By TEH WOON YA
SUBANG JAYA: Taylor’s University (TU) lecturers and students from 11 schools shared their experiences using different innovative e-learning systems during the Teaching and Learning Festival 2015. The Design School (TDS) lecturer Charles Sharma Naidu Achu Naidu incorporated a gaming system in class by implementing Classcraft, a role-playing application. “Whenever students fulfilled a task or answered a question correctly, they will be rewarded with experience, health points, power, and gold pieces in Classcraft, which can be used to upgrade their avatar,” Charles said. |
“This application encouraged students to collaborate with one another, and let me keep track of their learning progress,” he added.
TDS student Foo Sher Ming, 18, said, “With the reward system in Classcraft, I strived to achieve better score to customise my avatar.”
American Degree Transfer Program (ADP) lecturer Dr Wong Yau Hsiung implemented a new blended learning system, Kahoot! last semester.
“Kahoot! is a free game-based student response system with attractive features to make learning interesting, fun and engaging,” Dr Wong said.
He said Kahoot! encouraged friendly competition, with rewards for five students who scored highest marks by answering questions accurately in shortest time.
ADP student Kwan Fu Xuan, 18, said, “Kahoot! is different from traditional and boring teaching styles, and I found myself improving after the system was implemented.”
After attending Dr Wong’s session, Centre for Languages lecturer Sujatha Krishnan said, “I will consider implementing Kahoot! in my classes, as students’ attention will be higher when they become more involved in the learning process.”
Festival organiser Lim Chee Leong said, “This is a signature annual event organised by the Integrated Teaching and Lifelong Learning Center at TU from 22 to 23 September.”
“This year, we invited lecturers and students to share their e-Learning and First Year Experience to gain different viewpoints,” he added, noting that approximately 30 lecturers attended each session.
TDS student Foo Sher Ming, 18, said, “With the reward system in Classcraft, I strived to achieve better score to customise my avatar.”
American Degree Transfer Program (ADP) lecturer Dr Wong Yau Hsiung implemented a new blended learning system, Kahoot! last semester.
“Kahoot! is a free game-based student response system with attractive features to make learning interesting, fun and engaging,” Dr Wong said.
He said Kahoot! encouraged friendly competition, with rewards for five students who scored highest marks by answering questions accurately in shortest time.
ADP student Kwan Fu Xuan, 18, said, “Kahoot! is different from traditional and boring teaching styles, and I found myself improving after the system was implemented.”
After attending Dr Wong’s session, Centre for Languages lecturer Sujatha Krishnan said, “I will consider implementing Kahoot! in my classes, as students’ attention will be higher when they become more involved in the learning process.”
Festival organiser Lim Chee Leong said, “This is a signature annual event organised by the Integrated Teaching and Lifelong Learning Center at TU from 22 to 23 September.”
“This year, we invited lecturers and students to share their e-Learning and First Year Experience to gain different viewpoints,” he added, noting that approximately 30 lecturers attended each session.