User Community Area Meeting Report Education WG http:ils.tp.edu.sgapan

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User Community Area Meeting ReportEducation
WGhttp//ils.tp.edu.sg/apan/

• Tsukuba, Japan 15-18 Feb 2000

Tan Hock Soon Temasek Engineering School, SG
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Agenda

• Status Update (Current Projects)
• RESONATE, Temasek Poly (SG) Hong Kong Polytechnic
  University (HK)
• Testing of Satellite Collaborative control of
  telerobot, (Satellite Internet WG, Multimedia WG)
  
• Teleconferencing over IP Multi-cast Network,
  Hanyang Univ., (KR), Temasek Poly (SG)
• Video Broadcast, SNU (KR), TP (KR)
• Template for Web-based Courseware
• New Projects
• IWE Language Project, Temasek Poly (SG), HUT
  (Finland)
• VEMAT (collaboration with Manufacturing WG)
• Learning Metropolis (APEC Education Ministers
  Meeting)
• Demo by Education WG (7-11th April 2000)
• Other Updates by members

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Status Update (Current Projects)

• RESONATE
• Remote Sharing of Operation and Training
  Environments
• Allow Institutions to share training facilities
  through broadband
• Temasek Poly (SG), Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ.
  (HK)
• National University of Spore (SG)

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Status Update (Current Projects)
Practice, Validation,
Temasek Polytechnic Singapore (VR CIM)
Industrial Centre The Hong Kong Polytechnic
University (Physical CIM)
Actual Operation, Execution Through
Internet Video Conference
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Status Update (Current Projects)
FRAMEWORK
Remote Client
Adept Robot
Server
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Status Update (Current Projects)

• Project Demonstration
• (8/12/99) Mr Cheng Siwei, Vice Chairman, Standing
  Committee of National Peoples Congress of the
  Peoples Republic of China
• (8/12/99) Mr Chiang Chie Foo, Permanent
  Secretary, MOE SG
• (28/12/99) Mr Kwong K.C. Secretary of Information
  Technology and Broadcasting, HK
• (7/1/2000) Mr Joseph Wong, Secretary of Education
  Manpower, HK
• (27/1/2000) Dr Sir Gordon Wu, Council Chairman,
  MD Hoewell Holdings
• Publications/Magazine Articles
• An Approach to Telecontrol using VR PID/Mtech
  99 Symposia, HK
• VR Telerobot System 5th ICMT Conference
  (Beijing) Nov 99
• VR as a Training Instrument Temasek Journal,
  Dec 99
• RESONATE Asian Plastics Magazine February
  Issue
• RESONATE 6th Modern Industrial Training 2000
  Conference (Beijing) Oct 2000
• MOU signed 9th NOV 99 Bet. TP PolyU to
  formalise technology, staff student exchange

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Status Update (Current Project)

• Update from HK
• Connection is done through normal Internet, ISDN,
  ADSL
• Slow
• Request for faster connection
• Channel discussion to Satellite WG where there
  will be a discussion on the connection.

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Status Update (Current Projects)

• MY
• Testing of Satellite Collaborative control of
  telerobot, (Satellite Internet WG, Multimedia WG,
  Education WG)
• Initial test via Terrestrial Link (15/1/2000)
• Via MeaSat Satellite (29/1/2000)
• More test to be conducted

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Status Update (Current Projects)
Teleconferencing Over IP MulticastNetwork

• KR
• Hanyang Univ., KR Temasek Polytechnic, SG
• Purpose
• To test IP multicasting measure network
  performance to transfer real-time multimedia data
  between KR and SG
• Acquire share network technology on
  multicasting multi-media teleconferencing
  applications
• Distribute lectures/seminars/training programs
  (explore IP/TV tools)

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Status Update (Current Projects)

• Project Delayed by 3 months
• TP side had a lot of problems with VIC/VAT tools
  (especially on NT, Silicon Graphics)
• Decided to go on Sun Platform (Advised that it is
  more stable), Machine to arrive in March 2000
• Problem with Multi-cast connection

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Status Update (Current Projects)

• Testing of digital video broadcast between SNU
  (KR) and TP (KR)

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Templates for Web Based Education
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Websites

• Education WG
• http//ils.tp.edu.sg/apan/

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• Video Conferencing
• http//ils.tp.edu.sg/

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• On-Line Learning Environment
• VOD, Courseware Templates
• http//ole.tp.edu.sg/

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Sample

• Courseware
• http//ole-open.tp.edu.sg/topclass-eng/default.htm
  
• Login Name cncstd
• Password password

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• HK Polytechnic University
• Live Broadcast of Machine Operations
• and Learning Environments
• http//158.132.155.24/video/

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New Projects

• IWE (International Writing Exchange)
• TP (SG) Helsinki Univ. of Technology, Finland
• Provides an online platform for developing
  writing skills via Web-boarding and
  video-conferencing
• Students to be able to communicate on-line with
  fellow learners and instructors remotely
• International classroom without walls
• Built into Core-curriculum for students studying
  TCS (Techncal Communication Skills) in TP
• http//www-eng.tp.edu.sg/tcs/lecturers.htm
• http//www.hut.fi/u/rvilmi/Autumn1998/iwe.html

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New Projects

• VEMAT (Virtual Environments for Manufacturing
  Training)
• A joint proposal for APEC TEL funding was put up
  by Manufacturing WG (Tan Kim Cheng) Education
  WG (Tan Hock Soon) and submitted on 15th
  September 99
• Partners in this project will include
• NUS (National University of Singapore)
• PolyU (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

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New Projects

• Reference number of project
• DCSG09
• http//www.apii.or.kr/telwg/20tel/20tel-dcsg.html
• Funding amount US100,000
• Result to be known in next APEC TEL meeting in
  Hawaii, 20-24 Mar 2000

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Learning Metropolis

• APEC Education Ministers Meeting in SG
• 5th - 7th April 2000
• Exhibition will be from 7th-11th April 2000
• Education WG has been invited to take part in the
  exhibition

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Other Updates

• Lecture on FDM conducted in NUS (19 Jan 2000)
  live to TP where the Machine is housed
• Demonstration of Machine operation to NUS lecture
  live
• Prof. Park reported conducting a series of live
  lectures using video conferencing on
  Communications AI between Hanyang Waseda
  Univ. (Oct/Nov 1999)
• YoungSeok Lee (SNU) suggests that there should be
  an initiative to conduct course on a regular
  basis between members
• Chair agrees and has already initiated a program
  called IWE (International Writing Exchange).
  Proceeds to distribute information and call for
  participation.
• Jaehwa Lee suggests also look at collaborations
  with APRU projects