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aNTUna - Mobile Learning Initiative @ NTU - Part 1 27 June 2005

The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore started their eLearning initiative in July 2000 using a creative branding called edveNTUre (http://edventure.sg). With the rapid adoption of edveNTUre eLearning services by professors and students, the University began its journey to introduce more value-added services within edveNTUre. A new initiative called aNTUna was started in July 2002 with strategic focus on bringing mobile accessibility to content and collaboration…
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aNTUna - Mobile Learning Initiative @ NTU - Part 2 27 June 2005

The second aNTUna initiative that was launched in July 2002 involves the use of wireless video projectors in all 120 tutorial rooms as a tool to facilitate collaborative learning. In a typical tutorial session, the professor, prior to the start of the lesson, can locate the networked video projector …
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aNTUna - Mobile Learning Initiative @ NTU - Part 3 27 June 2005

Since the decommissioning of aNTUna Blackboard ToGo! in Jun 2004, the team from NTU-CED has been looking out for a suitable Mobile Learning technology that fully address the needs of facilitating effective mobile learning any time, any where and at any pace…
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Belfast Institute Team Scores in European Premier League 19 January 2005

Start of term brought great news for a small tightly knit team based in ILT and Curriculum Development. It has secured major EU funding for a highly innovative Grundtvig Trans-national Project- GOAL - to develop e-training materials for the adult vocational sector…
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MiBUG Conference 2004: User Groups Matter 05 October 2004

The Michigan Blackboard Users Group (MiBUG) 3rd annual conference was a successful event. Donna Wicks and Jon Kowalski from Kettering University began this initiative, and hosted our conference...
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EdveNTUre Activity Cycle for Professors, Tutors and Supporting 05 July 2004

A comprehensive project management approach to planning the annual cycle of Blackboard deployment...
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Best Practices Matters: Strategies Beyond the Tool 23 April 2004

Building a Bb initiative in your educational community is an evolving process. Cultivating a Best Practices sharing environment assists with imbedding and integrating the use of Bb tools into the instructional process. Embracing the Best Practices forum stimulates dialogue between faculty, for enhancing the teaching and learning process. Another benefit is promoting the use of technology tools in an educational community.
Thus, Best Practices indicates progression along a continuum of using Bb tools, toward building a community of collaboration. So how do you define this process in action?...

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The Next Generation of E-Learning - Strategies for Media Rich On-line Teaching and Engaged Learning: Part One 23 April 2004

The following article is the first in a series of three from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. This first one outlines the steps taken by NTU to introduce e-Learning as an institutional strategy and, in June, NTU’s developments in media rich on-line teaching will be explored. Finally, in August, the results of a university wide survey will be discussed which provides valuable insight into the learners’ experience of a full-scale e-Learning adoption and the pointers this gives for future development...

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