Sunday 14 December 2014

Knowledge Workers (Notes)

When I was a lecturer in UniKL, I attended a session related to Knowledge Workers (K-Workers). Herewith my notes:

The vision of UniKL is to provide technical education, training and application oriented research.
Its mission is to nurture industrial competent professionals and semi-professionals.

Training - specific
Educate - all-rounded

Challenges in education and training:
- Globalization. Increasing complexity and exponential growth of knowledge.
- Rapid loss of knowledge relevance over time (tech. change).
- Knowledge / intellectual capital as key economic resource.

Cognitive Methodology
- Lecture, class, discussion, case study, theoretical project works.

Psychomotoric Methodology
- Demonstration, tutorial, workshop / lab / practical project works.

K-Workers Occupational Competency:
 - Technical competence
- Human & social competence
- Learning and methodological competence

"Belakang parang kalau asah, boleh juga tajam!"

Learning English

I remembered being a part-time tuition teacher about ten years ago. Herewith my notes about learning English:

Man-made language = Esperanto  vs English = natural language

Eleven facets of English learning:

  1. Overview
  2. Vocabulary
  3. Grammar
  4. Pronunciation
  5. Listening
  6. Speaking
  7. Reading
  8. Writing
  9. Translation 
  10. Learning resources
  11. Examination preparation

Teaching and learning techniques: 
- spelling
- journal writing
- vocabulary memorizing
- intensive exercises
- morning reading, etc

Learners' 
- motivation
- attitude
- beliefs
- techniques
- deeds
- self-improvements