ICOT09 Day 1

The team arrived in Kuala Lumpur at 0815am and headed for KLCC to attend the conference. Tony Buzan unveiled Age of the Intelligence, Century of the Brain and Millennium of the Mind.

Tony Buzan launching the Century of the Brain

The team met up for the plenary session before attending respectively parallel paper presentations and workshops.

Mr Yeo meeting up with the Team

Group photo with Petronas Twin Towers in the background

The team consolidated the day's learning through sharing the sessions attended. Mdm Maria facilitated the discussion while the members reflected the various research and theories presented. Members also asked pertinent questions that generated critical conversations on teaching and learning, systems and structures.

The team had a fruitful conversation which ended at 1030pm with the following takeaways

1. 9 Core areas of the 21st century learning

2. Building learning power - skills versus dispositions

3. New conception beyond thinking skills and habits of mind