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).

Anna Yap and Simon Tan of the School of Business and Accountancy describe an innovative approach that was used during their students’ 6-month industrial attachment. The students completed a Multimedia Presentation Project, allowing them to reflect on their experiences.

Lecturers from the MicroE Lab describe how they have integrated the use of video-based pre-lab activities to enhance the learning of wafer fab laboratory skills.

On the first day of semester, a class of second-year Fluid Mechanics students were told:
“This is the first and the last time that you’ll be attending lectures this semester.”