The Hook- Up with Mary Ann

The Hook-Up with Mary Ann took place at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya Campus on 1st July 2011. Participants consist of lecturers and those who are interested in making their classes and teachings more interesting! Organized by the Department of Creative Arts (School of Computing, Communication and Media Studies).

What comes to your mind when the word "Drama" comes about? It involves acting, expression, movies, and soap operas. However, have lecturers, presenters, or facilitators ever thought of incorporating drama in our everyday teachings? We all know sometimes classes can be mundane and draggy. Ms. Mary Ann showed us the brighter side of teaching by incorporating drama in teaching, regardless of discipline.

Mary Ann in action!

About Mary Ann:
She is a Communication Skills and Performing Arts Consultant and Trainer based in Singapore. Besides that, she is also a senior examiner, trainer for Trinity Guildhall, British Federation adjudicator, choreographer, director and Performing Arts lecturer.

During the past 8 years, her work has taken her to Malaysia, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Canada, Sri Lanka, Dubai, Bermuda, as well as centres in Europe and the UK. She ran her own school in Hertfordshire for several years working on arts education with pre-school children as well as running a youth theatre and being involved with many community arts project.

Participants mingling around.

At the end of the session, academic staff can incorporate the drama elements they have learned into their day-to-day lessons to make the class more fun, interesting and exciting for students, thus making classes more effective.