Learning Edge's 4th Infocomm Adventure Quest

The annual Learning Edge’s Animation Workshop is BACK, with a brand new name, “Infocomm Adventure Quest”. Organized by Marshall Cavendish Online’s (MC Online’s) Training and Infocomm department, this workshop allows students from different schools to come together as one body for a day of fun and digital enrichment activities. Held on 1st June 2012, Holy Innocents’ Primary School was the host school for this year’s event.

Infocomm Adventure Quest

The students were divided into teams of 8 to 9 and worked together in these teams during all the activities. In doing so, they were able to develop a rapport with their fellow peers and strike up friendships with pupils from other schools.

Excited students gathered at Holy Innocents’ Primary School

This year, to further galvanize the event, we increased the number of digital media and hands-on activities to make the event more fun and exciting. These activities included Photography, Videography and Digital Art among others. Besides helping to encourage interaction and teamwork amongst the students, the activities also provided them with exposure to Digital Media Technology and armed them with useful Infocomm Technology (ICT) knowledge and tools.

Activity: Photography

Activity: Videography

Activity: Picture Memory

Activity: Digital Art

As a special addition to this year’s event, we organised an Adobe Photoshop workshop for teachers for the first time where they learnt how to create badges using the features on Photoshop. Trainers from our Infocomm Club were on hand to teach and guide them along and the teachers had lots of fun learning new digital skills.

Teachers’ Photoshop Workshop

We concluded the event with a prize giving ceremony following a competition we had organised earlier that tested the students’ skills and knowledge of their lessons learnt during Infocomm Club training.
A hearty congratulations to the top 3 teams who were awarded prizes that included a Wacom Pen and Touch each for the champion team, an Ipod Shuffle each for the first runners-up team and Disney Speakers for the 2nd runners-up team. We also specially prepared a thumbdrive together with a merit award medal for the rest of the students. All prizes were sponsored by Marshall Cavendish Online.

The Champion Team is all smiles

Marshall Cavendish Online is grateful for the full support received from the various schools and would like to once again thank Holy Innocents’ Primary School and all the sponsors for making this event successful.

For more details about our Infocomm Club, please visit http://tinyurl.com/infocommclub

For details about our suite of Specialized Training Services, visit http://tinyurl.com/specialtrg

For any other related enquiries, please contact:
Jason Lek, Head of Creative Design
(65) 6380 2107
jasonlek@mconline.sg

Marshall Cavendish Online at iCTLT 2012

The prestigious International Conference on Teaching and Learning with Technology (iCTLT) was held from 29-30 March 2012 at the Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre and featured Marshall Cavendish Online amongst 40 exhibitors. Boasting a turnout of 1400 participants, the annual convention was aimed at providing local and overseas delegates with a platform for networking and discussing the use of Infocomm Technology (ICT) in educational practices.

With the theme for this year’s event being Do IT! Transform Learning, Shape the Future, the 2-day conference featured sponsors’ presentations and content showcases illustrating the significance of digital technology in enriching teaching and learning practices. The delegates were also invited to participate in hands-on ICT workshops held by the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) to experience the technologically ameliorated pedagogy first hand. During the conference, Marshall Cavendish Online showcased its premium Learning Management System (LMS) with enhanced services to participants from local schools and educational institutions, and also overseas educators from 36 countries. The enhanced services included Math Buddies, LuV Chinese and Learning Trails. On-site demonstrations by our effervescent sales team aided the participants in learning more about the superior features and benefits of our products and services. The delegates were able to see how the integration of interactive multimedia activities in our digital curriculum could provide a pedagogically sound and holistic learning experience for students.

Demonstration of Math Buddies during the iCTLT

The sales team demonstrating our enhanced services to the participants

For more information, please visit www.mconline.sg or drop us a message at info @mconline.sg

SMART Educators Conference 2011

Marshall Cavendish is proud to be invited to the SMART Educators Conference at North Vista Primary School on November 17, 2011.

The conference, which highlights the findings on the use of ICT in classrooms was attended by more than 100 Singapore and regional educators. Marshall Cavendish Online was on site to showcase the LuV series, a collaboration with MediaCorp which uses videos in teaching and learning of language in classrooms.

Marshall Cavendish Online and MediaCorp LuV Chinese Launch 2011

The LuV Chinese product launch was held at The House of Tan Yeok Nee on 28 October 2011. The launch event which includes a workshop by Dr. Tan Chee Lay garnered more than 60 Secondary school Chinese language teachers. Hosting the event was MediaCorp artiste, Guo Liang.

To find out more on LuV Chinese, drop us a message at info@mconline.sg or visit http://www.mconline.sg

Marshall Cavendish at Frankfurt Book Fair 2011

Marshall Cavendish was present at the Frankfurt Book Fair from 12 – 16 October 2011 to showcase our expertise in a range of products and services that spans across books, directories, magazines and digital solutions.

Marshall Cavendish Online and MediaCorp LuV Chinese Product Launch

In conjunction with the launch of LuV Chinese digital courseware, Marshall Cavendish Online and MediaCorp is pleased to invite Dr. Tan Chee Lay to conduct a workshop on <为科技注入创意温度>.

Some highlights of the workshop includes the use of web 2.0 in education, creative use of technology in education and some case studies of successful implementations of technology in classrooms.

For more information on Dr. Tan Chee Lay, click here.
Renowned MediaCorp artist, Guo Liang, will be present to host this event.

This is a by-invitation event only. Secondary school mother tongue teachers are encouraged to attend this workshop. Thank you for your interest, registration is now closed.

Here are the details of the workshop:
Date: 28 October 2011
Venue: The House of Tan Yeok Nee Conference Centre
Time: 1400 - 1630
For further details and clarifications: Jess Chen - (65) 6380 2157 or jesschen@mconline.sg
Venue Information： http://www.chicagobooth.edu/corp/confcenter/singapore/docs/ChicagoBoothAsiaCampus.pdf

Mathematical Olympiad Talent Quest 2011

Marshall Cavendish Online together with Clementi Town Secondary School collaborated for the second year running in organising the Mathematical Olympiad Talent Quest. Primary 5 and 6 students from all over Singapore gathered at this event on 20 May 2011 in a showcase of their mathematical capabilities and winners walked home with attractive prizes including an Apple iPad.

We also caught up with Mr. Choy Chan Hong, Head of Department for ICT at Clementi Town Secondary School on what he has to say about the Mathematical Olympiad collaboration with Marshall Cavendish Online.

1. This is the second year Clementi Town Secondary School and Marshall Cavendish Online (MC Online) collaborated in the Math Olympiad. What made the school decide to select Marshall Cavendish Online as the partner again this year?

Mr. Choy:  MC Online have a reliable and proven platform that's capable of mass participation for our Mathematical Olympiad. Their wide outreach to the Primary Schools also proved to be of great help in the success of this event. We had build a great relationship with MC Online and they understand our objectives and requirements. Their commitment in making this event stretched beyond just purely sponsorship of the prizes.

2. What key feature did Marshall Cavendish Online possess that made Clementi Town Secondary decide to partner with us for this year's Math Olympiad?

Mr. Choy: We understand the capabilities of MC Online's portal and trust the reliability for conducting of online quizzes. Prompt and accurate tabulation of results were also key factors we took into consideration.

3. Are you satisfied with the support level provided by MC Online?

Mr. Choy:  Definitely! I would say that the support rendered had even gone beyond those provided by commercially-paid vendors.

 

4. Relationships and mutual understanding of needs between Clementi Town Secondary School has matured over the years, how has this benefited the planning and execution of the Math Olympiad this year?

 Mr Choy: The planning processes are definitely smoother as both parties are already familiar with the desired outcomes and expectations. The long-term partnership has created the confidence for the organizer to explore new ideas in the execution of the Math Olympiad. The high professionalism of MC Online representative has also resulted in greater trust and collegiality in the working relationship between both sides.

 Thank you Mr. Choy. We look forward to another exciting year of partnership with Clementi Town Secondary School.

English Language Institute of Singapore Launch

Marshall Cavendish Online is proud to be a part of the launch and conference for the English Language Institute of Singapore on 6-7 September 2011 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre.

It was a great opportunity to showcase our latest product, LuV English, to all the English language teachers during the event. Secondary LuV English is a joint collaboration with MediaCorp where students learn using videos. Through LuV English, students watch videos from MediaCorp and engage in comprehension exercises, discussion, writing and speaking activities around exciting themes such as current affairs, medical science, and performing arts.

Click here for more information on LuV English.

Marshall Cavendish Presents: 12th Budding Writers Project

Into it's 12th year, the Budding Writers Project aims to promote works by children, for children. The project was born out of a desire to encourage young children to develop their creative writing and artistic skills. Organised by Marshall Cavendish Education, this project also provides young aspiring writers with the opportunity to get their work published and sold in bookstores. 

Through this, Budding Writers Project helps to inculcate the love of the English language among the young and inspire other young writers and artists.

For more information, visit: www.marshallcavendish.com/education/buddingwriters

or call: (65) 6213 9300

Learning Edge's Professional Development Programme (June '11)

MC Online Pte Ltd's training department, Learning Edge, held a 3-day Professional Development Programme for all their school-based staff.

The Professional Development Programme was conducted by various programme facilitators who have vast experience in the ICT training industry.



Ms Nant Emmanuella, a double diploma holder in ICT & Pre-School Education, sharing her wealth of experience in planning, implementing & monitoring school IPW programme.


With a strong  focus on continuous learning our ICT educators offer unmatched expertise in providing integrated ICT education to schools. They are equipped with high level of competencies in ICT coupled with a strong understanding of the needs of the local education sector.

Our commitment towards people development and support continues to reap rich dividends in terms of productivity, knowledge, loyalty, and contribution to our client schools.

Today, Learning Edge can boast a substantial group of dedicated staff who remain committed members of our team.

For details about the general role & responsibilities of our ICT educators, visit http://tinyurl.com/ict-trainer

To view the profiles of some of our senior school-based ICT educators, visit http://tinyurl.com/rt-profile

For any other related enquiries, please contact:
Koh Siew Peng, Senior Training Manager
(65) 6380 2188
siewpengkoh@mconline.sg

Learning Edge's 3rd Annual Animation Camp 2011

After two successful animation camps, Learning Edge, the training department of MC Online Pte Ltd, held its 3rd Annual Animation Camp on Tuesday, 31st May 2011.

With the support of Holy Innocents' Primary School in providing their school premises as well as huge prize sponsorships from our good friends at Peripheral Solutions (S) Pte Ltd, the event for almost 300 students from various schools islandwide proved to be a resounding success.



This year, we have incorporated several tech games such as using Webcams for Stop Motion Animation,Wacom Tablets for Digital Sketching (as shown above) and even iPhones for Real-Time Online Multiplayer Gaming (as shown below)!

And not forgetting the more traditional games that involve physical activities that students always enjoy.



Hey, we even had our own version of the famous iPhone app, Angry Birds!

At the end of the day, everyone went home lugging prizes and experiences that they will cherish and remember until the next Annual Animation Camp!



For details about our Infocomm Club, visit http://tinyurl.com/infocommclub

For details about our suite of Specialized Training Services, visit http://tinyurl.com/specialtrg

For any other related enquiries, please contact:
Jason Lek, Head of Creative Design
(65) 6380 2107
jasonlek@mconline.sg