Sip & Learn Session with Reuben Suresh Arthur, TCI Oenology Specialist and Certified WSET Trainer

Taylor’s Culinary Institute’s (TCI) Specialist in Oenology and certified WSET Trainer Mr. Reuben Suresh Arthur conducted a Sip & Learn webinar to share his knowledge on the different alcoholic beverage certifications available to suit different industries.

Mr. Reuben listed and explained all the certifications available in the industry and the importance of obtaining a WSET Certification while working as a Sommelier and F&B Personnel. The session was opened to public and participants with different backgrounds such as from Monash University, Singapore Airlines, Fine Wine Singapore, Inside Vine, W Kuala Lumpur and Taylor’s alumni from Indonesia attended this session.

Many participants were able to share their backgrounds and what were their future plans with Mr. Reuben for him to recommend which certification gives more value for them.

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Expert Series by Datin Sahmalah Sakthivel: Giving Effective Feedback through One-to-One Conferencing

The expert series e-workshops organised by School of Education which showcases important ideas from the perspectives of experts in the field. These series feature practitioners who are prominent academics from our partner schools to provide an immersive, inclusive and enriching educational experience to the participants. The first of the two expert series e-workshop this semester was conducted by Datin Sahmalah Sakthivel from Nexus International School Malaysia. With 23 years of teaching experience at Taylor’s Schools and involvement in various teacher development programmes, her passion and know-hows on formative assessment brought a unique inspiration to the notion of feedback, which according to her, was the vaccine for boosting progress.

Addressing a total of 120 participants in the session, which included student teachers, lecturers, students from various faculties and alumni, she spoke about Giving Effective Feedback through One-to-One Conferencing. During this session she presented various examples of how the one-to-one conferencing is conducted where teachers and students were positively engaged with the intention to help students see success in their learning. This dialogic and synergistic interaction provides an open and transparent space to move learners forward and bridge the gap between teaching and learning.

According to Datin Sahmalah, one-to-one conferencing sessions are the worthwhile moments that provided her insights into what goes on in her students’ minds. Feedback from the participants indicated that the session was very encouraging, as they described it to be helpful, inspiring, insightful, informative, and enlightening.

BERNAMA Press: Speculative Futility by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Roslina Abdul Latif on State of Emergency

In her latest column, Associate Professor Dr. Roslina Abdul Latif talks about the state of emergency that was announced on 12 January 2021 and what it entails? The aim of this extraordinary measure is to tackle the surging COVID-19 pandemic, as it empowers the government to focus on tackling the menace unobstructed. The reasoning seemed sensible as the day the emergency was declared, Malaysia reported 3,309 new cases, breaking a record for the highest daily record. The number of new cases has been on the rise steadily since September last year.

She also goes on to discuss how politicians can be so detached from the reality. Rather than focusing attention on the recent floods that hit the country and the pandemic, there is still politicking by certain quarters and notions of a coup. This current situation has no doubt given the government a reprieve of sorts. But it does not stop the persistent call for snap elections from different quarters. Election speculation has always become a parlour pastime in these situations; traditional warung or mamak chatter – mostly harmless but the very devil’s workshop for idle minds.

The article can be accessed here: https://bernama.com/en/thoughts/news.php?id=1964518