day include:
• Youth at Risk: Rise of a Fighter• The African Student• The Refugee Teacher• The Patient’s Perspective• Visually Impaired: ‘Seeing is Believing’• The Community Worker• The Dyslexic Student
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12 Professional Immersion Programme (P.I.P.) | June 2016
SHINE Learning Package 3: Professional Development rolled out its Core Component, Professional Immersion Programme or P.I.P. in short is designed to help students develop their professional presence and skills. We conducted the very first P.I.P. on 11 June, through 2 workshops and 1 simulation.
Personal Brand Workshop
Conducted by Dr. Tang Siew Fun, Dean of Learning and Teaching, INTELLECT, this session guided students to build their own personal brand by retracing their Strength, Passion, Values and Purpose.
Dr Tang sharing with students the importance of personal brand
Students read and share their friends’ first impression of them
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12 Professional Immersion Programme (P.I.P.) | June 2016
Online Presence Management Workshop
This session guided participants on managing their online presence as well as creating a good LinkedIn profile in order to market themselves to their future hiring managers or organisations.
Student creating a LinkedIn profile in the World Wide Web
Work.Live.Play Simulation
The simulation allows participants to practice their workplace skills by working in teams according to the roles set for them and completing tasks to achieve their target. The W.L.P. simulation is done by placing the student in a customise straw factory, where they need to work according to the nature of the business.
Students work in their team to complete the tasks assigned to them
Students discussing strategies of how they can improve their output during the simulation
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13 A Talk on Malaysia’s Wild Tigers by MYCAT | June 2016
Recently, Taylor’s University Nature Club collaborated with Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers (MYCAT) for an indoor talk in Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus titled “Why Tigers”. The aim of this event was to raise awareness among members and to inspire action to save Malaysia’s tigers.
“Illegal poaching and deforestation, two of the many causes of the decline of tiger’s population. Drastic actions must be taken to put a stop to it”, shared Lee Wei Liang, The President of TU Nature Club. Recent studies showed that there are around 300 Malayan tigers left in the wild and are critically endangered. MYCAT’s latest initiative which is the #NoMoreDeadTigers petition seemed timely to garner support to protect the tigers.
According to Wong Pui May, the coordinator of MYCAT, the current Wildlife Conservative Bill which carries a minimum fine and a jail term not exceeding five years for offenders but it is not enough to deter illegal poaching in Malaysia. Therefore, MYCAT launched a new petition to demand four immediate actions to stop the alarming loss of wild Malayan tigers.
This petition is initiated by the four major conservation organisations that form MYCAT – Malaysian Nature Society, TRAFFIC, Wildlife Conservation Society Malaysia Programme and WWF Malaysia, who work together to conserve wild tigers in Malaysia. MYCAT is calling for 100,000 signatures to seek justice for the Malayan tiger by Global Tiger Day on 29 July 2016.
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14 Future and Hope Series: “Freedom Writer” Workshop organised by TU Buddhist Club | June 2016
Taylor’s University Buddhist Club (TUBC) organised a workshop titled Future and Hope Series: Freedom Writer Workshop – Respect and Tolerance in hope to spread Buddhism’s teachings to everyone regardless of any race and religion. The event, which was held on June 18 at LT 21, Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus, was organised in collaboration with Buddhist Light International Association – Young Adult Division (BLIA-YAD).
“This was the first time that our club organised a workshop with the aim to spread Dharma knowledge to all regardless of religion and race. It is a combination of a movie, Freedom Writer and a sharing session from speakers of both Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism. It is rather an interesting and new way of spreading Buddhism knowledge among Buddhist from other universities,” said TUBC President, Hwang Wei Li.
The event received good comments and feedbacks from participants and they wish this event would be held annually with different themes in adherence to Buddhism.
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15 Eat, Drink and Learn with Taylor’s University Wine and Dine Club | June 2016
Taylor’s University’s Wine and Dine Club is a niche club that focuses on discovering and experiencing the infinite variety of food and beverage, ranging from street food to fine dining, juices to vintage wines, from the purest French to Asian-fusion cuisine to thus find the perfect match in today’s modern gourmet search.
They have put together a series of workshop through their Eat.Drink.Learn Series in the past six months fulfilling the criteria of an active Student Organisation, which is to organise events reaching out to 200 or more students during their term for 2016.
Hosting 101
It is often seen glamorously depicted in movies, whereby aristocrats host and invite their guests over for lunch or dinner. Hence, Taylor’s Wine and Dine Club decided to take this opportunity to organise a workshop to equip participants with the knowledge and techniques of preparing a simple 3-course meals with drinks, obtain basic knowledge of table settings etiquette and learn how to taste, savour and appreciate food. Hosted in Taylor’s University Thyme & Tarragon Restaurants and Culinary Suites, 28 participants learnt the fundamentals in Hosting 101. This workshop was conducted by award-winning chefs, Chef Diana Cornwell Neowcharurn, Chef Massyittah Omar and Chef Ashwin Nicholas Oon, who coached the participants on kitchen operations. The award winning bartender, Miss Fatema Firoz, who guided the participants in bartending and mocktail making as well as Miss Jasmine Chen, teacher advisor who demonstrated the elegant techniques of dining etiquette.
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The Japanese Cuisine & Dining Etiquette Workshop
Taylor’s University Wine and Dine Club conducted a workshop titled The Japanese Cuisine & Dining Etiquette Workshop at Aoki-Tei Japanese Buffet Restaurant, IOI Boulevard. 52 participants attending this event to explore Japanese Food and its selection of alcoholic beverages and to be exposed to the Japanese Culture and their dining etiquette. The dining experience was guided by Ms. Olivia Lam, Japanese cuisine enthusiast and Marketing Executive of AokiTei, who has been living in Japan for 10 years. She taught participants to better understand Japanese table mannerism, as well as the taboos in Japanese dining etiquette. There was also a special appearance by Mr. Adrian Chiang, the Brand Manager of TWE Company, who gave a talk about sake, processes of making sake and how to taste and appreciate sake.
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16 Wine Appreciation Workshop | June 2016
In May, Taylor’s University Wine and Dine Club organised the Wine Appreciation Workshop where participants were exposed to wine making, wine tasting and wine etiquette in this 3 hour workshop. Mason Ng, Sommelier of Les Amis Restaurant Singapore conducted a workshop for 14 participants at the Wine Lab, Taylor’s University. During the workshop, participants were coached on the basic wine tasting techniques and assessed the wines through observation of colour, aroma and palates.
Latte Art Workshop
Expand on the concept of Latte Art Workshop, Taylor’s University Wine and Dine Club added a twist! Besides the usual espresso based latte art, this time chocolate and matcha latte arts techniques were introduced. 24 participants gained hands on experience creating this beautiful piece of latte art guided by Ari Tandries, Chan Yen Hin and Alex Au Yang, Baristas from After Black Coffee Shop as well as Mohd Arif Bin Rameli and Yoshida Sum Baristas from Lancelot Restaurant. In addition, participants got to pair their beverages while savouring on homemade Chocolate Éclair and Lemon Cheesecake that are specially baked by our Committee Members, under the mentorship of Chef Syirin.
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17 Greyson Chance: Song Writing Workshop | June 2016
On the 21st of June 2016, Music Club collaborated with Universal Music Malaysia to conduct a Song Writing Workshop by Greyson Chance, exclusively at Lecture Theatre 12 in Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus. Greyson Chance, a well know artist and composer dedicated a portion of his time from his tour in Malaysia to share the knowledge of song writing with the participants.
Exclusively for only 100 participants who have been lining up as early as 8.00am in the morning just to participate in the workshop which starts at 5.00pm till 6.00pm. Fans who are not able to be part of the lucky 100 sat outside of the LT and waited for the workshop to finish so that they can meet Greyson afterwards. In the workshop itself, Greyson shared on his inspiration to be a musician and also tips on composing songs to the participants.
At the end of the workshop, all participants got an opportunity if a lifetime to snap pictures with their favourite celebrity before he leaves to continue his tour in Malaysia.
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April - June 2016
01 Peer Observation without Tears
02 Teaching with Technology: Class Response System
03 Art Therapy
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01 Peer Observation without Tears | Dr. Rajandaran Perumal | April 2016
We rise by lifting others - Robert Ingersoll
This April, TED, with the support of Dr. Rajandran Perumal from School of Education, organized “Peer Observation without Tears”, a workshop dedicated to supporting academics with delicate art of being a peer and observing them in the classroom. The fully-packed training explored the current practices of peer observation where Dr. Rajandaran artfully addressed all the concerns and facilitated new insights into the importance of this practice.
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Participants were first asked to share what they knew about peer observation, and the challenges they faced. Through discussion, the participants found that their initial understanding or views or peer observations were expanded in exploring the complexity of this practice. Participants agreed in the end that peer observation is in fact, a shared and mutual arrangement, where both peers able to share and worktowards a common goal. Participants had an interesting and sometimes, fiery, discussion on the need for peer observation, and all unanimously came to a conclusion that it was a much needed practice. They then progressed to discussing the mutual benefits and importance of peer observation to a university. Dr Rajandran emphasized further that peer observation provides opportunities, both through observing and being observed in teaching sessions, to reflect on and review our teaching skills with the assistance of our colleagues. A fruitful and intellectually rewarding session was had by participants and they left with deepened understandings and views on the practice.
01 Peer Observation without Tears | Dr. Rajandaran Perumal | April 2016
“Informative session”
“This should be made mandatory for all schools!”
“An eye-opener”
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02 Teaching with Technology: Class Response System | Dr. Wong Yau Hsiung | May 2016
Ready, set, engage!
Dr Wong Yau Hsiung, one of Taylor’s University’s award-winning lecturers, shared his knowledge in the use of classroom response systems in this training. He first introduced and explored the various uses of classroom response systems with participants. Then, the training lived up to its name and the participants were able to participate in highly interactive activities with their trainer. Dr. Wong effectively showed lecturers how these systems are useful in in assessing students and increasing student engagement. Along the way, participant shared their concerns and opinions with Dr. Wong as well as their colleagues and learned how to address them by maximizing the use of Class Response System with Dr Wong’s guidance.
“The session was fun, very informative training”
Dr. Wong helping a participant with a Class Response System
Lecturers having a laugh during the training.
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03 Art Therapy | Prof. Hildrun Rolff, Alanus University, Germany | May 2016
Prof. Hildrun observing participants.
TED successfully organized two sessions of art therapy workshops that were so popular we exceeded the maximum number of participants for the training. The training was aimed at two different target audiences, the management team as well as the academics. The management team’s workshop took place on the 17th & 18th May 2016 while Art Therapy for Academics was conducted on 19th & 20th May 2016.
Once again, we had the pleasure of inviting and hosting Prof. Hildrun Roff from Alanus University, Germany. She shared her tremendous experience and knowledge in the subject in order to introduce and train academics on how to use Art Therapy in their lives and teaching. The workshop aims to equip participants with an ability to see and experience how we can use art to design a process that can inspire, heal and change a person’s life.
Each session engaged participants through different mediums. The first session’s participants were able to explore with water colours, crayons and soft pastels. In the second session, academics were able to explore the interesting medium of clay as an art therapeutic method. Both the mediums allowed academics to understand, that through self-experience, one can become more powerful and be empowered in using tools to improve creativity in working things out.
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“Interesting workshop”
“Engaging, very useful workshop”
“Trainer is very knowledgeable”
03 Art Therapy | Prof. Hildrun Rolff, Alanus University, Germany | May 2016
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April - June 2016
01 Next Generation Learning Spaces: Taylor’s University’s X-Space and e-Quarium Initiatives Highlighted in China
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The SPARK AWARD Cycle 2, 201503
Taylor’s Institution-Wide Implementation of MOOC Pedagogy Framework Shared in ICOED International Conference
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01 Next Generation Learning Spaces: Taylor’s University’s X-Space and e-Quarium Initiatives Highlighted in China | April 2016
Lim Chee Leong, the Associate Director of the e-Learning Academy (eLA) at Taylor’s University was recently invited to speak at the Next Generation Learning Spaces 2016 conference in Shanghai (China). Taylor’s University identified that our learning spaces play an important role in producing holistic and work-ready graduates. During the presentation in China, Chee Leong focused on two initiatives embarked by the University to transform formal and social learning spaces in order to promote collaborative and participative learning among the learners, in and out of the classroom.
First, the launch of Project X-Space. This initiative saw a significant investment in converting our traditional classrooms into technology-rich collaborative classrooms where academic staff and students work together. X-Space facilitates a diverse learning experience in a highly collaborative and engaging manner. The technology used in this collaborative classroom promotes positive attitudes among students, a greater inclination to learn, increase in student achievement and motivate students to be more engaged in the lessons.
Second, has been Project e-Quarium. This has seen us converted social learning spaces into collaborative learning environment that also apply interactive technologies supported with the communication infrastructure. Our overall focus has been on creating innovative learning-spaces that are purposefully designed. Such spaces have been designed to facilitate a diverse learning experience among our students, and encourage students to learn in a highly collaborative and also engaging manner. Lim Chee Leong commented that, "What we have done is invested in creating future learning spaces to allow today’s diverse learners to learn collaboratively, virtually and socially. The feedback from students has been very positive”.
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02 Taylor’s Institution-Wide Implementation of MOOC Pedagogy Framework Shared in ICOED International Conference | April 2016
Pn. Enna Ayub, Lead e-Specialist Content Development from the e-Learning Academy (eLA) @ INTELLECT, presented a paper on Developing a Pedagogy Framework forInstitution-Wide Implementation of MOOC: A Case Study from a Malaysian Private University at the 2016 International Conference on Education (ICOED); 12 – 14 April 2016 held in HARRIS Hotel in Kelapa Gading Jakarta, Indonesia. The paper was co-authored by Mr. Lim Chee Leong the Associate Director of eLA @ INTELLECT. The paper is a deployment guide on how to start an institution-wide implementation of MOOC in higher learning institutions. It contains a pedagogy framework detailing the strategies implemented throughout the university to kick start the MOOC project. The pedagogy framework contains a plan on developing a sustaining momentum of academic’s participation for MOOCs. The paper also reflects on the content development process which includes training the academicians for MOOC, highlighting the challenges faced by the eLA team and sharing best practices applied by lecturers in managing a MOOC and the way forward for MOOC in the context of a Malaysian private university. This paper will be published in the Advanced Science Letters by April 2017.
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02 Taylor’s Institution-Wide Implementation of MOOC Pedagogy Framework Shared in ICOED International Conference | May 2016
About ICOED
ICOED is an international level conference and its aim is in the development and cutting-edge technology related to Education. The conference provides a platform for researchers, professionals, academicians and industries to share and generate forum of the latest trends and development in the Education field. It will include keynote addresses and oral presentation of contributed papers.
To know more on ICOED visit its official website: https://icoed.org/
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03 SPARK Award Cycle 2, 2015 | June 2016
The SPARK AWARD provides recognition for academics staff who uses module sites creatively and meaningfully in order to spark the learner’s enthusiasm for learning. It honours academic that has successfully increases levels of student’s engagement or retention through blended learning mode and lead to improved student achievement in their studies.
On Thursday 9th June 2016 we have witnessed another 3 academics being recognized for their effort and hard work on their module sites for the Cycle 2, 2015
Congratulations to all recipients. You are such an inspirational to all academics!
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03 SPARK Award Cycle 2, 2015 | June 2016
Gold Award
Silver Award
Bronze Award
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April - June 2016
01 Student Success Workshop April to June 2016
02 Peer Assisted Learning Services
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01 Student Success Workshop | April - June 2016
From April to June 2016, Student Success Centre conducted a total of 39 workshops, with 32 requested by schools while 7 were opened to all students. The range of topics include Reflective Learning and Writing, Goal Setting and SWOT Analysis, Introduction to Personal Development Planning and Time Management, Time Management – Prioritization, Mastering Multimedia Presentation, Oral Presentation Skills, Presentation Skills – Effective Body Language, Adjusting to Academic Life, e-Portfolio, and many more.
The workshops benefited more than 800 students who attended it and overall the workshops scored an average NPS score of 61. Based on students feedbacks, they gained useful tips and enjoyed the interactive approach used by the facilitators in engaging with them.
In future more exciting workshops are being planned due to the positive responses we have received from lecturers as well as from our students. Stay tuned for more upcoming news on our workshops by following our Facebook page: SSC.
Students had fun at the Adjusting to University Life Workshop by participating in the interactive activities led by facilitator.
Orientation leaders shared their university experiences and provided recommendations to the new students on ways to better adjust to the university life.
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02 Student Success Workshop | April - June 2016
Peer Assisted Learning Services (PALS) is a structured academic support for students who requires assistance in their studies. The classes are being conducted in small groups. The classes are being guided by a trained senior students.
During the period between April to June 2016, the PALS Program offered 73 classes PALS classes for the students in for Foundation, Diploma and Degree programmes.
Below are the Schools that offered the PALS Programme:
A total of number of 1111 students have attended the PALS classes between January to July this year and we are happy to report that our passing rate for the students who had attended these PALS classes is at the average of 85%
As part of our development plans for our student leaders as well as appreciating them the PALS Centre organized a Student Leader Learning & Sharing. During this session, the student leaders shared their tutoring experience and there were also testimonials from students who attended the PALS classes. The objective of the sharing session was for students to learn the best practices as well as get opinions about areas which they feel needs improvements.
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Students were also treated with a small treat at the end of the session.
You can obtain the latest information and services offered by PALS by following our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/palstaylors
For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]!
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April - June 2016
01 Jom Botak 2016 Raises RM200,000 for Cancer Awareness and MAKNA’s Initiatives
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01 JomBotak 2016 | April - June 2016
On 15 June 2016, 22 SHINE Ambassadors who made up this year’s Jom Botak 2016 Committee successfully raised RM200,000 for Majlis Kanser Nasional (Makna) through the Jom Botak 2016 fundraising campaign. The cancer awareness campaign was aimed at raising funds for cancer patients who experienced financial difficulties paying for their cancer treatments. The campaign, which ran from early May until June 15, consisted of a three-pronged approach to raise money.
The first phase involved a head-shaving initiative called “Go Auction” while the second and third phases of the campaign were the Jom Botak Carnival and the Go Concert, respectively. The committee also organised five talks over two consecutive Wednesdays as well as health checks for the Taylor’s community. As part of the Jom Botak Carnival, there were face painting and henna drawing activities as well as games and a blood donation drive. During the carnival, two SHINE students – Aaleyxia Intan Ahmad Termizi, a cancer survivor, and Taona Oswald – performed an original song they penned together called “New Chapter”.
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Also present at the launch of the campaign was Taylor’s University deputy vice-chancellor Professor Dr Pradeep Nair along with Makna general manager Puan Farahida Mohd Farid. Prof Pradeep thanked the students for the hard work they put into making the event a success. “I urge you not to stop here and to continue to live your life always connecting with people around you,” added Prof Pradeep. Puan Farahida was touched by the magnitude of the event and grateful for the camaraderie and support of the Taylor’s community for those fighting cancer. “Academic excellence makes great students, but it is the act of kindness and of giving hope that make great human beings. I congratulate Taylor’s University for encouraging its student body and faculty to look beyond academic pursuits but to cultivate social consciousness and embrace the social responsibility of helping those who are in need,” said Puan Farahida.
On that fateful Wednesday, approximately 74 people, from Taylor’s and members of the public, went BALD during Jom Botak 2016 while 200 others queued patiently to get their lovely locks dyed PURPLE and 35 others donated their long hair to be made into WIGS. The National Blood Bank also filled all their available 60 blood bags ahead of time, with queues of people still waiting to donate blood. Jom Botak 2016 officially came to an end with the conclusion of the Go Concert on that Wednesday night with great performances from our talented Taylor’s student performers and local artistes such as Zen, Winson Voon, MAD August and Armon.
Message from the Jom Botak 2016 Committee: “We would like to take this opportunity to humbly say that cancer awareness does not end with this campaign. Instead, we sincerely hope that our efforts were able to spark a MOVEMENT in which people would take the time to look after their health and inspire others close to them to do the same.”
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