Using white boards to engage students with employability skills

The Executive Summary of the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2015-2025 (Higher Education) indicated that even though Malaysia has made significant gains in risen global recognition, employers report that graduates lack the critical thinking, communication skills, and the language proficiency (especially in English) that are essential for success in the 21st century. (Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, 2015). However, higher education institutions can help improve the employability skills among their students through effective teaching delivery, curriculum, and assessments (Abd Majid et al., 2020). References Abd Majid, M. Z., Hussin, M., Norman, M. H., & Kasavan, S. (2020). The employability skills among students of public higher education institution in Malaysia. Geografia-Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.17576/geo-2020-1601-04 Greene, N. (2024). 6 Ways to Use Clipboards and Whiteboards to Boost Engagement. https://www.edutopia.org/article/low-tech-student-participation-tools increase-participation/ Massingham, P. & Herrington, T. (2006). Does Attendance Matter? An Examination of Student Attitudes, Participation, Performance and Attendance. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 3(2). Mead, L. (2012). Using interactive white boards as a tool to motivate and engage student learners with learning difficulties and disabilities. Journal of Assistive Technologies. 6(1), 62-65. DOI: 10.1108/17549451211214364 Mendez-Reguera, E. A. & Lopez, M. (2021). Using a digital whiteboard for student engagement in distance education. Journal of Computers & Electrical Engineering, 93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compeleceng.2021.107268 Mettetal, G. (2012). The What, Why and How of Classroom Action Research. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 2(1, 6, 13). Morgan, H. (2010). Teaching with the Interactive Whiteboard: An Engaging Way to Provide Instruction. Focus on Elementary. U.S. Department of Education. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED577573.pdf Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia. (2015). https://www.um.edu.my/docs/um-magazine/4-executive-summary-pppm-2015-2025.pdf. Norman, V. & Nelesen, S. (2016). Using Small Whiteboards to Engage Students in Active Learning (Abstract Only). SIGCSE '16: Proceedings of the 47th ACM Technical Symposium on Computing Science Education. 689. https://doi.org/10.1145/2839509.2850545 Prince, M. (2004). Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research. Journal of Engineering Education, 93(3), 223-231. Samarawickrema, G., & Cleary, K. (2021). Block Mode Study: Opportunities and Challenges for a New Generation of Learners in an Australian University. StudentSuccess, 12(1), 13-23. Sharples, M. 2019. To Improve Education – Focus on Pedagogy Not Technology. OEB Insights.