Opening Note: Lifelong Learning of Teaching at SUTD
Teaching is an integral part of research intensive universities. Teaching at SUTD has its own uniqueness and requires SUTD faculty members to continually innovate and evaluate their teaching practices. Prof Chong will share his thoughts on lifelong learning of teaching at SUTD.
Teaching is an integral part of research intensive universities. Teaching at SUTD has its own uniqueness and requires SUTD faculty members to continually innovate and evaluate their teaching practices. Prof Chong will share his thoughts on lifelong learning of teaching at SUTD.
Professor Chong Tow Chong
Professor Chong Tow Chong was appointed President of the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) in April 2018. He had been SUTD’s founding Provost since 2010, where he played an instrumental role in steering the strategic development and operationalisation of SUTD. As President, he provides leadership and guidance in the next phase of the University’s growth and development, as well as ensuring continuity in the pursuit of SUTD’s vision, mission and strategic goals. |
Keynote I: Fostering 21st Century Literacies through Technology-Mediated Collaborative Learning and Formative Learning Analytics Environments: Promises and Dilemmas
Collaborative, creative and critical literacies are essential to young people’s productive participation in 21st century lifeworlds. Yet, research has shown that the classroom can often be an uncomfortable and problematic space for developing such skills and dispositions. One major challenge lies in how we can more effectively assess and scaffold the development of these ‘new(er) literacies’ in learners, at both individual and collective levels, and as they occur naturalistically in peer interactions during acts of learning. In this talk, I will showcase one techno-pedagogical innovation that exemplifies how the purposeful coupling of CSCL and formative LA affordances can serve to enhance collective creativity and critical literacies in secondary students within the disciplinary domain of English language learning. Alongside the explication of key design principles and empirical learning gains, I will also foreground the pedagogical dilemmas and challenges encountered throughout the iterative cycles of design, enactment, adoption and diffusion. In doing so, I hope to underscore both the educational promises and problems that arise as the ‘rubber’ of well-intentioned learning innovations ‘hits the road’ of entrenched socio-institutional beliefs and practices in mainstream schooling.
Collaborative, creative and critical literacies are essential to young people’s productive participation in 21st century lifeworlds. Yet, research has shown that the classroom can often be an uncomfortable and problematic space for developing such skills and dispositions. One major challenge lies in how we can more effectively assess and scaffold the development of these ‘new(er) literacies’ in learners, at both individual and collective levels, and as they occur naturalistically in peer interactions during acts of learning. In this talk, I will showcase one techno-pedagogical innovation that exemplifies how the purposeful coupling of CSCL and formative LA affordances can serve to enhance collective creativity and critical literacies in secondary students within the disciplinary domain of English language learning. Alongside the explication of key design principles and empirical learning gains, I will also foreground the pedagogical dilemmas and challenges encountered throughout the iterative cycles of design, enactment, adoption and diffusion. In doing so, I hope to underscore both the educational promises and problems that arise as the ‘rubber’ of well-intentioned learning innovations ‘hits the road’ of entrenched socio-institutional beliefs and practices in mainstream schooling.
Dr Jennifer Pei-Ling Tan
Dr. Jennifer Pei-Ling Tan is Assistant Dean (Learning Analytics and Knowledge Mobilization), Research Programme Director (Lifelong Learning, Cognition and Wellbeing), and Senior Research Scientist at the Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education, Singapore. Jen leads a portfolio of competitively-funded research that sees her working closely with schools and policymakers. She specializes in the design, implementation and evaluation of technology-mediated collaborative learning and learning analytics environments aimed at fostering 21st century literacies, lifelong learning and wellbeing competencies in young people. |
Keynote II: The Power of Data and Institutional Insight
Is every learner an “A” student? Does this matter? What matters is that learners authentically progress their competence. Blackboard Analytics supports that goal as it amply frames what’s playing out in courses, departments and entire colleges. Learn how various institutions have successfully integrated Blackboard Analytics and actively gained insight out of the data so to create further value.
Is every learner an “A” student? Does this matter? What matters is that learners authentically progress their competence. Blackboard Analytics supports that goal as it amply frames what’s playing out in courses, departments and entire colleges. Learn how various institutions have successfully integrated Blackboard Analytics and actively gained insight out of the data so to create further value.
Dr. Susan D'Aloia
Dr. Susan D’Aloia is the Client Success Advocate for Blackboard, serving the Asia Pacific region. As an interdisciplinary educator and program developer, Susan has worked as a consultant and trainer in the United States, Latin America and Asia. She has worked with public and private schools, non-traditional learning institutions as well as colleges and universities. Susan has served as a Director, Department Head, and an Advisor and has taught over 1,000 hours of fully online and blended learning instruction. Susan regularly conducts workshops and training for institutions around Asia and the Middle East on Universal Design Principles of Learning and interdisciplinary approaches to Outcomes Based Education. |
Closing Note: Inspiring Pedagogy Innovation
Professor Pey Kin Leong will share his thoughts on inspiring pedagogical innovations at SUTD. As the founding associate provost for education, he has been with SUTD since the beginnings and has initiated the Pedagogy Day and Pedagogy Innovation Fund. He has seen the developments and will share his insights and vision.
Professor Pey Kin Leong will share his thoughts on inspiring pedagogical innovations at SUTD. As the founding associate provost for education, he has been with SUTD since the beginnings and has initiated the Pedagogy Day and Pedagogy Innovation Fund. He has seen the developments and will share his insights and vision.
Professor Pey Kin Leong
Professor Pey Kin Leong is the founding Associate Provost for Education, SUTD Academy and Digital Learning at SUTD. He is a well- established industrial practitioner, researcher as well as academic. He has a keen interest in technology enhanced, design-centric and project-based learning and has been instrumental in establishing SUTD's pedagogy. |