[eSIG] Beyond Zoom: Exploring Alternative Platforms for Collaborative Learning - Techniques and Tools, Part 1

Lecturer iconDarren Tjan (Mr), Eunice Lim (Ms)
Course Duration: 2 hours
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This session is held on 15 Mar, 3.00pm - 5.00pm. Registration will close on 7 Mar, 2359hrs.

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This is a fully online session conducted via ZOOM. Participants can participate in the session from any venue of their convenience with a laptop / device that is compatible with ZOOM. More details on participating in the session will be send to the confirmed registrants.

What Is The Session About?

Zoom and Microsoft Teams have become synonymous with sychronous digital collaboration. However, the horizon of online platforms extends far beyond these familiar names. Our upcoming session focuses on exploring alternative online sychronous platforms that might be better suited for certain educational contexts, offering user-friendly features and innovative functionalities to create enriching learning experiences. 

This exploration aims to broaden the toolkit of educators and trainers, enabling them to craft more dynamic and effective learning experiences. Join us as we explore these hidden gems that could transform the way we design and deliver our online courses.

What Does The Session Cover?

At the end of this session, participants will be able to take-away the following: 

Explore various online synchronous platforms and identify features that could be used for collaborative learning
Develop collaboration strategies to enhance interaction and engagement among learners
Create interactive and immersive learning activities using a variety of learning technologies

Who Is It Suitable For?

Adult Education: Individuals who are involved in learning design, curriculum development, learning facilitation, assessment of learning competence, learning technology integration and/or providing consultancy and advisory services to drive business performance.


Learning Management: Individuals who are involved in management and support of learning programmes, systems and technology management and implementation, quality assurance of learning programmes and/or driving business development.


Human Capital Development (HCD): Individuals who are in-company L&D staff who are involved in building employee capabilities to support business needs.

Course Funding and Policies

This session is open to AEN members for free. To register for AEN membership, please click here.

About The Speaker

Darren Tjan (Mr)

Darren Tjan (Mr)

Adult Educator | Institute for Adult Learning

Darren Tjan (Mr) is a consultant, trainer and learning designer with over 20 years of experience working with individuals and organisations in the areas of learning, technology and performance.

 

He has consulted and trained a wide range of individuals from both the public and private sectors. This has given him valuable insight into the challenges, needs and operational objectives of different organisations in different industries.

 

Darren has also designed and developed government accredited training, customised training for multinational companies, eLearning courses, and also undertaken courseware quality assurance audits for a leading CET Centre.

 

He has worked with IAL for over a decade, and has facilitated various modules in the ACTA, ACLP, DACE and DDDLP programmes. Darren achieves much satisfaction in helping people maximise their potential in their lives.

Eunice Lim (Ms)

Eunice Lim (Ms)

Adult Educator | RE Training & Consultancy Pte Ltd

Eunice Lim is currently an Adjunct AE at IAL and runs her own learning consultancy company providing learning solutions to companies. Her key expertise is in learning and development with more than 14 years of experience in this sector. 


As an advocate for tech-enabled learning, she has influenced and mentored educators and several organisations across various industries to innovate and improve their learning and development capabilities. 


Eunice was one of the recipients for the SkillsFuture Fellowship award in 2021. Eunice is currently doing her PhD, holds a MA in Professional Education with NTU/NIE, MSc in Real Estate Investment and Finance from Herriot Watt University and BBA in Business Administration from RMIT University. She also holds WSQ SDAF, DACE and ACTA certificates.

She is a Google for Education Certified Innovator, Trainer as well as Certified DiSC Trainer. She is currently a Co-Chairperson for Special Interest Group - Learning Technology as part of Institute for Adult Learning (IAL) Adult Educator Network (AEN ) initiative. 

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