Brandon Hall Technology Award 2016 (Silver) for NLB’s SURE: On the Go Learning

National Library Board (NLB) of Singapore won the Brandon Hall Awards for  Best Advance in Gaming or Simulation Technology 2016  (Silver) for the advanced interactive learning games on their SURE: On the Go Learning portal. The games, which have been developed for NLB by Playware Studios,  and the the SURE elearn portal are a part of the SURE campaign.

The S.U.R.E. campaign is an initiative by the NLB to promote the importance of information searching and discernment. The nation-wide campaign was launched in 2013, and Singapore is the first country outside of the United States to promote Information Literacy (IL) on a national scale for the general public.

Read more about the awards and other winners here.

Check out some of the games here:

1. Visual Text Analysis Essentials:

   • Explain the Essentials of Visual Text Analysis

   • Uncover the Layers of Visual and Text Messages

   • Use the 5-Question Techniques and AACCO Criteria

2. Analysing Visual Text Made Easy For Kids

   • Explain the Various Ways of Presenting Visual Messages

   • Unmask the Main Ideas and Meaning

   • Telling Stories Through Visual