USM PENANG, 5 July 2022 - Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) continues to gain recognition in the context of promoting, exploring and sharing best practices in the aspects of teaching and learning, more specifically in doing so online.

On the closing day of the International University Carnival on E-Learning (IUCEL) 2022, USM was announced as the recipient of three major awards namely Best Trend-Setter Award, Higher Education e-Learning Maestro Award, and Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Award.

In addition, for the Invention, Innovation & Design on e-Learning (IIDEL) Competition category in the IUCEL, a total of 14 entries representing USM, won 3 Gold, 9 Silver and 2 Bronze respectively.

The e-learning carnival themed "Innovating Education for a Better Tomorrow" has attracted many experts and researchers in the field of teaching and learning from within and outside the country.

Universiti Putra Malaysia as the host of IUCEL this time has successfully organized this virtual carnival.

The complete list of award recipients and competition winners in conjunction with IUCEL 2022 is as follows:

AWARDS

1. Best Trend-Setter Award - Prof. Dr. Abd Karim Alias
2. 2. Higher Education e-Learning Maestro Award - Prof. Dr. Abd Karim Alias
3. 3. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Award - Centre for Development of Academic Excellence (CDAE) Universiti Sains Malaysia

Invention, Innovation & Design on e-Learning (IIDEL) Competition

GOLD

1. SimPCare@USM©: AN INNOVATIVE ONLINE SIMULATED CLINICAL PHARMACY CLERKSHIP PLATFORM - SABARIAH NOOR HARUN, ORWA ALBITAR & ABU BAKAR USMAN

2. i-PEER REVIEW VIA eLEARN@USM - MOHD SALMAN ABU MANSOR

3. e-EJA BETUL: PERMAINAN INTERAKTIF - WAN AHMAD JAAFAR WAN YAHAYA & MUNIRA HASHIM

SILVER

1. ENHANCING THE E-TEACHING AND E-LEARNING OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDING WITH A MICROCREDENTIAL MODULE - AMIRAH MOHD GAZZALI

2. REALISATION OF TEACHING ROUND DURING LOCKDOWN 3.0 - ZAINAB MAT YUDIN, NORAINI MOHAMAD & WAN MOHAMAD NAZLEE WAN ZAINON

3. MOTIVATED VIRTUAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITH PEER EDUCATION FRAMEWORK - SIOK YEE CHAN, REEM ABOU ASSI, CELINA HUEY RU YEO & ZI QING YAP

4. DESIGNING AND MANAGING EFFECTIVE ONLINE ASSESSMENTS - LEE PIN LING

5. MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSE (MOOC) ON BREASTFEEDING SELF–LEARNING - ZAHARAH SULAIMAN, TENGKU ALINA TENGKU ISMAIL, NORAINI MOHAMAD & NAZIRAH JOHAR

6. SIMOPD SIMULATED OUTPATIENT PHARMACY DEPARTMENT CLERKSHIP - SITI MAISHARAH SHEIKH GHADZI, SOHAIL AZIZ & AMER HAYAT KHAN

7. AN IMPROVED FLIPPED CLASSROOM APPROACH FOR THE FLEXIBLE E-LEARNING - KHAW KHAI WAH & CHEW XINYING

8. INTERVENSI KRISIS “RAPPORT, PENAKSIRAN, SOKONGAN, DAYA TINDAK (RPSD): Faham dan Jom Bantu - NOR SHAFRIN AHMAD, AZIAH ISMAIL & ROZNIZA ZAHARUDIN

9. IMPAT: ALURKAN CERITAMU FADZILAH AMZAH, NORLY OTHMAN & MOHAMMAD FAIZ SAMSUDDIN

BRONZE

1. ONLINE ASSESSMENT USING MOODLE PLATFORM IN USM MEDICAL SCHOOL: PERCEIVED USEFULNESS, PERCEIVED EASE OF USE AND ACCEPTANCE - MUHD AL-AARIFIN ISMAIL, NIK MOHD RIZAL MOHD FAKRI, NURHANIS SYAZNI ROSLAN & KAMARUL ARYFFIN BAHARUDDIN

2. KAMISHIBAI STORYTELLING TECHNIQUE ENHANCES CHILDREN’S LEARNING AND THINKING ABILITIES CONCERNING THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF SMOKING THROUGH VIRTUAL PLATFORM - NOOR AFIZA ABDUL RANI, BALAMURUGAN TANGIISURAN, NUR AZZALIA KAMARUZAMAN, SULASTRI SAMSUDIN, MAIZURAH OMAR, SAZARONI MD RASHID & MOHD FADHLI RAZALI