This issue of CDTL Brief is the second of a two-part Brief that features the teaching practices of the 2005/2006 Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA) winners.
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| Teaching the Weightier Matters of the Law |
| Dr Tan Seow Hon |
| Faculty of Law |
| Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done, without neglecting the others. Continue reading |
| Plus est en vous |
| Dr Madalena Cruz-Ferreira |
| Department of English Language and Literature |
| I did not know I had a teaching philosophy until one student took the trouble to spell it out for me. This happened in my very fi rst year as a university lecturer, when I was a freshly-baked linguist aged 21 and just beginning to fathom the immense consequences that the 6-month-old political revolution in my country was carrying. Continue reading |
| Joining the Dots |
| Associate Professor Jeff Obbard |
| Division of Environmental Science & Engineering |
| Being recognised for my teaching at NUS in the form of the Annual Teaching Excellence Award was exciting news for me. However, my sense of pride was soon replaced by a mood of reflection as I looked back to 25 years ago when I first became a university undergraduate. Continue reading |
| Teaching: A Learning Process for Both the Teacher and Student Alike |
| Associate Professor Daniel Goh YT |
| Department of Paediatrics |
| I have been blessed with the special opportunity to shape the knowledge and minds of aspiring doctors. Teaching, to me, involves imparting knowledge to students and developing their skills through a process of training, education as well as learning by example. Continue reading |
| My Contributions to the International Mission for Pharmacy Education |
| Dr Chui Wai Keung |
| Deputy Head Department of Pharmacy |
| Within the healthcare team, the pharmacist is a professional charged with the responsibility of ensuring the safe and appropriate use of medicines so as to achieve the desired health outcomes for patients. Continue reading |
| The First Few Moments |
| Associate Professor Too Heng-Phon |
| Department of Biochemistry |
| It is often said that the first impression is the most important in forming an opinion of a person. In some ways, this is similar to how the early moments of a lecture can mould students' interest and dictate its overall success. Continue reading |