a year in reviewCDTL 2019

CONTENTSAt a Glance

Signature Events

Programmes, Series, Sessions

Teaching Enhancement Grants

Consultations

Collaborations & Outreach

Publications

Visitors

Academic Developers

Administrative Support Team

2020: What To Look Out For at CDTL

Thank You: From the CDTL Team

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2 Programmes3 Series42 Sessions

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2 AJSoTL issues

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Throughout the year, our academic developers conducted 229 consultation sessions where they met faculty colleagues either on a one-on-one or small group basis to discuss various teaching and learning issues and teaching inquiry projects.

Consultations

2019 was a productive year for CDTL’s publications: • CDTLink released 3 issues - A Year in Review 2018 and two issues focusing on strategies for engaging students in large classes and

blended learning. We are grateful to faculty colleagues and students who shared their strategies and to those who responded to these blog posts.

• AJSoTL released 2 issues. In 2019, the journal continued to receive a higher number of quality submissions from NUS faculty colleagues, Singapore, and beyond.

Publications

16 Teaching Enhancement Grants were awarded this year, namely 11 Learning Improvement Projects and 5 Education Conference GrantsTeaching Enhancement Grants (TEG)

We hosted 6 visits by higher education institutions and prominent scholars from around the world.

Institutional Visits

In supporting NUS faculty colleagues in their professional development, the following teaching and learning programmes, series, and sessions were offered:

• 2 key programmes - the Professional Development Programme - Teaching (PDP-T) and the Teaching Assistants Programme (TAP); • 3 series -Developing a Teaching Portfolio, Blended Learning, and Grant Writing; and• 42 sessions led by academic developers and sharing sessions by faculty colleagues.

Programmes, Series, and Sessions

There are 2 Signature Events organised in 2019, as follows: • Education in Residence Programme (EiRP), with Dr Mary Deane SORCINELLI as the EiRP Scholar.• NUS Festival of Learning, a two-day programme, with Higher Education Campus Conference (HECC) on Day 1 that brought together

faculty, students, and staff members in sharing ideas and good practices in teaching to optimise student learning, and Learning on NUS Campus and ATEA Ceremony on Day 2 to showcase excellent teachers in action and celebrate teaching excellence.

Signature Events

AT A GLANCE

Our academic developers participated in 22 collaboration and outreach projects with faculty colleagues from various departments. We were engaged as co-applicants for research grants, co-authors of journal articles, and co-investigators in module/programme development or teaching inquiry projects.

Collaboration & Outreach

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SIGNATURE EVENTS

Educator-in-Residence (EiRP) 2019

During her visit, Dr Mary Deane SORCINELLI, EiRP Scholar 2019, gave a lecture and workshop to the NUS community that underscored the importance of mentorship and building “productive mentoring networks”. She shared concrete ways to implement (and assess) the effectiveness of mentorship programmes that will help create a positive cycle and culture of enablement so that as an academic community, in addition to realising our own potential, we can contribute to the aspirations of others and the community as a whole.

Discussion activity during lectureFrom left: Assoc Provost (Undergraduate Education) A/Prof CHNG Huang Hoon and Dr Mary Deane SORCINELLI

EiRP 2019 Scholar Dr Mary Dean SORCINELLI

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7Engaging in conversations at the post-lecture reception

Bottom row: EiRP 2019 Scholar Dr Mary Dean SORCINELLI (middle) with members of Dr Ruth WONG’s family and invited guests. The Wong family are the donors of the Ruth Wong Memorial Lecture.Top row (from left): Assoc Provost (Undergraduate Education) A/Prof CHNG Huang Hoon with CDTL’s Director and Deputy Directors

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SIGNATURE EVENTS: NUS FESTIVAL OF LEARNING 2019

PAPERS

Higher Education Campus Conference (HECC) 2019

The Higher Education Campus Conference (HECC) 2019, which took place on Day 1 of the NUS Festival of Learning, was about sharing good practices in a contextualised and grounded way. It was also about sharing ideas in anticipation of future teaching and learning environments.

The conference theme focused on nurturing a culture of teaching, one that appreciates and values diversity and inclusivity in the context of the changing higher education landscape at NUS.

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9Ms Sylvia SIM (CELC) talking about student voiceKeeping the conversations going even during tea breaks

Sharing of teaching experiences with colleagues, even during the keynote lecture!

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SIGNATURE EVENTS: NUS FESTIVAL OF LEARNING 2019

TALKS

Learning on NUS Campus (2019)

Learning on NUS Campus (2019), held on Day 2 of the NUS Festival of Learning, brought together excellent teachers who presented short talks and demos.

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Participants listening to a talk by A/Prof Eleanor WONG (Law)

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SIGNATURE EVENTS: NUS FESTIVAL OF LEARNING 2019

ATEA Ceremony

Day 2 of the NUS Festival of Learning 2019 recognised excellent teachers at the ATEA Ceremony, while recipients of the 2019 Outstanding Educator Award (OEA) presented talks as part of the OEA Public Lectures Series.

A/Prof Hans TAN spoke on the topic “Deform to Create” in the context of creative design.

A/Prof NGA Min En shared her teaching journey, which she entitled “Me? Teach? The Evolution of an Incidental Teacher”.

NUS Provost Prof HO Teck Hua envisioned the journey ahead for NUS through his keynote address, “Charting the journey for lifelong education and adult learning at the National University of Singapore”.

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Prof HO Teck HuaSenior Deputy President and Provost12

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A/Prof NGA Min En, OEA winnerYong Loo Lin School of Medicine

A/Prof Hans TAN, OEA winnerSchool of Design & Environment

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CORE02 runs | 66 participants*

SEMINAR SERIES02 runs | 44 participants*

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PROGRAMMES

PDP-TThis programme is offered to NUS early-career academics with fewer than 3 years of higher education teaching experience. Conducted twice annually, the PDP-T provides a collegial environment to help new faculty explore and critically reflect on their teaching practice, in order to improve their students’ learning.

The programme comprises two components: the PDP-T Core and the Seminar Series. The Core is a 3-day programme which focuses on helping participants become more familiar with teaching and learning processes. The Seminar Series engages participants in a mentored faculty community of practice that culminates in the completion of a course portfolio. These sessions aim to integrate and develop concepts and ideas introduced during the Core into the participants’ teaching practice.

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PROGRAMMES

05 runs176 participants*

Teaching assistants (TAs) play an important role in supporting teaching in tertiary institutions. As part of the University’s commitment to teaching excellence, CDTL conducts a formal training programme for TAs. The Teaching Assistants’ Programme (TAP) aims to enhance the TAs’ knowledge and skills in facilitating collaborative learning in classrooms. These hands-on sessions focus on planning and designing peer-to-peer learning that engages students to participate actively during labs and tutorials to improve their learning.

TAP

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BLENDED LEARNING

02 runs 32 participants *

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SERIES

DEVELOPING A TEACHING PORTFOLIO

GRANT WRITING

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01 run21 participants *

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This 18-hour series focuses on guiding colleagues through an evidence-informed approach to design and develop blended learning modules. The series aims to support colleagues in identifying and adopting appropriate strategies and educational technologies to develop a blended module that engages learners. The principles and strategies that underpin blended learning are discussed within relevant disciplinary contexts. The series ends with participants presenting a prototype blended learning lesson at a gallery walk.

Blended Learning

The teaching portfolio is critically important as a way of documenting colleagues’ achievements as academic teachers, and assumes a key role in the promotion process. The main goals of this series are for participants to reflect on their teaching, examine what constitutes high-quality teaching, articulate their teaching philosophies, and explore how they can draw on multiple sources of evidence to develop impact narratives that demonstrate growth as a teacher and good teaching practice.

Developing a Teaching Portfolio

This two-day series guides colleagues to prepare a formal education grant proposal for research into higher education. In addition, the series fosters cross-institutional, collaborative projects. It introduces participants to qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, supports them to formulate research questions, explore current and relevant literature, and design appropriate measures of students’ learning outcomes.

Grant Writing

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SESSIONS

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695 participants*

CDTL runs sessions which support a range of teaching and learning needs. They cover pedagogical topics, including designing online lectures and e-learning resources, promoting student engagement in large classes, and tracking student learning through mid-semester feedback.

In addition, faculty members regularly share their approach. Some of the topics led by faculty members focused on using peer feedback to engage their students, benefits and challenges of using wikis for learning, and applying strategies in the classroom to foster creativity.

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• LumiNUS For Teaching and Learning: Getting Started

• Facilitating Effective Online Discussions Using LumiNUS

• Assessing Student Learning Using LumiNUS

• Designing e-Learning Resources Using Camtasia Studio

• Moderating Online Synchronous Discussions for Tutorials

• Recording Online Lectures with Panopto

CDTL-Led Sharing by Faculty• Designing an Authentic Learning

Environment• Designing Learning Activities to

Promote Deep Learning• Developing Rubrics for

Assessing Students’ Learning• Promoting Active Learning in a

STEM Tutorial Class• Promoting Student Engagement

In Large Classes• Scaffolding Student Learning• Tracking Student Learning

Through Mid-semester Feedback

• Applying a Rubric Development Cycle: Challenges from Rubric Application to Validation

• Course Design to Connect Theory to Real-World Cases

• Engaging Students Using Peer Feedback

• Initiatives for Fostering and Valorizing Creativity in Science Students

• Learning and Documentation Using Wikis: Use Cases, Benefits, and Challenges

• Personalising Feedback & Support for Students at University: Affordances & Impact of Learning Analytics Reporting Systems

• Steering Students Towards Overseas Experiential Learning

• Theory for the Reflective Educational Practitioner

SESSION LISTING

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Designing Fieldwork Activities for Multidisciplinary Undergraduates Through Inter-departmental CollaborationLinda SELLOU, Dept of Chemistry;Vikneswaran Gopal, Dept of Statistics & Applied Probability

Exploring Undergraduate Students’ Abilities of Learning and Applying Systems Thinking and Modelling Skills to Energy Challenges/IssuesBELLAM Sreenivasulu, Residential College 4R. Subramaniam, National Institute of Education, NTU

Implementing IT Tools for Spaced-retrieval, Interleaving and Collaborative LearningChammika UDALAGAMA, Dept of Physics

Improve At-risk Student Performance by Peer Tutoring With Lecturer SupervisionZHANG Jianwen, Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Intercultural Language Teaching and Learning and the Development of Intercultural Competence: Cases of Thai as a Foreign LanguageSasiwimol KLAYKLUENG, Centre for Language Studies

Integration of Bioscience and Nursing Practice to Enhance Knowledge Acquisition and Learning Experiences of Nursing Students in Year 1 Undergraduate Nursing CurriculumTanushri ROY, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies (ALCNS);Zakir Hussain Abdul Salam, ALCNS;LIAW Sok Ying, ALCNS;Lim Fui Ping, ALCNS

Pushing Analytical Skills to the Limit by Building a Raspberry Pi Lab Instrument – A Multidisciplinary ProjectMichael YUDISTIRA, Dept of Chemistry

2-3 year Projects

Blended Learning to Internalise Engineering Leadership: A Longitudinal Study of Student Learning in a Critical Thinking and Writing CourseNadya Shaznay PATEL, Centre for English Language Communication (CELC);WU Siew Mei, CELC

Promoting Team-based Learning Pedagogy in Engineering Education – a Case Study to Develop Intra-Department Teaching and Learning CoPSNG Wei Meng, Daniel, Dept of Mechanical Engineering;Woon Keng Soon, Dept of Mechanical Engineering

RepoSense: A Tool for Visualizing Student Work in Code RepositoriesDamith Chatura RAJAPAKSE, Dept of Computer Science

Writing and Critical Thinking Class and its Affective Learning OutcomesLEUNG Wing Sze, Evelyn, University Scholars Programme

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CDTL’s academic developers (ADs) offered consultation sessions for 56 grant applications, namely 25 teams applying for the Ministry of Education (MOE) Tertiary Education Research Fund (TRF) and 31 colleagues proposing Teaching Enhancement Grant (TEG) projects. The main objective of these sessions was to provide and discuss feedback that might enhance the proposals.

Besides consulting on grant applications, the ADs offered 141 one-on-one and 33 small group consultation sessions for faculty colleagues and teaching assistants. These sessions encompassed providing feedback on course portfolios, teaching portfolios for those applying for promotion, advice on module design and other aspects of teaching and learning.

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COLLABORATIONS & OUTREACH

22In 2019, our academic developers were active in collaborating with colleagues in CDTL and from various other departments. We were involved as co-applicants for research grants, co-authors of journal articles, and co-investigators in module/programme development as well as teaching and learning inquiry projects.

COLLABORATION PROJECTS

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MOE TRF Project: Investigating Feedback From Academic and Industry Supervisors During Final-year Projects (FYP) and Industry AttachmentsSarah CHEAH, Dept of Management & Organisation;Bimlesh WADHWA, Dept of Computer Science;Mark GAN, CDTL

Workforce Development Applied Research Fund (WDARF) by the Institute of Adult Learning (IAL): Development and Evaluation of Building Resilience@Work Training Among Healthcare WorkersLAU Ying, ALCNS;Jeanette CHOY, CDTL

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e-Module DevelopmentCo-design e-Assessment Sessions (ExamSoft) for Faculty WU Haixin, Centre for Instructional Technology (CIT);Mark GAN, CDTL

Co-design Online Course to Build Online Teaching Capacity of Academic Teachers Collaboration with Open Networked Learning;Alan SOONG, CDTL

Co-design Use of Pre-class Video Learning Resources in a Blended Learning Economics ModuleSEET Min Kok, Dept of Economics;Mark GAN, CDTL

Re-design The Fundamentals of Academic LifeEsther TAN Peck Geok, Registrar’s Office;Cheryl GIAM Mun-Ye, Registrar’s Office;Jeanette CHOY, CDTL;Mark GAN, CDTL;Alan SOONG, CDTL;Adrian LEE, CDTL;LEE Kooi Cheng, CDTL;Kiruthika RAGUPATHI, CDTL

Module DevelopmentCo-design Develop Your Own Module” (DYOM) “Chemistry of FoodFrancis CHONG Yuan Yi, Dept of Chemistry;Mark GAN, CDTL

Programme DevelopmentCustomised Programme for Post-docs at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLLSoM) Inthrani RAJAH, Dept of PharmacologyAdrian LEE, CDTL;Alan SOONG, CDTL;Mark GAN, CDTL; Kiruthika RAGUPATHI, CDTL

Co-design Feedback Session for Resident Teaching Assistants (TAs) in Faculty of Dentistry Kelvin FOONG, Faculty of Dentistry;Mark GAN, CDTL

Mentorship Programme for Full-Time TAsYEONG Foong May, Dept of Biochemistry;Mark GAN, CDTL

Customised Dialogue Session for Dept of Communications and New Media (CNM)Audrey YUE, CNM;ZHANG Weiyu, CNM;Adrian LEE, CDTLMark GAN, CDTL; Kiruthika RAGUPATHI, CDTL

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Advocating for Self-regulated Learners Using Peer Feedback in Higher EducationCHAN Yah Shih, ALCNS;Mark GAN, CDTL

Assessing the Impact of Grade-free Learning Chris McMorran, Dept of Japanese Studies; Kiruthika Ragupathi, CDTL

Effects of Learning through Peer Discussions on Student PerformanceLOY Hui Chieh, Dept of Philosophy;Kiruthika RAGUPATHI, CDTL

Guidance on Literature Review with Research Assistant for Out-of-classroom ProjectDaniel JEW, College of Alice and Peter Tan (CAPT);Alan SOONG, CDTL

Investigating Instructor Intervention in Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) ForumsKAN Min-Yen, Dept of Computer ScienceKiruthika RAGUPATHI, CDTLBernard TAN, PVO

Review of Rubrics Used in Nursing AssessmentsALCNS Team;Mark GAN, CDTL

Significant Conversations and Microcultures in the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies (ALCNS)Kamala DEVI, ALCNS;Alan SOONG, CDTL

Students’ Experience at NUS and at University Town Residential Colleges: A Longitudinal StudyAdrian LEE, CDTL;Kiruthika RAGUPATHI, CDTL

Study on Engineering Students’ Motivation During FYPLUO Sha, Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering;Mark GAN, CDTL

Using Student Feedback to Enhance Teaching Practices and PoliciesJohan GEERTSEMA, CDTL;Kiruthika RAGUPATHI, CDTL

Web-based Clinical Pedagogy Programme to Enhance Registered Nurse Preceptors’ Teaching CompetenciesVivien WU Xi, ALCNS;Mark GAN, CDTL

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PUBLICATIONS

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2 Issues: 6 Articles

9 Reflections

AJSoTL3 Issues:

1 Year in Review 2 Strategies For...

CDTLink

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The 2 articles and 4 reflections showcase examples of SoTL in action and reflections on the challenges of improving student learning, such as:• applying flipped classrooms with real-time

interventions• comparing critical questions asked by first year

undergraduate and postgraduate students• cultivating 21st-century skills in PhD students• reflecting on beliefs in English Language teaching and

learning and actual classroom practice

URL: http://nus.edu.sg/cdtl/engagement/publications/ajsotl-home/archive-of-past-issues/v9n1

Volume 9, Number 1

Asian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (AJSoTL)

We showcased the inaugural installment of A Year In Review, in which we looked back on key events and developments that occurred in CDTL in 2018.

URL: http://blog.nus.edu.sg/cdtlink/2019/01/14/januaryfebruary-2019/

CDTL 2018: A Year in Review

CDTLink

The 4 articles and 5 reflections in this bumper issue highlight different ways of improving teaching practice, including: • investigating the attributes of critical thinking in

academic writing• using person-centred analysis to investigate the

pedagogical approaches of graduate TAs• developing an instrument to measure the impact of

student self-assessment• using course design to connect political philosophy

theory to real-world cases• using 3D imaging and augmented reality to build

capacity of undergraduate dental students• evaluating the effectiveness of pre-class video resources

in a blended learning Economics module

URL: http://nus.edu.sg/cdtl/engagement/publications/ajsotl-home

Volume 9, Number 2

In 2019, we shared A Year in Review 2018 and highlighted two key teaching and learning issues which resonate with the NUS community.

We featured colleagues who shared concrete examples, strategies, and techniques that have worked for large classes.

URL: http://blog.nus.edu.sg/cdtlink/2019/03/19/marapr-2019/

Strategies For...Engaging Students in Large Classes

We turned the spotlight on blended learning - what it is and why colleagues might consider this approach. We also featured students who participated in such modules, as they shared their experience and thoughts on improvements.

URL: http://blog.nus.edu.sg/cdtlink/2019/07/11/july-august-2019/

Strategies For...Engaging Students in Blended Learning

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VISITORS

University of St. La Salle, Bacolod City, PHILIPPINES

National Taiwan Normal University

Victoria University of Wellington,

NEW ZEALAND

University of Kansas,UNITED STATES

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) Institutions, Chennai,

INDIA

Université de Moncton, New Brunswick,

CANADA

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National Taiwan Normal University

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ACADEMIC DEVELOPERS

Back row (from left): Jeanette CHOY, Mark GAN, Johan GEERTSEMA, Adrian LEE, Alan SOONGFront row (from left): Kiruthika RAGUPATHI, Charina Li ONG, LIEW Shin Dee, LEE Kooi Cheng

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Publications & Presentations

Cheah, S., Gan, M. J. S., Li, S. Y., & Wadhwa, B. (2019). From individual learning to innovation project team performance: Role of supervisors’ feedback. Paper presented at ASIALICS 2019 International Conference, Seoul, South Korea, 26-27 July.

Choy, J. L. F., Lee, A. M., Soong, S. K. A., & Ong, C. (2019). Teacher conceptions of blended learning and association with design of learning activities: Outcomes of a structured academic development course. Poster presented at the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA 2019): Next Generation, Higher Education: Challenges, Changes and Opportunities, Auckland, New Zealand, 2-5 July.

Cook, M. S. S. W., Lee, K. C., Wu, S. M., Soo, Y. J. (2019). OK English Expressions APP. Demonstration session at Learning on NUS Campus, 19 November.

Gan, M. J. S. (2019). Investigating graduate teaching assistants’ perception of collaborative learning practices. Paper presented at the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA 2019): Next Generation, Higher Education: Challenges, Changes and Opportunities, Auckland, New Zealand, 2-5 July.

Geertsema, J. & Bolander Laksov, K. (2019). Turning challenges into opportunities: (re)vitalizing the role of academic development. International Journal for Academic Development, 24(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144X.2019.1557870

Geertsema, J. & Sutherland, K. (2019). Publishing in higher education. Workshop presented at University of Iceland, Reykjavik, 20 June.

Geertsema, J. (2019). Key steps in the process of change at NUS. Invited speaker at Recognizing and Rewarding University Teaching, Royal Academy of Engineering, London, 13-14 May.

Geertsema, J. (2019). An education-focused career pathway as a lever for change. Paper presented at the Network for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Research-Intensive Universities (NETL), University of Cape Town, 5-6 June.

Geertsema, J. (Oct 2019). Technology for teaching. Invited to facilitate workshop, University of Macau, 30 October.

Geertsema, J., Kluijtmans, M., & van Tartwijk, J. ( 2019). Scholarship of teaching and learning? The position of (powerful) knowledge in the curriculum and the development of teacher expertise. Paper presented at the Network for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Research-Intensive Universities (NETL), University of Cape Town, 5-6 June.

Goh, S. S., Tan, L., R. Zainuddin, Nghia, P. T., Kitana, N., Bautista, E., Chan, S., & Lee, A. M. (2019). Higher education in a disruptive landscape: The state and future of STEM education. Panel discussion at the STEM for University Educators in ASEAN, NUS, 24 May.

Lee, A. M. (2019). Enhancing learning using technology. Facilitated workshop series at the Asian World Summit, Kuching, 15–16 April, & Kuala Lumpur, 17–18 April.

Lee, A. M. (2019). Blended learning in STEM. Paper presented at the STEM for University Educators in ASEAN, NUS, 24 May.

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Lee, A. M., Bo, V., Foo, Y. L., Khoo, X., Varghese, S. A., & Cai, X. N. (2019). Scaling up 21st century General Education through technology. Panel discussion at the National Technology Enhanced Learning (NTEL) Conference 2019, Singapore Management University (SMU), 20 November.

Lee, A. M. & Koh, R. L. (2019). Scaffolding the learning of data analysis in a second-year physical chemistry course using individualised homework assignments. Paper presented at the Chemistry National Meeting Singapore (ChnmSG 2019), NUS, 15 May.

Lee, A. M., & Koh, R. L. (2019). Scaffolding the learning of data analysis using individualised homework assignments. Paper presented at the Showcasing Excellence in Teaching and Learning Symposium 2019, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), 22 November.

Lee, A. M. & Koh, R. L. (2019). Scaffolding the learning of data analysis using individualised homework assignments. Poster presented at at ASCILITE 2019: 36th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), 2-5 December.

Lee, A. M. & Ragupathi, K. (2019). The transformative effect of living–learning communities: Putting beliefs into action. Paper presented at the Teaching and Learning in Residential Colleges (TLRC) Colloquium 2019, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 1 March.

Lee, A. M. & Ragupathi, K. (2019). Beliefs into action: The transformative effect of living-learning experiences. Paper presented at the Residential Learning Communities as a High-Impact Practice Conference, Elon University, USA, 16-17 June.

Lee, K. C., & Wu, S. M. (2019). What is good English language teaching?: A bottom up approach. Facilitated workshop session at the 6th CELC Roundtable, 4-5 December.

Lee, K. C. (2019). Writing in higher education: Lessons from the classroom. Invited speaker at 8th International Conference on Languages and Arts (ICLA 8th), Universitas Negeri Padang, 17-18 October.

Lee, K. C., Goh, H., Teng, J., & Wong, K. W. (December 2019). SoTLing as an ELT community. SoTL Matters.

Looker, P., Lee, A. M., Rai, B., Sridharan, A., Tan, C. T., Zhu, Y. J., & Yun, N. (2019). Blended learning: What’s next? Creating collaborative learning opportunities. Panel discussion at the National Technology Enhanced Learning Conference 2019, 21 November.

Luo, S., Gan, M. J. S., Loh, A. P., Keng, S. E., & Ee, E. W. H. (2019). Evaluating students’ academic motivations in one-year CubeSat project using 3X 2 Achievement Goal Framework. Paper presented at IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE), 10-13 December.

McMorran, C. & Ragupathi, K. (2019) The promise and pitfalls of gradeless learning: responses to an alternative approach to grading. Journal of Further and Higher Education, online first, June 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2019.1619073

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Publications & Presentations

Osman, H., Guo, L., & Soong, S. K. A. (2019). Pushing past the bottleneck: Using Decoding the Disciplines framework for online learning design. PechaKucha presented at ASCILITE 2019: 36th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), 2-5 December.

Ragupathi, K. (2019). Pedagogical approaches to Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL). Paper presented at the, Asian Universities Alliance Online Education Conference, Tsinghua University, China, 5-6 July.

Ragupathi, K. & Lee, A. M. (2019). Investigating the effects of living-learning experiences on students’ academic and social engagement. Paper presented at the RAISE Conference, Newcastle University, 4 September.

Ragupathi, K. & Soong, S. K. A. (2019). To see the water, we dive in: Two academic developers’ experience on becoming online facilitators. Poster presented at ASCILITE 2019: 36th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), 2-5 December.

Seet M. K., & Gan M. J. S. (2019). Use of pre-class video learning resources in a blended learning economics module. Asian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 9(2), 223-231. Retrieved from http://nus.edu.sg/cdtl/engagement/publications/ajsotl-home/asian-journal-of-the-scholarship-of-teaching-and-learning/v9n2SeetMK.

Soong, S. K. A. & Devi, M. K. (2019). An exploratory study on microcultures and significant conversations within an academic department. Poster presented at the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA 2019): Next Generation, Higher Education: Challenges, Changes and Opportunities, Auckland, New Zealand, 2-5 July.

Soong, S. K. A., Wu, X. V., & Wang, S. J. J. (2019). Reframing the mindset on the roles of Resident Assistants through Proactive Pastoral Care approach - A case study. Paper presented at the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International - 2019 Conference & Expo, Toronto, Canada, 25 June.

Wadhwa, B., Gan, M. J. S., Li, S. Y., & Cheah, S. (2019). Exploring students’ perception of feedback in computing internships. Poster presented at Higher Education Campus Conference (HECC), 18 November.

Zou, T. X. P. & Geertsema, J. (2019). Do academic developers’ conceptions support an integrated academic practice? A comparative case study from Hong Kong and Singapore. Higher Education Research and Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2019.1685948

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ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TEAM

Back row (from left): BEH Keng Khim, Elsie LIM Middle row (from left): Doreen THIA, Halizah binte HAMDAN (Teaching Academy)Front row (from left): Pansy KOK, Aini binte JAAFAR, MA Lin Lin, NG Cheng Cheng (Teaching Academy)Winnie CHOY (not in photo)

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2020: WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR AT CDTL

In 2020, a key focus will be on strengthening learning communities within NUS through re-conceptualising the Teaching Enhancement Grants (TEG) and by finding good ways in which our outreach platforms (CDTLink and the NUS Festival of Learning) can further engage different NUS communities. Another exciting development is the introduction of a new Module Design Institute.

TEG: Learning Communities + Sharing

Outreach: CDTLink + Festival of Learning

WHAT’S DIFFERENT? WHAT’S NEW?

Module Design Programme/InstituteA new course to support module design will be introduced in 2020. This intensive multi-day course will support faculty in re-imagining current modules in fostering significant learning environments for students.

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Thank you.2019 was a most enriching and fulfilling year for us as we had opportunities to engage with

many colleagues, to collaborate with them, and to learn with them.

Thank YOU for your continued support and contributions.

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