creators_name: Teo , Hui Thian
creators_name: Widad Othman, 
type: conference_item
datestamp: 2014-12-29 03:25:38
lastmod: 2014-12-29 03:34:24
metadata_visibility: show
corp_creators: Open University Malaysia (OUM)
corp_creators: Open University Malaysia (OUM)
title: An EPIC solution to teacher education : working through constraints
ispublished: pub
subjects: LC
full_text_status: public
pres_type: paper
keywords: Education Portal for Internet Courses (EPiC), in-service teachers' education
abstract: This paper focuses on explaining how the Faculty of Education and Languages, Open University Malaysia (OUM) works
around constraints and policies set by the Ministry of Education of Malaysia (MOE) in its effort to upgrade the
qualification of the in-service teachers enrolled in the Bachelor of Teaching programme. In line with the government’s
policy to increase human capital development MOE introduces new elements which are to be incorporated into the existing
teachers’ training curriculum. For OUM it means finding solutions to add another 15 credits to the existing programme
without extending the duration of the whole programme. To meet this new challenge, a new approach is needed to comply
with MOE’s requirements. Education Portal for Internet Courses (EPiC) is created not only to meet the new requirements
but also to add value to the existing programme. It is designed to virtually extend students’ learning space and to provide
full online learning and support. Its activities are scaffold, assignments are task based and learning draws on students’
experience and personal reflections. The whole environment is designed to be fun and promote active collaboration
between students and their online supervisors. (abstarct by authors)
date: 2014-12-01
date_type: published
event_title: Seminar Kebangsaan Pembelajaran Sepanjang Hayat 2014
event_location: Kuala Lumpur
event_dates: 1-2 December 2014
event_type: conference
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Teo , Hui Thian and Widad Othman,   (2014) An EPIC solution to teacher education : working through constraints.  In: Seminar Kebangsaan Pembelajaran Sepanjang Hayat 2014, 1-2 December 2014, Kuala Lumpur.     
document_url: https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1010/1/library-document-1010.pdf