Thursday, April 17, 2014
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Welcome to EIR The EPIC Journey of Growth & Learning
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Dearest EIR
Apr 2014 students!
It gives me immense pleasure to welcome all of you to our most joyful EIR
family.
Thank you
for selecting EIR as your CDS for this Apr 2014 semester. You have made the right choice to be in this
exciting journey of discovering the wonderful world of the Internet. Wow!
EIR gets better and better each semester because of the wonderful participation
of EIR students like all of YOU!
Shortly
after the last run in March 2014, I have been very privileged to be given this
wonderful opportunity yet again to work with all of you the new batch of awesome EIR students! I am truly excited and
look forward to an exciting journey ahead with all of you. Together we can make
your EIR journey a meaningful and empowering one.
Just like
the ever-changing and dynamic Internet world, EIR has also evolved to suit the
changing needs of our students. This year 2014, we harness the power of social
media through collaborations with industry partners. I can’t wait to witness
the rich exchange of knowledge between all of you and several industry partners
as you virtually interview them on Google+Hangout to gather your research
findings. You will promote awareness of your research topic via Facebook
and engage in active live sharing of peer feedback and comments via Twitter
during the final presentations. Oh yes, we will also learn beyond our classroom
via an exciting site visit cum education trip to iExperience@Esplanade. There
will also be engaging discussions and interactions in class.
This semester you will be given the exciting opportunity
to experience a new teaching approach in EIR - Flipped Classroom which promises
a more engaging and interactive way of learning EIR. At the end of
the module, you and your group will also get to produce your own video
about your research findings.
With the beginning of our EIR journey together, let us open up our hearts and
minds to enjoy learning and experience growth and development in our
lives. Allow me to be your teacher, coach, mentor and friend as I work to
do my best to develop the best potential in each one of you. Let the lessons
learnt fill up your hearts and minds like the drops of RAIN that fall on dry
land to turn it into a fertile land with green grass, trees and beautiful
flowers and fauna.
Check out
the inspirational quotations from your senior EIR students who have experienced
the joy of learning together with our warm EIR family during the October 2013
semester and DPA 2014. Enjoy your exciting EIR journey of awesome
research endeavours!
Your friend,
Ms Faridah
EIR subject leader & tutor
17 April 2014
8:18 PM