Singapore launch eduLab at Academy of Singapore Teachers
Last week, Mr Hawazi Daipi, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Manpower launched the eduLab@AST at the iCTLT conference. Acting as a “living lab” for teachers to experiment with new technologies, it will showcase experiments trialed in selected schools, and provides a space for the testing and dissemination of mature innovations and successful practises. (press release)
Singapore has been focusing on the development of technology for education. Back in 2008, the Ministry of Education embarked on a FutureSchool@Singapore plan, where selected schools will be chosen to leverage on state-of-the-art infocomm technologies to enhance existing curriculum and pedagogies. For more information on this initiative, please visit the IDA Singapore website.
Terrapinn will be organising a education technology conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in September this year. The aim of the event is to provide a platform for teachers in Asia to learn about the successful integration of technologies in schools from around the region. Confirmed speakers at the event include:
- Dr Norrizan Razali, Head, Smart Schools Division, Multimedia Development Corporation, Malaysia
- Dr. Sinforoso M. Birung, Director, Office of Programs and Standards, Commission on Higher Education, Philippines
- Gerrit W. Bahlman, Director, ICT, Hong Kong Polytechnic University & Director, Joint Universities Computer Center, Hong Kong
- Le Thi Ngoc Diep, Principal,Nguyen Binh Khiem Primary School, Vietnam
- Professor Daniel Tan, Director, Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Kumiko Morimura, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan
Download the programme agenda here.
