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Faculty Development Team
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Sophia Tan is the Lead of Faculty Development at CTLP. With over 20 years of work experience in higher education settings overseas and in Singapore, she has deepened her knowledge in the field of teaching and learning. Prior to joining CTLP, Sophia served as a professor of Educational Technology, shaping the minds of pre-service teachers. Additionally, she has provided consulting services to schools and administrators and conducted workshops and seminars to support their professional development. Sophia holds a PhD in Learning, Technology, and Culture, and is passionate about sharing her love for teaching and scholarship with faculty and students alike.
Contact Sophia for: OBTL (CoS & CoHASS); Foundation of University Learning and Teaching (FULT); Research on Teaching and Learning; Course Design; Teaching Workshops
☏ 6592 3743
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Jeanette has more than 15 years of teaching, education research and academic development experience within the tertiary and adult education sector. This experience includes conducting workshops for educators in various higher education settings, and providing consultations and support on teaching and learning research studies. Jeanette holds a Master of Arts (Instructional Design and Technology). She strongly believes that evidence-based practice and research can be used to underpin, inform and guide teaching and faculty development activities. Her previous research involves the study of students’ learning processes, blended learning, and learning communities for academic development.
Contact Jeanette for: EdeX Teaching and Learning Grants; Research on Teaching and Learning
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Lim Li Yin has 10 years of experience in the Republic Polytechnic as a faculty developer providing consultancy and facilitating workshops for educators in curriculum design, delivery,
assessment as well as course management. She has a strong interest in social constructivist learning approaches and the use educational technologies to create meaningful learning experiences. In her five years at the National Security Coordination
Secretariat as lead analyst, she was involved in using foresight methodologies to sense-make emerging national security issues with various stakeholders. She enjoys the process of exploring diverse perspectives to clarify and address issues.
Contact LiYin for: COIL Grant; Teaching Workshops; Research on Teaching and Learning
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Alvin Tay is an experienced educator, faculty developer, coach and learning consultant, who has worked with youth and adult learners in tertiary and workplace settings. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education from the National Institute
of Education. His core expertise includes designing and facilitating learning programmes that are learner-centred, active and engaging. In 2018, one of the university teaching, learning and pedagogy programmes he led and delivered was recognised
with a Team Excellence Award. His interest is currently piqued by how learning experiences are being adapted to the online teaching and learning environment while maintaining high quality learning outcomes.
Contact Alvin for: Teaching Assistant Programme (HWG702); Faculty Learning Communities; Fellowship Accreditation; Student Feedback on Teaching; CTLP website feedback
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Vinay is a member of the Faculty Development team at CTLP. Before joining CTLP, he served as a Research Fellow at the National Institute of Education, working on reviews and syntheses of educational research to generate actionable insights and recommendations for policy and practice. He holds a PhD in Sociology. His current interests include playful learning, inquiry-based learning, higher education, cultural sociology, and the philosophy of the social sciences.
Contact Vinay for: Education Research Matters, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Teaching Assistants Programme