SEAQIS continued the Webinar Series on 8 July 2020. This was the fourth webinar conducted consecutively. In this session, four speakers presented their best practice on teaching-learning innovation in the new normal era. The first speaker was Dr Agus Fany Chandra, a lecturer in the Indonesia University of Education. He presented about Teaching and Learning from Home (T & L-FH), New Normal or Accelerated Normal. He discussed what is the teaching-learning in the new normal, the obstacles that may come, and also the media that can be used during this pandemic period.
The second speaker was Mr Koh Chee Kiang, the first winner of the second Ki Hajar Dewantara Award. He is also a physics teacher at Victoria School, Singapore. He presented about Science Teaching-Learning Innovation in the New Normal. He discussed the focus of teaching Physics in his school is how to foster the joy of learning. He stated that he tries to make learning meaningful and engaging so that students become engaged learners and life-long learners.
The third speaker was Mr Norhailmi bin Abdul Mutalib from Malaysia. He was one of the nominees of the second Ki Hajar Dewantara Award, and the Top 50 finalist of Global Teacher Prize. He also shared his experience in the teaching-learning process after the pandemic since schools in Malaysia are already reopened. He shared the current situation in Malaysia regarding the spread of COVID-19. He discussed the possible strategies used by the teacher during this period. He concluded his presentation by presenting the SOP conducted by his school to prevent the spread of the virus.
The webinar was attended by 668 participants from the region using a video conference platform. The webinar was also broadcasted widely in SEAQIS’ YouTube channel. Mr Lukman Nulhakim, the head of Information, Data, and Evaluation Division, moderated the programme.
