An educator who is still learning and enjoys sharing what he has learned. He has a keen interest in technology-enhanced language learning particularly in the use of virtual reality and artificial intelligence.
Moodle is perhaps one of the most extensively used e-learning management system or platform in the world. While it may not be the best LMS out there, it does offer a lot of rooms for customization due to its open source nature. It’s also very user-friendly though for some, it may look little bit “dull” [...]
Web 2.0 tools are now very common and they should be fully utilised for educational purposes. While there are hundreds of tools out there, the aim is not for an educator to boast on the number of tools that he or she use, but how to maximise the potential of the tools to meet one’s [...]
Using animated cartoon as a teaching tool can be fun, especially when you are teaching young learners. GoAnimate is a free online tool that allows you to create animated cartoon for free. The free account allows you to create cartoon videos with text-to-speech functions and interesting scenes to work on. Registration is free and you [...]
If you’re familiar with Eliza, the computer therapist, then Cleverbot may not be something that amazes you much. However, the fact that Cleverbot is using user-generated corpus of linguistic inputs (via millions of conversations) makes it even more intelligent! Via Cleverbot, the user is not holding a conversation with a bot that directly responds to [...]
It is probably a trend for teachers to incorporate all sorts of technological tools in their classroom mainly due to their novelty rather than their effectiveness in achieving the lesson’s objectives. I once listened to a “tale” on how a teacher would amaze his students by showing a physics game on his iPad, claiming he has brought changes to [...]
