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March 2005


Media Mentions

An Integrated Approach to Teaching Chemical Engineering by Interactive Process Visualisation

in CDTLink, March 2005
by S Farooq, S Lakshminarayanan, GP Rangaiah, AK Ray, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Prasad Iyer, Centre for Instructional Technology

The idea of integrated teaching of chemical engineering modules by interactive process visualisation presented here provides a supporting pedagogical approach to actively engage students in the learning process. Though the software presented in this paper has limited capabilities, it allows instructors of different modules to take students beyond the scope of textbook problems, help students explore a wide range of operating conditions and inculcate a deeper understanding of principles of the process.

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Media Mentions

NUS students like e-materials

in Business Times, 14, 21 March 2005

A survey conducted by NUS of 200 of its students revealed that 70 per cent of them are in favour of electronic course syllabus conducted away from campus. The implementation of Macromedia Breeze by NUS has enabled the compression of online materials to speed up downloads to increase accessibility for students on slower internet connections.

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Media Mentions

Watch education innovation through Singapore

in Post Today (Thai, translated to English), B5, 16 March 2005

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Media Mentions

NUS students embrace mobile learning initiative

in Positioning Magazine (Thai, no translation), 14 March 2005

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Also published in:

Thailand4.com, 14 March 2005

InfoQuest, 14 March 2005

Updates

Cicada search engine

You can now search within the CIT website using the Cicada search engine. The search link is found at the footer of every CIT webpage.

Updates

The Communicator Awards 2004 Video Competition

CIT's Multimedia Team clinched three prizes in The Communicator Awards 2004 Video Competition. The OSA Student Life Video 2004 received the Crystal Award of Excellence, an honour reserved for the most outstanding entries. Our videos for the NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI) and the Centre for English Language Education (CELC) were conferred with an Award of Distinction and an Honorable Mention respectively.

Updates

NUS Open House

The NUS Open House will be held on Saturday, 12 March 2005. There will be faculty exhibitions, admissions talks and other activities and events. CIT encourages all students and staff in promoting NUS as the tertiary institution of choice.

Papers & Presentations

An Integrated Approach to Teaching Chemical Engineering by Interactive Process Visualisation

by S FAROOQ, S LAKSHMINARAYANAN, GP RANGIAH, AK RAY (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) and Prasad IYER (CIT)

Published in CDTLink Vol. 9, No. 1. March 2005.

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