The CDTL Publications Team has been reflecting on the lessons learned and good practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. We started a blog, Teaching Connections, in April 2020 as a platform for sharing good teaching practices, resources, and personal reflections among NUS faculty members. Through editing and publishing the blog posts, we learned that teachers are tenacious, resourceful, and willing to adapt to new technologies to continue students’ learning and promote engagement. We want to continue building on this spirit of sharing and continuous learning.
In April 2021, we introduced Teaching Connections Podcasts as another medium for faculty members to learn from senior colleagues and invited scholars. We found that providing choices in learning formats was well-received and intend to develop more podcasts in the future.
In 2022, we started a special column on “Evidencing Teaching”, which is an important topic for all teachers. We believe that with concrete evidence, we can analyse, discuss, and address questions related to teaching and learning. We plan to reach out to more colleagues on this topic through our different platforms. Additionally, we are building our social media presence, revamping our CDTL website, and collaborating with other units like the NUS Library to continue bringing about shared, meaningful learning for the NUS community.
Teaching Connections
Teaching Connections is an e-platform for faculty members, students, administrative staff, and alumni at a university to discuss teaching, share effective practices and innovative ideas related to teaching, learning, student experience, and student support. The discussions and experiences are shared as blog posts and podcast interviews. The platform also serves as a space for sharing useful resources primarily for the university community and their teaching and learning context. Teaching Connections published 36 blog posts in 2022, garnering 11, 427 viewers.
36 Blog Posts | 11,427 Viewers
Podcasts
The Teaching Connections Podcasts comprise episodes where our faculty colleagues, students, and guest speakers discuss different key issues related to teaching and learning. The podcast released 6 episodes in 2022, which garnered 2,295 plays.
6 Episodes | 2,295 Plays
Top 3 Podcasts for 2022:
- Understanding Promotion Pathways in NUS (Professor Tulika Mitra)
- Recognising & Building a Culture of Teaching Excellence in NUS (Professor WONG Lim Soon)
- A Conversation with 2021 Outstanding Educator Award (OEA) Recipient Assoc Prof Alfred Kow Wei Chieh
Asian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (AJSoTL)
The Asian Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (AJSoTL) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access, online journal that is published twice a year in May/June and November/December. The journal focuses on developing Asian perspectives on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) and aims to promote SoTL in and beyond classrooms in Asia to improve student learning outcomes in various Asian contexts, although it also welcomes comparative work with non-Asian locations. The journal released 2 issues in 2022, with a total of 12 papers.
2 Issues, 12 Papers
Institutional Visits
We are pleased to host visitors from higher education institutions in Southeast Asia and beyond.
Institutional Visits
Sunway University
Dr. Lai Kee Huong
Associate Dean
School of Mathematical Sciences
Sunway University, Malaysia
University of Asia and the Pacific
Mr. Jason N.de Villa
Director
Center for Teaching and Learning
University of Asia and the Pacific
Philippines
De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde
Ms Vanessa Puente
Director
Center for Educational Technology
De La Salle-college of Saint Benilde
Philippines
Mr. Jenesis Adriano
Head
Center for Educational Technology
De La Salle-college of Saint Benilde
Philippines
The University of Manchester
Prof David Spendlove
Associate Dean
Faculty of Humanities
The University of Manchester
United Kingdom