Black hole and beyond - teacher takes to YouTube with Physics in Malay
Beyond unravelling the concepts of Physics, 25-year-old Muhammad Izzat Mohd Zubir is on a mission to create more related online contents in Malay.
Part of a pioneer cohort from the government's policy to teach Mathematics and Science in English, Izzat studied the two subjects in English throughout 12 years of primary and secondary school.
Throughout the years and up until his graduation from Universiti Sains Malaysia with a major in Physics and minor in Astronomy, Izzat said he found no difficulties to find reference materials.
However, while in university, his time as a part-time Physics tuition teacher made Izzat realise the difficulties to teach the subject in Malay.
Further, attempts to search for teaching materials on YouTube also revealed very limited options.
"During my own SPM year, I used the YouTube channel "Khan Academy" to study. But these students are learning in Malay.
"I tried searching on YouTube, there are no Physics contents in Malay," he told Malaysiakini.
"I think there is an unfair advantage. Students learning in English have a lot of contents, but not for those learning in Malay.
"That's what moved me to create Physics contents in Malay. There are two goals - the first to create more Malay contents, and second, to improve my own knowledge of Physics and Science terms in Malay," Izzat said.
The "Mudahnya Fizik!" channel was started in 2017 and to date has recorded over 21,000 subscribers and more than 1.5 million views.
Its contents cover Physics lessons for Form 4 and Form 5, according to the set syllabus.
Izzat said his channel saw an increase in viewers since earlier last year, as schools shuttered and classes moved online.
From a daily average of 500 views in 2019, the number gradually grew to about 6,000 daily views today, fuelling inspiration for even more fresh content.
"Prior to the movement control order (MCO), I just made videos randomly.
"Since the MCO, I have made over 150 videos and now (in the last year) I have about 400 videos," said Izzat, adding that there were days when he recorded up to 10 new videos.
The excitement, he said, was partly fuelled by appreciation from not only students but also from teachers who requested permission to use his videos as part of their own lessons.
This year, Izzat said his plans include to prepare contents covering the entire Form 5 Physics syllabus.
He said this was as schools this year will start to use a new standard syllabus.
Initially, Izzat said his online Physics classes were conducted via screen recording of his Microsoft Surface, without the need to show his face.
"I can write on the screen using a stylus. I record the screen and speak," he added.
As time goes by, Izzat said he now aims to expand his contents to lessons outside of the standard syllabus, while incorporating other more engaging methods of delivery.
Recent popular updates include on the topic of introduction to astronomy, quantum physics and theory of relativity.
Currently displayed on the channel's front page is a video explaining about the black hole, which Izzat said attracted many heartwarming comments from students.
"There are those who said the video was interesting and it triggered more questions in them.
"They commented that they had watched videos in English which they did not understand, and now discovered it (the subject) is interesting and they want to know more.
"I felt like they are close to me because I used to be like them when I was their age, I often asked questions outside of the syllabus," he said.
On his own personal learning journey, Izzat said he has accepted an offer to pursue his Master's Degree in Physics at London's Imperial College.
In future, Izzat expressed hope that more local creators will come up with contents on science, technology and mathematics, helping to unlock the potential of future scientists now struggling with limited resources in a familiar language.
"They asked questions and we know the questions are good questions. But because they don't have the opportunity or resources, they began to lose interest.
"I told them they can find answers on Google and some students said they tried to but they could not understand the unfamiliar English terms.
"That is why I try to create contents in Malay... my personal motivation," said Izzat, who also shared his plans to wed after the end of MCO 2.0. - Mkini
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