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Introduction
The Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) provides faculty interviews being added over time. We hope these
professional development support for faculty members stories will inspire more faculty members to be curious
as their teaching practices evolve. This includes about using technology to enhance and optimise student
integrating technology into their teaching practices to learning.
enhance teaching and learning. To this end, our team
works in consultation with faculty members for Our team is grateful to our research assistants Dr. Jose
meaningful pedagogical innovation and change. Our Yong and Dr. Yvonne Tan Yi Wen, as well as Dr. Sandy
support includes advising them in: Gan from CTE, for interviewing the faculty, transcribing
the interviews, and producing the first version of the
• Developing innovative teaching-learning resources write-up. Lastly, I would like to acknowledge the efforts of
(e.g. e-learning media content, animations, the CTE team for making this project possible – Mr.
games, simulations and videos); Bernie Koh, Mr. Khoo Jing Ting, Mr. James Foo, and Dr.
Magdeleine Lew for supporting the faculty members in
• Adopting third-party technology tools, open their innovation; Dr. Sandy Gan and Mr. Alvin Tay for
educational resources; and
reviewing and editing the e-book; and Ms. Michelle Loke
• Facilitating and assessing online learning. for administrative support.
We interviewed faculty members whom we have Please contact us at cte@smu.edu.sg for consultation and
supported in their pedagogical innovation to understand funding support for technology innovation in teaching
what motivates them to innovate, how their students’ and learning.
learning is impacted as a result, and the road ahead for
their innovation in terms of enhancements and
refinements. Tan Swee Liang
Director, Centre for Teaching Excellence
The team is pleased to share a compilation of some of Associate Professor (Practice), School of Economics
these interviews in the form of this e-book. As with all Singapore Management University
learning, the content will continue to grow with more October 2017
