Week 10: Asynchronous E - Learning Course Assignment

Hello everyone! For this week I am going to share with you regarding my last assignment for this subject. For our last assignment, we were told to create and design an asynchronous E - learning course using Google Applications in a group of four. So what is Asynchronous learning? Asynchronous learning refers to a variety form of digital and online learning where students learn by following instructions. For example, pre - recorded video and game based learning task that students complete on their own - that is not delivered by their teacher in person or in real time.
My group mates are Hanis, Shahirah and Aina. My group decided to use Grammar as our main topic. Our target learners would be 11 year old which are Standard 5 students. We divided our task accordingly. Hanis and Shahirah work on Interrogative Pronouns meanwhile Aina and I work on Singular and Plural nouns.

Here is our analysis phase sheet that was approved by our lecturer, Madam Azidatun.

For each of the sub topic, we had to came up with a video that explains the correct usage of grammar. The video must be simple and easy for the target students to understand. I did the video on the Singular and Plural Nouns. It was so much fun because I really enjoy using Canva during the entire process regardless of the lagging. I created a simple video and use my own voice to incorporate in the video. It takes me about two days to complete the video. For this assignment, we had also created a quiz for Interrogative Pronouns using Google Quiz and a game based learning task using an online game application called Kahoot! for Singular & Plural Nouns.

Here is the final result of my learning video.  

The Interrogative Pronouns Quiz consist of 10 questions. For Singular and Plural Nouns, we made a quiz using an online learning game called Kahoot!. The game also consist of 10 questions. 

By doing this assignment, I realize that online learning and games are really good in order to educate students on certain topic. In order hand, it also can help students to develop and enhance their technology skills. I really enjoy while completing this assignment. I hope that children will enjoy the video that I had created and they are able to understand more regarding this topic. 

That is all for now. Take care everyone!

Week 9: Life during Pandemic Period

COVID-19 definitely change our life. This pandemic had spread all over the world. The Malaysian government had started MCO which is Movement Control Order on 18th March up until now. It has been two months now. It feels weird not being in collage with my friends. But for now, it is best for us to stay at home in order to brake the chain. The number of cases that affected Malaysian are still high. It may take a good one or two years to came out with a vaccine.

Since MCO happen, I have been staying at home with my family in Terengganu. It feels good to be home for the first couple of weeks. Then things started to get boring because you cannot go out to see your friends or just chilling out at your favorite cafe. Panic buying happened during the earlier stage. Many things had happened since MCO. I tried out the famous and viral dalgona coffee and trying out new recipes. The major project that I did during MCO and still going is re-doing my room. I saw many people did their bedroom transformation while staying at home during this pandemic. So I decided to makeover my room as well. But during Ramadan, the makeover was a little bit slow. I start out with painting my bedroom walls. It took a good two weeks to finish painting all the walls. It was so satisfying. Now I am still working on the decor of my room. I also ordered some new furniture and still waiting for it to arrive. Here are some photos that I took when I paint my bedroom walls.

I also finished all my assignments during MCO. But hey, it is kinda of challenging because it is not the same when you are at home. The chance of you to get lazy are incredibly high. So it needs extra effort to finish all the assignment. Most of my assignments during this MCO is video based because it is more convenient and make sense. 

Raya during MCO is another whole new experience. No more salam raya, no more open houses, no more visiting our long lost friends. It is definitely a new kind of raya. A more simple raya I could say. Minimalist style. Usually I spent my Raya in Kuala Terengganu and Kelantan, but this year I could not see my grandparents in Kelantan. Video call saves the day. It is fun to see our grandparents are suddenly advanced in technology all thanks to COVID-19. So here is a picture of everyone’s favourite food during raya.

This pandemic had taught me so much. Now that this pandemic is happening, we tend to look back all the good times that we spent with family and friends. We might take it for granted. Now here we are wishing to experience it all over again. Anything can happen within a blink of an eye. I learnt to appreciate more of everything that I had now. Many people did not get the chance to stay at home with their family but I can and for that I am so grateful. Please stay at home and go out only when you need to. Wash your hands regularly and stay safe. Together, we can fight this virus. See you soon. Take care, bye! 

Week 8: Instructional Design

Hello. Assamualaikum.

For this week, Madam Azida gives us a lecture about Instructional Design. So basically instructional design is the systematic development of instructional specifications using learning and instructional theory to ensure the quality of instruction. It is the entire process of analysis of learning needs and goals and the development of a delivery system to meet those needs. It includes development of instructional materials and activities; and tryout and evaluation of all instruction and learner activities. Instructional design involves creation of syllabus, planning of lesson, material selection and adaptation, and planning of implementation and intervention in order to achieve learning outcomes that can fulfill learners needs. ADDIE model was introduced to us during the lecture. ADDIE model is a framework for the development of instructional coursework. ADDIE is actually an acronym of Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation.

This the ADDIE model framework. 

There are also other models for Instructional Design, which are GAGNE 9 events, Dick and Carey, Rapid Prototyping, Guaranteed Learning, ASSURE and ARCS Model. My lecturer asks us to form a group of four and choose one the following model to be presented on week 9. My group which are Hanis, Syira, Aina and me had choose the Guaranteed Learning model to present to the class. 

The above picture briefly explain about Guaranteed Learning. I think that is all for this week. See you soon! 

Week 7: POWTOON PROGRESS

Hello Assamualaikum. For this week, on Wednesday we divide group for Powtoon. Our Powtoon is about breast cancer awareness. I suggested this title because nowadays there are still many women out there are not aware about their breast health. By doing this Powtoon, we might reach and create awareness regarding this matter. My group mates are Hanis and Syira. 

The progress for this assignment are doing great. We are currently finalising the script for the video. As for podcast assignment, Aina and I are doing a podcast title Parasite: Review. We already finished the recording session and currently struggle to finish editing the podcast using Audacity.

Thank you for reading my post. See you, goodbye!

WEEK 6: A Podcast Review

Hi guys. How are you doing? I hope you are fine and well. For this week, i need to review a podcast from any platform such as spotify or youtube and others. Since I am using Youtube to find the podcast, in this review I will explain and give my opinion regarding the visual, music and sound, and also the content of the podcast.

The title of the podcast that I chose is ''Learn English Podcast - FOOD'' by St George International School of English. The podcast was uploaded on 29th March 2016. Here is the link to the podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUE2GH5cZeo 

First and foremost, the first thing that you listen in this podcast is the background music. I really like the background music. It is very exciting. Thus it is good to attract the attention of the learners to learn English. The beginning of the podcast it tells us about what does the Youtube channel provide. Basically their Youtube podcast is a learning English podcast for upper intermediate and advanced learners. What will learners get from this channel? They can learn new vocabulary, they can listen to native English speakers accent and learn about the British culture all in a natural conversation. Thus, all the podcast they uploaded were informal and casual conversation. 

The teacher for this podcast were Melissa and Bren. The first question Bren asked to Melissa was, "What was the best food that you have eaten?''. Melissa explain that she once had a chocolate fudge cake with ice cream when she was eight years old. As Melissa was explaining, I was a bit distracted by the squeaking chair noise at the back. For me it was a bit unprofessional for a well establish English learning podcast. Melissa also said that she would normally order the food on regular basis. As for Bren, he said that his favorite dish was a fish that he cook for his breakfast. It was a simple dish yet delicious as Bren claimed. I really like how Bren briefly explain regarding the best food that he ever eaten. His voice was clear and precise. It would be easy for the learners to listen and understand. 

Then, they talked about Melissa hate for fish. Bren asked for Melissa clarification. It was really funny when she said that she do not hate fish because it is an animal as she happily eat other meat. But Melissa actually hates it because of the smell. I like how she explain her experience of eating a fish pie and got a bone stuck in her throat. It actually makes sense to hate eating fish if you experience something like that. Meanwhile Bren was allergic to eggs. He will get seriously ill if he ate eggs. He also said that some people judging him about that matter. In my opinion, if someone have a food allergy, we cannot judge them because different people have different preferences and allergies. Lastly, they talked about Melissa having a sweet tooth. She said that her meal would not be complete if she does not end with something sweet like ice cream or chocolate. Dessert is a must! Their conversation ended just like that without any farewell. I think it was inappropriate because they did greet the learners in the beginning. So it would be nice to bid goodbye to end their conversation. The podcast ends with SGI logo and credits with a cute background music. All in all, I really enjoy listening and watching this podcast. They did excellent job with the visuals and pictures in the video. They just put simple and clear pictures of all the food that they mention in the podcast. It is good because you do not need to show an abstract or complicated pictures to the English learners. I think that is all for my review for this podcast. Thank you for reading my post for this week. xoxo

Week 5: Podcast

Hello there, for this week we learn about podcast. Podcast can provide information in a fun and entertaining way that can increase student participation. Podcast require students listening skills. Some of the recording tools need for podcasting are online voice recorder or a smartphone. Meanwhile, the audio editing tools are Audacity or any online audio editor such as Bandlab.

We learnt how to use Audacity in order to make a podcast. Audacity is a free digital audio editor. It is available in application software for Windows and others.

First and foremost, of course you have to record your voice or podcast using a proper mic or just using your phone. Then, you need to transfer the recording and export to Audacity. By using Audacity, you can add as many tracks as you want into your podcast. You can also delete any background noise in your recording.

That is all for this post. Take care everyone. See you soon!

Week 4 : CMC

For this week we learned about CMC. What is CMC? CMC stands for Computer Mediated Communication. 

There are two types of CMC:
A) Synchronous
B) Asynchronous 

Synchronous CMC is where the communication that happened between participants is synchronise. It means that the messages can be exchanged immediately. Meanwhile asynchronous CMC is not a synchronise communication. It means that the messages are not exchanged immediately. The easiest example would be emails. 

Basically CMC education started in the late 1980s and 1990s with the introduction of Communicative CALL. It widespread globally with the use of Email and Forums. It is created for long distance teaching or learning. 
These are the advantages of CMC:

A) No distance barrier

B) Mitigates time as a second barrier

C) Make collaborations much easier

Meanwhile these are the disadvantages of CMC:

A) Inhibitions related to the use of technology

B) Problems with access to technology

C) Lack of socio-emotional and nonverbal cues

D) Lack of real human contact

We use CMC to communicate and connect with the people all over the world. CMC is a form of communication or interaction that happen between two or more people by using separate computers with network connection. CMC is also known as a process of interaction that happen between people. By using CMC, people exchange, perceive information, culture, thought, ideas, history, knowledge with each other.

That is all for this week. Thank you for reading my post. See you soon, bye!

Week 3: Powtoon

Hi everyone. This week we learn how to create a video using powtoon. The tittle of our video is what will happen to us in the next five years. This is the first time I use this application. I think it is easy to use but as usual you have to pay if you want full access of the application. I log in to this application using my google account. This app have many interesting feature. My favourite feature is that yoi are able to put a character that have many cute reactions. You can also put your own existing picture or video in the app. You can also adjust the timing and speed of your video. You can choose the free music that are available in the app. I think this app is absolutely great for beginners to start off their video editing skills. This is my final result of my video.  

I hope you enjoy watching my video. You can go and check it out yourself and have fun with it. See you peeps!

Week 2: CALL and Canva

Hi everyone.

For this week on Wednesday we learn about CALL which stands for Computer Assisted Language Learning. Basically CALL is a range of processes and activities that employ computers in the teaching and learning activity. There are four types of CALL programme. The first one is CALL specific software (such as CD-ROMSs). The second one is web based-learning such as websites and blogs. The third one is Generic software such as software presentation, word processors or spreadsheet. Last but not least Computer mediated communication which divided into two. The first one is synchronous (online chat) and the other one is asynchronous (email and discussion forum).

I also learnt how to make a blog header using Canva. I really enjoy using this website. It also have an app if you wish to edit anything from your phone. I sign into this website using my google account because it is much easier. What is interesting about Canva is that you are able to custom any design in this website. So let me share my final design for my blog header.

That is all for this week. Do not forget to check out Canva and try the website yourself. See you soon. Bye!

Week 1: Hello people!

Assamualaikum and Hi everyone.

I am Nur Kamilah but you call me Kamilah or Lala. I was born on 24th October and this year which is 2020, I am officially 23 years old. I am currently pursuing my degree and this year is my final year. I hope everything goes well and smooth.

For the first week, I am going to tell you about my favourite blog. I like to read review about a product or makeup before buying it. Hence, my favourite blog to review about a certain product or makeup is http://www.imanabdulrahim.com/. I like to read her reviews because it is all based on her own experience of using the product. I like to know others opinion about the product that I aim for. If the review is positive, then I will make my decision whether to buy the product or not. It is very beneficial for me as the review also provide the ways to use the product which is good for first time buyer. The blog also states the price of the product. In Iman Abdul Rahim’s blog also tells you where you can get the product with the cheapest price. She also recommends products that suits according to your skin type. I really enjoy reading all her reviews on skincare products. I also like that fact that her blog is very cute and interesting to read. Appealing to the reader’s eye. I really recommend to those who are looking for a honest review about skincare products. Here I provide a screenshot of her blog.

Feel free to check out her blog. Thank you for reading my post for this week. See you soon. Take care guys ❤️