Chai Jing Wen
Member
English, Linguistics & Theatre Studies
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
As an educator, I believe that we are role models to our students and I strive to be personable in my teaching, helping my students enjoy the process of learning and making a difference to ideas that are meaningful to them. In my classroom, I bring life into my lessons by guiding my students to challenge their assumptions and creating safe spaces for them to talk, listen, pause and reflect. I also make learning experiences unique for my students through improvisational elements where I observe, adapt and spontaneously fine tune my instructional delivery based on my live interactions with the class.
Dr. Chai Jing Wen is an interdisciplinary educator and is currently an Instructor at the Department of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, where he teaches interdisciplinary and general education courses in relation to computational thinking, artificial intelligence and more recently, academic writing. Prior to this, Dr. Chai taught interdisciplinary social science and was a member of the pioneer teaching team for the College of Humanities and Sciences. With a background in Psychology and a passion for interdisciplinary teaching and learning, he is keen to collaborate and develop innovative pedagogies for advancing interdisciplinary education.
I am excited to become a member of the academy and the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded educators to look at the developmental skills and competencies that our students gain when they engage in interdisciplinary learning. Drawing on my background in Psychology, I hope to explore how mindsets make a difference in shaping students’ perception towards interdisciplinarity and their ability to adapt to the needs of the world. At the same time, I am also keen to interact with our fellow members, reflect and improve my own teaching practice.
Graduate Student Teaching Award & Honour Roll: 2017, 2018 & 2019