IDEAS

Virtual Classroom through Web Conferencing

virtual-classroom

The simplest ways to conduct tutorial sessions online is via IVLE chat rooms (live) or IVLE discussion forums (asynchronous). However, you may want a more dynamic and interactive environment to conduct your lessons. This is where web conferencing is useful.

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Google Docs – An Apt App

google-docs

Assoc. Prof. Eleanor Wong, Director of the Legal Skills Programme at the NUS Law School shares how she used Google Docs to aid in improving her students' writing.
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Screen Recording simplified

camtasia-relay

Camtasia Relay is now available to all lecturers for your screen recording needs. Screen recording, also known as screencasting, allows you to record your computer desktop as well as your audio narration. Anything which can be displayed on your computer screen can be recorded.

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March 2009

Spotlight

Video conferencing enables Temple University-NUS SAGE Certification Programme Lectures

PR5302 and PR5303 conducted via video conference
Programmes part of Temple University-NUS SAGE Certification Programme and MSc (Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology)
Inaugural live lecture conducted on Sat 17 Jan 2009
“The video conference lectures have been amazing.”

eLearning

Buzz about BuzzEd

First-ever eLearning seminar in NUS - BuzzEd: eLearning possibilities illuminated
Educators and vendors covered various aspects of educational technology
Many attendees want BuzzEd to be an annual affair and to hear more from teaching peers

Faculty Voice

Dr Low Hong Tong - Living with Fluids, Working with Wikis

Dr Low Hong Tong uses wiki project for introductory module on fluid dynamics
students work in groups developing informational wiki about diseases involving blood flow
wiki history helps to track contributions, which is taken into account for marking

News

CIT online publications revamp

Move to consolidate CIT’s online publications, which spread over several sites
CITations online publication incorporating CIT updates, IDEAS newsletter and an Educational Technology blog
CIT System Updates separate so that important system messages

Video conferencing enables Temple University-NUS SAGE Certification Programme Lectures

PR5302 and PR5303 conducted via video conference
Programmes part of Temple University-NUS SAGE Certification Programme and MSc (Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology)
Inaugural live lecture conducted on Sat 17 Jan 2009
"The video conference lectures have been amazing."

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