This issue of CDTL Brief on Engaging Students features articles by colleagues and a student on how to engage students in the learning process at different levels.
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| Encouraging Youth Engagement in the Public Square |
| Dr Tan Seow Hon |
| Faculty of Law |
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The hopeless apathy of our youths is an urban myth. In our students’ worlds, such as the blogosphere, they feel strongly about some issues and energetically engage one another, even as some may seem indifferent in our classes. Continue reading |
| Designing Interactive Spaces for Teaching and Learning |
| Associate Professor Chng Huang Hoon |
| Director, CDTL |
| When it comes to promoting interactive teaching and learning, a little change goes a long way. Continue reading |
| Make Large Classes Engaging With ‘Quick-ins’ |
| Associate Professor Milagros (Millie) Rivera |
| Communications and New Media |
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Let’s face it, many undergraduate students view large lectures as the ideal setting to fade into an anonymous mass, relax, catch up on their emails and touch base with friends using various online platforms. Continue reading |
| Learning Spaces |
| Associate Professor John Richardson |
| Department of English Language and Literature and Vice Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
| The layout of a teaching room cannot determine the nature of the interaction and learning that take place in it, but it can exert a considerable influence. Continue reading |
| Maximising Opportunities for Experiential Learning at NUS |
| Raphael Ong |
| 2nd-year student, Faculty of Science |
| Studying at NUS definitely has its perks. Apart from the core requirements that leads to a degree, NUS also has various programmes to augment the undergraduates’ learning experience. Continue reading |