THINK.COM

I was called for an e-learning training session at PKG Manjung today. The training was on how to administer the Oracle programme (Think.com) for the school. This is a collaborative pioneer programme under the wings of The Education Technology Division of the Ministry of Education. Think.com is an Online Community for Learning. Information contained in the site states that learning is a social phenomenon, which is why Think.com engages and inspires students. Few students are motivated to write for an audience of one -- their teacher. By providing a wider yet protected audience, Think.com turns students into multimedia authors for a global community and allows peers to think and learn together. It is mentioned that it is more than a Blog . . . and safer too as only students and teachers from member schools can enter this password-protected learning community. Once inside, members use websites and interactive tools to publish their ideas, collaborate on projects, and build knowledge together. The Oracle Education Foundation, a non-profit organization, hosts this free service without any advertising for accredited primary and secondary schools. Think.com provides interactive learning tools to thousands of schools around the world in 8 languages.

Two schools from this zone has been chosen by the PKG to enrol for this programme, Sekolah Menengah Teknik Seri Manjung and SK Seri Bayu. The two teachers who have been chosen to be their school administrators for the programme, Pn Ruth Ting and Miss Cheah Li Na, both have some experience with web page creation and blogging. The training session was conducted by Encik Anuar bin Abdul Karim, the Education Technology Officer for PKG Manjung. He was assisted by Encik Uzir, the Education Technology Officer from Pantai Remis.