SMART Teachers and SMART Teaching and Learning (T&L)

Assalamualaikum.. Okay, for the first formal post. Firstly i would like to wish my congratulations to Prof Dr Raja Maznah for her great presentation. I really like the idea of PLEaSE (Personalize Learning Environment and Student Engagement) which had been presented. To be a good and successful teacher, we need to provide a very conducive and encouraging learning environment for the students all the time either it is outside class activities or inside the classroom itself. PLEaSE illustrates a very good student-centered learning environment where students are responsible to engage themselves to the fullest in their learning.

Prof also had introduced the 12Cs of Smart Teaching and Learning (T&L) where the stress was on the Connecting, Community and Collaboration. These 3Cs are important in providing a very tight relationship among the students. When they are bind together, the learning would become more meaningful and more successful since they work as a group, leaving no one behind.There are also another 4Cs which will contribute to the successful T&L activities. They are Creativity, Curriculum change, Content creation, and Compatible to learning styles. These 4Cs are crucial in preparing generations who are not totally fastened to the existing curriculum and the styles of T&L strategies but the generations who are creative and innovative besides being responsible for their learning. With the Cs presented, all parties are not only given opportunities, but also are responsible to contribute to the development of successful T&L processes, therefore making Malaysia known by others as a nation with great education systems.