Moshood Olawale FADEYI

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“Education is the act or process of presenting information to individuals or groups or engaging oneself or others in activities to generate or receive information to facilitate learning to generate experience and applying the experience to solve problems. Learning is the processing of information to generate experience. Experience, also known as processed information, includes knowledge, understanding, and skills.” – Dr. Moshood Olawale Fadeyi.”

Dr. Moshood Olawale Fadeyi, a credible and world-class professor of engineering education at the Singapore Institute of Technology, is a prolific and trailblazer in artistic impression for engineering education. With a distinguished career that spans both academia and industry, Dr. Fadeyi is an architect, Chartered Engineer (UK), and Chartered Construction Manager (UK), with well over 200 research publications, including peer-reviewed research and credible educational research publications in his areas of interest, which include engineering communication, indoor air quality (IAQ), sustainability, and value delivery.

Dr. Fadeyi is the Director and Principal Investigator of the Artistic Educational Research Lab at SIT. The lab aims to enhance critical and reflective thinking, abstract reasoning, logical deduction, and creative imagination to enhance IAQ education and practice in a value-oriented manner. The AER lab, founded and managed by Dr. Fadeyi, has trained several undergraduate and graduate students and industry professionals and benefited people in academia, industry and the community locally and internationally, primarily enhancing their cognitive ability practice to problem solving and IAQ awareness. Research outputs from the lab have benefited people from over 100 countries. 

Dr. Fadeyi's scholarly pursuits also permeate his pedagogical philosophy. An innovator in artistic-educational research, Dr. Fadeyi's prolific research endeavours involve a systematic process of asking questions and methodically provide answers to questions aimed at developing interdisciplinary communication solutions intended to break the cognitive barriers hindering IAQ education and its practice in a value-oriented manner. In essence, His communication solutions have practical implications of empowering people to enhance education and practice. 

Dr. Fadeyi holds a multifaceted background encompassing architecture (BSc and M.Arch), building science (MSc), and engineering (PhD). His illustrious academic journey, boasting four university degrees, comes from prestigious institutions such as the National University of Singapore, the Technical University of Denmark, and the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Dr. Fadeyi is a member of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (UK), Chartered Institute of Building (UK), and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers. Dr. Fadeyi is a former National Taekwondo Champion in Singapore, exemplifying his commitment to excellence in diverse spheres.

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