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Open-Source Learning Management System and Web 2.0 Online Social Software Applications as Learning Platforms for an Elementary School in Singapore
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Tay, Lee Yong; Lim, Cher Ping; Lye, Sze Yee; Ng, Kay Joo; Lim, Siew Khiaw – Learning, Media and Technology, 2011
This paper analyses how an elementary-level future school in Singapore implements and uses various open-source online platforms, which are easily available online and could be implemented with minimal software cost, for the purpose of teaching and learning. Online platforms have the potential to facilitate students' engagement for independent and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Constructivism (Learning), Management Systems, Online Courses
An Activity Theoretical Perspective towards the Design of an ICT-Enhanced After-School Programme for Academically At-Risk Students
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Tay, Lee Yong; Lim, Cher Ping – Educational Media International, 2010
This paper examines how a game-like 3D Multi-User Virtual Environment (MUVE), Quest Atlantis (QA), is used in an after-school programme to engage a group of 14 academically at-risk primary students in their learning. It adopts an activity theoretical perspective to identify the disturbances and contradictions during the implementation of the…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Social Environment, Information Technology, At Risk Students
Classroom Management Issues in Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-Mediated Learning Environments: Back to the Basics
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Lim, Cher Ping; Pek, Meow Sien; Chai, Ching Sing – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2005
Research studies have shown that effective classroom management is a necessary condition for successful ICT integration in schools. Drawing upon the classroom management practices of teachers in a Singapore primary school, this article describes how the elements of classroom management facilitate the creation of a conducive learning environment to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classroom Techniques, Information Technology, Educational Technology