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Let's debate! - Topic 1
Let's debate! - Topic 1
Debate is a very engaging group activity but can you organise an online debate effectively? Of course, you can!
Time for this activity (15 min)
Tan Sri Munir Majid made a strong statement about Malaysia's education system.
You can read the full article here to get the full context.
He also wrote an article, Asean needs to think again in relation to digital economy.
Let's debate on the statement (for and against). In your group, discuss the statement by considering available facts and data. Prepare at least THREE POINTS to support your position (agree or disagree). Follow the instruction below to share your points.
“I worry whether we are prepared for the digital economy. Our education system is not fit for purpose of a digital economy. We don’t educate the young and adults about the needs of this economy,” he said.
Let's debate! - Topic 2
Let's debate! - Topic 2
A degree doesn’t give a true depth of one’s competency. Nowadays we can learn just about anything from YouTube.
News excerpt:
A budding YouTube dentist is at the center of a moral debate after two NGOs banded together to pay her RM70,000 court fine, in lieu of the six-month jail term that was meted out.
The Malaysian Muslim Consumers Association (PPIM) and the Malaysian Islamic Economic Activist Organization (PPEM) are at the center of the controversy after bailing out 20-year-old Nur Farahanis Ezatty Adli, a woman who had been running an unlicensed dental practice in Melaka up until earlier this year.
She brazenly told the courts that she learned her techniques and “dentistry skills” from YouTube.
Let's debate! - Topic 3
Let's debate! - Topic 3
Let's debate on the statement (for and against). In your group, discuss the statement by considering available facts and data. Prepare at least THREE POINTS to support your position (agree or disagree). A representative from each group can submit the points.
Let's debate on the statement (for and against). In your group, discuss the statement by considering available facts and data. Prepare at least THREE POINTS to support your position (agree or disagree). A representative from each group can submit the points.
Use Kialo for Online Debate
Use Kialo for Online Debate
Kialo (kialo.com) is a public discussion platform designed to facilitate reasoned debates about complex topics online. Watch the tutorial below on how to set up Kialo for the debate activity in your class.
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