T-learning with convergence of interactive television and mobile technology

Humans are always fascinated by technology. Decades ago, no one would dreamed one day we would be looking at a big box that displays images real time and a small box that we can talk into with friends. All these technology comes from ideas. Would ideas ever run out? No. We can always build on existing ones. A television's purpose is not just to display images or video. A mobile phone purpose is not just to chat. Right now an emerging technology is Interactive television. Sending messages with the mobile phone is a current and still rising trend. Now we can interact with the television using our mobile phones and see our reply messages broadcasted on TV in Real-time. In the Info-Communications Technology Department of ITE College West in Singapore, we have created several applications that make use interactive television technology, together with mobile messaging feedback. Applications include a mini quiz that students can message in their answers with their mobile phones, an announcement panel so lecturers can message in any changes in location of classes, a feedback survey on education videos being shown on the television, an interactive tour of facilities of the school for new students and a voting system that keep track of how popular candidates are for a game or variety show. More applications can be developed based on the technology on hand. The applications are only limited by the ideas. And human beings have no lack of ideas. That is what enables us to improve and develop more ground breaking technology that would make executing tasks more convenient and our life easier. Technology is powered by humans. Humans are the source for technology to happen.