Updates - What's New

November

Welcome to Utube

NUS' YouTube channel was mentioned in a Sunday Times article about universities worldwide which are posting lectures and other videos on YouTube.

 

Audio Visual Assessment Index Course

CIT conducted the Audio Visual Assessment Index Course on 11 November 2009. This course gave NUS staff an insight into the video production workflow at CIT. Based on course feedback, participants recognized the importance of understanding the audio-visual production process. They also appreciated the balance of theory and practical examples in the course.

 

Emerging Web Technology - Microsoft Silverlight

CIT is hosting a seminar about Emerging Web Technology - Microsoft Silverlight on Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 2.30pm at the CIT Auditorium, Level 2, Computer Centre (map). IT professionals from Microsoft will provide their perspective on web trends and the ways Microsoft Silverlight technology is supporting them. Staff and students are invited to attend.

 

October

APRU Multi-Party Video Conference

CIT supported an APRU multi-party video conference involving 16 universities. The first APRU Video Conference Session on Grid Computing was hosted by National University of Singapore on 21 October 2009. Over 30 participants from Australia, Chile, China, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore and the United States took part in the video conference. Representatives from six universities presented their campuses' development, management and use of Grid resources for research computing and infrastructure.

 

eLearning Week

CIT successfully supported the campus-wide eLearning Week from 5 Oct to 10 Oct 2009. Almost 1000 modules had online lectures during eLearning Week.