Teaching Connections

In this episode, we are pleased to have Professor Wong Lim Soon, Kwan-Im-Thong-Hood-Cho-Temple Professor in the School of Computing (SoC) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Deputy Dean of the NUS Graduate School, talk about recognising and building a culture of teaching excellence in NUS. This episode is chaired by Assoc Prof Soo Yuen Jien, Director of the Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning.

In our first podcast episode for 2022, Vice Provost (Academic Affairs) and Provost's Chair Professor of Computer Science, Professor Tulika Mitra shares with us the various promotion pathways for academics in NUS. This episode is chaired by Assoc Prof Soo Yuen Jien, Director of the Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning.

In this episode, NUS Vice Provost (Masters' Programmes & Lifelong Education) and Dean of the School of Continuing & Lifelong Education (SCALE) Professor Susanna Leong takes us through some of the postgraduate and lifelong learning initiatives offered by NUS.

In our fifth installment of Teaching Connections Podcasts, NUS Senior Vice Provost (Undergraduate Education) Professor Bernard Tan takes us through the upcoming changes being implemented to enhance the NUS General Education (GE) curriculum.  This episode is chaired by Dr Dujeepa Samarasekera, Director of the Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning (CDTL).

In our fourth installment of Teaching Connections Podcasts, we are pleased to have Assoc Prof Loy Hui Chieh share more about using technology to ensure his students are effectively engaged during their online sessions. During the discussion, he takes us through how he incorporates technology in the learning activities conducted during his online sessions, including the strategies and tools used. He also talks about the response he has received from students and faculty colleagues about these technology-oriented strategies, and also offers advice to those keen to incorporate technology into their online courses but are unsure where to start. This episode is chaired by Assoc Prof Lee Kooi Cheng, Deputy Director of the Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning (CDTL).

In this episode, we feature a conversation with Professor Manu Kapur, in which he shares about the concept of productive failure and how it informs effective learning design. During the discussion, Prof Kapur will take us through what the productive failure is, share examples in which this theory is applied in teaching and learning design, and how educators can evaluate the effectiveness of strategies informed by the concept of productive failure. This episode is chaired by Assoc Prof Lee Kooi Cheng, Deputy Director of the Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning (CDTL).

In the second episode of this podcast series, NUS Vice Provost (Teaching Innovation & Quality) Assoc Prof Erle Lim introduces a new initiative at NUS, geNiUS World which comprises geNiUSchannel and geNiUSbooks. This episode is chaired by Dr Dujeepa Samarasekera, Director of the Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning.

In the inaugural episode of this podcast series, NUS President Professor Tan Eng Chye shares his thoughts on interdisciplinary education and in particular, how NUS will deliver interdisciplinary education to its students through the establishing of colleges such as the College of Humanities and Sciences. This episode is chaired by Dr Dujeepa Samarasekera, Director of the Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning.