INTEGRATED VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (IVLE)

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1 INTEGRATED VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT (IVLE) IVLE is a learning management system, designed to manage and support training and education over the Internet. IVLE provides numerous easy-to-set-up online tolls and resources that lecturers may use to complement existing classroom-based learning. These include Chat Rooms, Discussion Forums, Glossary, Course Web Builder, Assessments and etc. Web interface to all tools and resources needed for collaborative teaching and learning Tight integration with NUSNET authentication with single user-id and password Drag-and-Drop courseware publishing Links to synchronous services such NUSCAST, video conferencing Comprehensive Courseware Creation Web site Workshops and one-to-one consultations on IVLE

2 ABOUT IVLE IVLE is an online courseware management system with a compendium of tools and resources. NUS staff can mix-and-match different IVLE tools in their course delivery to students. If you are new to IVLE, we encourage you to experiment with various tools for your course delivery. We recommend the following approach. Preview the samples done by other staff members in relation to course outline and tools. Once you get a general idea, you can (a) create a good course outline, (b) create frequently asked questions for your course, and (c) provide a good selection of tools such as a Discussion Forum, Course Calendar and Workbin to communicate and collaborate with you students. Be prepared to use the tools and encourage your students to explore at the same time. Once you have used the tools, you will understand how easy it is. You can even suggest to the Centre for Instructional Technology on how to improve it further. Always keep your course outline and web pages updated. If you no longer teach a particular course, please delete its course materials from IVLE. ASYNCHRONOUS SYNCHRONOUS Course Calendar Distribution List FAQ Workbins Lecture Plan Assessment (QUIZ) Grade Book Project Management Discussion Forum TOOLS TO HELP YOU Course Web Site Accounts Chat Room Desktop Video Conferencing NUS Live Lectures Assessment (QUIZ) Prepare quizzes that are automatically marked to gauge if students understand your materials Chat Room Communicate in real-time with your students from your desktop

3 Class Distribution List/Announcements Post urgent announcements and messages to your students. Course Web Builder Provide a three-step process to create a course website. The website design can be selected from a collection of templates and the web pages are fully customized. Course Outline Create a comprehensive introduction to the class materials. Discussion Forum Provide a venue for your students to discuss topic relating to your courses or after ezycontent CIT has collaborated with some of the major publishers for their online contents to be made available on IVLE. When you recommend a book from ezycontent for your course module and it has online contents from the publishers, it will be made available in IVLe. Tour the ezycontent catalogue list at Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) builder and Glossary Build frequently asked questions on your classes so that you do not have to repeat the same answers every semester. Lesson Plan Provide a weekly class overview of the lesson so students can better prepare for your classes Workbins Maintain an assignment and distribution repository so students can submit their assignments to you electronically.

4 RESOURCES Here are some resources to help you fully utilize IVLE. Student IT Assistant You can request for an experienced NUS student to assist in creating your webbased courseware. Digital Media Gallery A collection of multimedia images and reference materials to facilitate web-based courseware creation. Course Accounts An exclusive course account that aids communication with your students. Course Web Site A web site folder that allows you to store course materials (lecture notes, related web pages, etc.) Template for Course Creation Frontpage, Powerpoint and HTML

5 Multimedia Development Labs. Fully-equipped multimedia labs for you to mutil-mediarise your courseware. Useful Courseware Links Useful web-links to other overseas institutes of higher learning that develop webbased courseware and distance learning. USEFUL URLS: 1. (Integrated Virtual Learning Environment) 2. (Centre of Instructional Technology) 3. (Comprehensive Courseware Creation Web Site) IVLE WORKSPACE Through the staff Workplace, staff can access various IVLE tools and resources. Through the student Workspace, students can view modules and communicate with staff. To access the IVLE workspace, you have to login with your user-id and NUSNET\Exchange password, user-id has to be keyed in the following format. For STAFF : NUSSTF\xxxxxxxx For STUDENT : NUSSTU\xxxxxxxx

6 Course Web Site (K:\drive) If you want to further enhance your course outline through multimedia web pages, you could request for a Course Web Site. The Course Web Site is a web server created specifically for staff to build and maintain web pages for their courses. Staff members are encouraged to enrich their students learning experience by creating detailed courseware, adding images to their web sites, and linking to overseas site for reference. The Course Web Site created will be attached to your personal computer as the K:\drive when you login to NUSNET. You can immediately start creating web pages related to your course. ***Materials placed on the K:\drive are not secured. Do not place confidential materials on your K:\drive. NUSCAST NUSCAST is a Network TV broadcast service hosted by the Centre for Instructional Technology (CIT) which effectively enables your PCs and notebooks to be turned into a TV set. You can take your pick of local and international webcast channels for a world of information and entertainment. NUSLIVE which is NUS own webcast channel which broadcasts NUS live and archived events, NUS lectures, public talks and seminars can also be accessed through NUSCAST.

7 Network TV runs on MS Windows Media Technologies on the NUS Intranet. Users need the MS Player to access this service. Network TV is a best watched from Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0. Minimum PC configuration to run Network TC is a Pentium P/166 with sound card and speakers or headphones. Due to educational licensing agreement, NUSCAST is available only within the NUS campus network. NUSLIVE NUSLIVE is a NUS own webcast channel which is part of NUSCAST service. NUSLIVE webcasts NUS live and archived events, lectures, public talks and seminars.

8 E-PUBLISHING BUREAU An electronic drop-off point for your course notes, handouts etc that you want to digitize and convert for your course. Services offered include conversion into Powerpoint files, PDF documents and Word documents. DESKTOP VIDEO CONFERENCING

9 The Desktop Video Conferencing (DVC) project, initiated by CIT, allows NUS staff to conduct video conferencing sessions at their own desktop. WebCams are available on loan to staff interested in exploring this technology. CIT also conducts training on the use of WebCams for DVC. The benefit of DVC is that it allows communication and collaboration with colleagues in real-time overseas, supported by adequate Internet bandwidth. With Web Cam, you can work together on graphics, white-board, do application sharing, transfer files, do text-based chat and see your colleague live. NUS staff may also download for free the NetMeeting software to facilitate DVC. Recommended Pc configuration to support DVC: Windows 98 Pentium I, II RAM CD-ROM drive Sound Blaster Internet access at 28.8kbps 70Mb available hard disk space when installing all bundled software titles at the same time.

10 VIDEO CONFERENCING Video conferencing facilities are available at the CIT s SMART Classroom and CIT?CC Auditorium. CIT provides further services and technology that can help staff in creating interactive courseware.