With the advent of technology that is both economical and widely accessible, the face of education has changed to incorporate the use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) in the classroom.
At Temasek Applied Science School (ASc), we believe in using ICT tools that are available to us to enhance teaching and learning. There are basically two major uses of ICT tools that we are exploiting to make learning more interesting and meaningful. The first being enhanced course delivery specifically in the use of multimedia elements to cater for students with different learning styles. Secondly, our tutors are trained to use the LMS (Learning Management System) and tools that most students are already familiar with (such as a Chat tool, blogs and wikis) to enhance interactions between students and tutors.
Students are prepared for this new platform by induction workshops conducted by the tutors to provide a glimpse of what it is like to use these ICT tools in an academic setting and to be engaged in ICT supported collaborative learning.
