The designers of the World Issues: a Singapore Perspective module give us an overview of how they transformed this compulsory subject such that it encourages the students to form their own opinions and broaden their outlook.

The best way to stretch your students’ EQ and professional acumen is to put them in an environment that pits them against the real pros.

Joh Ting from the School of Film and Media Studies tells how she got her feet wet, putting students into a “real” new situation.

Materials engineering is normally seen by students as a dry subject that is difficult to learn.

Lim Choon Boo gives us an outline of an innovative approach to the teaching of materials engineering that includes experiential learning, mind maps, inventing a product and videos.

Preetam Rai outlines two pilot projects that used Second Life at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

The first involved the students from the Diploma in Aerospace Technology (where they built aircraft and related objects) and the second involved students from the Real Estate Business diploma (who collaborated online to create virtual buildings).