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Learning EDvantage is Singapore
’s largest e-learning
solution
s and service provider. LEAD is a member of the Marshall Cavendish
Publishing Group.
LEAD keeps in line with syllabus changes affecting Primary and Secondary School subjects including the Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Language subjects. Its e-learning platform is available via LEAD portal through the use of interactive multi-media interface.
LEAD’s Learning Management System
is a comprehensive web-based portal with rich and diversified repository of curriculum-based and enrichment contents for teacher-directed learning and interactive self-paced pupil-centered learning.
In October 2009, LEAD launch the ‘Trail Buddy’, a learning platform through the use of advance mobile technology. Students are now able to use LEAD’s interactive learning tools via smartphones.
Some of the features include Communication
Applications, Online Assignments, Assessment Applications, Project Work Applications, Storage in Workspace, Lesson Application, Survey Module, User Administration, Blogging Facilities, Game Builder and many more.
Initiated by IDA, supported by Ministry of Education(Singapore), and in collaboration with key industry partners, Infocomm Clubs provide opportunities for school students to acquire infocomm skills and cultivate entrepreneurial capabilities. The Digital 3D design course teaches students about video game development, character design and animation.
Joint education projects, including FutureSchools Project by Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
and other overseas projects, are in the works for both companies
.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
’s largest e-learning
E-learning
E-learning comprises all forms of electronically supported learning and teaching. The information and communication systems, whether networked learning or not, serve as specific media to implement the learning process...
solution
Solution
In chemistry, a solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a solute is dissolved in another substance, known as a solvent. The solvent does the dissolving.- Types of solutions :...
s and service provider. LEAD is a member of the Marshall Cavendish
Marshall Cavendish
Marshall Cavendish is a subsidiary company of Times Publishing Group, the printing and publishing subsidiary of Singapore-based conglomerate Fraser and Neave and at present is a publisher of books, directories and magazines. Marshall Cavendish was established in the United Kingdom in 1968 by Norman...
Publishing Group.
LEAD keeps in line with syllabus changes affecting Primary and Secondary School subjects including the Mathematics, Science, Humanities and Language subjects. Its e-learning platform is available via LEAD portal through the use of interactive multi-media interface.
LEAD’s Learning Management System
Learning management system
A learning management system is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, and reporting of training programs, classroom and online events, e-learning programs, and training content...
is a comprehensive web-based portal with rich and diversified repository of curriculum-based and enrichment contents for teacher-directed learning and interactive self-paced pupil-centered learning.
In October 2009, LEAD launch the ‘Trail Buddy’, a learning platform through the use of advance mobile technology. Students are now able to use LEAD’s interactive learning tools via smartphones.
Learning Management System
LEAD's Learning Management System enables interaction between teachers and students.Some of the features include Communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
Applications, Online Assignments, Assessment Applications, Project Work Applications, Storage in Workspace, Lesson Application, Survey Module, User Administration, Blogging Facilities, Game Builder and many more.
Collaborations
- In April 2008, LEAD was acquired by Times Publishing Ltd. LEAD then collaborated with Marshall CavendishMarshall CavendishMarshall Cavendish is a subsidiary company of Times Publishing Group, the printing and publishing subsidiary of Singapore-based conglomerate Fraser and Neave and at present is a publisher of books, directories and magazines. Marshall Cavendish was established in the United Kingdom in 1968 by Norman...
and Panpac Education.
- LEAD partners with Infocomm Club training in collaboration with Ngee Ann PolytechnicNgee Ann PolytechnicNgee Ann Polytechnic , is an institute of higher learning in Singapore, founded in 1963 as Ngee Ann College with 116 students...
. This partnership allows for the development of the Digital 3D3D computer graphics3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...
Design programme for schools and is overseen by Ngee Ann Polytechnic's lecturers. The formation of Infocomm Clubs is in line with the Ministry of Education (Singapore)Ministry of Education (Singapore)The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore.-Statutory boards:...
's Leadership, Enrichment, Achievement, Participation and Service (LEAPS) framework.
Initiated by IDA, supported by Ministry of Education(Singapore), and in collaboration with key industry partners, Infocomm Clubs provide opportunities for school students to acquire infocomm skills and cultivate entrepreneurial capabilities. The Digital 3D design course teaches students about video game development, character design and animation.
Joint education projects, including FutureSchools Project by Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore is a statutory board of the Singapore Government, under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts .-History:...
and other overseas projects, are in the works for both companies
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
.
Awards
- Hitwise No.1 Education Reference Website in Singapore for 2006, 2007 and 2008.
- 2008 Red Herring 100 Finalist
See also
- Computer-based testingComputer-based testingA Computer-Based Assessment , also known as Computer-Based Testing , e-assessment, computerized testing and computer-administered testing, is a method of administering tests in which the responses are electronically recorded, assessed, or both. As the name implies, Computer-Based Assessment makes...
- Online learning communityOnline learning communityAn online learning community is a public or private destination on the Internet that addresses the learning needs of its members by facilitating peer-to-peer learning. Through social networking and computer-mediated communication, people work as a community to achieve a shared learning objective...
- Virtual educationVirtual educationVirtual education refers to instruction in a learning environment where teacher and student are separated by time or space, or both, and the teacher provides course content through the use of methods such as course management applications, multimedia resources, the internet, and videoconferencing...
- Education in SingaporeEducation in SingaporeEducation in Singapore is managed by the Ministry of Education , which controls the development and administration of state schools receiving government funding, but also has an advisory and supervisory role in respect of private schools...