Posted By:  adriancsn Posted On:  Sep 21, 2008	NEWS: English on the web
THE Online Resources for Learning in English (MyLinE) which was specially created to help UTM students improve their language skills, has proven to be a hit. It’s been so popular that the website has been extended to students in the country’s 19 other public universities. First launched in...... [view]

Posted By:  adriancsn Posted On:  Sep 7, 2008	NEWS: Get Smart
Some rural smart schools in Sarawak are making lots of headway with ICT in the classroom. WHAT image comes to mind when you think of kampung (village) schools? An old rickety fan, rows of wooden chairs and tables, and wide-eyed children in front of a blackboard, perhaps? Ah, but for some smart...... [view]

Posted By:  adriancsn Posted On:  Aug 24, 2008	NEWS: IT-wired schools
How far can you go with the use of ICT in classroom learning? In Singapore, there seems to be no limit. NEWTON’S students think he is smart and patient. There are 40 of them in class, but he always gives them individual attention and is generous with his compliments whenever they get an answer...... [view]

Posted By:  adriancsn Posted On:  Aug 24, 2008	NEWS: Drawing on talent
“I AM constantly experimenting and creating things for my students, to the point that I sometimes feel the classroom is like my own lab,” says art teacher Nur Ilyana Mohamed Anwar, with a laugh. With a simple tool – Microsoft Powerpoint – Ilyana trains her pupils to create animated work...... [view]

Posted By:  adriancsn Posted On:  Jul 6, 2008	NEWS: Team effort
TO improve the proficiency of Maths and Science teachers, a project called Team Teaching was launched recently. Under the programme a Mathematics or Science primary school teacher will be paired with an English primary school teacher. The programme is a collaboration by the Education Ministry,...... [view]

Posted By:  adriancsn Posted On:  Jul 6, 2008	NEWS: Going international?
WITH a delivery system based primarily on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), it was only a matter of time before Open University Malaysia (OUM) ventured into the international arena. The first university in Malaysia to provide courses entirely via open and distance learning, OUM has...... [view]

Posted By:  adriancsn Posted On:  Jun 22, 2008	NEWS: RM33,000 to set up e-classroom
SJK (C) Kwong Hon in Sungai Besi is now equipped with a smart e-classroom for a technology-enhanced learning experience, with a donation of RM33,000 from SP Setia Foundation. To get the smart e-classroom up and running, the foundation spent RM10,500 on the basic facilities consisting of a...... [view]

Posted By:  adriancsn Posted On:  Jun 1, 2008	NEWS: Corporate Help
The Education Ministry is working with corporations to involve students in projects to enhance their problem-solving skills. THE Education Ministry's objective is to produce all-round students who have the ability to think and cope in situations beyond the classroom. According to Education...... [view]

Posted By:  adriancsn Posted On:  May 11, 2008	NEWS: Ideas galore!
his year’s Melta conference will explore issues related to various types of literacies. THE 17th Melta International Conference that will be held at three different venues this year – Sabah, Penang and Selangor – promises to be an exciting and inspiring one for those involved...... [view]

Posted By:  adriancsn Posted On:  May 23, 2008	WCIT 2008: children + technology = ideas
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should consider setting up a think-tank comprising primary and secondary school students, said chipmaker Intel Corp. The think-tank would introduce the children to working with technology, with the aim of generating ideas for using technology to better the lives of...... [view]

Posted By:  adriancsn Posted On:  May 25, 2008	COMPETITION: Virtual Victors
TEAM Cosmic’s winning solution – Virtual Paper – has bagged it an all-expenses-paid trip to Paris. The team from Universiti Sains Malaysia – comprising Jasy Liew Suet Yan, Matthew Phiong Yoon Kheong, Ooi Keng Siang and Loo Wan Koe – won the championship at the national finals of...... [view]