the seventy-sixth episode of ventriloquy brings you first details of my new job scope - research into a video game that i am co-developing on citizenship education.
i was given the green light for this exciting change of career direction today, when - through His grace alone - i was told that the Ministry of Education here in Singapore had approved a third extension of my secondment to the National Institute of Education (NIE), which is part of the Nanyang Technological University.
i've actually been a member of the game-development team for two months already, but only today has my job description for 2007 been made official. the team is led by Associate Professor Chee Yam San of the Learning Sciences & Technologies Academic Group.
i'm one of three co-designers, and we work closely with the programmers and artists on the PC-based game. specifically, i'm in-charge of developing the supporting curriculum materials for the game, and i'm assisted by two teacher-trainees from my Social Studies class - Billy Tan and Isaac Ho.
The project is part of one of three Research & Development areas – namely, Interactive & Digital Media - identified as critical for Singapore’s continued economic success, by our Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, in his National Day Rally speech earlier this year.
let me share my preliminary thoughts with you on my new job at the NIE's Learning Sciences Lab, in this 4.0 MB download :-)
Show notes:
- Learning Sciences Lab, NIE
- Transcript of PM Lee's National Day Rally speech, 20 Aug 06
- Assoc Prof Chee's homepage
