May '07

FutureSchools @ Singapore Announced!

On 23rd May 2007, the Minister of State for Education, Mr Liu Tuck Yew proudly announced the 5 schools that have been selected to be FutureSchools@Singapore. They are: Beacon Primary, Jurong Secondary, Canberra Primary, Crescent Girls' and Hwa Chong Institution. FutureSchools is part of the Singapore Governement’s iN2015 IT masterplan vision to transform education through infocomm-technology.

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KD and The Learning Society - A New Partnership for the Financial Education Exchange

The Financial Education Exchange initiative, funded by the Citigroup Foundation is moving towards is 2nd Phase after a very successful Phase 1. The powerful partnership between INSEAD and Knowledge Director will be smoothly transitioned to a new one for Phase 2 with The Learning Society. The Learning Society was established in 2000 as a public service organization with the goals of promoting and supporting progressive educational programmes for adults and children.

To find out more about Learning Society, please visit www.learningsociety.org.sg.

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November '06

globalSOF™, led by Knowledge Director, awarded iN2015 Schools of the Future Consultancy Services by IDA in Singapore…

The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore issued a tender for the development of an iN2015 School of the Future model and blueprint that is unique to Singapore to facilitate the implementation of 15 iN2015 SOF by 2015. The goal of the iN2015 education and learning plan is to foster an engaging learning experience to meet the diverse needs of learners in Singapore, through the innovative use of infocomm.

The globalSOF™ Consortium, led by Knowledge Director, has been awarded the project which is targeted to be completed in July 2007. globalSOF™ team from Knowledge Director, Optara, Imagine Education and international experts such as Judy Brown will be part of the project delivery team.

For more information on iN2015, please visit www.in2015.sg

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October '06

Knowledge Director’s CEO invited to speak at Citigroup-Insead Financial Education Summit in Seoul…

Building on the success of the previous Financial Education Summits in Hong Kong and Malaysia, this event is expected to be the largest international gathering of financial education practitioners and advocates to be held in Asia Pacific. The focus of this year's Summit is "Financial Health for the Next Generation." Knowledge Director’s CEO, Ms. Anthea Ong, has been invited to speak on “Financial Education through ICT” and will share her insights in empowering and improving education through the use and integration of ICT in schools and communities.

For more information on the event, please go to www.financialeducationsummit.org.

September '06

globalSOF™ showcased its 2 key projects on School of the Future - Taipei and Kukar - at ICET2006 Singapore

Founded by Knowledge Director, Optara and Imagine Education, globalSOF™ is an international consortium that brings together a unique and specialized group of education and systems experts under a common approach to planning and executing next generation education innovations. The Consortium has worked together for 3 years and is a carefully selected group of education companies that combine breadth and depth of experience, expertise, networks, and methodologies. The consortium has focused its recent work on the delivery of advanced schooling initiatives that are undertaken in concert with national/regional infrastructure and advancement efforts. It is our belief that such alignment serves communities toward growth into the 21st century and provides a key lever for transforming education. The Group has unique and specialized expertise across the education spectrum from strategic public policy through classroom practices with an emphasis on technology-centric planning, administration, teaching and learning. This base education expertise is complemented with a broader set of skills in strategic planning and execution of innovation adoption and diffusion that serves to catalyze key areas of knowledge economy development. globalSOF™ Consortium members have successfully served governments in Asia, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and USA.

For more on globalSOF™ and our approach to School of the Future/Advanced Schooling, please visit www.globalsof.org

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Knowledge Director unveils its "Digital Games in Education Maturity Model™" at ICET2006 Singapore

Recognised for its contribution in making game-based learning accessible to all educators through its learningDIRECTOR™ and pptnLIVE™ applications, Knowledge Director unveiled its “Digital Games in Education Continuum™”, believed to be a world’s 1st, at the recent ICET2006 Expo in Singapore.

This Continuum forms the basis of KD’s gamesICT™, a programme of study focusing specially on the integration of interactive digital media and games into K-12 schools curriculum. As part of the globalSOF™ consortium, the gamesICT™ was designed and development in alignment to the globalSOF™ Advanced Schooling Framework.

For more on gamesICT™, please go to www.knowledge-director.com/kdgameslab.htm

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August '06

PT OSS and Knowledge Director sign teaming agreement to undertake education technology projects in Indonesia…

One System Solution (One'ss), Indonesian local based Information Technology consulting company which possesses extended experience in developing system solution for government agencies, enterprises, educational institutions and political parties, ties partnership with Knowledge Director to provide the best education solution and technologies to assist the country development in education sector and to produce highly competent human resources.  

Ms. Rizki Putri – the President Director of One’ss convey that having served global professional education, e-learning and ICT education community in the U.S, Europe, and Asia, Knowledge Director has a wealth of experience and project advisors who are well-respected international and regional industry experts who can help to make education technology in Indonesia grow faster.

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June '06

E-Learning : The Systematic Way To Study

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April '06

Universitas Indonusa Esa Unggul Signs Up with Knowledge Director for learningDIRECTOR™ version 3.0

The INDONUSA Esa Unggul University today officially launches the first implementation of Microsoft Learning Gateway in Indonesia with the support from leading IT partners including Toshiba, Intel, Andal Software, ADS, BizNet and Singapore-based Knowledge Director. The joint effort is marked by the signing of the multi-party MoU in the Kemala Auditorium in the university’s International Gold Campus in Jakarta on 26th April 2006.

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March '06

Supermarket, Museum - Where Do You Want to Study Today? KD talks about School of the Future with TODAY newspaper...

Such is the concept of a virtual classroom, where students need not be confined to a fixed enclosure - they can learn from anywhere. This is the vision of a project entitled Global School of the Future (GlobalSOF), which will allow next-generation learners to spearhead their own learning, as well as pave the way for a seamless integration of technology into the learning environment.

Learners are empowered to drive and direct their own style of learning with the help of digital devices such as notebook computers and personal digital assistants. According to Ms Anthea Ong, the 38-year-old chief executive officer of Knowledge Director, this kind of learning is "imperative" in an increasingly mobile society. Knowledge Director is a local e-learning solutions company that provides customised e-learning templates for the education and enterprise sectors.

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Anthea Ong Chats about Empowered Learning on 93.8! Live's The Living Room Panel...

Knowledge Director joins U21Global Universitas and Singapore Polytechnic in the popular radio programme on News93.8, The Living Room, to talk about the trends and issues in e-learning today.

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February '06

善用电子培训, 求学不必上学育凯(Knowledge Director)总裁王丽婷新加坡联合早报专访,办2006年2月报16日

科技日新月异,彩也渐渐摸糊了”上学”的定义…..资讯科技公司育凯有限公司 (Knowledge Director) 总裁王丽婷则认为, 电子培训在新加坡的发展潜能是无限通过创新与互动的方式授课,将是教育接下来的发展趋势.

Click here for News Article on Lianhe Zaobao

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Knowledge Director Invited to Share Unique Affordability Model of Game-Based Learning with Delegates at U.S Training Magazine's Expo and Conference in Orlando, Florida

Anthea Ong, CEO of Knowledge Director Group has been invited to present at this 29th Annual Event Training Conference & Expo which draws on the combined expertise of VNULearning.com, Training magazine, Presentations magazine, Training Directors' Forum E-Net, Online Learning News & Reviews, and Creative Training Techniques.

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7th March 2006 (Tue), 11.00am Orlando, Florida, USA Bridging the Digital Game-based Learning Divide: The Affordability Model

Click here to go to Training 2006 Expo and Conference event site

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Knowledge Director Taking Big Strides with the E-learning Boom, 7th Feb 2006, The Business Times

With e-learning becoming ever more popular among companies and government agencies across the region, education companies providing IT solutions are all set to ride the boom. Targetng this market is Singapore-based Knowledge Director...

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January '06

Anthea Ong, CEO of Knowledge Director Talks about Simplicity and Speed to Knowledge to Business Ideas on 27th Jan 2006, Radio Singapore International

In Business Ideas this week, join me, Melanie Yip as I speak with Anthea Ong, Chief Executive Officer of the Knowledge Director Group on applying the concept of e-learning in business training ...

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Kaohsiung City Bureau of Education Commissioner and Team Visit Singapore

On 23^rd January 2006, Kaohsiung Commissioner Cheng Chin-Ting visits Singapore with a team of 12 principals from Kaohsiung schools on the invitation of Microsoft Taiwan, and hosted by Knowledge Director and its partner, Optara. This is part of a series of benchmarking tours organized for the City' upcoming Advanced Schooling/School of the Future initiative, led by Microsoft Taiwan and its international consulting team including Knowledge Director.

Click here for Kaohsiung Bureau of Education website

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learningDIRECTOR™ and pptnLIVE™ SCORM 2004 Unveiled at the International Plugfest 2006 in Taipei, Taiwan

Knowledge Director unveiled the addition of SCORM 2004 in its output format selection menu for its award-winning interactive authoring technologies, learningDIRECTOR™ and pptnLIVE™.

International Plugfest II, sponsored by the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Co-Laboratory and hosted by Tamkang University and the Institute for Information Industry (III), was held in conjunction with the 2006 International Conference on SCORM 2004 from January 16-19, 2006 on the Tamsui Campus of Tamkang University in Taipei, Taiwan.

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Knowledge Director Invited to Share "What is Next Generation Connected Learning" at Brunei's 1st National ICT in Education Conference

Brunei's 1st National Conference on ICT in Education carries an important theme Enhancing Education through Evolving Technology that will address the nation's strive towards an e-Education system agenda.

Knowledge Director was invited to share its experiences and expertise in 2 presentations at this National Conference.

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A Connected Learning Environment: Engaging 21st Century Learners Anthea Ong, CEO School of the Future: A Proven Framework for Advanced Schooling - Case Study: Taipei School of the Future (TSOF) Samir Patel, Principal Consultant

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Knowledge Director and its Principal Lead Partner, Optara Present "School of the Future (SOF) Taipei" at Microsoft EMEA Strategic Briefing, IOD, London

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Aligning 21st Century Education to 21st Century Cities Samir Patel, Principal Consultant, Optara-Knowledge Director

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