VUSSC/Singapore BC/Bootcamp Notes

 Review of Day 1 March 12 2007 

Reported by Tauvaga Vaai (Pacific Team Leader)

 Morning Session 

Official Opening Venue: Nanyang Executive Center - Lecture Room 4 Level 3, Education Wing

Schedule of Ceremony
 * 1) Welcome: Mr Jacques See, National Institute of Education
 * 2) MFA Opening Address: Mr Chua Teng Hoe, Technical Cooperation Directorate Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 * 3) COL Address and Presentation: Mr Paul West Director Knowledge Management and Information Technology, Commonwealth of Learning
 * 4) National Institute of Education Welcome Address: Professor Lee Sing Kong, Director NIE
 * 5) Video Presentation on Singapore Cooperation Programme
 * 6) Administrative Introduction to NIE Faculty and Key Project Personnel
 * 7) Photo Taking session
 * 8) Bus leaves for NIE

NIE Sessions Personal Introduction of Participants Facilitators: Patricia Benn and Shokahle Dlamini (Team Leaders) Opening quote: There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things Nicolo Machiavelli.

Patricia Benn (Team Leader) introduced four team leaders from the four different regions:
 * 1) Africa - Ms. Shokahle Dlamini
 * 2) Carribean and Latin America - Ms. Patricia Benn
 * 3) Mediterranean and Indian region - Mr. Phillip Inglott
 * 4) Pacific - Mr Tauvaga Vaai

Shokahle Dlamini (Team Leader) - Failitator for Introduction Activity (in pairs) Each participant to:
 * 1) Find a partner who has something in common and share information for introduction.
 * Commonalities: Name, Position and Expectations


 * 1) Once a partner is found discuss and introduce according to the following:
 * Name
 * Country
 * Institution
 * Position
 * Expectation
 * Knowledge of Wiki

 Afternoon Session  Special Introduction to Wiki Facilitator: Phillip Inglott (Team Leader)
 * 1) Pairing Wiki Buddies
 * 2) Registration on the Wiki
 * 3) Update Personal Profile Pages

Day one sessions finished at 4.30pm