EduTOOLS: A development of on-line tools for project work

Abstract

In an effort to spearhead the use of IT for education, the Centre for Learning Technologies, which is jointly set up by the Ministry of Education, Kent Ridge Digital Labs and Infocomm Development Authority, has embarked on an R&D project named eduTOOLS. This project aims to provide teachers and students a suite of on-line tools for project work. For the teachers, the use of these tools could help them monitor and assess students' project work processes and products. For the students, these tools could help them collaborate on-line in their project work with other group members. Also available to students are a collection of recommended project resources and a list of experts. This paper reports on the development of eduTOOLS by examining the conceptual and technical aspects of each tool. The discussions bear implications to the use of IT for project work and some pertinent issues for consideration.