E-Learning is about bringing learning to people
instead of bringing people to learning. It provides
just-in-time training delivery and helps staff to
re-skill and upgrades their skills to stay ahead of
competition. Through a special partnership with
Institute of Systems Science (ISS), National
University of Singapore, SIIT is making available a
suite of high quality e-learning courses to
professionals in India.
Why e-Learning at SIIT - ISS?
High-quality courseware, underpinned by structured
learning pedagogy
Course content is thoroughly reviewed by NUS/ISS’
own teaching and research staff
Courses are designed to help students achieve
recognized certifications
Learning services that exploit the knowledge of
peers and domain experts
ISS Virtual Institute - Learning on Demand
ISS delivers its e-Learning programs through its
Virtual Institute (VI) platform, which runs on a
technology infrastructure called KnowledgeBeansTM
developed by ISS. The VI is a student-centric
e-Learning environment that satisfies the
learning-on-demand need by assembling personal
learning components on demand to meet specific
individual needs. The VI offers different versions
of e-Learning, comprising courses that are conducted
mostly online, and courses that combine online
learning and traditional face-to-face instruction.
Maximum Learning, Minimum Effort
A learner connecting to the VI will first specify
what he wants to learn, perhaps given a little test,
and will then be offered a customized learning
agenda. The VI will teach him only what he wants to
learn, based on what he already knows. No more
sitting in class tuning out because the instructor
is covering old ground or bringing the rest of the
class up to speed - the VI offers new and
challenging material from the first hour of
learning. And, the learner will be free to take the
material anytime, anywhere, at his own pace, and as
often as he needs to.
Flexible but Focused Learning
The learner is not required to follow a fixed order
of learning. The learner who wants to move in a
straight line can follow the agenda strictly, but
the student who prefers to explore, to digress, and
to follow up interesting references can freely do
so, through our network of interrelated concepts.
There is no fear of getting lost in a maze of Web
pages - one mouse click will take him back to the
main agenda from anywhere in the VI.
Learning is closely tracked, with exercises and
assignments after each important concept or topic,
and automatic grading on the spot. With one mouse
click, the learner can review current progress with
their agenda, and check the cumulative grade. The
learner can access discussion forums related to the
topic. If he needs help from the instructors,
context sensitive email is only one mouse click
away. No need to explain where he is in the course.
When the instructor receives the email, one mouse
click will bring up the exact same Web page the
learner was looking at.
Personal Preference with Role Relevance
Job related agendas is another innovative feature of
the VI. Here the learner specifies what job he would
like to be qualified for. If a learner says "I want
to be a Webmaster", the VI will create a customized
learning agenda based on the skill set that a
Webmaster needs and the competencies of the learner.
The certificates of competency that the VI will
issue will be of direct value: they demonstrate that
the learner has acquired up-to-date proficiency that
can be put to immediate and effective use in the
field.
Enabling Lifelong Learning
In a world of rapid technological change, and in a
profession that is one of the most rapidly changing,
every worker must continually acquire new skills to
remain employable. One of the key business
objectives of the VI is to enable that lifelong
learning process to become part of the daily life of
every IT professional.
ISS KnowledgeBeans™
The VI runs on a technology infrastructure called
KnowledgeBeansTM that was developed by ISS.
e-Learning using KnowledgeBeansTM will be based on a
learner-centred paradigm instead of teacher-centred,
and a competency-based educational model instead of
degree-based
Overview
Team
The Approach
Strategic Partners
Professional Certification
Information System Security
Savant Academy
Post Graduate Programs
Consulting
Enterprenurship
Self Improvement
E-Learning
