19 - 20 September 2019
Nanyang Techological University
Hosted by the Nanyang Techological University, the second SoTL-Asia Symposium is an opportunity for colleagues interested in SoTL to connect and exchange ideas.
UPDATE: Read more about the Symposium in "Fostering & Supporting SoTL Development: Highlights from the Second SoTL-Asia Symposium, 19-20 September, 2019, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)"
Our invited speakers are:
Here is our Programme:
DAY ONE (19 September 2019, Thursday)
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Venue |
| Light breakfast from 8.30am – 9.00am | |
| 9.00am – 10.15am | Dr Eva Wong, Director Centre for Holistic Teaching and Learning, Hong Kong Baptsits University: “From Sharing the Joys and Woes of teaching to Publishing Teaching innovations” | Eva Wong | The Arc, LHN-TR+37 (Level 2) |
| Morning Tea & Interaction 10.15am – 10.45am | |
| 10.45am – 12.15pm | Presentations on SoTL Projects (Parallel) - LIM Sok Mui, May, FOO Yong Lim, LOH Han Tong (SIT) “Developing educators for applied learning using 5 models of academic developer practice”
- Misty Cook (NUS) “Embedding Communication Skills into the Discipline: the good, the bad, and the challenges”
- Radhika Jaidev (SIT) “Exploring Communication needs beyond the University to facilitate undergraduate transition in to the workplace”
| 3x Presentations | The Arc, LHN-TR+46 (Level 2) |
| 10.45am – 12.15pm | Presentations on SoTL Projects (Parallel) - Paul J. Gallagher (NUS) “How NUS is transforming its undergraduate pharmacy programme in order to align with the increasing complexity of the Singaporean health-care system”
- CHUI Wai Keung (NUS) “Developing a tool to evaluate reaction, attitude and perception of students from 5 NUS health professional programmes towards interprofessional collaboration practice”
- CHNG Hui Ting, YAP Kai Zhen (NUS) A sharing of the teaching and learning experience in the development of empathy and metacognition among pharmacy students”
| 3x Presentations | The Arc, LHN-TR+47 (Level 2) |
| Group Photo & Buffet Lunch 12.15pm – 1.30pm | |
| 1.30pm – 3.00pm | Institutional strategies workshop – a workshop to focus on the strategies universities can use to both encourage and embed SoTL as part of everyday practice, including policies, and recognition. | Peter Looker facilitator | The Arc, LHN-TR+37 (Level 2) |
| Afternoon Tea & Interaction 3.00pm – 3.30pm | |
| 3.30pm – 4.15pm | Otherine Neisler (Sultan Qabos University, Oman)– Computer Lab workshop on developing critical thinking | | The Arc, LHN-TR+37 (Level 2) |
| Networking and Dinner 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Peach Garden@NTU
(4 Tables – 40pax) | Peach Garden@NTU |
DAY TWO (20 September 2019, Friday)
| Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Venue |
| Light breakfast from 8.30am – 9.00am | |
| 9.00am – 9.45 | Professor Chen Chwen Jen Senior Director of the Centre for Applied Learning and Multimedia, UNIMAS “SoTL as a Catalyst for Teaching and Learning Transformation: An On-Going Journey” | | The Arc, LHN-TR+37 (Level 2) |
| 9.45 – 10.15 | SOTL presentations (parallel session) - Volker Patzel (NUS) “Implementation of a technology-supported three stage Classroom Feedback System for promotion of Self-regulation and assessment of student and teacher performance.”
- Salmah Bt Mohamad Yusoff (UNIMAS) “Counsellor Trainees: Learning Through Blogging.”
- OH Lih Bin (NUS) Fostering Metacognitive Reflection in a Paired Internship Programme for Computing Undergraduates
| | The Arc, LHN-TR+37 (Level 2) |
| 9.45 – 10.15 | SOTL presentations (parallel session) - Qi Gao, Beijing Institute of Teachnology: How to facilitate SoTL practice in Chinese Universities: Policies, Approaches and cases”
- Jason Lee, Sophia Tan, Lim Fun Siong, NTU, “Enhancing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning among faculty in NTU”
- Emmanuel Tan Chee Peng, Preman Rajalingam, Jessica Ang (NTU) “Reflecting on reflective Practice in SoTL”
| | The Arc, LHN-TR+46 (Level 2) |
| 10.15 – 11.30 | Small group reflections on “Institutional Support for Development of SoTL” | | Breakout Room 1
(The Arc, LHN-TR+37 (Level 2) |
| | Breakout Room 2
(The Arc, LHN-TR+46 (Level 2) |
| | Breakout Room 3
The Arc, LHN-TR+47 (Level 2) |
| | Breakout Room 4
The Arc, LHN-TR+48 (Level 2) |
| 1130-12.00 | Reports by Groups | | The Arc, LHN-TR+37 (Level 2) |
| Council meeting & Lunch 12.00am – 1.00pm | |
| 1.30-3.30 | Meeting of all faculty developers for Singapore IHLs only | | The Arc, LHN-TR+37 (Level 2) |