Ucapan Selamat Hari Raya dari Staf dan Pelajar OUM Perak

Kami warga OUM Perak mengucapkan Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri Maaf Zahir dan Batin.


Sila lihat video ucapan dari staf dan pelajar OUM perak:

Video Ucapan Raya dari Staf OUM Perak:
Duduk dari kiri - Puan Murni, Sharizal, Puan Ilah. Berdiri dari kiri - Hamid, Fahmi, Kamaruddin

Video Ucapan Raya dari Para Pelajar OUM Perak:
Pelajar Semester 1 ambilan September 2008

Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri

Staf OUM Perak mengucapkan "Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri, Maaf Zahir dan Batin" kepada semua warga OUM tak kira di mana kome berada. Kalau ada kelapangan tu moh le ke Ipoh.

Salam Aidil Fitri dari PP Perak. Yang tak kelihatan dalam gambar ialah Sdra Hamid Noh dan Sdra Wan Kamaruddin

Ini kad raya dari PP Perak

Kad raya dari PP Kelantan

Kad raya dari PP Lembah Kelang

Kad raya dari PP Johor

Kad raya dari PP Pahang

Ini kad raya dari Alumni OUM yang dikirim oleh Sdri Fairolniza

Kad raya dari Unit Marketing OUM

Bagi yang nak berkaraoke tu, terimalah 3 buah lagu dari M. Nasir, Allahyarham Sudirman dan Siti Norhaliza berduet dengan Saiful Apek:

Lagu M. Nasir - Satu Hari Di Hari Raya

Lagu Sudirman - Balik Kampung

Lagu Siti Norhaliza dan Saiful Apek - Seloka Hari Raya

Adult Learners Survey by Prof Karl @ OUM Perak

Sept 20, 2008

OUM Perak has got a surprise visitor this morning. Prof. Dr. Karl Wagner from OUM KL came to OUM Perak today to conduct an Adult Learner Survey. He was met on arrival by Richard Ng, Director of OUM Perak at 9.00am.

Prof. Karl was seen here briefing students in one of the classes before administering the survey.

The objective of the survey is to find how adult learners learn and how tutors handle adult learners in class. An 20-item instrument based on Knowles' andragogy was used in the survey and learners are asked to provided feedback on how the perceived learning was conducted at OUM by our tutors.
Prof. Karl was talking to one of the tutors, Mr. Shamsul

Prof. Karl also conducted interviews on selected learners and tutors to understand how learning and tutoring was carried out.

Prof. Karl was briefing adult learners from one of the classes held in the morning

The survey was conducted over a 2-day period. The first day was carried out at OUM Perak (Jln Lim Bo Seng) where learners are mainly teachers undergoing various Education programs. On the second day, the survey was carried out at Greentown Learning Center where learners are from the Open Market undergoing various Business and IT programs.

Prof. Karl was having discussion with Richard on some of the mobile learning projects

Prof. Karl was briefing learners from one of the classes at the Greentown Learning Center

Prof. Karl was observing learners and tutors of one of the tutorials going on at the Greentown Learnin Center

Look, who's birthday @ OUM Perak

Sept 17, 2008

Staf-staf OUM Perak bersama keluarga telah berkumpul pada tanggal 17 September bagi satu Majlis Berbuka Puasa yang cukup istimewa di OUM Perak, Jln Lim Bo Seng.

Beginilah suasana majlis berbuka puasa malam tadi

Istimewa kerana hari ini semua staf serta keluarga telah berpakat untuk meraikan hari lahir Pengarah PP Perak, Sdra Richard Ng (16 Sept) serta Sdri Irnawati atau Erna (17 Sept) yang ke ...? Rahsia? Tengoklah pada kek nanti.

Hah baru nampak gambar Aina yang pemalu selepas lama dipujuk untuk bergambar. Aina (adalah anak kepada Puan Murni) bersama ayahnya.

Paaaaaling istimewa sekali, kami dihidangkan dengan berbagai juadah dan masakan yang disediakan sendiri oleh Sdri Erna. Semua masakan yang disediakan memang sedap sehingga menjilat jari. Nak tahu apa yang kami makan? Ikan siakap sweet and sour, ayam panggang, udang goreng tepung, sambal tumis sotong dan kailan. Kuih muih juga tak kurang banyaknya seperti seri muka, karipap, dan murtabak.

Sdra Richard dan Sdri Erna sedang memotong kek hari lahir. Nampak ke hari lahir ke berapa?

Selepas makan, Sdra Richard dan Sdri Erna telah dijemput untuk memotong kek "2 in 1". Apa tu? Tengok gambar kek tu lah baru tahu. Kek yang disediakan oleh staf OUM Perak adalah cheese cake seberat 3kg.

Gambar semua staf yang hadir malam tadi (dari kiri) Kamaruddin, Fahmi, Pn Ilah, Richard, Shah, Erna, Pn Ros dan Pn Murni

Sdra Richard mengucapkan terima kasih kepada semua staf serta keluarga yang telah hadir sama khasnya kepada Sdri Erna yang telah bersusah payah mengambil inisiatif menyediakan makanan yang sedap-sedap tu. Tidak ketinggalan juga staf-staf lain ang turut sama membantu dalam majlis ini.

Hah, inilah rupa kek yang dihadiahkan staf OUM Perak.

Sdra Richard juga merakamkan rasa terharunya dengan semangat gotong royong yang ditunjukkan oleh semua staf dalam majlis ini. Beliau juga memberitahu bahawa pada sebelah petang tadi sebelum majlis berbuka puasa ini, Tan Sri Presiden OUM telah menelefon beliau dan menyampaikan ucapan "Selamat Hari Lahir" bagi pihak OUM dan menyuruh Sdra Richard menyampaikan salam pada semua staf pada majlis nanti dan berharap semua staf serta keluarga berada dalam keadaan sihat selalu.

Video Majlis Berbuka Puasa @ OUM Perak

Sebelum majlis besurai, Pengarah PP Perak memberitahu semua staf bahawa beliau akan mengadakan satu majlis keraian selepas Raya nanti. Beliau mencadangkan untuk diadakan majlis makan dan karaoke. Tarikhnya akan ditetapkan dalam mesyuarat bulanan akan datang.

What's hot @ OUM Perak?

Realize any difference when you attend your first tutorial yesterday at OUM Perak (Jln Lim Bo Seng)? No? Not sure? Not aware? Notice how your tutors are guiding you? Ah ha yes.

Testing one of the LCD projectors to ensure it works

We are pleased to let you know that all our lecture rooms have been equipped with brand new LCD projectors with 2700 ANSI lumen mounted on the ceiling. Gone are the days where tutors read from the manual without any teaching aid.

One of the tutorial classes in progress yesterday

The LCD projectors have been positioned in such a way that students can see the slides presented clearly and of course they are brighter now even without having to switch off the lights.

Workers are installing the LCD projectors round the clock last Thursday

"I would like to thank the management especially Prof. Rosli, Vice President of OUM, for his support in granting us immediate approval to install these projectors", said Richard Ng, Director of OUM Perak. He was also pleased that the vendor has done a good job by installing the projectors within 2 days in time for the first tutorial. Their workers have been working round the clock to ensure that our students and tutors are not deprived of such privileges.

Prof. Ir. Dr. Rosli, Vice Preseident of Open University Malaysia

According to Richard, the Vice President has also approved his proposal to change all the air-condition units and vendors have been invited to submit their quotations last week. Installation work will commence in October. He advised students to bear some patience as the installation of the new air-cond units is expected to be completed within 3 weeks.

In June last year, OUM Perak has upgraded all its 50 units of computers in the computer labs with LCD monitor, better processor and increased memory size. OUM Perak will continue to improve its facilities to ensure that our students and tutors are given the best facilities.

Using Video to Guide BBMP1103 students

OUM Perak has pioneered another innovative approach in guiding OUM students in learning Mathematics using video lecture. The project is the brainchild of Richard Ng, Director of OUM Perak, who is also a tutor for the BBMP 1103 Management Mathematics course for the past 3 years. A series of mini lecture based on certain basic fundamental areas taken from the module developed by Open University Malaysia (OUM)were video taped and then uploaded onto YouTube.

These videos were then organized using a blog set up for the purpose of providing supplemental materials for students. The videos are good especially for weak students as it can be viewed over and over again. The video is then followed by a set of guided questions posted in the student's online forum. The students are asked to answer these questions after viewing the videos. The blog can be viewed through the following URL --> http://bbmp-1103.blogspot.com

Most popular video watched for over 100 times - the video on Inverse Matrix

This project is very important as its success will lead to improvement of teaching pedagogy and also spearhead OUM's mobile learning. Students who have iPod can donwload these videos and have them played at their own space and time. The approach will also enhanced students' grasp in the mathematics course which has been regarded as one of the difficult courses.

More than 95% of OUM students are working adults and most of these students have left schools for more than 5 years. Coming back to school after so many years to take up the math course is a big challenge for these students. Based on observations carried out over the last one year, many students have absented themselves from the final exam. Those who sat for the final exam often left in less than an hour after the exam has started.

The new approach will be able to improve on the students attendance in the exam as their confidence will be increased The students' final exam score can also be improved with proper guidance from the tutors and also with the help of these videos.

Initial feedbacks from students who have started using this new approach have been very encouraging. Here are some of their comments:

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Viewed yesterday & was impressed! Great job! You're really helpful to us!

It's amazing how instructions are so much clearer when we see & hear them, instead of just reading from the module.

Jessica Choong Wai Theng

Now I can answer the assg. Q2 after watching your video, It's not easy to complete the answer but your video very helpful and understood.

Anuar Bin Mohamad Zain

Thanks Richard for providing such imformative lessons in video display

Alex Chan Chin Chee

Have downded but could play the video. these way it help us alot to understand the subject. Great job thanx for your hard work appreciated.

Vimala /P Sivapragasam

Although we have to study text book, watch video, answer question, pratise exercises from text book, can't breath sometimes.... but I feel so satisfy, this is a real meaning of learning...You are great sir...

Thank you very much

Choo Swee Peng

Your effort is definetely a great help for us. But it is also a big challenge for us as to keep up with your active momentum. Indeed you are really a proactive tutor who keeps us awake almost all the time.

Shamini Sally

Wow, Sir, what a good video, u r just like our Angel.

Tang Hui Sim

I really appreciate ur iniative in uploading the Videos Lecture. It helps a lot. I'm able to understand more detail about the Properties of Numbers. Thank You so much..

Azfazeida Binti Arshad

Interactive and Lively Math Workshop

Sept 6, 2008

OUM Perak once again rise to the occasion to organize yet another workshop for the benefits of its students. The Mathematics workshop held from 12 noon till 4.30pm was attended by 25 students and 3 tutors; Puan Siti, Mr. Lam and Mr. Vincent. The workshop was a success taking into consideration the very short notice issued to students. Student from as far as Bagan Serai turned up for the workshop. This is the second time OUM Perak is conducting such workshop. The last workshop was held last year witnessed by Prof. Dr. Abtar Kaur.

Participants were busy having group discussion

The workshop was facilitated by Richard Ng, Director of OUM Perak, who also acts as a tutor for Management Math subjects for undergraduate students. The workshop is part of a research fully funded by Open University Malaysia to assist students in increasing their readiness as well as to improve on their performance.

Cikgu Jamal representing Group B to present their solution

Group A led by Halimah (white T'Shirt) was seen rushing for their presentation

The workshop was divided into three sections where participants are taught on how to handle problems related to numbers and algebra. The participants were also shown hands-on on how to use the Equation Editor Software to type mathematical symbols useful for them to post questions or answer questions posted in the online forum.

Alex Chan, representing Group D, is presenting the group's answer

At the end of session, participants were divided into 5 groups and each group is given a math problem to solve and then presented to the rest for comment.

Participants were busy having discussion

For those who have missed out the workshop today, they can view the video on how to use the Equation Editor posted on another blog: http://bbmp-1103.blogspot.com

Comment from Participants:
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Thank you very much for a very informative workshop today. It was definitely a great help for us to learn Mathematics in an effective way. Thank you sir.

SHAMINI SALLY A/P ARUMUGAM


Tahniah Dr. for the Maths 'clinic'/ bengkel .
Now....I realise , I love Maths more than I can say.

JAMALUDIN BIN ASAARI

Math Preparatory Workshop @ OUM Perak

OUM Perak is organizing a workshop for students who will be taking the SBMA 1103 (Preparatory Math) and BBMP1103 (Mgmt Math) in the Sept 2008 semester. The details are as shown above.

This was the workshop conducted in the previous semester

The workshop will be conducted in an interactive mode when participants will work out some math problems through group discussions and then get it presented and shared with other students.

The workshop will be facilitated by Richard Ng, Director of OUM Perak who has taught Math for over 20 years. All students especially those who are weak and have no basic foundation in Math should attend this workshop.

Participants will be taught on Math problems involving numbers and algebra to sharpen their method of solving mathematical problems. The workshop will show the participants on how to use the Equation Editor software and how to post questions and answer questions posted in the Online Forum.

This workshop is part of a research fully funded by Open University Malaysia to help students improve their math.

For reservation of seats, kindly contact Puan Ros/Puan Murni at 2546006