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December 2006 - Posts

Learning, marketing and blogging go hand in hand

I got this YouTube video of a performance rehearsal from a friend's blog . She's a Double Bassist who will be performing with the NUS Symphony Orchestra in January. So, why did I post this here? In her words: The double bass ensemble rehearsed today. Read More...
Posted Friday, December 29, 2006 11:58 AM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | 0 Comments

The Science of Santa Claus

This comes a few days late, but it is a fun read nonetheless. Dr Larry Silverberg from North Carolina State University explains how Santa (plausibly) makes his deliveries, using science and technology : With his cherubic smile and twinkling eyes, Santa Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 3:51 PM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | 1 Comments
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Deploying social software in teaching and learning environments

Slideshare is a relatively new (and free) web application which allows viewing and sharing of slides, a la YouTube. Steven Warburton, ICT and e-Learning manager at King's College London, uploaded a presentation about social software in teaching and learning Read More...
Posted Tuesday, December 19, 2006 10:18 AM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | 0 Comments

Upgrade! Upgrade! Get your blog upgrade!

NUS Module Blogs is running on Community Server. This morning, CIT upgraded CS 2.0 to CS 2.1 Service Pack 2. You'll notice a few changes, some of which are very obvious, others more subtle. Here are the differences you should note: 1. *IMPORTANT* Logging Read More...
Posted Monday, December 11, 2006 4:07 PM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | (Comments Off)

Singapore Google Earth Resources

Google Earth (available for Windows, Mac & Linux) is an amazing tool. Its power lies in the overlays and 3D models , which users can create and share. A new blog, SinGeo , aims to be a resource for local overlays, 3D models and more. For example, Read More...
Posted Thursday, December 07, 2006 9:07 AM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | 0 Comments
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Journal article on educational blogging with respect to forums

One of the more frequent questions CIT receives is about the difference between blogs and forums or threaded discussions. In the November issue of the International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning , Donna Cameron and Terry Anderson Read More...
Posted Wednesday, December 06, 2006 11:24 AM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | 1 Comments