This issue of CDTL Brief is the first of a two-part instalment featuring the teaching practices of faculty members who have won the Excellent Teacher Award for three consecutive academic years (2001/2002–2004/2005).
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| Teaching and Learning: The Journey of an Educator |
| Associate Professor Paulin Tay Straughan |
| Department of Sociology |
| I love teaching. In the classroom, I am able to forget all my administrative concerns for that precious hour or two, and enter into the fascinating world of knowledge and discovery with my students. The key to a rewarding teaching experience is an engaged audience-learning from my students just as much as they are learning from me. Continue reading |
| "I teach to watch the lights come on": Reflections on Best Practices |
| Associate Professor Chng Huang Hoon |
| Department of English Language & Literature |
| Teaching is as much about production as it is about reception. No matter how much effort we as teachers put into preparation and presentation, in the end, it is how our module and ourselves have been received by the target audience-our students-that clue us into how we have done, or more accurately, how students think we have done. Continue reading |
| Personal Touch of a Teacher in the Learning Expedition |
| Associate Professor Chan Lai Wah |
| Department of Pharmacy |
| I joined the Department of Pharmacy as a lecturer in 1989. The department is a closely-knitted 'pharmily' with a relatively small student population. Though I did not have any formal training in teaching before I started, I was blessed with good mentors who provided me with a lot of guidance and encouragement, which have certainly helped shape my teaching philosophy-to make learning meaningful and enjoyable. Continue reading |
| Getting Students to Assess Each Other |
| Associate Professor Florence Ling Yean Yng |
| Department of Building |
| This paper describes a method for students to evaluate fellow students' tutorial presentations. In a continuous assessment activity involving graded tutorial presentations, a student presenter is evaluated by both his/her tutor (instructor) and fellow classmates (student-evaluators). Continue reading |
| My Teaching Philosophy and Approach |
| Professor Koh Khee Meng |
| Department of Mathematics |
| Teaching Philosophy Teaching is an interactive activity; the teacher learns from his students as much as the students learn from him. To facilitate learning, a teacher must impart analytical and problem-solving skills to students so that they can think critically and independently. Continue reading |