During the Program (Sofwan Azman - 17202861/1)

GIG1005: SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT

Name: MUHAMMAD NOR SOFWAN BIN MOHD NOR AZMAN

Matric No.: KIG190509 (17202861/1)

Program Name: UM/Kinrara TinkerCAD Mentoring Program

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Blog Entry #1 (8 June 2021)

The first session started with an Opening Ceremony which included a doa recitation and an inauguration statement from SMK Seksyen 4 Bandar Kinrara's principal, Pn Fadzlon.

Thankful for her input towards the program, we began with an ice-breaking session with the students and became acquainted with them. This part was crucial towards the process of two-way learning and would help see the program run much more smoother than if it were simply a one-way learning method.

Finally, the teaching session began by introducing the basic concept and controls of TinkerCAD as a modelling platform for both 3D concepts and especially for us, Circuitry.

Imran, Wit and Yusri began teaching the students how the controls in the program worked as well as how to build a simple series circuit. After each subsequent method taught, we would ask the students to do the same using their own accounts and screenshot their output via the WhatsApp group that we have made;

Finally, we ended the session by providing them a quick exercise to submit to us as we felt that this was crucial towards the continuation of the 2nd session's lesson.

Blog Entry #2 (9 June 2021)

For the second session, Irfan and Iman were in charge of teaching the students the Arduino Uno's use and concept. I felt as though their approach was very likeable and well kept. The students seemed to have been able to connect to their method of teaching.

I liked Irfan's approach because it was simple and direct and even if we were to teach a lower level of students, the message would still be provided;

Iman's approach on the other hand was more complex and delved into another realm of difficulty. Logical though, seeing as though teaching raw coding concepts to students that have close to zero basics of the stuff required a sudden push of the unknown concept;

Overall, the 2nd session ran as smooth as the 1st and I am especially thankful since it has made it easier for me to present the 3rd session on the following day.

Blog Entry #3 (10 June 2021)

During the 3rd session, Aiman and I were in charge of testing the students knowledge. I felt as though this session was very crucial because we had to gauge whether or not what we were trying to teach them was even processed. In addition, we wanted to test their ability to work together as a team since this was needed for solving the issue the school had with their aquaponic system and also future group work;

The students were great and were able to showcase team work though there were moments of awkwardness at the start, they were able to get along to solve the problem at hand.

Finally, Aiman presented the solution towards the pop quiz scenario. He could've shown the students by simulating and building the circuit himself but provided that most of the groups were able to solve the problem, only a brief of the answer was done.

Blog Entry #4 (11 June 2021)

For the final session, Hazmie and I were in charge of introducing towards the students, an issue that their school had with their aquaponic system. This session was important in my opinion because it provides future involvement of the knowledge that the students have gained and this is in line with the SULAM objectives. Other than that, this would provide our group with another source of output from the students so that we could be able to complete our 32 hours of engagement.

I began by introducing the concept of the aquaponic system as well as the problem the school faced regarding the system which was a power outage issue. Admittedly, my part was easier to dissect and present when compared to Hazmie's since his part required understanding of the circuitry and code needed to solve the issue. All in all, I feel the work distribution has justified my weight of presentation and I'm just glad to have been able to pitch in to help;

For Hazmie's part, he had to be able to communicate the solution (which was quite difficult) to the basic concepts of circuitry and coding the students have already learned via the first two sessions. In the end, he was able to convey the solution in a very understandable and concise manner and even having enough time to test the students of the solution's concepts and components via a Kahoot-It quiz;

Finally, we ended the session with Pn Lee Ling's closing statement representing the school and a the winners announcement for the best group and top 2 participants of the program. With a huge sigh of relief the program was almost over, so we took a quick picture with the students and wished them a whole lot of thanks and good luck;