Wednesday, August 13, 2008

The TARC International Conference on Learning and Teaching 2008





The Tunku Abdul Rahman College of Malaysia organized the 2008 Learning and Teaching Conference held at the Marriot Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia last August 4 and 5, 2008. (Link to the list of abstracts)
It was a very succesful event. Congratulations to the organizers! It was very organized and time-managed from the call of papers to the actual conference. TARC tried its best to make it hassle free to all its delegates and presenters. The marriot Hotel as a venue was very conducive for a conference and acquired a relaxing ambiance as well. The members of the organizing committee were all cordial and cheerful. TARC is very lucky to have a very good staff.

The keynote speeches are all a blast! Any administrator who have attended will take a step back and rethink the very purpose of teaching, why a school or a university should exist and are we playing our roles to allow true learning to take place.

Cheers to TARC College! I wish you more success in your succeeding conferences.

Saturday, August 09, 2008

Glad to make some acquaintances





The two-day conference and the social dinner allowed me to make new acquaintances-- David and Valerie from Liverpool, UK; Katja from Australia; Lou from Guam; Tan, Mei, Juliana and Marlina from Malaysia; Ahmad from Alexandria; Saud from Saudi Arabia. Glad to have met also the warm and wonderful Dr. Oo Pou San, secretariat of the conference.

Trip to Malacca

The organizers of the Enhancing Teaching and Learning Conference arranged a Malacca tour for the international delegates and participants. Here are some photos in the Aug 6, 2008 whole day tour. Special thanks to the Tunku Abdul Rahman College.