MAKER MOBILE TO INSPIRE MALAYSIAN STUDENTS NATIONWIDE

PUTRAJAYA, July 4 (Bernama) -- Maker Mobile, a mobile workshop and a webe community funded initiative, which aims to redefine learning and education nationwide, has come to life with its first workshop on Robotics with 30 students from SK Putrajaya Presint 8 (1), Putrajaya. The workshop was officiated by Nazeem Nasir, Chief Marketing Officer, webe together with Dzameer Dzukilfi, Managing Director, Teach for Malaysia, Mohamad Zulfadli Amin, Manager, Nurturing Unit, MyDigitalMaker Department, Talent and Digital Entrepreneurship Division, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDeC) as well as Puan Hajah Naemah Binti Ismail, Guru Besar Cemerlang. Nazeem explained the role of webe community in making Maker Mobile a reality as he applauded the efforts of the project champions Chong Zhi Xiong, Rachael Francis and Nigel Sim. He said, “Encouraging Malaysian students to take up STEM subjects is among the major challenges in education, currently facing the country – and is a global problem as well. Even as the government has outlined key steps to strengthen the delivery of STEM across the education system in Malaysia, projects like Maker Mobile help bridge the education gap between the more urban and rural areas and play an important role in helping to build a stronger nation of makers a reality. We are thrilled that our work with Maker Mobile has helped them empower an engaging and more inclusive learning environment. Maker Mobile is a clear example of what can be achieved if our community comes together to collaborate and co-create.” Maker Mobile is a mobile classroom that provides STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) based workshops to students across Malaysia. The project aims to reach out to 900 students from 30 under deserved schools across Peninsular Malaysia in 30 days. The workshops are designed to build on a child’s natural curiosity by teaching STEM concepts through hands-on learning. There are four (4) workshops offered - Coding, Robotics, Embedded System and App Inventing which are taught over a three-hour period. http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=29506