2002 Press Release
Singapore, 1 November 2002 - CrimsonLogic, a leading IT service provider, has developed an interactive eLearning module based on David's Diary, a preventive drug education book launched by the National Council Against Drug Abuse (NCADA), to help schools send out a hard hitting anti-drug message to students in secondary schools and vocational institutes.
CrimsonLogic's eLearning module is highly intuitive and captivating, engaging students through the use of dramatic graphics and images, emotionally charged audio and music clips, and interactive quizzes and puzzles.
“Our eLearning technology can be used to custom-design effective online learning solutions for organisations with diverse training needs from school curricula to corporate employee induction programmes, technology training and professional development education to name a few. We have the in-house capability and expertise to develop and deliver software and online content that is appropriate and effective for audiences of all types,” said Mr V Mathivanan, chief executive officer of CrimsonLogic.
In the case of the online version of David's Diary, the content was extracted from the book produced for NCADA by advertising agency Batey. It is then developed into an interactive module by CrimsonLogic's instructional design team to ensure maximum impact and content retention by the students when explored on a computer.
Focus group sessions and field tests were conducted during the development stage to incorporate students', teachers' and parents' feedback on the learning objectives and approach. Many of the students found the interactive module to be very impactful and relevant as the anti-drug message was communicated very effectively to them through the use of animation, dramatic visuals and audio effects which really put a scare among them on the use of drugs.
This eLearning approach resulted in a non-prescriptive, learner-centered approach rather than a teacher-centered one. David's Diary interactive module can also be accessed at www.davidsdiary.org.sg.
CrimsonLogic's eLearning suite of services, Logecis, provides engaging media rich interfaces and collaborative tools such as online chats, bulletin boards, email, real-time tutorials and discussions. Learners can thus communicate with both their peers and teachers to enjoy experiential learning.
Empirical data shows that eLearning increases content retention by as high as 34 percent because of the modular design and immediate reinforcement provided by online quizzes and tests. Organisations can also save between 50 and 70 percent on their internal or corporate training costs largely through savings on delivery and manpower.
Details of the Logecis system and technology can be found in the Fact Sheet attached.
Backend facilities such as servers, application software, security monitoring and network connectivity are provided by CrimsonLogic. Learners need only a Pentium PC with at least 32MB RAM, sound card for audio playback, Internet or intranet connection to plug into the eLearning service on the tap.
The introduction of David' Diary interactive eLearning module follows CrimsonLogic's launch last week of the eLearning portal developed for the Law Society of Singapore (http://cle.crimsonlogic.com ).