The Institute of Social Informatics and Technological Innovations (ISITI) and the Centre of Applied Learning and Multimedia (CALM) recently co-organised a workshop on the design and deployment of quality Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).

Invited speakers Professor Carlos Delgado and Associate Professor Dr Carlos Alario, from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, are renowned for their vast experience in the areas of MOOC development and scalable education. During the workshop, both speakers shared useful tips on how to best organise and deploy engaging and interactive MOOCs with prospective participants of MOOCs in UNIMAS. The workshop provided participants with a deeper understanding on the intricacies of MOOC development, and served as a platform for discussion with the speakers.

The Institute of Social Informatics and Technological Innovations (ISITI) recently organised a visit to Bario as part of a project which concentrates on the capacity building of rural communities in Sarawak, with a focus on single mothers. This project, which is in collaboration with Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, saw a team of researchers discussing the potentials of using MOOCs with the Single Mothers Association in Bario.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is an efficient platform to provide marginalized groups with access to relevant learning resources and has been recognised as one of the more empowering solutions towards answering regional educational problems in underserved locations.

The team, led by Professor Dr Narayanan Kulathuramaiyer (ISITI) and Professor Carlos Delgado (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid), had close discussions with the group of single mothers in Bario, allowing both the researchers and the community members to gain more insight on areas which would be further developed into MOOCs for the community in Bario.

Kuantan, Pahang : Pasukan Olahraga Sarawak telah berjaya meraih 2 Perak dan 4 Gangsa di Kejohanan Olahraga MAKSAK Kebangsaan 2018 yang telah berlangsung di Stadium Darul Makmur, Kuantan, Pahang pada 5-8 Julai 2018 . Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) telah diberi kepercayaan untuk mengendalikan Pasukan Olahraga Sarawak di mana En. Zambari Hj Baijuri (Timbalan Pengarah, Pusat Sukan) selaku Pengurus Pasukan Olahraga Sarawak bersama 14 orang atlet telah menyahut cabaran di kejohanan peringkat kebangsaan tersebut. Seramai 8 orang daripada atlet Pasukan Olahraga MAKSAK Sarawak adalah staf UNIMAS. Berikut adalah senarai atlet dan acara yang dimenangi : 

1. Perak : Fauzi bin Abu (Lompat Jauh Lelaki Junior Veteran) 

2. Perak : Chai Siaw Fung (2000m Lari Berhalangan Wanita)

3. Gangsa : Zamaludin Karim (UNIMAS) (100m Lelaki Senior Veteran)

4. Gangsa : Fauzi bin Abu (Lompat Tinggi Lelaki Junior Veteran)

5. Gangsa : Lau Sie Long (Merejam Lembing Lelaki)

6. Gangsa : 4x100m Lelaki (Mohd Hafizzul bin Abdul Rajak (UNIMAS), Mohd Hafizin bin Hj Mahmood (UNIMAS), Mohd Afif Zulhusmi bin Alet (UNIMAS) dan Mohd Safazzuan bin Sazuki)

Pencapaian tahun ini agak cemerlang berbanding tahun 2017 di mana Pasukan Olahraga Sarawak telah memperolehi ...