Departments

HOD

:

Mr Lee Huan Leng

IT Committee Members

:

Ms Eunice Thong
Mr Ng Aik Koon
Mr A Karuppiah
Mr Kenny Wong
Ms Lam Yi Chin
Mr Rohasan B Mansor
Ms Irene Poh
Mr Khairyl B Hashim

Library

Mdm Faridah
Mrs Wee Quek Jee Eng
Mdm Noraini Mohd Yasin (Library Assistant)

Technology Assistants

Mr Li Mingquan
Mr Lee Lin Juan

Vision, Mission / Objectives of Department

:

- Innovative and Discerning Users of IT

- To provide the infrastructure support and learning resources that will enable effective teaching and learning.

- To integrate IT in the instructional programme in order to facilitate the development of thinking skills and to empower students in the educational process so that they will become effective life-long learners.

Programmes and Activities

:

The department not only looks after the IT infrastructure and training of staff and students, it is also responsible for the Media Resource Library, the Computer Applications Teaching programme and the Computer Club.

Achievement

:

In 2005
- the department launched a new e-learning portal, integrating it into the school website to provide a one-stop centre for information and resources for teaching and learning.

- the school was selected by MOE to be in one of the pilot school to experiment the use of Interactive Whiteboard for teaching and learning.

- the school set-up a wireless internet network to facilitate the concept of borderless classroom so that teaching and learning can take place at any place and any time within the school campus

- 22 pupils participating in the Cisco Networking Academy Programme.

In 2006
- the school was selected to be one of the LEAD-ICT school to experiment the use of tablet PC for teaching and learning in Maths, English and D&T. Click here for more details on this project.

- the school partners Temasek Polytechnic in offering the Advanced Graded Subject (AGS) in Creative 3D Animation. 20 Sec 3 students will be offering the subjects in 2008. Click here for more details on this project.

- the school collaborates with NIE and the researchers in the University of Massachusetts on the Simcal MathWorlds project The project increases our infusion of IT in the mathematics curriculum as we provide students with different kind of learning experience.

- the department sets up a digital music studio to help students develop creativity and critical thinking skills as well as develop an understanding of an open mind for music of local and global cultures. Through the use of technology in the music lab, students will have more opportunities to experiment and be musically creative.

- The computer club continues with the tradition of winning an award in the Learn @ Series competition organised by MOE annually. In 2006, we won the Innovative Discoverer and Discovery Scambler awards in the Learn @ Singapore Discovery Centre Competition.

In 2007
- the school begins experimenting the use of tablet PC for teaching and learning in Maths, English and D&T under the LEAD ICT @ Schools project.

- MOS Gan Kim Yong announces the new Applied Subject to be co-taught by Polytechnic and schools. Dunman Secondary partners Temasek Polyechnic to offer pupils in new Applied Subject in Creative 3D Animation. The school conducts introductory lessons in 3D Animation for Sec 2 pupils to provide them with first hand information on the subject.

- The computer club continues to win award in the Learn @ Competition. In 2007, the school clinches the 2nd prize in the Learn@Library.

In 2008
- the school completes its pilot on the use of tablet PC for teaching and learning in Maths, English and D&T. Project evaluation report was submitted to ETD, MOE.

- the pioneer group of 22 pupils offers new Applied Subject in Creative 3D Animation. Click here for more details on this project.

- The computer club does well again in 2008 Learn @1N, winning the Climate Herald and Climate Challenge Merit Awards.