 Stress will become our best buddy when things are not done correctly as they should be! I feel like shouting - "Wake me up when September ends!" really. I have three theses to evaluate - one internal and two as an external reader. I have a grant proposal to be completed by the end of this week. Three modules for ODL (done it halfway through!). Two manuscripts for development letter (editorial work) and 3 manuscripts to review as a reviewer. Publication? Just forget about it... October is approaching very soon, but I haven't had time to complete the drafts since January this year :( Ah yes - not to mention a lined up of meetings! Wonder when all these will be over!!! This feeling is soo intense. To get a 'me time,' I had to flee here - my tiny room at the faculty. Turn on the diffuser with some citrus drops, speakers on with Spanish guitar (if you wonder what I am listening to right now, try this LINK Soothing to ears, serene to minds, isn't it?). Yes, a cup of Cappuccino will help wonders too! O Allah, please grant me the strength to endure all these obligations. 
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 Penstrukturan baharu bagi Pusat Kembangan Pendidikan memberi impak kepada beberapa bentuk perubahan, khususnya portfolio saya sendiri. Lantikan saya di PKP yang pada awalnya untuk mengisi keperluan khusus dalam pembangunan progam Open & Distance Learning telah melalui rombakan dalam kabinet di PKP dan ini menjadikan portfolio saya berkembang daripada Open & Distance Learning kepada Pengurusan Akademik & Pengembangan Program. Memang. Semakin berat tanggungjawab yang dipikul justeru tiga sub-bahagian di bawah penyeliaan saya menuntut komitmen kerja yang bukan sedikit. Namun, saya anggap ini sebagai satu amanah dan taklifan yang perlu ditangani dan dilaksanakan sebaiknya. Berhikmah dan berfikrah. Itulah cabaran yang perlu dijelmakan dalam semua bentuk tindak tanduk, pemikiran, komunikasi malah dalam mencapai sesuatu keputusan. Alhamdulillah perjumpaan ringkas sebagai tautan silaturahim antara semua ahli di bawah Pengurusan Akademik & Pembangunan Program akhirnya berjaya dijalankan meskipun secara dalam talian sahaja. Perkongsian skop tugas dengan sub-bahagian lain saya kira memberi manfaat kepada semua kerana sinergi yang kukuh sememangnya diperlukan dalam sesebuah organisasi. Apatah lagi jika komponen tugas di antara sub-bahagian memerlukan perpetuation atau kesinambungan yang jitu. Sama-sama kita memacu ke arah merealisasikan hasrat untuk memberi khidmat yang terbaik kepada para pelanggan, sekaligus memberikan semangat yang lebih positif buat kita semua inshaAllah ...    Alhamdulillah thummalhamdulillah ...
Sebuah perjalanan panjang akhirnya tiba juga ke titik ini. Satu lagi program di bawah Open & Distance Learning (ODL) melalui audit lokasi secara maya sebagai sebahagian daripada proses untuk mendapatkan kelulusan akreditasi sementara iaitu Sarjana Muda Pengajian Islam dengan Kepujian (Usuludin dan Falsafah). Setinggi-tinggi penghargaan buat penilai luar PM Dr. Azidah aka Dr. Jid, sahabat saya daripada USM dan PM Dr Helmi dari Pengajaran UKM di atas setiap maklum balas membina yang dikongsikan. Syabas dan tahniah buat semua tenaga kerja daripada FPI di atas komitmen yang tidak berbelah bahagi untuk program ODL ini. Semoga Allah mempermudahkan segala urusan dan perancangan kita. Ameen.  Alhamdulillah di atas ruang masa yang diberikan meski rutin kerja harian begitu menuntut komitmen yang tinggi serta surat jemputan yang hadir dalam tempoh masa yang agak singkat.
Pertama kali bersama rakan-rakan daripada KUIS tidak sedikitpun menimbulkan rasa kekok untuk berbual mesra. Dr Md Nor, Dekan Fakulti Pengajian Peradaban Islam selaku tuan rumah menyambut ketibaan saya secara maya dengan sembangbual yang rancak sehingga terlupa seketika saya bahawa saya adalah tetamu. Dalam sesi ini, saya berkongsi tentang keseluruhan fasa dalam penyelidikan dari perspektif penyelidik - pensyarah atau pelajar. Ada di antara fasa-fasa tersebut yang memerlukan komitmen masa serta kemahiran tertentu. Dengan kewujudan teknologi dalam talian, sudah tentu akan dapat mengoptimumkan proses penyelidikan misalnya pengumpulan data, sintesis literatur dan malah, aspek pengurusan penyelidikan khususnya apabila ia melibatkan sekumpulan penyelidik. Saya sendiri telah bertahun-tahun menggunakan aplikasi Trello untuk tujuan pengurusan projek, malah untuk tujuan penyeliaan tesis dan pengajaran & pembelaajran bersama pelajar-pelajar eksekutif. Lalu saya kira tidak salah untuk saya mengongsikan kebaikan dan faedah aplikasi ini dalam membantu penyelidik menguruskan projek kajian mereka. Saya turut menyentuh tentang bagaimana Wakelet juga boleh digunakan untuk mengumpulkan segala bahan rujukan dan pembacaan dengan cara yang mudah dan efisyen. Semoga perkongsian kecil ini memberi makna dan contoh best practice buat semua. Jazakumullah khairan kathira!  It was in back 2019 when I was awarded an industrial grant from Telekom Malaysia. Not to exaggerate, but the truth is - it was the best and thrilling experience I had as a grant leader ever. The main driver for the excitement was vastly a result of having a good team member! Working on the industrial grant also urged you to really emerge in the process as the timeline is pretty tight. We worked diligently for 7 months - thanks to all my sedulous, conscientious, punctilious, and meticulous - and other 'ous' (hahaha, you name it!) research team! You deserve a shout out guys! And I had published few entries on Telekom Grant HERE, HERE and HERE.  My heartfelt thanks to 4IR Institute UKM for the invitation to share my experience on Industrial Grant. As I mentioned to Dr. Ummul, I may not technically share the dos and don'ts of everything related to the industrial grant, as my personal experience with Telekom Grant might be different or unique. Thus, it may not be generalized to other industrial grant applications. Anyway, I was glad that I had the chance to tell my story and interacted with the audience. Hah! I do not have any grants left! All my grants had ended .. it is time for grant hunting again. Let's do it, peeps! Here are parts of my slides on the tips. Hopefully, this is helpful if not fully :)         Pecutan 10 Terakhir Ramadhan. Begitulah kupasan tazkirah pada pagi tadi sebagai makanan rohani buat semua. Disampaikan oleh Da'i Hadhari, seorang penceramah muda yang energetik dan tidak kurang lawaknya menyebabkan audiens tidak kering gusi. Antara inti utama yang menjadi peringatan buat semua - tiga perkara yang seringkali menyebabkan umat Islam rugi apabila menjelangnya Ramadhan: a) Kurangnya bersedekah b) Tidak melaksanakan solat sunat 2 rakaat c) TIdak membaca Al-Quran Satu peringatan penting yang membuatkan diri bermuhasabah. Terima kasih Da'i Hadhari di atas perkongsian ilmu tersebut. Syabas pihak PKP di atas inisiatif untuk majlis ilmu yang bermakna ini. Barakamullah ...    Life has to go on. Itulah. Setiap yang datang pastikan pergi dan begitulah kitarannya dalam hidup ini. Pengarah kami, setelah lebih sepuluh tahun menerajui PKP akhirnya terpaksa pergi juga. Kami akur dengan ketetapan ini, meskipun saya secara peribadi merasakan bahawa masih terlalu banyak perkara yang ingin saya pelajari daripada Prof Norhamidi. Jumaat lepas merupakan momen terakhir untuk kami bersama dalam masyuarat pengurusan. Sekadar menitip coretan di sini sebagai kenangan di masa akan datang. Apapun, setinggi-tinggi tahniah diucapkan kepada Prof di atas perlantikan sebagai Pro-Naib Canselor (Penjanaan & Prasarana)! Semoga terus cemerlang dalam menjalankan amanah!    Alhamdulillah, hari ini telah berlangsung Audit Lokasi Secara Maya untuk Akreditasi Sementara Program ODL sulung kami. Dua program terlibat adalah Sarjana Pendidikan dalam Teknologi Pendidikan dan Sarjana Pendidikan dalam Pengajaran Bahasa Inggeris Sebagai Bahasa Kedua. Apa yang boleh dikatakan .. sesi sekitar 2 jam penuh dengan debaran dan pengharapan. Saya nampak kesungguhan semua ahli memberikan yang terbaik. Manakan tidak, usaha yang telah dicurahkan selama berbulan-bulan lamanya akhirnya sampai jua ke saat yang dinantikan. Meskipun laporan penuh belum kami terima, namun saya bermunajat kepada-Nya agar proses akreditasi sementara untuk program sulung ODL ini berjalan lancar. Setinggi-tinggi penghargaan buat Dr Effendi, KJK Fakulti Pendidikan di kerana menjadi hos yang tersangatlah awesomenya! You are the best Fendi! :) Sekalung penghargaan yang tidak terhingga juga buat YBhg. Prof Dato’ Dr. Norazah Mohd Nordin, Dekan FPend yang telah membuat pembukaan majlis. Terima kasih semua ahli panel penilai, serta PM Dr. Dalbir Singh, Pn Hidayu dan Cik Hafizah dari PJK yang turut hadir. Terima kasih juga PM Dr Zainol selaku KJK PKP kami :) Sesi ini sesungguhnya tidak akan menjadi kenyataan tanpa sinergi daripada semua. Setinggi-tinggi tahniah buat Dr Hazrati selaku Penyelaras Program Sarjana Teknologi Pendidikan dan Dr Maslawati selaku Penyelaras Program Sarjana TESL. You have done a great job !! And of course, not to be forgotten - my ODL team: Nurziyanti our program manager and Sheril our Instructional Designer for your endless commitment and hardwork! To our CC team: Khairul, Zaidi and Hashim - keep up the great job! All the graphics are beautifully created! Alhamdulillah thummalhamdullillah! Kepala buntu untuk mengulas lebih lanjut. Pulang semalam juga dengan kepala kosong. Saya masuk ke peraduan lebih awal dan tidur juga lena!     Alhamdulillah, our ODL team managed to conduct another workshop to facilitate the module writing process to all subject matter experts from the Faculty of Education. This time around, we had a chance to have a face-to-face session at Bangi Resort Hotel. It was unfortunate that I had flu a day before the date :( I decided not to attend the workshop, as I know my presence might create an unease atmosphere for the attendees. Adhere to the SOP first, peeps! Time flies so fast, and I know that it is not easy to complete the module writing within a short period. For that, I admire the commitment shown by all the module writers; despite a hectic schedule - classes, supervision, plus research activities - they dedicated their precious and valuable time to sit down for a whole day to continue with the writing process. Bravo to our Program Manager -Yanti, and our instructional designer - Sheril, for your diligence and enthusiasm throughout the day! Let's have Japanese cuisine together after the Raya!         It's a throwback! How could I miss the news! Jadi saya parkir sahaja di sini untuk kenang-kenangan. Entah bagaimana terjumpa artikel yang telah diterbitkan sekian lama, sejurus selepas acara Anugerah Bitara UKM 2018 dijalankan!          It's UKM's 48th convocation!
Following the new norm and strict Standard Operation Procedure (SOP), alhamdulillah, we managed to attend another historical event this year after a few postponements. Konvokesyen merupakan acara tahunan yang penting dalam meraikan kejayaan para graduan UKM khususnya daripada fakulti sendiri - Fakulti Pendidikan. Sekalung tahniah buat semua anak didik kami! Terlalu banyak yang perlu dilangsaikan, lalu tiada daya untuk mencoret panjang. Let the pictures speak!  The day has come, finally! Due to the pandemic strike, UKM convocation was postponed a few times already. Anyway, the waiting is worth it. My four supervisees went through this year. What a proud day it was. Congratulations, Dr. Mazzlida (absent), Dr. Fairus, Dr. Letchumanan dan Dr. Hairul! I know the journey was not easy. I know that there were times when some of you had the thought of quitting your study. The life of Ph.D. years is undeniably like a roller coaster ride. Tiada yang mudah untuk sampai ke tahap ini. Anyway, all of you managed to be here today. Be proud of yourself, be thankful to everybody who has done good things, and send their prayers throughout your journey. I am thankful to Him. Alhamdulillah. There is no other moment that can beat this feeling!     Giving you small loves .. but don't you think we are actually thinking about money and income generation? :D  One for the album ^___^ Despite a hectic schedule throughout the week, we finally managed to spend a few hours shooting our center's corporate video. This is not my first time working on a corporate video. I have done it a few times before, particularly for my faculty and school. And working with the Creative Content team is not my first time either. We had collaborated on MOOC projects and other multimedia projects since years. When I was appointed to coordinate our Open & Distance Learning (ODL) program for the university, I was fear of not having sufficient support, especially for graphic and video development in our ODL unit. I was worried that designers who will be part of our team would not deliver the tasks as expected. What more if they are new staffs hired by our center. But Allah is The Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. He answered my prayer instantly. Alhamdulillah, who might expect that these three awesome guys are sent to our unit when we least expect it. They are skilled and proficient designers, have a handful of experience and outstanding portfolios. This is what I believe to be a 'rahmah' and 'saadah' from Him. Anyway, it has been around six months since I joined the center. During the period, there is not a day left without me thinking about ODL. Since my first day at PKP, I tried to grasp the university's expectations and diligently think about the best way to make the initiative a reality. Of course, I am not doing this alone. And even if I did, I am quite sure that everything will never be as good as we have so far today. And for that, I am enormously thankful for having such great partners at PKP who had assiduously help me out and always be there to assist me in whatever matters it takes. Words alone will never be adequate to express my gratitude and appreciation for their kindness. Terima kasih banyak Dr. Faidzul and Dr. Zainol for being there all this while and for many more provisions of help in the future. Thanks for being part of our ODL think-tank group (but yes, sometimes during the discussions we became 'ting tong' as well!) Oh, oh .. there are many more things in the pipeline for our ODL program. I don't have the courage to tell you all the matters, still. InshaAllah .. later, when everything is settled and in place .. there will be chapters of stories I shall tell.  Our Director - Prof Norhamidi  Our Deputy Director - Dr Faidzul  Our Head of Quality Assurance - Dr Zainol  Our Head of Students & Alumni Affairs - Dr. Azahan  Menunggu.
Bukan satu perkara yang mudah apatah lagi melibatkan pengharapan dan debaran. Namun kata pujangga Arab - wanita itu mempunyai 'quwwatul intazhar' yang tinggi. Mudah-mudahan. Yang terbaik dari Allah jua .. #professionalism #acknowledgement #integrity  Alhamdulillah... I take it as a 'rezeki' to have a chance to meet these wonderful ladies on Saturday afternoon! Alas, it was so unfortunate that Dr. Jid wasn't able to join the group! I couldn't imagine if the four of us met up that day - then the discussion would have been a complete one.
It's been ages since we last met face to face. It was a refreshing session - we shared all sorts of stories - from formal and academic topics to personal and life tales. Not 'membawang' hokey! Rose said - we should have this kind of catch-up more often. Yes, I do agree. Dr. Wan valued the session as mental therapy. Of course! Some may wonder how did we get to know each other. Dr. Wan is currently the Director of Academic Excellence at the Ministry of Higher Education (but still attached to UPM), while Dr. Rose is currently teaching at the Kulliyyah of Education IIUM in Gombak. Dr. Azidah is the Deputy Director of the Centre for Development and Academic Excellence USM. I first met Dr. Azidah at AKEPT somewhere in 2015. We both attended the 4th Scholarship in Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Symposium. My friendship with Dr. Wan started when I attended her talk at UKM. Not long after, we met again at Anugerah Pemikiran dan Rekabentuk Semula Pendidikan Tinggi as contestants in 2017. While for Dr. Rose - I first saw her during our FRGS grant meeting in IIUM somewhere in 2017. All four of us - we started as formal acquaintances, but through regular meetings, we bonded well. We even have a Whatsapp Group that uses a daring and havoc name (sorry, no disclosure allowed, hehe). True enough, friendship has no boundaries. As long as we share something in common, then it will remain the relationship. Keep up, ladies. I know you are busy, prominent figures to the public. May Allah grant us the strength to carry out our duty as the Khalifah Allah. Till we meet again! |
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