STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES The Asia Pacific Mobile Learning & Edutainment Advisory Panel has as its strategic objectives :
FOUNDER WEMEL CUMAVOO Wemel Cumavoo is co-founder and CEO of LTT Global Communications Sdn Bhd. He is a prominent businessman being in business for the past 30 years. This allows him to draw from a deep reserve of experience to provide insightful and creative solutions to business challenges. He sits on the Board of Directors of several companies ranging from education, resort to consumer products. In 2000 with the birth of the millennium, his interests in mobile and learning fascinated him, knowing very well this is going to be the next major revolution after the industrial revolution. LTT Global Communications was formed and is among the initiators and pioneers of mobile learning globally. His entrepreneurial spirit, strong business acumen and visionary leadership has led to LTT Global being the recipient of several international and local awards. He has served as speaker, panelists, sitting on committeesand member of industry bodies driving the mobile sector, this includes:
FOUNDER RANI WEMEL Rani Wemel is co founder and executive director at LTT Global Communications Sdn Bhd. As her role is in supporting the senior management team, she works closely with customers and partners to determine the key issues they face and how these challenges can be resolved. Rani Wemel is highly experienced personnel with a history of achieving significant business improvement in both local and international operations and in developing people and teams. Her Professional Memberships include Associate Member of the World Association for Online Education (WAOE), Member of the Malaysian Institute of Management (MMIM), Member of the elearningEuropa and initiative of the European Commission Directorate-General for Education and Culture that aims to promote the use of ICT for lifelong learning and Member of the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development (UN-GAID).
Recipients to date of APACMLEAP Mobile Learning Initiatives Recognition
Open University Malaysia (OUM) for supporting and promoting e-learning and mobile learning for several years now. Among its initiatives include being a strategic partner to the Asia Pacific Mobile Learning and Edutainment Conference since its start
Maxis Academy has started to introduce in phases mobile learning and virtual learning to its staff. They are the first telco in the world to own an island where Maxis Academy is situated in the virtual world as well in Second Life.
University Teknikal Malaysia, Melaka (UTeM) as it encourages its faculty and students to research on mobile learning applications and content. Their students Muaz and Hazmin won 2nd place in the Mobile Content Challenge 2007 organised by Maxis, Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM) and Kementerian Tenaga Air dan Komunikasi ( KTAK). This year their team has also qualified under top 12 in the Mobile Content Challenge 2008.
TMNet B-Smart Channel as they started as early as 2005 to expose its subscribers to mobile learning via our SMS-ME-ENGLISH program, its first educational content on the mobile.
Atheneum Communications having developed several professional programs on the mobile.
Maxis Developers Program (MDP) Maxis Developers Program (MDP)
KPerak Implementation And Coordination Corporation for their it initiative to develop encourage growth of mobile developers by setting up the necessary labs and facilities for mobile developers.
Global Mobile Soft for the I-Studymate which is an authoring tool that is able to convert any digital text image or graphics to be mobile compliant thus enabling people and empowering organizations.
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang for initiative to put physics on the mobile platform based on the paper “Using SMS Mobile Technology For M-Learning For Physics Distance Learners At The Universiti Sains Malaysia”.
Taylor's University College for efforts and initiatives in attempting to make available some lecture presentations on the mobile
Assoc Prof Dr Shuhada, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), for her contribution to help create mobile learning content via various games to promote learning on mobile devices.
Dr Riaza Mohd Rias, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), for her effort to design and develop learning content for Programming C++ in a mobile environment for her students.
Ikhlas Bahar, Brilyan Group, Indonesia, for his efforts to promote mobile learning in Indonesia and in the region since 2007.
Muhammad Hazmin Wardi, Yeayyy Sdn Bhd, for his efforts to promote mobile learning games and the learning of Jawi, via game format on mobile.
Daniel Chun, Art Group Limited,Hong Kong, for his initiative to offer mobile learning knowledge management administering tools and consultancy application on mobile devices.
