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FrogAsia 和 Teach For Malaysia 志愿者为⻢来⻄亚学⽣精⼼设计线上学习内容

(吉隆坡 3 ⽉ 31 ⽇讯)Teach For Malaysia 成为杨忠礼基⾦会(YTL Foundation)最新合作伙伴,共同在新冠肺炎(Covid-19)防疫期间,确保⻢来⻄亚的学⽣在学校暂时关闭时,也能继续居家学习。⾃ 2012 年开始,Teach For Malaysia 的志愿者便在全⻢各地缺乏资源的国⺠学校⽀教。

杨忠礼基⾦会、杨忠礼通讯(YTL Communications)和 FrogAsia 于 2020 年 3 ⽉ 25 ⽇携⼿推出居家
学习计划(Learn From Home Initiative)。此计划善⽤杨忠礼通讯的 YES ⺴络以及 FrogAsia 的学习内容及线上平台,⿎励⼩孩在家通过⺴络学习。家⻓可以免费申请含有 40GB ⺴络数据的 YES 4G SIM 卡,然后登⼊ FrogPlay Mobile 应⽤程序,免费浏览各种学习内容及 5000 道复习题。

⾃这项计划推出⾄今,杨忠礼基⾦会便获得热烈回响,⼤多数注册的家庭来⾃城郊区及乡区的低收⼊群体。 有了免费的⺴络数据,⽗⺟便能浏览线上学习资源,协助孩⼦居家学习。

Teach For Malaysia 志愿者及毕业⽣抽出时间与 FrogAsia 合作,为国⼩⼀年级⾄国中五年级的学⽣精⼼设计创新及精彩的线上学习内容,科⺫涵盖数学、科学和英语 。志愿者及毕业⽣善⽤他们在全⻢各地缺乏资源的国⺠学校的宝贵教学经验,创建易于学⽣理解并感兴趣的内容 ,同时不必担⼼他们对相关科
⺫的掌握能⼒。这是为了实现没有任何⼀位⼩孩掉队,有教⽆类的⺫标。

这些课程专为国⼩⽣和国中⽣在学校暂时关闭期间可能会错过的学习内容⽽设计。课程会添加⾄ FrogAsia 已在本周发布的英语课程中。另⼀个内容合作伙伴 Pelangi 则在 FrogPlay Mobile 策划了⼀系列测验题,并为 FrogAsia 提供课程内容。

Teach For Malaysia 主席 YAM Tunku Ali Redhauddin ibni Tuanku Muhriz 说:“将线上学习带给我国的弱势社群,与 Teach For Malaysia 的使命及核⼼价值不谋⽽合,同时也确保我们的志愿者能继续教学。因此,我谨代表董事会感谢杨忠礼基⾦会和 FrogAsia,让我们有机会通过他们的平台,开发⼈
⼈都能浏览的内容。我希望所有⽗⺟和同学们,在这个⾮常时期善⽤线上学习资源,例如 FrogPlay
Mobile 应⽤程序,继续居家学习。”

Teach For Malaysia 联合创办⼈兼董事经理 Dzameer Dzulkifli 在介绍其组织时说:“Teach For Malaysia 的志愿者是由我国杰出的⼤专毕业⽣及年轻专业⼈⼠组成。⾃ 2012 年开始,450 位 Teach For Malaysia 的志愿者已影响全⻢各地超过 13 万名来⾃缺乏资源的国⺠学校的学⽣,他们⼤多数来⾃ B40 低收⼊家庭。”

杨忠礼基⾦会将继续寻找新的合作伙伴,使课程内容更丰富精彩,让学⽣们能在家快乐学习,不耽误学习进度。

Teach For Malaysia-FrogAsia 课程将在 https://ytlfoundation.org/learn 正式上线。不管家⻓是否已
注册 YES 4G SIM,皆能免费下载 FrogPlay Mobile 应⽤程序及学习课程。他们只须要⺴络、智能⼿机或电⼦设备便能获得上述内容。

欲注册 FrogPlay Mobile 及申请免费的 YES 预付 4G SIM 卡,欢迎浏览 www.ytlfoundation.org/learn。欲获取最新消息,请关注杨忠礼基⾦会脸书专⻚ https://www.facebook.com/ytlfoundation 或 Instagram 和推特账号 @ytlfoundation 。

FrogAsia dan Felow Teach For Malaysia Membangunkan Kandungan Dalam Talian untuk Pelajar Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, 31 Mac 2020 - Teach For Malaysia, yang mana para felownya berpengalaman mengajar di sekolah kerajaan berkeperluan tinggi di seluruh negara sejak 2012, menjadi rakan kongsi terbaru yang menyertai Yayasan YTL di dalam usahanya untuk memastikan semua pelajar di Malaysia dapat terus belajar dari rumah di sepanjang tempoh penutupan sekolah akibat Covid-19.

Pada 25 Mac 2020, Yayasan YTL dengan kerjasama YTL Communications dan FrogAsia telah melancarkan Inisiatif Belajar Dari Rumah bagi membolehkan pembelajaran secara dalam talian dari rumah dengan menggunakan rangkaian YES YTL Communications dan kandungan serta platform digital FrogAsia. Di bawah inisiatif ini, ibu bapa boleh mendaftar bagi mendapatkan kad SIM YES 4G percuma dengan 40GB data dan akses kepada sumber pembelajaran serta Aplikasi FrogPlay Mobile yang menawarkan lebih daripada 5,000 kuiz ulang kaji secara percuma.

Sejak inisiatif tersebut dilancarkan, Yayasan YTL telah menerima maklum balas yang memberangsangkan, dengan majoriti mereka yang berdaftar datangnya daripada golongan berpendapatan rendah yang tinggal di kawasan separuh bandar dan luar bandar. Dengan adanya data percuma, keluarga-keluarga ini boleh mengakses sumber-sumber bagi membantu anak-anak mereka belajar dari rumah.

Felow dan Alumni Teach For Malaysia secara sukarela akan meluangkan masa mereka untuk berganding bahu dengan FrogAsia bagi menghasilkan modul pembelajaran dalam talian yang berinovasi dan menarik merangkumi mata pelajaran Matematik, Sains dan Bahasa Inggeris untuk Darjah Satu hingga Tingkatan Lima. Felow dan Alumni yang terlibat, masing-masing akan menggunakan pengalaman mengajar yang tidak ternilai di sekolah kerajaan berkeperluan tinggi di seluruh negara bagi membentuk kandungan yang mudah dikuti serta dapat menarik minat para pelajar, tanpa mengira tahap penguasaan mereka dalam subjek berkenaan. Ia dilaksanakan demi mencapai matlamat inisiatif ini iaitu untuk memastikan tiada anak-anak yang ketinggalan dalam pendidikan mereka.

Mata pelajaran berkenaan dibangunkan secara khusus agar meliputi bahagian kurikulum sekolah kebangsaan yang tidak dapat diikuti oleh para pelajar akibat penutupan sekolah-sekolah dalam tempoh beberapa minggu ini. Mata pelajaran tersebut akan dimasukkan ke dalam bank mata pelajaran Bahasa Inggeris yang telah pun diterbitkan oleh FrogAsia pada minggu ini. Satu lagi rakan pembangun kandungan iaitu Pelangi, telah menyusun kuiz-kuiz di dalam FrogPlay Mobile dan turut menyediakan kandungan untuk mata pelajaran FrogAsia.

Pengerusi Teach For Malaysia, YAM Tunku Ali Redhauddin ibni Tuanku Muhriz berkata, “Inisiatif membawakan pembelajaran dalam talian kepada golongan masyarakat yang kurang berkemampuan ini selari dengan misi dan nilai teras Teach For Malaysia, selain daripada memastikan sesi pengajaran di sekolah di mana Felow kami ditempatkan dapat diteruskan. Oleh itu, bagi pihak Lembaga Pemegang Amanah, saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Yayasan YTL dan FrogAsia kerana memberi peluang kepada kami untuk membangunkan kandungan yang boleh diakses oleh semua, menerusi platform mereka. Kepada para ibu bapa dan pelajar, saya ingin menggalakkan anda untuk mengakses sumber pembelajaran dalam talian seperti aplikasi FrogPlay Mobile bagi memastikan semua orang dapat terus belajar, di sepanjang tempoh yang sangat mencabar ini.”

Pengasas Bersama dan Pengarah Urusan Teach For Malaysia, Dzameer Dzulkifli ketika menjelaskan lebih lanjut tentang peranan pertubuhan berkenaan menambah, “Felow Teach For Malaysia dipilih dari kalangan graduan dan profesional muda paling berbakat di negara ini. Sejak program Felow ini dimulakan pada 2012, 450 Felow Teach For Malaysia telah mencurahkan bakti mereka kepada 130,000 pelajar di sekolah-sekolah berkeperluan tinggi di seluruh negara, yang majoritinya terdiri dari kalangan keluarga kumpulan pendapatan bawah 40% (B40).”

Yayasan YTL akan sentiasa aktif mencari rakan kongsi dan kolaborator baru bagi menjadikan pembelajaran dari rumah sebagai satu pengalaman yang memberangsangkan dan menyeronokkan buat para pelajar kita, mendorong mereka agar sentiasa tekun belajar dari rumah.

Mata pelajaran Teach For Malaysia-FrogAsia boleh didapati di https://ytlfoundation.org/learn. Mata pelajaran ini bersama-sama dengan aplikasi FrogPlay Mobile boleh dimuat turun secara percuma tanpa mengira sama ada ibu-bapa telah mendaftar untuk mendapatkan SIM YES 4G. Apa yang diperlukan ialah sambungan Internet dan sebuah telefon pintar atau peranti mudah alih. Sila kunjungi www.ytlfoundation.org/learn untuk mendaftar FrogPlay Mobile dan memohon kad SIM prabayar YES 4G. Untuk mendapatkan maklumat terkini mengenai inisiatif ini, ikuti kami di https://www.facebook.com/ytlfoundation atau @ytlfoundation di Instagram dan Twitter.

FrogAsia and Teach For Malaysia Fellows Develop Online Content for Malaysian Students

KUALA LUMPUR, 31 March 2020 - Teach For Malaysia, whose Fellows have been teaching in highneed Government schools across the country since 2012, is the latest partner joining YTL Foundation to ensure all students in Malaysia continue learning from home during the Covid-19 school closure.

On 25 March 2020, YTL Foundation, in collaboration with YTL Communications and FrogAsia, launched its Learn From Home Initiative to enable online learning from home, leveraging YTL Communications’ Yes network and FrogAsia’s content and digital platforms. Under the Initiative parents can register for free Yes 4G SIM cards with 40GB of data and have access to learning resources and the FrogPlay Mobile App with more than 5,000 revision quizzes for free.

Since the launch of the initiative, YTL Foundation has received an overwhelming response, with the majority of registrations coming from lower income communities living in semi urban and rural areas. With free data, families are able to access online resources to help their children learn from home.

Teach For Malaysia Fellows and Alumni will be volunteering their time to work with FrogAsia to produce innovative and engaging online lessons covering Mathematics, Science and English for Standard One to Form Five. Fellows and Alumni involved are leveraging on their invaluable experience teaching in high-need Government schools across the country in order to create content that is easy for students to follow and engage with, regardless of their level of proficiency in the subject matter. This is to achieve the objective of ensuring that no child is left behind in their education.

The lessons will be tailored to address the part of the national school curriculum that students will miss over the next weeks of school closure. These lessons will be added to the bank of English lessons already released by FrogAsia this week. The other content partner, Pelangi, have curated quizzes in FrogPlay Mobile and are also providing content for the FrogAsia lessons.

YAM Tunku Ali Redhauddin ibni Tuanku Muhriz, Chairman of Teach For Malaysia said, “Bringing online learning to our most challenged communities resonates with Teach For Malaysia’s mission and core values, on top of ensuring continuity of teaching in the schools where our Fellows are placed. Thus, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, I would like to thank YTL Foundation and FrogAsia for providing us the opportunity to develop content that can be accessible to all, through their platform. To all parents and students, I would encourage you to access online learning resources such as the FrogPlay Mobile App to keep everyone learning, during this unprecedented time.”

In providing more information about the organisation, Dzameer Dzulkifli, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Teach For Malaysia added, “Teach For Malaysia Fellows are selected from among the most talented graduates and young professionals in our country. Since the Fellowship began in 2012, 450 Teach For Malaysia Fellows have impacted over 130,000 students in high-need schools across the country, the majority of whom are from families in the Bottom 40% income group (B40).”

YTL Foundation will continue to actively seek new partners and collaborators to make learning from home as rich and enjoyable an experience as possible for our students so that they can continue to learn at home.

The Teach For Malaysia-FrogAsia lessons will be available at https://ytlfoundation.org/learn. These lessons together with the FrogPlay Mobile App can be downloaded for free regardless of whether parents have registered for the Yes 4G SIM. All that is required is an internet connection and a smart phone or device.

Please visit www.ytlfoundation.org/learn to register for FrogPlay Mobile and apply for the free Yes prepaid 4G SIM cards. For regular updates on the initiative, follow us on https://www.facebook.com/ytlfoundation or @ytlfoundation on Instagram and Twitter.

Pelajar perlu menggunakan masa terluang di rumah bagi menguasai teknologi pembelajaran atas talian. Menurut Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Teach for Malaysia (TFM), Dzameer Dzukifli, untuk tujuan ini, pihaknya bersama YTL foundation melancarkan inisiatif Learn From Home bagi memastikan pembelajaran dapat diteruskan ketika Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP).

Source: http://www.astroawani.com/video-malaysia/ytl-tfm-bantu-keluarga-akses-pembelajaran-atas-talian-1841025


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Yusmizal Dolah Aling

TEACH For Malaysia menjadi rakan kongsi terbaru Yayasan YTL dalam usaha memastikan semua pelajar di Malaysia dapat belajar dari rumah di sepanjang tempoh penutupan sekolah akibat Covid-19.

Ia susulan pelancaran Inisiatif Belajar Dari Rumah oleh Yayasan YTL dengan kerjasama YTL Communications dan FrogAsia, 25 Mac lalu, yang membolehkan pembelajaran secara dalam talian dari rumah dengan menggunakan rangkaian YES YTL Communications dan kandungan serta platform digital FrogAsia.

Pengerusi Tech For Malaysia Tunku Ali Redhauddin ibni Tuanku Muhriz berkata, inisiatif membawakan pembelajaran dalam talian kepada golongan masyarakat yang kurang berkemampuan ini selari dengan misi dan nilai teras Teach For Malaysia selain daripada memastikan sesi pengajaran di sekolah di mana felow mereka ditempatkan dapat diteruskan.

Katanya, pihaknya menggalakkan orang ramai untuk mengakses sumber pembelajaran dalam talian seperti aplikasi FrogPlay Mobile bagi memastikan semua orang dapat terus belajar di sepanjang tempoh yang sangat mencabar ini.

“Oleh itu, bagi pihak Lembaga Pemegang Amanah, saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Yayasan YTL dan FrogAsia kerana memberi peluang kepada kami untuk membangunkan kandungan yang boleh diakses oleh semua menerusi platform mereka,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan.

Untuk tujuan ini, felow dan alumni Teach For Malaysia secara sukarela akan meluangkan masa mereka untuk berganding bahu dengan FrogAsia bagi menghasilkan modul pembelajaran dalam talian yang berinovasi dan menarik merangkumi mata pelajaran Matematik, Sains dan Bahasa Inggeris untuk tahun satu hingga tingkatan lima.

Mereka akan menggunakan pengalaman mengajar di sekolah kerajaan berkeperluan tinggi di seluruh negara bagi membentuk kandungan yang mudah diikuti serta dapat menarik minat pelajar tanpa mengira tahap penguasaan mereka dalam subjek berkenaan.

Ia dilaksanakan bersama rakan pembangun kandungan iaitu Pelangi yang menyusun kuiz di dalam FrogPlay Mobile dan turut menyediakan kandungan untuk mata pelajaran FrogAsia demi memastikan tiada pelajar yang ketinggalan.

Sementara itu, Pengasas Bersama dan Pengarah Urusan Teach For Malaysia Dzameer Dzulkifli berkata, Felow Teach For Malaysia dipilih dari kalangan graduan dan profesional muda paling berbakat di negara ini.

Katanya, sejak program ini dimulakan pada 2012, 450 Felow Teach For Malaysia sudah mencurahkan bakti kepada 130,000 pelajar di sekolah berkeperluan tinggi di seluruh negara yang majoritinya terdiri dari kalangan keluarga B40.

Subjek Teach For Malaysia-FrogAsia boleh didapati di https://ytlfoundation.azurewebsites.net/learn dan boleh dimuat turun secara percuma.

Source: https://www.hmetro.com.my/mutakhir/2020/03/560871/belajar-menerusi-sistem-dalam-talian


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KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): Volunteers from Teach For Malaysia will be helping to create innovative and engaging online lessons for YTL Foundation’s Learn From Home Initiative, which is aimed at helping to ensure that all students in Malaysia can continue learning from home during the partial lockdown, or Movement Control Order (MCO) period.

According to a joint statement from Teach For Malaysia and YTL Foundation, Teach for Malaysia's fellows and alumni will work with FrogAsia under the initiative on lessons that cover Mathematics, Science and English for Standard One to Form Five.

Teach For Malaysia is an independent, not-for-profit organisation whose objective is to provide children in Malaysia the opportunity to attain an excellent education. It partners with the Ministry of Education to recruit outstanding graduates and young professionals to become full-time teachers in high-need schools through its two-year Fellowship programme. Active since 2012, it is also one of the 50 partners of the global education network, Teach For All.

"Fellows and alumni involved are leveraging on their invaluable experience teaching in high-need government schools across the country in order to create content that is easy for students to follow and engage with, regardless of their level of proficiency in the subject matter. This is to achieve the objective of ensuring that no child is left behind in their education," the statement read.

The lessons, it said, will be tailored to address the part of the national school curriculum that students will miss over the coming weeks of school closure.

These lessons will be available at https://ytlfoundation.azurewebsites.net/learn. Together with the FrogPlay mobile app, they can be downloaded for free regardless of whether parents have registered for the Yes 4G SIM cards under the Learn From Home initiative, as long as they have an Internet connection and a smart phone or device.

The initiative, first launched on March 25, enables online learning from home by leveraging on YTL Communications' Yes network and FrogAsia's content and digital platforms. Under the programme, parents can register for the free Yes 4G SIM cards that will give them 40GB data to access the learning resources and the FrogPlay mobile app, which has more than 5,000 revision quizzes.

The initiative has received an overwhelming response, with the majority of registrations coming from lower-income communities living in semi-urban and rural areas, the statement said.

Source: https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/teach-malaysia-help-create-lessons-ytl-foundations-learn-home-initiative


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By Intan Maizura Ahmad Kamal

SQUINTING hard, I allow my eyes to travel lazily skyward. The towers, looming high against the azure blue canvas, seem to encircle me in their imposing folds. Despite the searing heat of the midday sun, the leaves on the trees around me ripple gaily from a gentle breeze.

“How on earth am I going to find Ruang KITA? Everything looks the same?” I lament to myself, starting to feel my head spinning trying to find my way around the densely populated Perumahan Awam Seri Perak in Bandar Baru Sentul, Kuala Lumpur.

Seeking shelter from the canopy of a large, wizened tree, I stand rooted, brows furrowed surveying my alien surrounds. My eyes continue to scan and I note a playground to one side and a modest futsal court on another.

A tudung-clad lady, her hand placed protectively on a young boy’s head, her slight shoulder lugging a school rucksack, passes by and throws me a tentative smile. “Cari apa, dik (What are you looking for)?” she quizzes, before stopping in her tracks just a few paces away.

Kak, Ruang KITA kat mana (Sister, where’s Ruang KITA)? I ask her, relief etched all over my face. “Situ, depan tu (Just over there)” she exclaims, with a smile, her finger pointing to a building with some colourful bricks not too far from where we’re both standing.

Itu bahagian belakang. Jalan jer sampai depan (That’s the back. Just walk on until you reach the front),” she adds, before throwing me another smile and ushering her little charge to walk on. So close also cannot see, I admonish myself silently before making a hasty beeline for Ruang KITA.

This newly refurbished and renovated multi-purpose hall built especially for the residents living in the low cost flats here is the venue of my appointment with Datin Kathleen Chew, programme director of the YTL Foundation, one of the parties involved, together with Sentul Raya Sdn Bhd, Federal Territories Ministry, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and Polis DiRaja Malaysia (PDRM) in a CSR project called Kempen KITA, a campaign aimed at improving the quality of life of the public housing community in Sentul.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

“I’m sorry, Datin is on her way. She’s running a little late,” a kindly, bespectacled lady says apologetically the moment I reach the entrance of the colourful building that is Ruang KITA. Looking slightly flustered, she introduces herself before motioning me to enter to escape the stifling humidity outside.

Parking my ample derriere on one of the plastic chairs in the room, I scan my surrounds enthusiastically as Juli (the bespectacled lady) excuses herself to attend to a call outside. It’s a modest space but playfully furnished with curving tables set in a “communal” arrangement.

The chairs are modern in design and come in striking orange, yellow and black. Colourful shelves line the wall nearest to the windows and I can see board games stacked up in them. Painted brightly on the wall in front of me is the word “KITA”.

A sudden bustle by the entrance makes me swivel and I note the arrival of a classy-looking lady, clad in an elegant printed blouse over a pleated, Marilyn Monroe-esque skirt, classic pearls adorning her neck. “I’m so sorry to keep you all waiting. The traffic was pretty bad. Hi, I’m Kathleen!” she exclaims, her words tumbling out in an apologetic rush, before offering her hand in a gentle handshake.

Once the formalities are completed, Juli ushers us to a smaller room so we can proceed with our chat. I quickly recall that as Group Legal Counsel, Kathleen heads a team of lawyers in the corporate headquarters of the YTL Group and is part of the senior management team.

She’s also Programme Director of the YTL Foundation, which was established in 1997 by the YTL Group to provide scholarships to deserving students and generally contribute towards improving education in the country.

KEMPEN KITA

“When Sentul Raya, the developer for this area, suggested for us to do something with low cost communities, we thought why not? Why don’t we partner,” begins Kathleen, when quizzed about how the whole CSR initiative, Kempen KITA, started.

Adding, she shares: “We continued working on the education programme that we have in CLiC and reinforced that, but also started this Centre to bring mainly mothers together so we could start educating them on nutrition.”

(CLiC or Creative Learning and IT Centre in Sentul Raya was designed to enrich the learning experiences for the Sentul community. Located in the Urban Transformation Centre (UTC) in Sentul, it’s a community development initiative by Sentul Raya Sdn Bhd (SRSB) in partnership with Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and the Education Ministry.)

Through Kempen KITA, some 7,000 residents of the Perumahan Awam Seri Perak get to enjoy programmes such as a toy library for children, health and nutrition programmes as well as safety and security programmes.

The idea behind the campaign is to reduce the socio-economic gap of urban poverty among residents in low cost flats in addition to creating a more conducive environment for the community to live, work and play.

One of the anchor programmes here, elaborates Kathleen, is the toy library, brought by Toy Libraries Malaysia (TLM), an NGO established in 2017 to provide a platform for toy libraries and individuals in Malaysia to promote play and the values of building safe, healthy and happy communities.

“Our aim is to bring the mothers together; to create a sense of community where they can share the burden of childcare,” continues Kathleen. “One of the other things that TLM is very passionate about is development using play. The kids need to play and have toys.”

Many of the mothers here are busy, says Kathleen, with some working two jobs. What tends to happen is that the children are left in the flats to fend for themselves. To go out would be too dangerous.

So the question arose: How could they create a centre that families could come to with their kids and feel safe? “And maybe, eventually, get one or two of the mothers to volunteer and take care of that group to give the other mothers a break,” adds Kathleen, an avid art collector.

A community centre was the answer. And someone or a group that could give some kind of direction. “So we brought in TLM because they’ve done this kind of work with other communities, including the Orang Asli community,” continues Kathleen.

Adding, she shares that TLM provides the toys and equipment, YTL funds it, and the former also run the programmes where the mothers are taught what to do, how to use the toys and their values. “They also run nutrition and healthcare programmes for the mothers.”

Meetings had been held with the community here in order to ascertain their needs, and a committee set up.

Says Kathleen: “I’ve spoken to people who work in a similar fashion in the Philippines, and they told me that for anything to work, it’s important to build a community that has a common set of values, whether it be their kids’ nutrition or education. When it’s something they really believe in, you can be sure that they’d come together and the community would change.”

Voice low, Kathleen continues: “We can’t physically do so much just by ourselves. I mean, how many thousands of people are here? How can we go to every home? If we can be the catalyst… bring in a few people who believe in the cause, and then hopefully, things will spread. Personally, I feel that what’s important in any community is a safe space, nutrition and education. And this is what we’re trying to achieve.”

ALTOGETHER NOW

The reason why Perumahan Awam Seri Perak, established back in 1987 and comprising 1400 units, was chosen for their pilot undertaking is simple: a relationship with the community had already been established thanks to CLiC. Furthermore, the enthusiasm and efficiency displayed by the Seri Perak Kelab Belia (Youth Club) made it all the more ideal.

The Club comprises 19 committee members and 127 registered members. Excitedly, Kathleen, who aspired to be a nuclear physicist at one time, shares: “They’re very active. We call them up and they get things done. For example, we asked them to survey how many mothers there are and within a week they reverted. With some communities, it’s hard to obtain the information and get people to be on the ground.”

Elaborates the soft-spoken Cancerian: “We have the Kelab Belia to help anchor the programme on the ground; an existing programme nearby at CLiC, and of course, this is part of the Sentul Raya community. It made sense to start here. If we could prove that it works, then this model can hopefully be taken to other low cost communities in the city.”

QUESTION OF SUSTAINABILITY

Before all this, Kathleen shares that the Kelab Belia had been given the run of the premises for almost two years. They’d planned to run silat and tuition classes but unfortunately, due to lack of funding, were unable to realise much. Shares Kathleen: “The premises were run down and in the end, everything was just locked up. Nothing happened after that.”

Now that help has arrived, the premises have been revitalised. The members can come here to hold their meetings at night and they finally have a conducive space to run the classes that they’d initially planned to run.

Asked how sustainable this programme is, Kathleen replies: “It all comes down to whether that community spirit and values can be fostered. We start with the lowest hanging fruit first — the mothers. And then move on to the young adults. At least if some in the community see the value in what we’re doing, they’ll go on to impart that same value to their neighbours. And when people can see the benefits, then they might hopefully take ownership.”

Expression thoughtful, the PJ-born lawyer adds: “Sustainability in the long term can only come from within. External intervention can only go so far. I mean, how long can you keep throwing money in from outside?”

The biggest challenge is essentially changing people’s mindsets, she concedes. People have become quite individualistic and forgotten the value of doing things as a community. “A mindset change is crucial. Perhaps if everyone buys into the same concept/idea, then that’ll be the beginning of change.”

In the immediate pipelines is the setting up of a kitchen on the premises where cooking classes can be held. Pointing to another room just ahead of us, Kathleen shares that works are being undertaken to complete the kitchen space.

“The mothers will like this,” says the mother of seven, smiling. “We’ve worked with another NGO — Women of Will (WOW) — in another low cost housing area were the women are educated on entrepreneurship.

WOW started a kitchen there and the women are taught how to bake and then market their products in order to increase their livelihood. And definitely, most people can buy into this. It’s cooking; you can feed your family in addition to starting a little business.”

With the kitchen programme, the collective group, of YTL Foundation and Sentul Raya, will be the initial funders and coordinators. They’ve also spoken to other social enterprises to come onboard, perhaps with the training. “Hopefully once the women are trained, they can start training others.”

Is community building close to your heart? I ask. And Kathleen, the second of three siblings, smiles her motherly smile. “I’m passionate about showing people that there are those who care enough for you to create a space that you can feel comfortable in. I want to provide people with spaces that will inspire them to do more.”

RAPID FIRE

Datin Kathleen Chew.
Datin Kathleen Chew.

Your idea of happiness?

The wellbeing of everyone around me.

Your biggest fear?

Not having a growth mindset… especially for myself.

Trait that you most deplore?

Self-centeredness.

Who or what inspires you?

Generosity. And self-sacrifice.

What can’t you say “no” to?

Another piece of cake! I’m strawberry cream person.

The most over-rated virtue?

Exercise! Although I do exercise sometimes.

Talent you’d most like to have?

I wish I could sing!

Last movie that made you cry?

I’m a crier! Last movie I watched was Parasite but I laughed a lot. I don’t watch a lot of movies but a lot of movies make me cry!

 

Source: https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/teach-malaysia-help-create-lessons-ytl-foundations-learn-home-initiative


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By RACHEL GONG

MALAYSIANS adjusting to staying at home under the movement control order (MCO) would have quickly realised just how much we rely on having stable, readily available Internet access. Although virtual meetings are not a perfect substitute, white-collar workers are likely finding that many aspects of their jobs can be done remotely, and social gatherings over video chats can be quite enjoyable.

However, as the MCO extends a further two weeks, another test of Internet infrastructure and applications awaits, namely how well Malaysian teachers, parents and students will adjust to distance learning as schools pivot to online classes.

The Education Ministry’s (MOE) section on education resources and technology (Bahagian Sumber dan Teknologi Pendidikan – BSTP) has prepared online resources for parents, teachers and students, and these are available to approved users on its digital learning website hosted by Google.

Additional video resources for teachers are available to the public at two MOE-recommended sites, EduwebTV whose content is produced in-house by the ministry, and CikgooTube whose content is produced by teachers around the country.

In partnership with Google, the MOE is also running webinars to give teachers a crash course on how to conduct distance learning and online classes.

Of course, the pedagogy of online education is not something that can be taught overnight. Nonetheless, current circumstances require innovative methods to ensure that primary and secondary school students can continue receiving education during the extended MCO.

Even though research shows that online learning is still not as effective as in-person learning, research also shows that a prolonged break from school hurts student performance.

But a digital divide means that not everyone can access them.

One of the challenges to effective online education in China has been unreliable access to the Internet and Internet-enabled devices.

A report in the March 17 edition of The New York Times states that “Many parents cannot afford to buy multiple devices for themselves and their children, even though many of the world’s cheapest smartphones - and most of the fanciest ones, too - are made in China. The nation is blanketed in 4G service, yet the signal is spotty in parts of the countryside.”

Malaysia is likely facing a similar digital divide. Although the national mobile broadband (i.e. an Internet connection tied to a SIM card in a mobile phone) penetration rate per 100 people in 2019 was approximately 120%, the fixed broadband (i.e. an Internet connection typically accessible through a phone line or cable in the home) penetration rate per 100 people was only about 8%.

This means that children in lower-income households are less likely to have a device at home with which they can access the Internet and are less likely to have enough data with which to download school materials and resources. This problem is likely to be more pronounced in rural areas.

What can be done: Some parents in the Klang Valley report that their children’s teachers have already begun sending assignments and materials to them via Whatsapp and Telegram. Some teachers, knowing that some of their students come from households that cannot afford to buy enough data to stream or download videos, are recording audio messages of their class materials in five-minute intervals for students to listen to.

Other teachers who left the Klang Valley to balik kampung during the school holidays prior to the MCO, are now stranded with limited Internet access and are struggling to prepare comprehensive online materials for their students.

Telcos are pitching in by offering various additional mobile data initiatives, for example Celcom offers free Whatsapp from 8am to 6pm, Digi offers postpaid consumers 1G of free data daily for use between 8am and 6pm (prepaid customers get extra data only when they reload), and Maxis offers free data for selected applications.

In collaboration with YES and FrogAsia, the YTL Foundation is providing 40G of free mobile data and online learning materials to all students registered in Malaysian public schools.

However, the conditions attached to some of these initiatives may prevent them from benefiting the people who most need a boost. For example, postpaid subscribers are likely to be customers who have a large bucket of data and/or a fixed broadband connection at home. Conversely, prepaid subscribers are the people who are most likely operating on a tight data budget and who would benefit from free additional data.

Also, consider that free access to Microsoft Office 365 is offered from 8am to 6pm, which is a definite benefit to office workers working from home but not one that is likely to be used by daily wage workers who may want access to other websites to look for work or stay updated during the crisis.

In my opinion, telcos should provide additional free mobile data with no restrictions and at no additional cost in order to help teachers, parents and students cope with the restrictions of the MCO. High take-up rates might increase the pressure on our Internet infrastructure, but this may be a cost we need to bear together.

If nothing else, our increasing dependence on high-quality Internet access in all aspects of life presents a strong case for ensuring that the National Fiberisation and Connectivity Plan comes to fruition.

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/letters/2020/03/27/plugging-the-digital-divide-in-distance-learning


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杨忠礼基金会、杨忠礼通讯和 FrogAsia 携手合作提供免费线上学习资源及网络数据流量

(吉隆坡3月25日讯)随着全国各地的学校在这几周暂时关闭,教育工作者、家长和学生正在想方设法,确保在这个非常时期,在家防疫也能继续保持教学和学习进度,避免因为疫情而受影响。资源丰富的大学和私立学校已开始通过网络上课,如果情况没有迅速改善,考试也很可能会通过网络进行。
除了大专院校及私立学校以外,马来西亚有数百万名国小生和国中生的家长在学校关闭期间,不晓得孩子的学习该怎么办。为了找出家长和学生需要什么样的协助,杨忠礼基金会展开一项调查,了解学生家长在这期间最关心的事情。

调查发现,95%的父母很想知道如何不影响家里小孩的学习进度。90% 的父母家里至少有一部移动设备,方便他们的孩子通过线上学习,不过有大约 50%的父母表示,他们需要额外的网络流量来确保线上学习畅行无阻。对于来自 B40 低收入群体的父母而言,购买额外网络流量是一个沉重的负担,因为当前的家庭收入也受到影响。

自 2011 年以来,杨忠礼集团一直提倡在教育领域采用科技。杨忠礼集团坚信,线上学习可以为学生提供丰富且有趣的体验。有了这款工具,父母和老师在这期间便可以继续在家教育小孩。杨忠礼集团重视父母的担忧,因此决定免费开放线上资源,并且提供免费移动网络数据给国小和国中的学生。这是为了确保马来西亚的小孩在这期间能继续在家学习,避免影响学习进度,也不会给父母带来额外的经济负担。
为了实现这个目标,杨忠礼基金会与 YES 和 FrogAsia 携手合作,推出居家学习计划(Learn
From Home Initiative)。

即日起,所有学生可以使用FrogPlay Mobile,这是一款游戏化移动应用程式 ,为国小一年级至国中五年级的每一门核心课程提供复习测验,内容由备受信赖的教育出版商彩虹(Pelangi)精心设计。

欲通过线上学习,国小和国中的学生家长可以免费获得不超过 5 张预付 SIM 卡,每位小孩一人一张上网 SIM 卡。每张 SIM 卡含有 40GB 的网络数据流量,激活后有效期为 60 天,并且免费送达家门。

杨忠礼集团执行主席兼杨忠礼基金会主席丹斯里杨肃斌博士说:“杨忠礼基金会致力于支持学生和学校,促进教育发展。在我国竭力对抗新冠肺炎(Covid-19),保护人民之际,我们希望小孩能继续居家学习。因此,我们决定免费开放 FrogAsia 线上学习资源,通过YES 4G移动网络提供免费的网络流量。我们希望马来西亚的小孩能注意安全及继续学习。”

他续称:“当我们在家照顾小孩时,也别忘记那些在关键服务领域工作的前线人员,他们冒着生命危险,就是为了确保我们能安全地待在家里。我们衷心地向他们致敬,也要感谢他们。愿上帝保佑和保护我们所爱的国家及人民。”

欲注册FrogPlay Mobile 及申请免费的 YES 预付 4G SIM 卡,欢迎浏览 www.ytlfoundation.org/learn 。其它课程资源已上载至杨忠礼基金会网站的居家学习主页。

Menawarkan Sumber Pembelajaran Dalam Talian serta Data Mudah Alih Percuma menerusi Kerjasama di antara Yayasan YTL, YTL Communications dan FrogAsia

KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Mac 2020 – Ekoran penutupan institusi pendidikan di seluruh negara untuk beberapa minggu ini, para pendidik, ibu bapa dan pelajar masing-masing tercari-cari penyelesaian bagi membolehkan pengajaran dan pembelajaran diteruskan dalam situasi yang tidak menentu ini di mana segala rutin kehidupan seharian turut terjejas. Universiti serta sekolah swasta yang mempunyai sumber lengkap telah pun menyediakan kelas dalam talian, dan kemungkinan besar peperiksaan juga akan diadakan dalam talian jika situasi ini tidak bertambah baik.

Di luar institusi pengajian tinggi dan swasta, terdapat berjuta-juta ibu bapa pelajar sekolah kerajaan tertanya-tanya tentang status pendidikan anak-anak mereka ketika sekolah ditutup. Untuk mengetahui bagaimana ia boleh membantu ibu bapa serta pelajar berkenaan, Yayasan YTL telah menjalankan kaji selidik di kalangan ibu bapa yang mempunyai anak bersekolah bagi mengetahui apakah kebimbangan utama mereka dalam tempoh yang sangat merunsingkan ini.

Kajian berkenaan mendapati bahawa 95% ibu bapa berkongsi kebimbangan utama iaitu bagaimana untuk memastikan pendidikan anak-anak mereka tidak terganggu ketika berada di rumah. 90% daripada mereka mempunyai sekurang-kurangnya satu peranti mudah alih di rumah dan sedia untuk membenarkan anak-anak mereka belajar di dalam talian. Walau bagaimanapun, lebih kurang 50% ibu bapa menyatakan kebimbangan tentang jumlah data yang diperlukan untuk mengakses sumber pembelajaran dalam talian dengan berkesan. Bagi mereka yang tergolong dalam kumpulan B40, keperluan untuk membeli data akan menjadi satu bebanan besar, terutama sekali dalam keadaan sekarang di mana sumber pendapatan mereka turut terjejas.

Sebagai sebuah syarikat yang telah menerajui penggunaan teknologi dalam pendidikan semenjak 2011, Kumpulan YTL yakin bahawa pembelajaran dalam talian boleh memberikan pengalaman pembelajaran yang lebih memberangsangkan dan menarik kepada para pelajar. Dengan perkakasan yang ada pada hari ini, ibu bapa dan guru boleh meneruskan pembelajaran kanak-kanak di rumah di sepanjang tempoh ini. Setelah mendengar kebimbangan yang disuarakan oleh ibu bapa, Kumpulan YTL sedia melabur bagi menyediakan sumber dalam talian percuma serta data mudah alih percuma kepada semua pelajar sekolah kerajaan. Ini adalah untuk memastikan anak-anak Malaysia tidak ketinggalan akibat daripada penutupan sekolah dan boleh meneruskan pembelajaran di rumah tanpa bebanan kos tambahan ke atas keluarga mereka.

Bagi menjayakan hasrat ini, Yayasan YTL bekerjasama dengan YES dan FrogAsia bagi melancarkan Inisiatif Belajar Dari Rumah atau Learn From Home Initiative.

Mulai hari ini, semua pelajar boleh mengakses FrogPlay Mobile iaitu sebuah aplikasi mudah alih erbentuk permainan yang mengandungi pelbagai kuiz ulang kaji untuk semua mata pelajaran teras yang diajar di sekolah kebangsaan daripada Darjah Satu hingga Tingkatan Lima yang disusun khas oleh Pelangi, sebuah syarikat penerbitan buku pendidikan yang diyakini. Bagi menyediakan akses dalam talian, ibu bapa pelajar sekolah kerajaan boleh mendapatkan sehingga lima kad SIM prabayar 4G percuma daripada YES, satu untuk setiap anak yang masih belajar di dalam keluarga berkenaan. Setiap SIM didatangkan dengan pelan data 40GB yang sah untuk tempoh 60 hari selepas diaktifkan dan ia akan dihantar ke rumah secara percuma.

Pengerusi Eksekutif Kumpulan YTL dan Pengerusi Yayasan YTL, Tan Sri Dr. Francis Yeoh berkata, “Yayasan YTL sentiasa berusaha membantu para pelajar dan sekolah demi menyediakan pendidikan yang lebih baik kepada semua. Dalam keadaan di mana negara kita sedang berdepan dengan krisis yang belum pernah dihadapi sebelum ini, demi menjamin keselamatan rakyat kita daripada pandemik Covid-19, kami mahu memastikan bahawa kanak-kanak dapat meneruskan pembelajaran mereka di rumah. Oleh itu, kami memberikan akses percuma untuk sumber pembelajaran dalam talian FrogAsia serta menyediakan data percuma melalui rangkaian mudah alih YES 4G. Harapan kami ialah semoga semua kanak-kanak di negara ini akan kekal selamat dan pada masa sama dapat meneruskan pembelajaran.”

Tambah beliau, “Dan sambil kita menjaga anak-anak kita di rumah, janganlah kita lupa akan jasa wirawira barisan hadapan perkhidmatan penting negara yang mempertaruhkan nyawa mereka di luar sana, agar kita semua dapat kekal selamat di rumah. Kami amat menghargai pengorbanan mereka dengan sepenuh hati kami. Semoga tuhan merahmati dan melindungi semua rakyat negara yang amat kita cintai ini.”

Sila kunjungi www.ytlfoundation.org/learn untuk mendaftar FrogPlay Mobile dan memohon kad SIM prabayar YES 4G. Terdapat juga sumber-sumber pelajaran tambahan lain boleh didapati di halaman Learn From Home dalam laman sesawang Yayasan YTL.

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