Teaching & Learning Colloquium- Series 9 (Accidental Classroom Wisdom)

How often do you attend to interesting talks, lectures or even seminars? Were the presenters up to par? where did they go wrong? Very often these presenters tried to discover all possible ways in making a class interesting and effective. Some methods may work well in some classes, while they fail dismally in others. What gives? Come listen to Dr.Lee Chong Yew (Lecturer, Engineering) as he shares his experience in teaching and how by accident he discovered an age wisdom that can transform your class inside out. Organized by KDU Teaching & Learning Centre.

Date: 6th April 2012

Venue: KDU University College, Damansara Jaya campus (LTA)

Time: 3.00-4.00pm

Topic: Accidental Classroom Wisdom- Sowing the Seeds of Confidence

Teaching & Learning Colloquium- Series 8 (E-commerce & Hospitality)

Have you ever booked a trip online? What are the correlation between E-commerce and Hospitality? Learn more about the online travel industry, travel site portals, online travel agencies, tour operating issues, so on and so forth as Professor Benetatos shares his experience on E-commerce & Hospitality. 

About Professor Theodore Benetatos:

He is the postgraduate programme leader, managing 3 three MBAs and a senior lecturer in Tourism & Marketing Management in IMI University Centre in Switzerland. He has years of management experience as GM in hotels and international teaching experiences in insititutions from the US, Greece, Italy and the UK.

Date: 16th March 2012

Time: 2.30-3.30pm

Venue: KDU University College, Damansara Jaya camupus (LTA)

*Admission is free

-Brought to you by the Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC)

Teaching & Learning Colloquium- Series 8 (Global Employability)

A lot of us would want to take the opportunity to work overseas. However, do we have what it takes? It may not be as simple or easy as what we think. We might assume of the life our friends or family who has experienced working overseas, but not when we, ourselves, being situated there and what is expected from global employability. This time around, Ms.Patricia Chua (CEO, KDU University College) and Mr.Richard Chua (Programme Leader, Creative Arts Department) attempted to fill in the shoes of Oprah by pulling off an Opray Winfrey-like show and opened up the discussions to the floor on global employability, as well as sharing tips and experiences on how to enter and excel as a global executive. The Teaching & Learning Colloquium series 8 took place at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya campus on 2nd March 2012.

Teaching & Learning Colloquium- Series 7

The Teaching and Learning Colloquium is back! This time, the 7th series will be touching on the topic of "Applying S.W.OT Analysis in Lesson Plans" and "Educating for the Unknown".

Speakers

Asilatul Hanna (Historian by Education, teacher by vocation) who will be implementing her methods of incorporating best practises in education by using the SWOT analysis to achieve a well developed plan to ensure effective teaching and learning.

Mr. Alwyn Lau (Teaching & Learning Centre) on the other hand, would be assuming on the uncertainty of the future and how do we educate ourselves, our children and our institutions for the unknown half century to come. 

Book your calendars on the 3rd February (Friday) from 3pm-4pm at KDU University College Damansara Jaya Campus (LTA)

*For more information, do call our general line at 03-79536688

*Entrance fee is FREE.

Teaching & Learning Colloquium- Series 6 (NLP in the Classroom)

We live in a society that comprises of different types of people. Each of us behave differently, interpret differently, think differently and act differently. When a lecturer, communicator, presenter or facilitator presents to the audience, they need to know how to communicate and interact with them, thus, making them understand your presentation more effectively. 

How so?

Ms.Lim Kit Wan suggested the NLP method. NLP also stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. The Teaching and Learning Colloquium Series 6 of "NLP in the Classroom" took place at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya campus on 25th November 2011.

Teaching & Learning Colloquium- Series 6 (NLP in the Classroom)

You might have heard of the "NLP" before, which also stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. However, how do you implement the NLP methodology in today's teaching and learning? NLP is the study of subjective experience and it enables people to communicate and connect with each other better. It gives you the extra tick to understand the audience more effectively, thus, creating a rapport with them, be it in a classroom or social setting. 

While some students have short attention span in class, while others find that the learning environment becomes mundane for them, it is time to discover new learning method and skills from others. Like what KDU's tagline says, "People Inspire People."

We welcome you, Ms.Kit! She will be touching on the topic of "NLP in the Classroom"

About Ms.Lim Kit Wan

She is a social entrepreneur with the desire to change the world, one child at a time. She co-founded Kidz Smart Academy. She also believes in making a difference for others in everything that she does and utilizes her skills and techniques she has learnt to help others be the best they can be. Her passion has led her to becoming a trainer and giving talks to University students in topics such as; communication, NLP, presentation skills as well as entrepreneurship. 

Her expertise/experience/educational background:

She is a NLP Master Trainer (NLP University), NLP Trainer (ABNLP) and Hypnotherapy Trainer (ABH), TimeLine Therapy Master Practitioner (TLTA), Impact System Master Coach and MasterClass Trainer (Billy Kueek International). Kit is also a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. She graduated from the University of Birmingham, England with a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) and then trained with Touche Ross & Co in London. Her experience includes public relations, corporate communications, brand consultancy, as well as F&B, manufacturing and retail. To top it off, she is also a Publisher, Writer and Foodie/ Cook (Cordon Bleu). Kit is a publisher of SuperKidz and Kidz magazine (A parenting magazine that was given Honourable Mention in the Prime Minister's Corporate Social Responsibility Award for Media Reporting 2009.

From her expertise and experience, we can tell that this talk will be worth our time. Learn and gain knowledge from her and implement it in your own classrooms or presentations! This is a workshop not to be missed. Book your calendars on 25th November 2011, from 3pm-4pm. 

Venue: KDU  University College, Damansara Jaya Campus (LHE)
Admission: Free

*Shall there be further information/Seat bookings, contact Alwyn Lau at (03-79536833 /wwlau@kdu.edu.my)
*Organized by KDU Teaching & Learning Centre

Teaching & Learning Colloquium- Series 5

The Teaching & Learning Colloquium continues it's tradition and legacy from bringing up great speakers to sharing inspiring methods on teaching and learning. The 5th series came upon this time, with 2 interesting topics; Postmodernism and Teaching your way to Hollywood. Took place at the usual location, KDU University College, Damansara Jaya Campus on 28th October 2011. 

This colloquium enables lecturers, facilitators or even students to apply these methods of teaching and learning  that others have to share and improve what has already been done.

The first speaker who took the stage, was Mr.Benny Lim (Academic Department Head, Communication & Media Studies). Mr.Benny has been researching on post-modern theater for the past 8 years.

Teaching & Learning Colloquium- Series 5

This is not the end of the teaching and learning colloquium . As a matter of fact, is has revived with better and bigger topics. The 5th series will be taking on 2 unusual topics, where not many people would have the chance to listen to. Mr.Benny Lim (Academic Dept Head, Comm & Media studies dept) will be touching on "Postmodernism". For those who have not heard of that word, you might want to attend the talk to fill in  your mind of curiosity. He likes to see everything as a false reality and leads a highly postmodern life. Wonder more by looking at his picture above. Tells you enough yet? 

Mr.Sina (Lecturer, Comm & Media studies Dept), our master of Film Theory, will be the second speaker, taking on the topic of "Teaching your way to Hollywood", sharing with us on cinematic masterpieces. People who are unique, people who have made a difference, people who represent us and what we should be or capable of doing. Feed your hungry soul with great films review. 

-Come join us in this exciting journey of oddly-great topics by 2 experienced speaker on 28th October 2011, 3-4pm at KDU DJ Campus (LTA)

Teaching and Learning Colloquium - Part 4

Teaching and Learning Colloquium - Part 3

After the first and second round of the "Teaching and Learning Colloquium", the 3rd one came about, heading to the topic of "Flipping classrooms" and 'From hotel room to classroom". The 3rd series of the colloquium took place at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya Campus on 26th August 2011.

The colloquium gives a platform to teachers, facilitators and even students to learn and share on new and exciting ideas of teaching and learning as well as to discuss about new ways and methods to make learning more effective.

Mr.Alwyn Lau with all smiles, who is also spearheading the event. He is also the Manager of Teaching and Learning Centre.

Teaching and Learning Colloquium - Part 3

Teaching and Learning Colloquium - Part 2

The first round of the "Teaching and Learning Colloquium" had a great respond from participants. However, here comes the second round of the colloquium, where modern technologies and new terms are incorporated in today's teaching. Technology grows rapidly, thus, teaching and learning in education has to also grow and change in ways to keep the audience entertained and focused.

The event took place at KDU University College, Damansara Jaya Campus on 29 July.

The first presenter was, Ms.Vineetha Kalavally on "Tablets in Teaching".

Who is Ms. Vineetha?

She is a lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Systems at Monash University Sunway Campus. She received the Bachelor of Technology (Electronics and Electronics) from the Regional Engineering College, Calicut, India and Master of Science (Radio Communication & High Frequency Engineering) from the University of Leeds and is now currently pursuing her PhD at Monash University, Australia. She is also the member of the IEEE Photonics Society, Institution of Engineering and Technology , UK and an associate member of the Institute of Engineers, India.

The Teaching and Learning Colloquium!

Participants taking part in an activity related to NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)

Sometimes, being in classes or simply listening to a presentation could be a bore. Find yourself dragging your feet to classes most of the time?

Well, there are ways where lecturers and facilitators or even students could improve that particular problem while doing a presentation or lecture.

In that way, listeners could lengthen their attention span without falling asleep or divert their attention somewhere else.

How?

A great effort and initiative was taken by the Teaching and Learning Centre where they held a colloquium so that new methods and practices could be shared among participants.

3 great presenters shared their methods on "Teaching & Learning" during the colloquium.

Held at KDU UC for the first time on 15th July 2011, Damansara Jaya Campus, participants are already looking forward to the next session!