PROJECTS |
MEMBERS |
OBJECTIVES |
MILESTONES |
Academic Journeys |
Kenneth Paul Tan (Chair)
Laksh Samavedham |
- To provide concrete accounts of how different NUS academics have encountered and overcome challenges in the course of their careers
- To provoke new academics to reflect on their own values, where they would like to go, and how to get there
- And more experienced academics to reflect on where they have been, where they should be going next, and how they can be of service to their less experienced colleagues
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- Discussions began in Feb 2010
- Jan 2011 – Published the first series of Academic Journeys on Prof Andy Hor and Prof Bernard Tan
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Academy Matters
(outreach newsletter) |
None |
- To bring new projects done by the Academy to the attention of the NUS community
- To get the involvement of NUS faculty
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Published 4 issues
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IT in Education |
Erle Lim (Chair)
Johan Geertsema
Laksh Samavedham
Farooq Shamsuzzaman
Bernard Tan
Victor Tan
Ravi Chandran
Ong Chin Hwa
Loy Hui Chieh |
- To seek and identify ways in which IT can be used to improve teaching and learning in NUS
- To study trends in IT or current and future technologies that may be harnessed or developed for future pedagogical innovations in NUS
- To craft a position paper for IT-based learning at NUS
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- Nov 2010 – The IT subcommittee was formed
- Identified mobile technology as a possible innovation to focus on
- April 2-6, 2012 – Conducted a study trip to the US
- April 27-29, 2012 – Attended the Apple Education Leadership Summit in Geneva (EL & OCH)
- May 22, 2012 – Invited Apple to conduct a hands-on session with MacBook Pros and iPads featuring Apps, iBooks, and iTunes U.
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Journal of the NUS Teaching Academy (JNUSTA) |
Erle Lim (Editor)
Johan Geertsema
(Deputy Editor)
Chng Huang Hoon
Laksh Samavedham
Sow Chorng Haur
Cecilia Lim
Peter Looker
Rani Rubdy
Wu Siew Mei |
To provide a forum for educators from across the disciplines to showcase pedagogical innovations, present original research in teaching, assessment, and methodologies, and to discuss the teaching of core or life skills |
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Peer Review: Implementation Phase |
Farooq Shamsuzzaman
Victor Tan
Laksh Samavedham |
The new subcommittee will be overseeing the implementation phase of the various recommendations made by the previous Peer Review subcommittee.
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- 13 March 2013 – 1st subcommittee meeting
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Student Feedback: Implementation Phase |
Yap Von Bing
Damith Rajapakse
Ravi Chandran
Laksh Samavedham
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The new subcommittee will be overseeing the implementation phase of the various recommendations made by the previous Student Feedback subcommittee. |
- 10 April 2013 – 1st subcommittee meeting
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Teaching & Learning Club
(Outreach) |
Alice Christudason
Cecilia Lim
Farooq Shamsuzzaman
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- To discuss issues concerning teaching and learning in an open forum or in focus groups involving both faculty and students
- To bring new projects done by the Academy to the attention of the NUS community
- To get the involvement of NUS faculty and students with the Academy
- To mentor new faculty
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- Formed in March 2010.
- 2010-2011 Chair: Prof Andy Hor Tzi Sum; Vice Chair: A/P Kenneth Paul Tan
- 2010 – held 6 TLC sessions
- 2011-2012 Chair: Sow Chorng Haur; Co-Chair: Johan Geertsema
- 2011 – held 3 TLC sessions
- 2012 – held 2 TLC sessions
- 2012-2013 Alice Christudason, Cecilia Lim, Farooq Shamsuzzaman
- 2013 – held 2 TLC sessions
More info
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Teaching Track (TT)
(new) |
Adrian Lee (Chair)
Kumaralingam A
Cheah Kok Ming
Lee Kooi Cheng
Soo Yuen Jien
Teofilo C Daquila
Phil Chan
Barbara Schaefer
Suzaina Abdul Kadir |
- To review and provide recommendations to PVO with regard to TT issues at NUS
- And to hopefully change the culture (image) or peoples’ perception of TT at NUS
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20 Jun 2012 – 1st subcommittee meeting
25 Sep 2012 – 2nd subcommittee meeting
20 Nov 2012 – 3rd subcommittee meeting
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