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Welcome to Utube

Kenneth Pinto (admin) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:45:23 +0000

in The Sunday Times, 15 November 2009
by Shefali Rekhi

The National University of Singapore (NUS), ranked among top global institutions in the world, took up a video channel on YouTube last year.

The channel showcases some of its popular campus discussions – on subjects ranging from Asia vs Europe and the Rwandan civil war to the turnaround story of the Indian Railways and the rise of political Islam in Indonesia.

Audio Visual Assessment Index Course

citsec — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:59:59 +0000

CIT conducted the Audio Visual Assessment Index Course on 11 November 2009. This course gave NUS staff an insight into the video production workflow at CIT. Based on course feedback, participants recognized the importance of understanding the audio-visual production process. They also appreciated the balance of theory and practical examples in the course.

Emerging Web Technology – Microsoft Silverlight

Kenneth Pinto (admin) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:15:34 +0000

CIT is hosting a seminar about Emerging Web Technology – Microsoft Silverlight on Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 2.30pm at the CIT Auditorium, Level 2, Computer Centre (map). IT professionals from Microsoft will provide their perspective on web trends and the ways Microsoft Silverlight technology is supporting them. Staff and students are invited to attend.

APRU Multi-Party Video Conference

citsec — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:38:11 +0000

CIT supported an APRU multi-party video conference involving 16 universities. The first APRU Video Conference Session on Grid Computing was hosted by National University of Singapore on 21 October 2009. Over 30 participants from Australia, Chile, China, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore and the United States took part in the video conference. Representatives from six universities presented their campuses’ development, management and use of Grid resources for research computing and infrastructure.

eLearning Week

citsec — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:41:11 +0000

CIT successfully supported the campus-wide eLearning Week from 5 Oct to 10 Oct 2009. Almost 1000 modules had online lectures during eLearning Week.

Virtual Classroom

citsec — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:33:52 +0000

CIT has integrated the Centra, a Virtual Classroom tool, with IVLE. Interactive and collaborative lectures/tutorials can be conducted online involving students anywhere around the world using IVLE’s Virtual Classroom software.

Lost in NUS? Let Gothere.sg guide the way

Kenneth Pinto (admin) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:57:14 +0000

OED, CRISP and CIT have collaborated with Gothere.sg to provide an interactive map of NUS. Find out about the map features on the Gothere.sg blog, and start exploring the NUS campus.

Screen Recording at a desktop near you

Kenneth Pinto (admin) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:30:47 +0000

CIT introduces Screen Recording for all teaching staff. You can now record what is displayed on your computer desktop while you provide audio commentary. This allows you to create a video of a lecture presentation or software demonstration from your Windows or Mac computer, on campus or at home.

CIT staff wins Microsoft MVP award

Kenneth Pinto (admin) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:26:14 +0000

CIT staff Jeffery TAY is now a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for his “exceptional contributions to technical communities worldwide”. Congratulations, Jeffery!

Influenza A (H1N1) Preparedness – eLearning

Kenneth Pinto (admin) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:58:38 +0000

CIT has prepared the Influenza A (H1N1) Preparedness – eLearning webpage and guidelines (login with NUSNET ID and password, omit the domain).