2024 Articles

What are MOE’s newest artificial intelligence tools, and how are schools using them?

There are currently five AI-powered tools – three marking systems that act as “learning feedback assistants”, an adaptive learning system for students to learn at their own pace, and a tool that helps teachers with planning lessons.

Straits Times, Published: 29th July 2024

Children and their devices: How to strike the right balance

Upper secondary school students studying history, geography and social studies make use of IDTs ... in the Singapore Student Learning System where students can learn safely and socially with their teachers and peers. Interactive learning features like simulations, videos, polls and quizzes help students visualise the abstract and construct their understanding. Content can also be updated easily and customised by teachers.

Straits Times, Published: 13th June, 2024

I visited Singapore to see why it is ranked as the top education system in the world. Here’s what I learned

An online student learning space (SLS) provides a library of curriculum-aligned, digital resources for all grade levels and subjects. Using templates, teachers create lessons by compiling SLS resources or using a mix of online resources and their own materials. Students can also access SLS resources on their own, independent of assignments.

The Irish Times, Published: 13th May 2024

Singapore introduces AI in classrooms, caters to individual need

At Lakeside Primary School in Singapore, students access an Adaptive Learning System which uses artificial intelligence to cater to their individual needs in the learning of Mathematics.

Kyodo News, Published: 11 May 2024

What does a student's AI-enhanced day look like? Here's a sneak peek

Parents who grew up around blackboards and overhead projectors may not recognise the classroom of today. How is tech transforming the way students learn? Let MOE's former EdTech chief Aaron Loh bring you up to speed on how lesson time is being supercharged by AI.

Schoolbag, Published: 3 May 2024

Insights from PISA: Singapore’s home-based learning initiative

Students and teachers have access to Singapore’s Student Learning Space (SLS), a national online learning platform that hosts a library of quality curriculum-aligned learning resources covering all subjects from the primary to pre-university levels. Teachers can tap into and customise these resources to support their teaching, and students can access the platform both in and out of the classroom to learn at their own pace.

Schoolbag, Published: 3 May 2024

ChatGPT is making its presence felt in classrooms. Here's how schools in Singapore are harnessing it

With a generative AI chatbot like ChatGPT, the temptation to use it to write the perfect essay is real. However, find out how teachers in Singapore steer students away from plagiarism and towards self-directed learning.

Channel News Asia, Published: 12 Feb 2024

Students are taught to use AI ethically and responsibly at different levels: Chan Chun Sing

Beyond technical skills, schools equip students to use artificial intelligence (AI) ethically and give them varying levels of exposure according to their age, said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing.

“We will always couple the learning of the technical use of AI with the ethical use of AI,” he said. This includes knowing the benefits as well as the downsides of certain AI products.

Straits Times, Published: 10 Jan 2024

A Teacher’s Reflection on Blended Learning for Higher Chinese Language Learners

Although the students were not able to visit the museum, they were able to go on a virtual learning journey and learn art appreciation through the Student Learning Space (SLS)... The resources found on the SLS have been useful for me in guiding and deepening their understanding in class.

SingTeach, Published: 9th January 2024