Date: | 25 April 2022 (Monday) |
Time: | 12:30 – 1:30 pm |
Venue: | Online through Zoom |
Speaker: | Dr. CHIA Ti Yong Alexius Associate Dean, Practicum & Partnerships, Office of Teacher Education Senior Lecturer, English Language & Literature National Institute of Education, Singapore |
Moderator |
Professor KONG Siu CheungProfessor, Department of Mathematics & Information Technology |
Target: | All staff |
Language: | English |
Participation in this seminar can be counted towards the Certificate Course, “Introduction to Teaching in Higher Education” under the theme “Seminars/Workshops in Learning and Teaching”.
Abstract
This presentation will start off with a sharing of NIE Singapore’s goal to develop a multiple perspectival mindset in its student teachers. It will go on to elaborate on some of the initiatives that has worked well and how these were severely challenged because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The presentation will end with some postulations of what a post-pandemic NIE could look like and steps it should take to negotiate the uncertainties and yet try to achieve its original goals.
Speaker
Dr. CHIA Ti Yong Alexius
Associate Dean, Practicum & Partnerships, Office of Teacher Education
Senior Lecturer, English Language & Literature
National Institute of Education, Singapore
Dr Alexius Chia's Bio
Dr Alexius Chia is a Senior Lecturer of English Language & Literature at the National Institute of Education, Singapore. He holds a concurrent appointment as the Associate Dean of Practicum & Partnerships. In his administrative role, Alex oversees partnerships at various levels – local and international. These partnerships involve a range of activities from exchange to international practicum to industry internships.