Associate Professor Andrew Ng is a strong advocate of bringing real-life applications and case studies to the learning environment, as well as hands-on and minds-on learning through group and individual projects that can benefit the industry and community alike. He motivates students to participate in competitions, conferences, and events, which can empower their learning journey and help achieve their educational and professional goals.
(Abstract from citation by Eng Evaluation Committee Member)
Dr. Christina Lam
Assistant Professor Christina Lam fully embraces SIT’s applied learning pedagogy by integrating industry practice into the modules she teaches. She actively engages industry partners in giving talks, organizes field trips, and embeds real-life cases in her project assignments. Christina fosters interdisciplinary collaboration between her students and interior design students. She serves as a mentor to students, by encouraging them, providing career advice and connecting her students to industry players.
(Abstract from citation by DSB Evaluation Committee Member)
Dr Karin Avnit
Associate Professor Karin Avnit strives hard to make lectures interesting by incorporating new ideas into lecturing. She effectively uses technology to reach as many students as possible. Her classes are lively and students actively participate.
(Abstract from citation by ICT valuation Committee Member)
Dr Lee Kwee Hiong
Associate Professor Lee Kwee Hiong stands firm with the belief that the key in enhancing students' learning experience are continual engagement and motivation. He facilitates this through adoption of learning platforms such as Raspberry and Arduino programming boards, as well as emphasizing the 'process' leading up to the final solution, instead of just showing the final solution (in the example of software programming modules). These approaches have broken the monotony of lectures and most importantly built up the confidence in students to achieve much more.
(Abstract from citation by Eng Evaluation Committee Member)
Dr Leslie Loo
Associate Professor Leslie Loo is a passionate and dedicated teacher who believes in holistic education. He constantly challenges his students and aims to stretch them to their fullest potential, but at the same time strives for them to enjoy the learning process. Leslie is constantly looking to improve himself as a teacher and regularly tailors his classes to best meet the learning needs of his students.
Leslie’s students have described him as being an enthusiastic and dedicated educator who goes out of his way to help them with their problems. He enjoys a good rapport with his students and gains satisfaction from seeing them succeed in life.
(Abstract from citation by CEFT Evaluation Committee Member)
Mr Lim Boon Tien
Boon Tien describes himself as a “thinker-doer” educator, who brings his experience from the corporate world into the classroom to show that communication theories can be applied to real-world scenarios. His stories and examples help students appreciate ways to be effective at the workplace. In teaching students across disciplines, Boon Tien is mindful of adapting his lessons to suit learner needs. He practises reflective teaching and makes changes to promote active learning.
Boon Tien also believes in modelling the values of empathy, positivity and responsibility. Students applaud his enthusiasm in helping them pursue learning and strive for improvement.
(Abstract from citation by CCS Evaluation Committee Member)
Dr May Lim
Associate Professor May Lim consistently shows enthusiasm and care towards her students but at the same time is strict with assessment criteria and expectations for students’ professionalism. She is patient with students’ questions so that they are encouraged to be curious and motivated to learn. May leads with innovative teaching and learning ideas such as getting students to engage with community partners from the first trimester of their education. She has also been championing persons with disabilities as educators of students within a range of modules to enhance the students’ experiences and role model the value of all people within society. Students clearly appreciate May’s commitment to their learning and ‘down to earth attitude’, which enhances their passion for learning about their chosen profession.
(Abstract from citation by HSS Evaluation Committee Member)
Dr Ng Lee Keng
Associate Professor Ng Lee Keng is passionate in teaching. She is driven by her professional conscience to do what is right and beneficial for students. She believes in the potential of students, encouraging them to leverage their learning efforts. This belief is reflected in the level of dedication she teaches and interacts with students. She knows her students by name, participates in their group discussions to understand their level of understanding, and gives them individualized feedback.
(Abstract from citation by DSB Evaluation Committee Member)
Dr Venkatarayalu Neelakantam
Associate Professor Venkatarayalu Neelakantam proclaims to be successful as an educator only if he can ignite the curiosity, stimulate the joy in learning and cultivate creative knowledge in his students. He constantly strives to design and adopt teaching methodologies and practices to imbue these attributes in his students. These begin right from Week One with the constant emphasis in the importance of asking questions. He also strives to embed unique “industry lab session” to provide students with the opportunity to learn from real-world industry practices.
(Abstract from citation by Eng Evaluation Committee Member)
Dr Victor Wang
Assistant Professor Victor Wang believes that the digital revolution of today coupled with the increased interconnectivity requires educators to learn new approaches that will have the ability to anticipate and predict new learning patterns to continually engage students. As such, he strives to embed application of theoretical knowledge on actual engineering applications through various approaches such as computer simulations, on-site field testing and interactive learning packages. He also strives to create a conducive learning environment to ensure every student will have a positive learning journey.
(Abstract from citation by Eng Evaluation Committee Member)
