Dr Yeh I-Ling Yeh is an Assistant Professor in the Health and Social Sciences Cluster. She teaches 11 modules across the four cohorts. She believes that a supportive teacher-student relationship underpinned by trust is critical to facilitate learning. I-Ling sees the relationship between curiosity and motivation; thus, she stimulates curiosity among her students because motivation will follow. Her goal is to get her students to create their own knowledge.
(Abstract from citation by HSS Evaluation Committee Member)
Dr Cheow Wean Sin combines her passion for teaching and compassion for students to create an environment that nurtures, engages, motivates, and challenges her classes. She is constantly looking to improve students’ training and education by leveraging on technology to enhance immersive learning.
(Abstract from citation by FCB Evaluation Committee Member)
Ms Cherine Ng
Ms Cherine Ng is passionate in bringing theories to life in laboratory education. She works with industrial practitioner to create an authentic learning environment where students are able to relate theories learnt in classroom to industry applications as well as solutioning for industry problems while ensuring a safe learning environment in the laboratory.
(Abstract from citation by POD Evaluation Committee Member)
Mr Erick Tan
Mr Erick Tan has taught both communication skills and content modules and excelled in the teaching both types of modules since he joined CCS in 2020. Regardless of whether his lessons are conducted face-to-face or online, he engages his students optimally by getting to know each one by their strengths, weaknesses and even their little idiosyncrasies which he leverages to humour and win even the most introverted ones over. Additionally, he draws on his experience as a radio broadcaster to keep his lessons lively, fun, while staying focused on learning outcomes.
(Abstract from citation by CCS Evaluation Committee Member)
Dr Goh Weihan
Dr Goh Weihan strives to foster higher-order thinking skills and lifelong learning for his students by creating authentic learning experiences that mimic real-world scenarios, such as capture-the-flag (CTF) assessments and gamified cybersecurity activities. Dr Goh is committed to students in and out of the classroom. He regularly coaches and mentors his students as the participate in hackathons, conferences and competitions. He also experiments and adopts various technology platforms such as YouTube Live and discord chats to enhance students learning experiences.
(Abstract from citation by ICT Evaluation Committee Member)
Mr Joshua Chan
Mr Joshua Chan is passionate about looking after the mental health and well-being of students under his charge. He motivates students to learn by giving them clear learning objectives, helping students manage their anxiety and creating a sense of responsibility to community through discussion on sustainability development goals via case studies to relate their laboratory activities to engineering practices and industry safety issues.
(Abstract from citation by POD Evaluation Committee Member)
Dr Karina Michelle Dancza
Dr Karina Dancza is an Assistant Professor in the Health and Social Sciences Cluster. She feels that it is a privilege to have an impact on students’ learning and their future practice. She constantly creates a nurturing environment that enables students to thrive through applying evidence-based pedagogy, co-designing learning with students, and critical reflection. Karina authored the textbook Implementing Occupation-Centered Practice: A Practical Guide for Occupational Therapy Practice Learning which is now being housed in over 170 libraries internationally.
(Abstract from citation by HSS Evaluation Committee Member)
Dr Ng Lee Keng
Dr Ng’s classes are always fun, engaging, and conducive as she plans the classes well. Moreover, Dr. Ng always goes beyond just teaching about the module but also shares experiences that help in learning and enhancing the students' character development. I am touched by her care towards all her students, and her efforts to help every single one of us improve.” This statement is just one of the many from students appreciating Dr Ng’s excellence in teaching and commitment to students’ development.
(Abstract from citation by BCD Evaluation Committee Member)
Dr Purnima Murali Mohan
Dr Purnima Murali Mohan aims to implement active learning in all her modules while ensuring industry relevancy to enhance student learning outcomes. Her combination of module lecture, simulation assignment, hands-on lab and industry guest lecture allows the stimulation of higher-order thinking and problem solving skills for the students. Dr Purnima is also committed to student development and encourages students to apply for competitions, hackathons and certifications to showcase their skills and build their profile. Purnima embraces the use of simulation and technology & learning (T&L) tools to keep the students engaged in their learning.
(Abstract from citation by ICT Evaluation Committee Member)
Dr Sivaneasan Bala Krishnan
Dr Sivaneasan Bala Krishnan is an experienced academic who strongly believes in the “applied teaching – applied research” nexus. He frequently brings real-life examples from his applied research outcomes into his teaching materials, which is very appreciated by his students. He is also very committed to the lifelong learning and career aspirations of his students and graduates, developing and delivering numerous CET courses to help his recent graduates e.g., sitting for the Professional Engineers Board’s first stage examination. He also secured a Harnessing Applied Learning Online (HALO) grant to develop an innovative “Online Cyber Security Penetration Testing Laboratory” to help his postgraduate students achieve learning outcome in modern software usage.
(Abstract from citation by ENG Evaluation Committee Member)
Dr Steven Tay
Dr Steven Tay believes in the teaching philosophy that when the knowledge is relevant, there will be more active discussion which will in turn make student learning more effective. He constantly strives to enhance student learning through real-life industrial experiences and maintains an active learning environment. He also helped to pioneer a case study of social innovation project with Community Leadership & Social Innovation Centre (CLASIC), which demonstrated the learning outcomes of sustainability and society. In his supervision of capstone projects, he instilled in his students the importance of soft transferrable skills beside the more conventional hard engineering skills.
(Abstract from citation by ENG Evaluation Committee Member)
Dr Tan Chek Tien
Dr Tan Chek Tien firmly believes in fostering the applied research-teaching nexus as a key component of his teaching pedagogy. He is not afraid to experiment in his teaching and continuously explores improvements and new methods in his teaching. His learning activities such as life digital illustration, live coding lecture sessions and YouTube lecture series keep the students engaged in their learning. Dr Tan believes in developing student qualities beyond curriculum modules and mentoring students in their study and career progression.
(Abstract from citation by ICT Evaluation Committee Member)
Dr Yeh I-Ling
Dr Yeh I-Ling Yeh is an Assistant Professor in the Health and Social Sciences Cluster. She teaches 11 modules across the four cohorts. She believes that a supportive teacher-student relationship underpinned by trust is critical to facilitate learning. I-Ling sees the relationship between curiosity and motivation; thus, she stimulates curiosity among her students because motivation will follow. Her goal is to get her students to create their own knowledge.
(Abstract from citation by HSS Evaluation Committee Member)
