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As educators in higher education, we are witnessing a significant demographic shift in our classrooms. The student body is no longer composed solely of recent high school graduates; instead, we are welcoming a growing number of adult learners returning to upgrade their skills for a rapidly changing world. This evolution presents a vital question: Are our teaching methods designed to
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Dr Ji-Jon Sit is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nanyang Technological University. With a PhD from MIT’s Analog VLSI and Biological Systems Group, Dr. Sit brings extensive industry experience to his teaching, having worked at Advanced Bionics in California as a Senior RF and Systems Engineer (2007-2015) and at Nalu Medical developing neuromodulation
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In this post, we feature Mr Michael Tan Yong Heng, a Senior Lecturer from the Division of Information Technology & Operations Management at the Nanyang Business School. Mr Tan has been teaching Artificial Intelligence (AI) to students without a computing background, and he shares with us his innovative approach to make this complex subject accessible and engaging for his learners.
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According to John Dewey (1910), the renowned American philosopher and educational theorist, learning is made meaningful when the instructor begins with concrete examples contextualised in students’ realm of experience and gradually moves towards abstract concepts. This enables students to connect the dots between what they already know and the new concepts they’re learning. By doing this, educators can make learning
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