Is grammar important?

Why You Should Visit Chanthaburi

Janpha Channel - SUBSCRIBE NOW

Janpha Channel - SUBSCRIBE NOW

Learned Helplessness

Learned Helplessness

Defined on page 9 as: "the psychological state that frequently results when events are uncontrollable."

He said that:

Our helplessness has been conditioned, in other words, 'learned".
This creates depressions in us.

Seligman (1975) wrote that:

"Depression is the common cold of psychopathology and has touched the lives of us all"

Humans are different from animals like dogs or pigeons . We can also learn from what Albert Bandura calls "models". We observe actions and consequences, and we learn from them, too. That's why we should be careful when we consume data or texts. Or even when we produce events or texts. They serve as stimuli for others and for us ourselves. 


Hope is perhaps the only thing that we have to fight despair, helplessness, and life uncertainties.
Without hope, we cannot function meaningfully.

Seligman, M. E. P. (1975). Helplessness: On Depression, Development, and Death. San Francisco: W. H. Freeman. ISBN 0-7167-2328-X.

Why Drama Activities?

Why Drama Activities?

DRAFT ONLY

By Janpha Thadphoothon

References

Tan Bee Tin
http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/people/ttin009

• Tin, T. B. (2015). Creativity in second-language learning. In R. H. Jones (Ed.) The Routledge Handbook of Language and Creativity (pp. 433-451). London and New York: Routledge.
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Why Extensive Reading?

Why Extensive Reading?

Elements of extensive reading
- Freedom to read
- A wide variety of texts
-A variety of themes and genres

In short, it's about reading for enjoyment.

There are several scholars for you to talk to:

1. Richard R. Day
2. Willy A. Renandya
3. George M. Jacobs

References

Willy Ardian Renandya
https://scholar.google.com.sg/citations?user=gHW1fVIAAAAJ&hl=en

Dr. George M. Jacobs
http://www.georgejacobs.net/extensive.htm

Prof. Richard R. Day

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~rday/

Thank you..for being late by Friedman

Are you constantly in a hurry? Thomas L. Friedman gives us a thought on life and living under the age of disruption and acceleration. Slow thing down a bit, pause, and talk to people...as antidotes to the pace of change we are experiencing. A must read book!

English on the Rock, English Camp 2019

Last year 2018, around the month of July, we, English Department of the Faculty of Arts, Dhurakij Pundit University, went to the beach - there we had a set of activities under the theme called "English on the Beach" . We had a great time getting to know each other and sunbathing and swimming in the sea.

This year, 2019, we had another plan that was to go to the national park in Nakhon Nayok province to visit the forest, not feeling per se.

Why It Pays to Take and Keep Your Written Notes

Why It Pays to Take and Keep Your Written Notes

Janpha Thadphoothon

Note-taking is a lost art. Nowadays it seems younger generations are abandoning notes, reporting to digital methods of keeping records like messages. However hard and tedious, traditional note-taking is still an effective tool to learn and work, and to keep tracks of your life and well being. Note-taking or rather  my scrivening  --- some might regard it as a mere ' scrap '.

One of my teachers, whose name I would like to withhold, told us (students) to keep every note (every bit of it), and he said: "they will become handy and useful". And he is right. My experience confirms this, except for the fact that you have to do something with those notes, before checking them away.

My methods vary. Sometimes, I would look at them and powder upon their contexts. Many notes gave me insights and great memories.

My experience with note-taking has been positive, as I have benefited a great deal from this practice. First of all, it helps me to better conceptualize complex and complicated things like theories or ideas. Many theories require time to experience and reflect. ideas won't be clear at first. We need to give it time to hibernate . Meeting notes serves this purpose. When we revisit the notes, we see more and wider and notice flaws and possibilities.

My own study showed that effective note-taking matters when it comes to achievement of students.

Lauren Cahn , a New York-based writer whose work has appeared regularly on Reader's Digest, wrote an article supporting note-taking on paper. She cited the research conducted by Pam A. Mueller, PhD, of Princeton University and Daniel M. Oppenheimer, PhD, of UCLA . Their study revealed that taking notes by hand led to better learning than taking notes through a laptop. In short, students who took notes on laptops "performed worse on conceptual questions than students who had taken notes longhand." 

References

Thadphoothon, J (2017). Students’ Attitudes towards the Cornell Note-Taking Method. Proceedings of National and International of Sripratum University Conference 2017, 14 December 2017, Bangkok, Thailand, 52-61.

Lauren Cahn (July 22nd, 2019) "Here’s Why You Should Always Take Notes the Old-Fashioned Way—and Not on Your Laptop ". Retrieved from https://www.rd.com/culture/taking-notes-pen-paper/

Let's Save the Mekong River

Today We Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the First Moon Landing

Goldfish only have a 3-second memory?

Free Cash May Help, Economy

Thailand's got a new government led by General Prayuth Chan-Ocha

Alan Maley tells us that haiku poems are great...

Alan Maley tells us that haiku poems are great...

Fallon by Louise L'amour

ICIET 2019 Oral Presentation on Paraphrasing Skills

Up-skill yourself to face new challenges

We each need to up-skill ourselves to face new challenges

At the age of 50, I began embarking upon a self-imposed up-skill endeavor -coding and programming, getting ready for working in the 4th / 5th industrial revolution era.

How to become a young millionaire

Websites and Blogs Created by Students

Websites / Blogs 2019

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Blog / Webpage

https://onmylearning.wordpress.com/

https://ratchadawan725356954.wordpress.com/

https://boonfearblogaddress.blogspot.com/

https://tunenglish.wordpress.com

https://natkritakrt.blogspot.com/?m=1

https://supakarn8.blogspot.com/?m=1

rangsimanoo.blogspot.com

https://jeansfarlida.wordpress.com/

https://kriswuenglish.home.blog/

http://akloyjai.wordpress.com

https://wwwhanxi.home.blog

http://flukephutthiset.wordpress.com

http://rungtawanpp1214.wordpress.com

https://babe160138.blogspot.com/2019/06/httpsyoutu.html?m=1

https://bit.ly/2KtpC85

http://kanthamay.wordpress.com

https://nattarit.home.blog/

https://arisaam.wordpress.com/

https://sasisupha732048845.wordpress.com/

http://inkunjae.wordpress.com

http://gethappy7.wordpress.com

https://panuwat.home.blog/

https://wordpress.com/posts/kernsak.wordpress.com

http://rungnapa.home.blog/

https://atcharack.wordpress.com

https://zhouhaoman.home.blog

https://beeboobie.blogspot.com

https://wanwipa.home.blog/

https://ekkaphong176414752.wordpress.com/blog-feed/

No one is going to do it for you.

“It’s always been one of those dream things. But always too hard, too big, too much to actually do. Until you sort of realise, well no one is going to do it for you." - Andrew Franklin, 32, a Sydneysider

'I Left My Job To Drive 25,000 Kilometres Around Australia'

https://10daily.com.au/views/a190705utcxj/i-left-my-job-to-drive-25000-kilometres-around-australia-20190706?utm_medium=social&utm_content=tnn-facebook&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=socialflow&fbclid=IwAR3Xr4Hj4Z5n2ngeqWxfrsFdsxe9_SyFp8F7iYsAPx2D58lD2fw3tHvbPaw

The Heavenly Italian Ice Cream Shop by Abby Clements

Curriculum Implementation REVIEW Dated July 3rd, 2019

Report on the 2018 Curriculum Implementation Review

# Draft Only #

(Implementation and Achievement Based on the Business English Curriculum)

Dated Review ---- July 3rd, 2019, Time 10.00 AM -14.30 PM

Venue: Meeting Room, 9th floor, Building 5, DPU

Review Committee, Chaired by Dr Sakolkan Insai

Members

1. Dr. Sakolkan Insai
2. Dr Nathakritta (Moolek)
3. Dr Janpha Thadphoothon
4. Aj. Ann
5. Aj. Jutamat Samrit

Business English Program at DPU, BKK, Thailand

Purposes of the Review:

1. To review the coherence of the various components - contents, testing and evaluation , and standards, as specified by the syllabuses (MKO 3) or field study experience (MKO 4). Checking them against the real practice of deliveries - instruction, contents, activities, as well as time allocation for each activity.

2. To provide suggestions and comments on the implementation to the teachers/instructors


Criteria for Review

1. Lowest
2.  Low
3. Moderate
4. High
5. Highest

This is an important stage in the quality circle, known as the PDCA.

P-D-C-A or Plan, Do, Check, Action

On reflection, what we have been practicing was not simply a meeting determining the matching between the policy (curriculum) and practice (results). We discussed several other related issues pertaining to our work context. We also probed/delved into individual characteristics of our students.

Issues

Here are some of the salient issues we were discussing:

1. Digital learning / active learning - DPU would like teachers to implement active learning lessons/activities.

2. We discussed individual students' learning challenges, esp. slow learners. We noted that several students were affected by external factors, some beyond our control

3. Slow learners and fast learners - how to help both
One suggestion is: placement test (Can we actually talk to them verbally without resorting to using tests?)

4. Digital components of each course
How best to use technology to enhance their learning?

5. Low motivation of the students - as seen from their reluctance to apply taught structures in higher level courses

Many of our students seem to lack language awareness and application ability. They (many of them) found it hard to connect and expand their language learning. It might be their motivation.

6. Alignment of related courses, as evidenced from the comments by some lecturers suggesting more reading practice and reading material

7. Activities to help students (4th year students) getting to know their classmates and the faculty

8. How to make English majors think more -equip them with critical thinking skills
We discussed the similarities and differences between English majors and other majors such as the Chinese majors. Maybe, those taking our courses were diligent ones. We need to find out what really happened regarding their learning traits and achievement.

9. Many of our students are good at remembering texts - memorization. They are not so keen to do an impromptu speech.

10. Teaching in English or Thai in business subjects? We discussed ways to better equip our students with business knowledge and skills as required by the curriculum.

11. Reflection (written) by students should be done in their native language (Thai). In English, there were a lot of limitations.

12. We were discussing how some students had significantly changed their learning achievements. There are many instances (individuals) who were quiet and timid; in their 4th year, they somehow changed their learning habits and performance.

13. Support of new teachers in their grading, marking, and testing of students.

14. How to deal with next semester's teaching time - only 14 weeks.

15. Use of commercial textbooks - fixed, well-designed. Yet, it's not tailor-made for an individual student. After a few lesson, contents and parts become repetitive.

16. Jobs our graduates have been doing. Many work and study, earning to look after themselves.

17. How to give students feedback and motivate them to work harder?

18. Each batch of students may have different temperament and characteristics. Some are hard-working. Some are a bit laid back.

Notes

1. Dr Sakolkarn Insai - Special Workshop by three alumni - (15 July 2019) workshop for new students

2.  "English on the Rock" Accommodations - at Jakra Dao Resort - When 23-24 July 2019 (Tuesday and Wednesday)


Meeting adjourned at 15.00.

ICIET 2019_ July 11-13, 2019_Pattaya_Thailand

The 4th International Conference on Innovative Education and Technology (ICIET 2019)
11th-13th July 2019
Aiyana Grand Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand 

Opening Ceremony

Keynote Speakers

1. Dr. Steven McKee,  President of World Didac Association

"New skill sets we need to deal with; many schools and universities are not teaching or developing the students"

Title : “The Challenges of Industry 4.0 and How New Technologies will Impact TVET

(Virtual TVET: 3D Simulation, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality)”

Dr. Steven McKee
President Labtech International Limited (www.labtech.org)

LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenmckee

Biography: Dr. McKee is the President of World Didac Association (the largest international education industry association) and is the President and Founder of Labtech International, which addresses the needs of technology education around the world.  Founded in 1985, Labtech is perhaps the oldest and certainly one of the largest technical education companies based in Asia.  It is renowned for its educational innovation and has thousands of schools as clients in over 80 countries. Labtech’s latest work is in pioneering the intersection of digital learning and 21st century skills with Vocational Technical Education. This area has a great potential to improve the dynamics of teaching and learning for skills as well as reducing the cost of TVET education around the world by virtualizing part of the learning process. He has published many articles on 21st century Learning, teaching and innovation in various academic and educational publications.  Labtech is an appointed collaboration partner for ISTE in S.E. Asia and he is also an advisor to several governments on implementation of new ICT programs.

Abstract: The Future of work and jobs are changing fast as industry deploys more sophisticated manufacturing technology.  We shall explore the ways that TVET can respond to these challenges.  How we can infuse technology to learning process and make it more relevant and to achieve better training results at substantially lower costs. Virtual TVET digital learning technologies are being developed with 3D animated simulations, VR and AR applications which can increase student understanding and build practical skills. This can change the way that skills training laboratories/workshops are set up requiring less physical equipment and less cost. Virtual TVET will deepen student learning and allow us to individualize student learning pathways and tailor learning to each students’ own preferences and needs.   This new style goes beyond “Blended Learning” to be what is now being termed “Braided Learning” and opens possibilities to change when, where and how we learn Skills.

2.Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sunny Joseph Kalayathankal
 K. E. College, M. G. University, India

Title : “Recent Trends in Fuzzy Logic based Computing and Decision Making Applications in the Real World”


Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sunny Joseph Kalayathankal
Biography: MSc., BEd, MPhil, CIC, PGDCA, ADCA, MCA, M.Tech, Ph.D (Mathematics), Ph.D Computer Science Dr. Sunny Joseph Kalayathankal received the MSc. degree from Kerala University , Kerala, India in 1986, BEd from Calicut University, Kerala in 1987, MPhil in 1993 and Ph.D (Mathematics) degree in 2010 from Kerala University, MCA from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India in 2002, M.Tech IT from Karnataka State Open University in 2013 and completed Ph.D. in Computer Science under Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India. He is currently the Head of the Department and Associate Professor of Faculty of Mathematics, K.E.College, Mannanam, M,G, University, India and has 31 years of teaching experience. He has published more than 65 papers in the areas of Fuzzy modelling and decision making, Graph theory and Applied Mathematics. He has served as invited speaker in various National and International conferences. He is the reviewer of Iranian Journal of Fuzzy System, International Journal of Fuzzy system and Journal of Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation.

Abstract: The thought process involved in the act of decision making is a complex array of streaming possibilities in which a person selects or discards information made available from diverse sources. In doing so one is led by a meaningful analysis of available information and optimal selection out of several apparently equi-efficient decisions. Since Zadeh (1965) published the fuzzy set theory as an extension of classic set theory, it has been widely used in many fields of application, such as pattern recognition, data analysis, system control, etc. The unique characteristic of this theory, in contrast to classic mathematics, is its operation on various membership functions (MF) instead of the crisp real values of the variables. Molodtsov (1999) initiated the concept of soft set theory as a new mathematical tool for dealing with uncertainties. Pabitra Kumar Maji et al. (2001) introduced fuzzy soft set theory which also deals with uncertainties. Out of the several higher order fuzzy sets, intuitionistic fuzzy sets by Atanassov (1985) and Ordered intuitionistic fuzzy sets proposed by Kalayathanal et al. (2010) have been found to be highly useful to deal with vagueness. Intuitionistic fuzzy set is described by two functions: a membership function and a non – membership function. We develop and apply similarity measures between ordered intuitionistic fuzzy sets to multiple attribute decision making (MADM) under fuzzy environment.


3.  Prof. Dr. Mokh, Syaom Barliana, M.Pd., M.T.
Dean of Technical and Vocational Education Faculty,Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Title: “Developing Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia as Centre of Excellence on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for Teacher”

Prof. Dr. Mokh, Syaom Barliana, M.Pd., M.T.
Dean of Technical and Vocational Education Faculty,

Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Biography:M. Syaom Barliana, is the Dean of Technical and Vocational Education Faculty, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, and is the Professor at the Department of Architectural Education. He has published many articles on architectural sociology and environment, and vocational education in various academic and education publications. In the last three years, he conducted research about: Development of students participated workshop methods for designing sustainable urban park; Technology pedagogy knowledge implementation to grow technology and environmental literacy of vocational high school students; Development of guidelines for architectural design of educational facilities to support the achievement of vocational competencies children with special needs

Abstract:As one of the universities granted the status of Legal Entity State University (PTN-bh) under the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) is responsible for and at the same time contributes to the achievement of the national education’s medium term vision, mission, goals and strategic objectives. In its medium term development plan (2016-2020), UPI is committed to improving the quality of the standards of the provision of education, the capacity and productivity of research, as well as the range of services to the community that increases the competitiveness to become a leading and outstanding university in the field of education in Southeast Asia.

At the moment, UPI as a university with a strong emphasis on education and creating future excellent teachers is planning to develop a center of excellence (CoE) on vocational teacher education. Developing Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia as Centre of Excellence on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for Teacher supported by loan #3749–INO (Asian Development Bank). Loan signing 17 Desember 2018 and loan closing date 31 Desember 2023

In order to support the effort, it needs not only the development of new study programs but also the establishment and development of Professional Certification Institution, which will test the competency of vocational teacher candidates produced by UPI, the development of Teacher Professional Education and Training Center both for pre-service as well as in-service,  the Vocational Education Research Center, The project will include the following works: (1) Procurement of building infrastructure as well as various accessories, consisting of: Integrated classroom, laboratory, studio, and workshop for Post Graduates School, Faculty of Education and Bussiness Education,  Faculty of Arts and Design Education;  Professional Certification Center and Competency Test Center Building;  Technical and  Vocational Education and Training Research and Development Center Building (TVET RDC); Teacher Professional Training and Education Center Building; Bussiness Incubator and Partnership Building; (2) Procurement of Laboratory and Learning Media Equipment; (3) Supply of interior furniture and fixture; (4) curriculum development; (5) Development of Human Resources through various non-degree education and training; (6) Development of Technology and Information System

4. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ren-Jean Liou, National Pingtung University, Taiwan

           Title: “Smart Farming: A Multidisciplinary Approach”

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ren-Jean Liou
Biography: Ren-Jean Liou received a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Colorado State University, USA in 1993. He was a software engineer for the E.W. Miller Company and Geotronics in 1989 and 1990, respectively. He was a visiting scholar for Cooperative Institute for Research in Atmosphere and Georgia Institute of Technology in 1993 and 2013, respectively. He has served academies in Taiwan for 25 years. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Department of Computer and Communications, National Pingtung University, Taiwan, ROC. Dr. Liou has published more than 70 papers and guided more than 20 graduate students in various topics. His specialties are in the areas of digital signal/image processing, intelligent systems, communication and computer applications.

Abstract: The world population is projected to reach 10 billion in 2050, according to the UN. To meet the demand for enough high quality food, agricultural production in 2050 will need to increase by 50% more than in 2013. However, the facts of extreme weather, climate change, urbanization, ageing, intensive farming practices and global economy growth pose many unprecedented challenges. Transformative change in agriculture and the food system is required. Smart farming has brought promising opportunity for higher productivity and environmental safety. Using smart technology, farmers can manage their farm remotely. Sensors are placed in fields to measure environmental variables and collect plus analyze data to help farmers look after their crops. The methods provide cost-effective and highly accurate ways to predict and protect the growth of crops. The development of a smart-farming system is a multidisciplinary task: from the production site, distribution, and market sale to the consumer end. Intelligent technology can be integrated into every step of the industry chain. Major techniques include IoT, big data analytics, hardware control and digital service. This talk will give a broad discussion to of smart farming technology. We will also show how it is introduced to students in computer related fields.

Online Submission

Submission Guidelines
All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• Oral presentation : All submission should be written in English with a maximum paper length of 8 (eight) printed pages including figures, tables, photo, and references. PLEASE CAREFULLY FOLLOW THE MANUSCRIPT TEMPLATE GUIDELINES.

• Poster presentation : The recommended size is A1 (593 mm x 841 mm). The poster should be placed before 9.00 AM in the morning of the first day (11 July 2019).


Publication
All accepted paper will be published in the proceedings of ICIET 2019 which will be online published within 30 June 2019. The online proceeding will be updated soon.

Selected papers will be published in the following selected journal indexed by TCI.
– Journal of Technical Education, RMUTT (ISSN: 2350-9732)
– Science and Technology RMUTT Journal (ISSN: 2229-1547)
– Pathumwan Academic Journal (ISSN: 2229-1636)



http://www.iciet.rmutt.ac.th/

Paper submission  June 15, 2019

Notification of acceptance June 20, 2019

Camera-ready paper submission June 30, 2019

Early-bird registration   June 30, 2019

Conference dates   July 11-13, 2019

CONTACT US

Asst. Prof. Dr.Pakornkiat Sawetmethikul

Mobile phone : +66 85-491-4241

E-mail : pkkt@rmutt.ac.th     Line ID : -pakornkiat-

Asst. Prof. Dr.Tiamyod Pasawano

Mobile phone : +66 81-544-5575    E-mail : tiamyod@rmutt.ac.th

Ms. Khochaporn Mekamimitdee

Mobile phone : +66 89-305-5265

E-mail : Khochaporn_m@rmutt.ac.th

Aiyara Grand Hotel, Pattaya, Chonburi, Thailand

Hotel reservation should be informed before 30 June 2019 at rapeeporn_b@rmutt.ac.th (Please inform “Name-Surname”, “Institute”, “Check-in & Check-out dates”). Standard room rate is 1,400 THB/room/night.

**CHECK-OUT TIME IS BEFORE 12.00 AM**

Transportation

Free domestic transportation is provided. Great!

http://www.iciet.rmutt.ac.th/tentative-program/

Link to my paper and power-point slides

1. Paper

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1ToQ8wJrMrxbIB4L0HPMO59DoyiC6vRxd

2. PowerPoint Slides

https://www.menti.com/dpjvioqotj

Link to File Mentimeter

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1h9nFoRQKoWgHztSLho_hpz71ZJSTI8O9/view?ts=5d22d075

Online Paper and PowerPoint Slides

Book of Abstract

Here

Interesting Papers

1.

The Role of Thai Open Educational Resource in the Light of the UN SDGs Program

By

Boonlert Aroonpiboon, Science and Technology Knowledge Services

National Science and Technology Development Agency

Pathum Thani, Thailand

boonlert@nstda.or.th

Titima Thumbumrung

Science and Technology Knowledge Services

National Science and Technology Development Agency

Pathum Thani, Thailand

titima@nstda.or.th

Abstract— In 2015, the United Nations (UN) adopted a global framework of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) also known as the Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The SDGs address the global challenges of the 21st century all countries throughout the world face such as poverty, climate changes, living conditions, social justice and education. Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that are available to anyone through the Internet, free of cost and under open licenses to allow others to retain, reuse, revise, remix and redistribute them. The OER initiative began in 2001 when the Massachusetts Institute of Technology broke barriers to access and use of educational resources by opening access to its course lessons with open licenses to another institution. Since then, the number of institutions around the world have used open licenses and the Internet to share educational resources. 

In Thailand, the Thai OER project was launched in 2015 under the Online Learning Resources for Distance Learning project under the Initiative of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirinhorn. It aimed to provide quality teaching and learning resources to students, teachers and learners anywhere and at any time by free of cost; to encourage cross-community collaboration for knowledge production and knowledge sharing by using information and communication technology; and to improve academic morality and ethics in Thai society. As of April 2019, a total of 5,666,665 users accessed the Thai OER system and more than 9 million educational items were downloaded. 

This paper will present the role of the Thai OER project in supporting agendas to achieve the UN SDGs – increasing access to information and knowledge is an essential principle of sustainable development. Also, the paper will make some  recommendations in different dimensions for institutions to adopt OER initiative with the long-term aim of contributing to the UN SDGs.

Keywords— Open Educational Resource; OER; Sustainable Development; Sustainable Development Golds; SDGs

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Development of An Educational Worm-like Robot for the learning of Torque versus Motion

Methinee Sangpradit, KMUTT, Thailand
mae.methines@gmail.com
Pitiwut Teerakittikul
KMUTT, Thailand
Pitiwut.tee@mail.kmutt.ac.th


Abstract— 

This research was designed and developed an educational worm-like robot for the learning of torque versus motion. An educational worm-like robot has a structure of propulsion as a linkage and working as similar as the overlap of offset slider crank. The movement of an educational worm-like robot was a result of an association between torque of motor and loading of weight on an educational worm-like robot. This robot was developed as a tool for linkage between abstract and concrete. An educational worm-like robot will make a knowledge, understanding, and development of science and athematical skills. This robot in the research was designed to learn an association between mass, power, and motion. These three body of knowledge were the fundamental of science in high school level. The result from comparison a motion of an educational wormlike robot after added a mass per distance, it showed this robot can move significant similarly


Keywords— tools; an educational robot; worm-like robot

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Cross-Cultural Competency among Students of Malaysian Public Higher Learning Institutions: An Industrial Training Experience

Nur Husna Abd Wahid
Department of Technical & Engineering Education,
School of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81310 Johor Bahru, Johor Malaysia
husna@utm.my
Syamim Noor Bakri
Department of Technical & Engineering Education,
School of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81310 Johor Bahru, Johor Malaysia
syamimbakri93@gmail.com
Yusri Kamin
Department of Technical & Engineering Education,
School of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81310 Johor Bahru, Johor Malaysia
p-yusri@utm.my
Nornazira Suhairom
Department of Technical & Engineering Education,
School of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81310 Johor Bahru, Johor Malaysia
p-nazira@utm.my

Abstract— A qualitative study deploying particularly the phenomenological approach was conducted in this research. The objective of the research is to establish the cross-cultural competency in terms of intrapersonal and interpersonal aspects as in
today’s world, competency is essential in such a way that, its compelling effect is evidenced from the aspect of social changes in Malaysia. The occurrence of the phenomenon is a result of the intense development of the country in moving towards globalisation. T

he social changes were manifested when Malaysia collaborated with other developed countries in order to gain technological support as well as the work force as the advisor for organizational development. As a matter of fact, this situation has affected in the upturn of race, religion, and cultural diversity in Malaysia. Hence, students who have the elements of crosscultural competency could increase their marketability level; as such, this type of competency is gaining a good feedback from employers nowadays. This research was performed by interviewing six respondents who have had the experiences of working in the multicultural organizations during their Industrial Training.

Keywords— globalisation; cross-cultural competency; intrapersonal; interpersonal
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EFL Students’ Perceptions of Paraphrasing Skills and their Paraphrasing Challenges

Janpha Thadphoothon
Faculty of Arts, Dhurakij Pundit University
Bangkok, Thailand
janphadpu@gmail.com


Abstract— One of the challenging skills for non-native speakers of English is the ability to paraphrase written texts. To say it differently using one’s own words while maintaining its content, students need to understand the original text and acquire enough language competence to appropriate the text in question. Thai university students, like others, often find it a challenge to acquire
these high-level skills. The aims of this study were: (1) to investigate the perceptions of paraphrasing skills among Thai university students and (2) to investigate their paraphrasing challenges. This study examined 52 EFL students’ perceptions of
their paraphrasing skills and challenges. The students took a course on reading and summarizing of academic texts (EN 317)
during January to April 2017 at a private university in Bangkok. The researcher analyzed the students’ responses to the questions.

During the last week of the course, the students were asked to answer five questions concerning their perceptions of the paraphrasing skills. Results showed that students found paraphrasing skills to be essential for their language learning and
development. They recognized that paraphrasing skills were complex involving a myriad of skills and abilities. They also perceived syntactic and lexical (vocabulary) skills to be essential for their ability to paraphrase. Many of them said that they
could not decode the text and they did not know which words to use.

Keywords— Paraphrasing skills; Perceptions; Writing errors; Academic texts

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Opening Ceremony , 11th of July 2019

Citation of my paper - 

Thadphoothon, J. (July 2019). "EFL Students’ Perceptions of Paraphrasing Skills and their Paraphrasing Challenges " Paper presented at The 4th International Conference on Innovative Education and Technology (ICIET2019), July 11th-13rd, 2019, Pattaya, Thailand, pp. 274-278.

Proceedings - Here

School Visits 2019

Thursday and Friday July 2019

Thursday 4th

8.05 at Jaeng Ron - Dom e12.00

Friday 5th

Bangbor Witthaya - Morning

Heatwave in Europe 2019

การอบรม ดร. จันทร์พา ทัดภูธร 2018

 การอบรม ดร. จันทร์พา ทัดภูธร

ICCTAR 2019, Melaka, Malaysia, with Prof Kunnan

1. การฝึกอบรมเชิงปฏิบัติการ (Workshop) ชื่อเรื่อง “Anthroposophic Music Therapy” วิทยากร Mr. Stephan Kuhne จัดโดย ICIM : International Conference on Integrative Medicine for Wellness 2019,มธบ วันเดือนปี - วันที่ 6 มิถุนายน 2562

2. การฝึกอบรมเชิงปฏิบัติการ (Workshop) ชื่อเรื่อง “หลักจริยธรรมการวิจัยในมนุษย์” วิทยากร รองศาสตนาจารย์ ภญ. โสภิต ธรรมอารี จัดโดย ศูนย์วิจัย มหาวิทยาลัยธุรกิจบัณฑิตย์ วันเดือนปี - วันที่ 24 มิถุนายน 2562

3. การฝึกอบรมเชิงปฏิบัติการ (Workshop) ชื่อเรื่อง Jigsaw Writing: Putting the pieces together วิทยากร ISOLDE HON PEI SHA จัดโดย ICCTAR 2019 วันเดือนปี - วันที่ 28 มิถุนายน 2562