The latest issue of IDEAS , CIT's quarterly e-newsletter on instructional technology, is now online.
Updates
An Integrated Approach to Teaching Chemical Engineering by Interactive Process Visualisation
in CDTLink, March 2005
by S Farooq, S Lakshminarayanan, GP Rangaiah, AK Ray, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Prasad Iyer, Centre for Instructional Technology
The idea of integrated teaching of chemical engineering modules by interactive process visualisation presented here provides a supporting pedagogical approach to actively engage students in the learning process. Though the software presented in this paper has limited capabilities, it allows instructors of different modules to take students beyond the scope of textbook problems, help students explore a wide range of operating conditions and inculcate a deeper understanding of principles of the process.
NUS students like e-materials
in Business Times, 14, 21 March 2005
A survey conducted by NUS of 200 of its students revealed that 70 per cent of them are in favour of electronic course syllabus conducted away from campus. The
implementation of Macromedia Breeze by NUS has enabled the compression of online
materials to speed up downloads to increase accessibility for students on slower internet
connections.
Watch education innovation through Singapore
in Post Today (Thai, translated to English), B5, 16 March 2005
NUS students embrace mobile learning initiative
in Positioning Magazine (Thai, no translation), 14 March 2005
Also published in:
Thailand4.com, 14 March 2005
InfoQuest, 14 March 2005