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HRDF Funding of training – the Malaysian employees’ perspective
[show_post_categories show=”category” hyperlink=”yes”] [show_post_categories show=”tag” hyperlink=”yes”] This is the unedited version of an article published as “Fairer disbursement of HRDF grant sorely needed” in Focus Malaysia on July 06, 2013, written by Dr. YN Chow under his moniker of Plantcloner. He thinks that a boss who says, “our people is our greatest asset” or words to…
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What’s going on in MOOC world?
This is the original article (unedited) on MOOC that was published in Focus Malaysia on June 08, 2013. It was written under the name of Plantcloner, the moniker used by Dr. YN Chow who had a column with Focus Malaysia for a stint. The published article’s title was, “What is going on in the revolutionary…
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Mind where and how you use your smartphones
I am learning Edx.org’s Wiretap to Big Data as an MOOC at present. One of the lessons is on how exposed you are if you are not careful in the way you use your smartphones. This infographic tells the story well! More details about the article that comes with this infographic is available.
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Completing ChinaX’s Module 2: The creation and end of a unified empire
To understand the future, one must learn from the past. To understand China of today, one must learn about China of the past. If you are a Chinese Malaysian (or ethnic Chinese of other nationalities), you could do no wrong in learning a lot more about your roots.
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Despicable act of an educator – inflating marks for bribes
It is disgraceful for an academic to inflate the marks of students in exchange for bribes so that they can pass their examinations. This is despicable. It seems that the institution concerned, Curtin University, Australia, does not have a foolproof system to detect and check on possible abuse by academics. I think all institutions should have an…