Author Archives: Kenneth PINTO

About Kenneth PINTO

Educational Technologist NUS Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology

Microsoft has today announced the successful deployment of SQL Server 2012 with the National University of Singapore (NUS), a leading global university in Asia. The University has chosen SQL Server 2012 for its combination of power features, cloud readiness and ease-of-use in creating business insights from large amount of data.

“Organizations such as NUS are making the leap forward in embracing big data,” said John Fernandes, Chief Marketing & Operations Officer, Microsoft Singapore. “Microsoft’s rich set of information tools can help organizations report, analyze and predict insights from all types of data, giving them a competitive edge in a new world where consumer expectations are ever growing, while pressures to constantly reduce operational expenditures is real.”

Completed in December 2012, this big data deployment has already enabled NUS to capture real-time analytics to improve the user experience of its online learning management system, Integrated Virtual Learning Environment (IVLE).

Read more here:

Microsoft powers National University of Singapore’s big data journey with SQL Server 2012

By NARAYANAN Shyam

Abstract
This paper provides an insight into National University of Singapore’s journey of employing Virtual Classroom software to support business continuity and distance learning course. The paper focuses on the feasibility of employing virtual classrooms as an alternative platform. Lastly this paper also shares the university’s experience of moving the Virtual Classroom to cloud, its benefits, shortcomings and the mobile platform opportunities opened up from this initiative.

Paper presentation at International Conference on Internet, E-Learning & Education Technologies (ICIEET 2012) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 21-22 September 2012.

Read the paper.

Collaborative Classroom at Faculty of Law

Collaborative Classroom at Faculty of Law


CIT and the Faculty of Law have opened two Collaborative Classrooms, CR3-4 and CR3-5, at the Bukit Timah Campus.

The classrooms are equipped with sturdy mobile seats for flexible breakout sessions. Each classroom also comes with a projector, visualizer, control panel, automatic motorized projection screen, lecturer's LCD screen and large glass whiteboards.

Contact
Mohamad Razali, Faculty of Law
lawmrsy@nus.edu.sg | 6516 4378

Collaborative Classroom at Faculty of Law

Collaborative Classroom at Faculty of Law

The iCreate Mobility Challenge 2012 has come to a close. We thank all the participants for making it a huge success. They have put in great effort and time in building useful apps for the NUS community. Three cheers to the winners!

First place
Team: Team Cephalopod
App: DrawCast
Members:

  • Sim Kern Cheh
  • Tan Zhi Rong
  • Yap Wei Rong
  • Zhong Liying

Third place
Team: M3W
App: GroupNotes
Members:

  • Cheok Jianzhong Matthew
  • Liew Wee Kiat
  • Sim Xiangli
  • Willyam Octavianus Sanusi

Fifth place
Team: AppSycos
App: Questionus
Members:

  • Amulya Khare
  • Chong Kwok Hoe, Ivan
  • Mohit Singh Kanwal
  • Rajul Gupta

Second place
Team: AppSynth
App: Project-X
Members:

  • Abbinayaa Subramanian
  • Achyut Potheri Balaji
  • Sesha Sendhil Subramanian
  • Vandhanaa Lakshminarayanan

Fourth place
Team: Team Trackers
App: NUS Navigator
Members:

  • Yaadhav Raaj

 
 
 
Highest SMS Votes
Team: iFoodie
App: NUS Foodie
Members:

  • Atul Agrawa
  • David Sim
  • Mark Lauda Lauw
iCreate Winners 2012

iCreate Winners 2012

Congratulations, once again, to all iCreate winning teams!

If you are interested in developing apps to benefit the NUS community, and are keen to join in the excitement, look out for iCreate 2013, which will be announced later this year.

The teams participating in the iCreate Mobility Challenge 2012 need your votes to win.

View the live presentation of the teams tomorrow and Wednesday and vote for your favourite app before 1st August 2012, 2359 hrs!

Your vote is powerful! Pass the word to your friends, family – or the world! The more votes each app gets the better the chance of that team winning.

And of course there’s something in it for you, too. One lucky NUS voter will stand to walk away with attractive prizes.

Voting URL: http://ivle.nus.edu.sg/public/icreate2012.aspx.