User Community Area Meeting Report Education WG ils.tp.sg/apan/

1. User Community Area Meeting ReportEducation WGhttp://ils.tp.edu.sg/apan/ Tsukuba, Japan 15-18 Feb 2000 Tan Hock Soon Temasek Engineering School, SG

2. 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 Minister’s Meeting) • Demo by Education WG (7-11th April 2000) • Other Updates by members

3. 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 S’pore (SG)

4. 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

5. World Wide Web Status Update (Current Projects) FRAMEWORK Remote Client Adept Robot Server

6. Status Update (Current Projects) • Project Demonstration • (8/12/99) Mr Cheng Siwei, Vice Chairman, Standing Committee of National People’s Congress of the People’s 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

7. 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.

8. 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

9. Status Update (Current Projects) • 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) Teleconferencing Over IP MulticastNetwork

10. 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

11. Status Update (Current Projects) • Testing of digital video broadcast between SNU (KR) and TP (KR)

12. Templates for Web Based Education

13. Websites • Education WG http://ils.tp.edu.sg/apan/

14. Video Conferencing http://ils.tp.edu.sg/

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

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

17. HK Polytechnic University Live Broadcast of Machine Operations and Learning Environments http://158.132.155.24/video/

18. 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

19. 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)

20. New Projects • Reference number of project: • DCSG09 • http://www.apii.or.kr/telwg/20tel/20tel-dcsg.html • Funding amount: US$100,000 • Result to be known in next APEC TEL meeting in Hawaii, 20-24 Mar 2000

21. 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

22. 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