By Lo Tern Chern - 26 May 2019
NIBONG TEBAL: Nothing seems to escape the QR code these days, including schools.
At SJK (T) Ladang Jawi, a QR code system that is linked to a database is used by teachers to assess the behaviour of their pupils.
Under the school’s information and communications technology (ICT) initiative, the 22 teachers bank on mobile devices to scan QR coded cards which are given to each of the 117 pupils.
The school’s ICT coordinator, B. Prabu, said the system, named ‘QRsikap’, would allow the teachers to track the behaviour of the pupils and encourage them to be good.
“Every month, the record is tabulated and the best pupils will be announced.
“We hope it will motivate them to behave well at all times,” said Prabu, who believed the system was the first to be implemented in schools in the country.
He was speaking at the launch of the programme by Deputy Chief Minister II Dr P. Ramasamy at the school here yesterday.
Apart from the system, the school also introduced dozens of other initiatives to integrate science and technology such as interactive ICT kiosks, robotics and 3D printing workshops, web designing and computer animation classes, online-based examinations and a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) studio.
The teachers are also able to access the minutes of meetings, school reports and attendance records with their mobile devices via the Internet while the interest of the pupils is kept alive through the Frog VLE (Virtual Learning Environment), which is simple, fun and engaging.The Frog Classroom is fully funded by YTL Foundation as part of its programme to transform classrooms throughout Malaysia into 21st Century learning spaces that promote technology-enabled and student-focused learning.
Every Frog Classroom is a space for students to learn creatively and also serve as a Frog Hub, which is a space for teachers in the community to learn and share new classroom experiences.
Ramasamy said science and technology was the way to go.
“Children sometimes get fed up with the textbooks and no longer have interest in the traditional method, so science and technology is the way to go.
“With smartphones, students want to be connected and do things hands-on,” he said.
Ramasamy, who is also Penang Education Committee chairman, announced a RM5,000 allocation for the school to install CCTV cameras.
Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/05/26/school-uses-qr-code-to-monitor-pupils/
21 May 2019
北海锺灵中学不再“老爷”(福建话)!随着青蛙虚拟学习课室正式启用,师生们踏上新科技学习,教学不再局限课本及由老师指导,学校一片清新科技风。
刘霖和:每年出现学习文化冲击
校长刘霖和透露,校方在每一年新生录取时,与入学的学生家长讨论回馈时发现,学校让他们感觉有些“老爷”,出现了学习文化的冲击。
“这些小学生及学生家长,在小学时已开始接触青蛙虚拟教学课室,当学生们升上中学时,面对白墙及四方的教学方式及环境,有感到不太能接受。”
“所以,校方在董事部及热心商家人士协助下,庆幸在短短2个星期内完成基本装修及配备,让青蛙虚拟学习课室得以落实。”
刘校长表示,有了青蛙虚拟学习课室,北海锺灵将推动更广泛的数理教育及21世纪学习,让学生们在更具活力环境下掌握数理科学习。
该校的青蛙虚拟课室获得董事会、洪凯威及黄文坡医生等赞助8万令吉,杨忠礼基金则赞助课室的桌椅、冷气及电脑设备1万5000令吉,教室可容纳约40名师生上课。
出席嘉宾包括洪凯威代表陈骏锋、黄文坡医生太太方宝心、教育局北海区教师活动中心资讯技术组官员诺哈菲莎、FROGASIA SDN BHD区域会计经理乌沙拉妮、董事会代表准拿督曾文忠、准拿督张凯名等,在校长刘霖和及副校长侯黛群的陪同下,共同为青蛙虚拟学习课室主持启用仪式。
刘霖和校长也在较后时,赠送纪念奖状予赞助单位。
Source: http://www.kwongwah.com.my/20190521/青蛙虚拟学习课室启用-北海锺灵中学-不再老爷/
12th May 2019
UNIVERSITI Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) is the first institution of higher learning in Malaysia to have a Frog Classroom.
Its deputy vice-chancellor (Academic and International Affairs) Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Marzuki Mustafa launched the new classroom at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities.
The Frog Classroom was set up at the university in a collaboration between YTL Foundation, FrogAsia and a UKM team led by Prof Dr Radha M K Nambiar, professor of literacy and the chair of the Centre for Literacy and Sociocultural Transformation.
Prof Radha’s research interests and publications centre on understanding how learners learn and what can be done to enhance their learning by exploring the role of strategies, socialisation practices, learning styles, teachers and the digitisation of knowledge. She led a study on the impact of Frog Classrooms published in 2017 – A Study on the Impact of Redesigned Malaysian Classrooms on Teacher Pedagogy and Student Learning Behaviour and Outcomes for the 21st Century.
At UKM, the setting up of a Frog Classroom resulted from a long collaboration between Prof Radha and YTL Foundation, which began with a research grant in 2016 to study the effectiveness of Frog Classrooms in improving student engagement and learning efficacy and upgrading teaching through the integration of technology.
“The Frog Classroom in UKM is the only one of its kind developed by and with the assistance of students, who were told to create a space for learning that they would want to use.
“This new space differs from the traditional classroom in terms of physical arrangement.
“While traditional classrooms promote transmission of knowledge from the teacher to the student, this space serves to foster co-construction of knowledge, where the teacher and learners work interactively to solve problems and more.
“As a 21st Century learning and teaching space, harnessing technology is key to optimising this room,” Prof Radha explained.
The Frog Classroom Programme is an initiative by YTL Foundation in collaboration with FrogAsia, provider of the Frog Virtual Learning Environment.
The programme aims to transform classrooms in government schools throughout Malaysia into 21st Century learning spaces that promote technology-enabled, student-focused learning.
Frog Classrooms are equipped with 4G Internet, mobile devices that provide access to the Frog VLE, as well as the programme’s hallmark curved tables, designed to create more opportunities for peer-led learning and interaction.
YTL Foundation supports schools in the setting up of Frog Classrooms through project management and the provision of furniture and fittings to complete the classroom.
“We are truly excited to set up the Frog Classroom at UKM who has been our partner in validating the effectiveness of the classroom in schools.
“The installation of the classroom in UKM is an endorsement of a programme that we have invested heavily into in the past five years to improve education in this country. “We hope that having this education space in a university for the first time will facilitate research by both undergraduate and postgraduate students on new pedagogical techniques that can be applied in Malaysia, as well as its effects on learning styles, strategies and learners,” said YTL Foundation programme director Datin Kathleen Chew.
The 2016 study led by Prof Radha found that when using the Frog Classroom, teachers became more creative and innovative, using a greater variety of materials, activities and methods during lessons. The role of teachers had also evolved into facilitators, guiding students in the learning process rather than serving as the source of knowledge and information. Using the Frog Classrooms as Frog Hubs, teachers were able to hold discussions with their peers from other schools and share best practices to help each other improve their teaching skills.
For the students, the Frog Classrooms helped in honing their 21st Century learning skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, decision-making, collaboration and cooperation, as well as soft skills like communication. The students were found to display better peer interaction and better ability to learn from each other in the Frog Classrooms, which were more learner-centred – with more individualised, self-directed and independent learning.
Any school can apply to have a Frog Classroom, with selection based on a list of criteria. Interested schools as well as corporations keen to support the programme can visit www.frogclassroom.com for more information.
Source: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/education/2019/05/12/frog-classroom-at-ukm
03 May 2019
(北海3日訊)甲拋峇底培育學校校長鄺桂麗說,該校通過董事部、家教協會與YTL亞洲青蛙有限公司的聯合贊助,讓校內的課室增設配備,學生也在舒适環境下求學。
系統查學生課業
她昨早出席該校舉行青蛙虛擬教室開幕禮上時指出,傳統教學結合了現代的網路教學,老師可以通過這個配備在系統上檢查學生的課業,家長也能在該系統上,了解孩子的學習程度。
YTL亞洲青蛙有限公司(北馬區)會計經理烏莎拉妮說,青蛙教室亦可讓學生從游戲中活學活用,并且回答課程內的課業,而這些概念在2012年便已開始,适用于小學一年級至中學高中三。
她說,學生若在外學習需負擔費用,但在學校則是一個免費平台,讓所有學生都有機會接触和學習。
另外,該公司贊助了14張桌子、41張椅子及2架冷氣機給該校的青蛙虛擬教室。
出席者包括威北縣教育局代表官員祖庫念及該校家協主席胡均為。
光明日報
Source: http://www.guangming.com.my/node/487614/【培育青蛙虛擬教室開幕】鄺桂麗:舒适環境求學-培育獲贊助增課室配備
30 April 2019
KULIM - Majlis pelancaran Frog Classroom telah diadakan pada 7 April lalu.
Pengetuanya, Md Saad Man, berkata, Frog Classroom dilaksanakan bagi mentranformasi bilik darjah kepada sebuah kelas yang ceria bertepatan tahap kolaborasi dan penglibatan murid untuk pembelajaran abad ke-21.
"Tranformasi bilik darjah ini dapat meningkatkan peratus penggunaan VLE Frog dalam kalangan murid.
"Penggunaan peralatan ICT membantu murid untuk meneroka maklumat yang meluas dan menggalakkan penggunaan KBATdalam kalangan murid," katanya.
Majlis tersebut telah dirasmikan oleh Penolong PPD Kemanusiaan Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah Kulim Bandar Baharu, Mazlan Osman.
Majlis itu turut dihadiri oleh wakil Frog Asia Sdn Bhd, Mazlyin Awang.
Source: https://www.gpsbestari.com/mobile/berita/pelancaran-frog-classroom-smk-taman-hitech-1.925588