Wednesday, February 16th, 2022
by NURUL SUHAIDI / pic credit: cimb.com
CIMB Foundation has joined Teach For Malaysia (TFM) and YTL Foundation to launch Phase 2 of the Learn From Home Frog School Lessons.
The education recovery effort focuses on developing classroom leaders, learning content material, as well as hosting community workshops to support bottom 40% income group (B40) students and parents during the post-pandemic academic year (2022-2023).
CIMB Foundation CEO Rafe Haneef (picture) said the adoption of online learning remains a necessity as Covid-19 continues to cause disruptions to the education system across Malaysia.
“As such, it is important that online resources are made available to support the continuity of education by accommodating various delivery modes in line with their respective household context and environment,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Rafe added that education is one of CIMB Foundation’s impact areas, and this programme is part of its mission to reach out to communities in providing access to quality education.
“We hope to build resilient learning systems where students who need extra support can access high-quality learning resources that are aligned to the curriculum at any time,” he said.
Since its introduction, the platform has been accessed over one million times with lessons covered include English, Bahasa Malaysia, Mathematics and Science for Standard 1 to Form 5.
It is noted that an additional 1,000 lessons to address the remaining core subjects in the curriculum will be added to the platform this year so that students can catch up with their lessons through self-directed learning.
FrogAsia learning can be found on YTL Foundation’s website and the FrogPlay mobile app.
“Together with TFM and YTL Foundation, we will continue to extend our support to drive this programme and ensure that no child’s educational success is limited by their socio-economic background,” Rafe added.
TFM CEO Chan Soon Seng noted that the past two years of remote learning had been challenging for students that did not have equal access to learning resources and have continued to fall behind.
“Moving forward, we need to continue to provide these students with access to high quality learning materials.
“We also need to invest in local community leadership development for the communities themselves to be able to support students’ education recovery sustainably,” he said.
TFM and CIMB Foundation have focused on building strong leadership in the classrooms through the former’s fellowship and workshops with students and parents from the People’s Housing Programme (PPR) communities.
“The goal is to reach at least six PPR communities, 60 teachers and 9,600 students by 2023.
“Initiatives such as our PPR workshops are aimed at increasing students’ motivation and promoting interactive learning outside the classroom,” Chan added.
CIMB Foundation also hoped parents would actively participate as they play an important role in their children’s learning and development.
YTL Foundation, on the other hand, has been collaborating with volunteer tutors to help children in PPR areas using the platform’s lessons to make up for the learning loss caused by the pandemic.
YTL Foundation programme director Datuk Kathleen Chew said students living in these communities had a hard time coping with home-based learning since the pandemic.
“Under our Learn from Home initiative, we provided data and smartphones to over 100,000 students in B40 families, but many are still left without a device and resources for learning.
“Through partnerships with CIMB Foundation and TFM, we hope that many more communities will be empowered to help their students make up for the learning loss not only in the core subjects of Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics and Science but in all other subjects in the curriculum through the additional 1,000 lessons we will be releasing this year,” she said.
CIMB Foundation and YTL Foundation are also supporting TFM’s 10th cohort of fellows, who will be placed in primary schools for the first time.
BY Alexander Wong
YTL Foundation and Qualcomm have jointly distributed 50 laptops to SMK La Salle in Petaling Jaya and SMK Air Molek in Melaka. The laptops bundled with a 12-month Yes 4G subscription with 120GB of data is aimed at helping students to continue learning from home as school starts to reopen and transition to hybrid learning.
According to the press statement, the schools were given NEO laptops that are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c compute platform. The device comes with 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD storage, and built-in 4G LTE connectivity for an always-on connection. The laptops are pre-installed with Microsoft Windows 10 Pro.
Qualcomm International Country Director Mr Goh Thih Liang said “Qualcomm understands how education is a key driver for economic growth and development and we are excited to collaborate with the YTL Foundation to bring educational laptops with mobile network connectivity to schools in Malaysia. During these challenging times, we’re committed to help bridge the learning gap and one of the ways we’re doing this is through our breakthrough innovations in mobile computing. Laptops to provide access to reliable and stable connectivity from almost anywhere is exactly what today’s students deserve for meeting the demands of modern educational needs.”
YTL Foundation Programme Director Kathleen Chew said “We are hopeful that all students will be able to return to school soon and resume in person classes. However, as it may be some time before all students are back in school full time, these laptops will be extremely useful to help students make up for the learning loss experienced in the many months of school closure. Since the start of the pandemic, YTL Foundation has in collaboration with YES and FrogAsia been supporting students with data, devices and learning resources under our Learn From Home Initiative.”
Last month, YTL Foundation has announced that it’s giving free 7GB of Yes 4G data each month to eligible university students for a period of one year. The free SIM card and data are offered with no strings attached and the campaign is available from October until September 2022. Existing users under the University Learn From Home are also able to extend their free data offer online.
During the tabling of Budget 2022, the government has announced the PerantiSiswa programme which aims at providing free tablets to B40 students. Registration for the tablet programme is set to begin in Q2 2022 and it will be offered via Celcom, Digi, Maxis, U Mobile, TM and YTL Communications.
Oleh Najib
YTL Foundation telah mengumumkan kempen baru Learn From Home untuk membantu pelajar universiti meneruskan pembelajaran mereka secara dalam talian. Pelajar universiti yang layak, boleh menebus kad sim Yes 4G percuma dan menikmati 7GB data 4G setiap bulan selama setahun.
Buat masa ini, inisiatif Learn From Home oleh YTL Foundation diberikan kepada pelajar dan kakitangan di 35 universiti di Malaysia iaitu:
Universiti Awam
Universiti Swasta
Politeknik
SIM dan data percuma ini diberikan tanpa sebarang ikatan dikenakan. Malah, tiada bayaran pendahuluan diperlukan atau kontrak untuk ditandatangani. Data percuma sebanyak 7GB/bulan pula diberikan mulai sekarang sehingga 30 September 2022. Menjadikan jumlah data percuma ini sebanyak 84GB.
Buat pelajar yang telah mendaftar untuk program Learn From Home sebelum ini, anda boleh melanjutkan tawaran data percuma. Dengan lanjutan ini, anda menerima 7GB data percuma setiap bulan di dalam akaun Yes anda sehingga September 2022.
Menurut CEO YTL Communications, Wing K. Lee, secara purata pengguna yes 4G menggunakan sekitar 10-12GB data setiap bulan sepanjang 18 bulan sebelum ini. Dengan universiti mula dibuka semula untuk pembelajaran secara hibrid, Yes menjangka penggunaan data akan menurun dan kuota 7GB adalah permulaan yang baik. Jika perlukan lebih data, pelajar boleh menambah kuota dari serendah RM1 untuk setiap 1GB.
Yes kini menawarkan salah satu pelan prabayar paling bernilai di Malaysia dengan 20GB data berharga hanya RM20/bulan. Pengguna boleh menambah 1GB data berharga RM1 yang sah digunakan dalam 1 hari, atau 10GB RM10 yang sah selama 7 hari.
Wing turut menyatakan bahawa Yes adalah satu-satunya rangkaian 4G sepenuhnya di Malaysia dengan liputan 91% di kawasan berpopulasi. Bagi memenuhi keperluan yang bakal meningkat, Yes telah menaik taraf kapasiti dan jalur lebar di semua kawasan. Dia juga menambah, Yes kini menawarkan ganjaran dan hadiah di dalam aplikasi MyYes untuk menarik minat pengguna menambah nilai.
Untuk maklumat lanjut, layari laman web Learn From Home oleh YTL Foundation.
（吉隆坡10月11日讯）杨忠礼基金会（YTL Foundation）和马来亚大学（Universiti Malaya）今日宣布建立新的合作伙伴关系，在更新版的居家学习（Learn From Home）倡议中，为大学生提供居家学习的便利。
与此同时，杨忠礼基金会也在推介礼宣布将此合作项目扩展至全国35所本地大学，以造福这些大学的学生。受惠的大学生，包括12万名新入学的学生可以在新学年开始后的12个月内免费获得由YES提供的每月7GB上网数据，直到2022年9月30日为止。
杨忠礼基金会今日发文告指出，居家学习（Learn From Home）倡议是一项由杨忠礼基金会与YES和FrogAsia携手于2020年3月推出的计划，当时正值国家首次实施行管令的时期，全马各地的学校和大学纷纷从实体课转为线上教学。
文告说，这项倡议除了为政府学校和合作大学的学生免费提供含有40GB上网数据的YES SIM卡，也为育有学龄儿童的B40低收入家庭免费提供一台智能手机、一张SIM卡、为期12个月的上网数据配套和浏览FrogPlay移动应用程式内的学习内容的权限，以确保学生们可以继续在家通过网络学习，并与学校保持联系。
如今，这个倡议已经延长至2022年9月，以便来自B40低收入家庭的学生可以继续居家学习，并通过FrogPlay移动应用程式内的学习内容汲取更多课外知识。
杨忠礼基金会项目总监拿督周怀琳在马大举行的推介礼上说：“我们很荣幸能与这些本地大学合作，并让全马更多的大学生能够从居家学习（Learn From Home）倡议中受益。疫情已经持续了近两年，虽然我们已经适应了新常态，但生活中依然存在一些挑战。无论是在家里或是校园，很多学生依然面对缺乏互联网连接的便利。我们希望通过与超过35所大学的战略合作能帮助学生们专注于学习，而不必担心自己是否有足够的上网数据来上网课、出席辅导课或完成线上小组作业。”
马大学校长拿督莫哈末韩迪教授说：“这场疫情促使我们采用崭新数码方式来教导学生。我们要感谢杨忠礼基金会和YES愿意与大学合作，为学生提供免费的上网数据。我们希望彼此能紧密合作，进一步增强学生的能力，使他们能够在新常态中继续学习。”
迄今为止， Learn From Home 倡议已送出超过1800万GB的上网数据、45万张免费SIM卡和10万部免费手机给有需要的人。今年4月，这项倡议也惠及全国教师专业职工总会（NUTP）的23万名会员。老师们可免费获得内附40GB上网数据的SIM卡，以协助他们与学生保持联系，进行线上教学。
合作伙伴大学包括：
【政府大学】
‧马来亚大学（UM）
‧马来西亚理科大学（USM）
‧马来西亚彭亨大学（UMP）
‧马来西亚国民大学（UKM）
‧拉曼大学学院（TARC）
‧马来西亚登嘉楼大学（UMT）
‧马来西亚博特拉大学（UPM）
‧马来西亚北方大学（UUM）
‧玛拉工艺大学（UiTM）
‧马来西亚敦胡先翁大学（UTHM）
‧玛拉理工大学学院（KUPTM）
‧TATI大学学院（UC TATI）
【私立大学】
‧金宝拉曼大学（UTAR）
‧国家能源大学（UNITEN）
‧多媒体大学（MMU）
‧赛城大学（UOC）
‧敦拉萨国际大学（UNITAR）
‧国际医药大学及国际医药学院（IMU & IMC）
‧汝来大学（Nilai U）
‧马来西亚多元资源工业汽车技术大学（DRB-HICOM U）
‧马来西亚电脑科学与工程大学（UNIMY）
‧首要大学（Perdana University）
‧Bestari大学学院（UCB）
‧怡保TAJ国际学院（TIC）
‧杨忠礼国际酒店管理学院（YTL-ICHM）
‧南方大学学院（Southern UC）
‧沙巴基金局大学学院（UCSF）
‧马来西亚艺术学院（MIA）
‧新纪元大学学院（NEUC）
‧马来亚威尔斯国际大学（IUMW）
【工艺学院】
‧苏丹哈芝阿末莎工艺学院（POLISAS）
‧苏丹阿都哈林慕阿占沙工艺学院（POLIMAS）
‧柔佛丰盛港工艺学院（PMJ）
‧苏丹沙拉胡丁阿都阿兹沙工艺学院（PSA）
‧翁姑奥玛工艺学院（PUO）
‧瓜拉冷岳社区学院（KKKL）
Oleh AMRAN MULUP
MELAKA: Tiada ungkapan yang mampu diluahkan pelajar Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Bukit Rambai, Siti Norazira Mohd. Din, 17, melainkan perasaan teruja apabila menerima telefon pintar dan data percuma sempena Hari Kemerdekaan ke-64.
Anak bongsu daripada 10 beradik itu antara 180 pelajar keluarga B40 menetap di Parlimen Tangga Batu yang menerima telefon pintar hasil kerjasama UMNO bahagian dan YTL Foundation.
Siti Norazira berkata, dia kini akan lebih fokus dan selesa untuk belajar melalui kaedah pengajaran dan pembelajaran di rumah (PdPR) setelah menerima sumbangan terbabit.
“Sebelum ini, saya terpaksa meminjam telefon daripada abang dan kakak untuk mengikuti pembelajaran dalam talian.
“Ini menyebabkan saya hilang fokus dan ada ketika tidak dapat mengikutinya,” katanya ketika ditemui pada program penyerahan di Baitul Tariq, Klebang di sini hari ini.
Majlis disempurnakan Ketua UMNO Bahagian Tangga Batu, Datuk Seri Mohamad Ali Mohamad; Timbalannya, Datuk Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah serta wakil Kesatuan Perkhidmatan Pendidikan Kebangsaan (KPPK), Noor Hasryzal Mohamad.
Dalam pada itu, bagi seorang lagi pelajar, Ainnur Mardiah Abd. Razak, 14, juga dari SMK Bukit Rambai, dia melahirkan rasa syukur dan gembira terpilih untuk menerima peranti percuma berkenaan.
Menurut anak bongsu daripada lima beradik itu, sebelum ini dia hanya menggunakan telefon bapa atau ibu setiap kali mengikuti PdPR.
“Susah bila tidak ada telefon bimbit sendiri untuk mengikuti pembelajaran dalam talian. Sekarang saya lega sudah ada telefon dan boleh mengikuti sesi pembelajaran dengan lebih selesa,” katanya.
Sementara itu, Mohamad Ali berkata, pemberian telefon pintar itu akan ditambah mengikut permintaan terutama keluarga B40 di semua Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN), Paya Rumput, Klebang, Sungai Udang dan Pantai Kundor.
Katanya, seramai 180 penerima dikenal pasti dan penambahan akan dilakukan seandainya wujud keperluan pada masa akan datang.
