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e-Learning Courses
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Awareness of New Media - Adults |
Have you heard these buzzwords: Web 2.0? New Media? Social Networking Tools? Today, the Internet is increasingly being used as a publishing medium for blogs, podcasts, vodcasts, and wikis. In this course learners will familiarise themselves with the different forms of New Media tools and their characteristics. Finding New Media resources and the different approaches to evaulating them are also covered.
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Awareness of New Media (Mandarin) |
Web 2.0? 新媒体？社交网络工具？你听说过这些流行语吗？现今，互联网正日益成为出版部落格、播客、视频播客和维客的媒介。 通过学习本课程，学员将更为熟悉不同种类的新媒体工具及其特点。课程也涵盖了找寻新媒体资源的方法和评估它们的种方式。
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Information Literacy for Educators |
What is Information Literacy? How is it relevant for schools and educators?
Find the answers to these questions in this course developed specially to help educators demystify Information Literacy and impart this essential skill to their students. Information Literacy enables the students to be savvy information seekers, critical thinkers, ethical users of information and independent learners. In this knowledge-based economy, these are important attributes we would like to see in our younger generation.
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Instilling the Love for Reading in Kids |
Any loving parent would want to equip his or her child with a basic life skill – reading. Starting the reading habit early helps a child have a more imaginative mind, better memory and greater confidence in society. This course will introduce you to the systematic reading process and storybook titles you need to help your child progress through the reading levels and stages. You will also get a set of tools and checklists that you can download and use. This course is designed to bring out the excellent reader in your child!
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Internet Searching Skills |
Google, Yahoo!, MSN, Ask - which search engines to use? Getting too many irrelevant webpages? Taking too long to find what you want from the Internet? If your answer is yes to any one of these questions, you will find this course useful. Learn the 'art' of advanced Internet searching and reap the benefits of this lifelong skill forever.
This course teaches you tips and short-cuts of how to search the Internet more effectively by zooming in on your search strategy and the right search techniques. So whether you are a student, homemaker, businessman or working adult, this course is suitable for you.
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Job Seeker 2.0 |
Job opportunities exist even in economic downturns. The better you know yourself and the job you want, the better and more efficient your job hunt can be. A systematic methodology ensures you are well-prepared and confident to take on and complete the job-seeking journey.
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Recipe for Active Retirement |
With rising life expectancy, you will likely enjoy more years of retirement. While this is an exciting prospect for many, it is important to prepare for the challenges that may come with more retirementyears. A bit of planning today can ensure that you enjoy a productive and fulfilling retirement.
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Responsible Blogging - Habits |
Blogs make it easy for anyone to publish information on the web. But did you know that you could get into trouble with the law or cause upset amongst people around you for what you publish? This is something that some bloggers have come to realise. But don't worry, learn the 7 habits of responsible blogging and you will be able to stay on the right side of
the law. Find out what the 7 habits are through this course.
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Storytelling to Kids |
This course is about using storytelling techniques to better engage your child when it comes to introducing them to early literacy skills, stroking their imagination or just extending their learning. The course is filled with short videos on storytelling techniques and even shares a collection of 100 plus storybook titles, all categorised for easy selection. You will also get a set of tools and checklist that you can download and use. This course is designed to bring out the storyteller in you!
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Staying Safe on the Internet NEW! |
The Internet is a wonderful and rich resource for children to explore and learn from. However, there are also dangers lurking on the Internet, namely online predators, cyber bullying, online addiction, inappropriate content and illegal downloads. In this course, you’ll learn what these dangers are, how to spot them and keep your child safe from them. One of the modules provides an opportunity for you to have a conversation with your child on the dangers discussed. The course also provides useful tips and resources to keep your computer and child safe from harm. So, don’t wait, take this course and stay safe on the Internet.
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Instilling the Love for Reading in Kids (Mandarin) NEW! |
关心孩子的父母都希望自己的孩子能养成阅读的好习惯，这是基本的生活学习技能之一。越早帮助孩子养成阅读的习惯就越早开发孩子的想象力，记忆力和处世的信心。本课程引导您认识系统阅读过程，给您介绍阅读材料，帮助您带领孩子进入不同的阅读层次和阶段。您将掌握一套工具并可以下载各种检查清单来协助您培育孩子阅读。培育孩子无比的阅读潜能是本课的宗旨。
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Storytelling to Kids (Mandarin) NEW! |
“讲故事给孩子听”网上课程的主要目的是希望家长和教育工作者能够抽出时间讲故事给孩子听。此课程希望通过教导家长和教育工作者一些讲故事的技巧、建立他们的信心、鼓励他们以轻松自然的方法讲故事给孩子听。讲故事其实并不难、讲故事者也同样可以和孩子一样享受整个过程。最重要的是、通过此课程、我们希望能拉近家长和教育工作者与孩子之间的距离、建立更深厚的感情。此课程有好几个可供参考的讲故事的录影片段。也有我们精挑细选的故事、收录在故事精选集里。不要再等了、马上挑一则故事、今天就讲给孩子听吧!
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Classroom Courses
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Designing an Integrated Learning Experience through Project Work |
To equip teachers with the knowledge and skills in planning integrated learning experience for their students through Project Work. By the end of the course, teachers will receive a toolkit to assist them in guiding students during the information-gathering phase of Project Work.
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Internet as a Research Tool |
This course is specially designed for teachers who wish to learn how to use the Internet as an effective research tool more effectively. Participants will be introduced to advanced search techniques to retrieve relevant websites efficiently. Participants will also learn to apply evaluation criteria to ascertain authoritativeness of information from websites. The importance of citing and acknowledging resources using appropriate techniques is also included to help participants avoid the dangers of plagiarism.
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The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Of The Internet: Savvy Searching Skills |
Information overload? Irrelevant search results? Sounds familiar? This course aims to equip participants with the searching skills and techniques on how to use the Internet more efficiently to get quality websites. Using a hands-on approach, participants will learn how to formulate search strategies, evaluate websites and cite the websites used using appropriate citation styles.
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