Thursday, June 23, 2011

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

Thursday, June 9, 2011

MCEnrich.com at Singapore Book Fair 2011

Marshall Cavendish Online unveiled its new initiative – MCEnrich.com during the Singapore Book Fair 2011 from 27 May to 5 June at the Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre.


MCEnrich.com is an online portal for digitised assessment books and is the first of its kind in Singapore. Currently available for Primary school children MCEnrich.com offers a huge question bank plus many more exciting features like customized quizzes, progress tracking and focused practices. This portal truly enables the child to focus on his/her weak areas as it intelligently identifies them and sets personalised practices for remedial purpose.



The 10 day book fair saw the influx of over 300,000 visitors including parents, children and other walk-ins. There was an enthusiastic response to MCEnrich.com with parents signing up for the FREE trial which is valid till 31st July. 

 

The Guest of honour, Ms Grace Fu, Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts came by the MC Online booth and was even treated to a live demonstration of MCEnrich.com



Tuesday, June 7, 2011

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