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Week 14: Heritage Tour

Reflections

The only way I could describe my insights to the Heritage Tour was WOW. It was extremely insightful that so much thought goes into a tour. There were many pointers which I noted during the tour, but I thought I list those that had more relevance to our next project.

First Hand Experience

I was extremely appreciative of the fact that the tours are experienced by the staff members and the tour guides themselves before introducing them to the public.

Our guide mentioned that the experience could allow her to “feel the information in context”.

Our group agreed with this point as many times, we discovered things during a field trip which cannot be done in front of the laptop. In addition to this, it was value adding if the users could test out the route in beta before it was launched to the public.

Visuals & Other Learners

Also, she provided us with various visuals and information notes just to allow different learners to pick up information in different ways. The visual learners could look at photos and typed words better relate to them rather than listening to what the guide had to say.

It was significant that she mentioned that as well. Upon finishing the tour, our group discussed and thought of ways to involve the different senses. One of which was the sense of hearing.

Indicate Purpose

There were two purposes of this heritage tour. First was to educate, second was to preserve.

Our group also knew that we needed to state our objectives towards our NTU Museum tour to have a clearer direction. In our case, it was to educated and bring awareness towards the artworks while making it fun for the users.

Comfort

Last but not least, we were mostly comfortable or provided with comfort in majority of the tour. Our guide mentioned that this allows people to be less exhausted and more interested in what was going on in the tour.

All in all, I really loved the tour and what I had learnt out of it. It was an exciting journey to discover new things as a local. I really look forward to creating our own tours in NTU.

Notes Taken During The Tour

Week 2: Visit To The Chinese Heritage Centre

 Reflections 

The visit to the CHC located in NTU was an enriching journey. Gaining insights to the past as I got to learn facts about the school’s history. Something which I might not have discovered on my own.

It was an interesting read as I looked at how the building fund for Nanyang University was raised. A community support of a series of fund raising events led by different groups of people from different backgrounds for the school. It really shows the idea of kampung spirit, where people in the past had very good bond and supported each other whenever they needed to. 

Works displayed were a collection of the past. One which I was fortunate enough to see was the original roof tiles of Nanyang University. I really love how the oriental architectural design related back to the school traditional values of supporting the Chinese community and heritage. It is definitely a piece of gem being preserved till to date. 

Looking at the history of NTU, I really appreciate what the school has evolved into over the years as look forward to the many years to come. This visit was very intriguing and I look forward to the other field trips we have in the other weeks! 

 Photos taken during my trip to CHC Nantah Pictorial Exhibition