PROFILE

 

Administrative roles in the HSSE AG:

o    In-Service Coordinator Jul 2006 to present

o    Web Page Content Supervisor Jun 2000 - to present

o    Budget/Resource/Facilities Committee Jan 2002 – to present

o    IT Facilitator May 2002 – Jun 2006

o    Strategic Plan IT Working Group May 2002 – Jun 2006

o    Curriculum Committee Jan 2002 – Jul 2004

Administrative roles at NIE/NTU:

o    SSS/WITS committee members 2007 – to present

o    IT Facilitator for HSSE on ACIS committee  May 2002 – Jun 2006

o    Publicity representative for NIE E-carnival Committee Sep 2003 – Feb 2004

o    Committee Member on Nurturing Talented Undergraduates Programmes, NTU 1999

Roles in Professional Organizations

o    Southeast Asian Geography Association - Secretary Jul 2005 to present

o    Geography Teachers' Association, Singapore - Executive Committee member Apr 2005-  Mar 2007
 

o    Secretariat for Southeast Asian Geography Association International Forum, Jul 2007

o    Secretariat for the 8th Southeast Asian Geography Association conference, Nov 2006

o    Programme and Publicity committee member for the first Primary Social Studies Symposium, Mar 2000.

Collaborative Efforts with Schools, Ministry of Education and Education related institutions.

o    Action Research with Greenridge Secondary School on using CLAP in Geography (2007)

o    School attachment at Zhonghua Secondary School (2007)

o    External Validation for SAB, Ministry of Education (2006)

o    Curriculum review for Intergrated Curriculum Project at River Valley High School. (2006)

o    Working with teachers to conduct GIS projects at PJC & RJC (2005)

o    Guest Lecture at TJC, HCJC, MJC, NJC on Quaternary Environmental Change (2002-2005)

o    IT Consultant for Humanities Department at Nan Hua Secondary School (2004)

o    Conducted WebQuest workshop and developed multimedia Social Studies and Geography WebQuests for upper secondary classes with Humanities Department at Dunearn Secondary School (2003)

o    School attachment at Bukit Merah Secondary School  and  Damai Secondary School (2002)

o    Developed multimedia Social Studies and Geography WebQuests for upper secondary classes with Dunman Secondary School Humanities Department. (2002)

o    Consultation on developing a web-based Geography learning package as part of an InfoComm Development Authority supported project with AsknLearn. (2001)

o    Humanities Department Resource Person and developed interactive animated instructional materials for lower secondary Geography classes for Outram Secondary School (2000)

Qualifications

o    B.A.Hons. (NUS, Sing)

o    M.A.(NTU, Sing)

o    Ph.D. (NTU, Sing)
 

Other Certificates

o    Cert. Appreciation. Ministry of Education, School Appraisal Branch for conducting External Validation, 2006

o    Cert. Participation Commonwealth Geographic Bureau climate Change Workshop, 2005.

o    Cert. Appreciation. International Council for Educational Media and Association for Educational Communications and Technology , 2005.

o    Cert. Accomplishment. Influencing others positively, Civil Service College, 2003.

 

Scholarships:

o    Nanyang Technological University Research Scholarship (1995-1997)

o    United Overseas Bank Children of Staff Scholarship 1991 (GCE 'A' Level)

 

Awards :

o    10 year long-service award, NTU (2008)

o    Excellence in Teaching Commendation, NIE (2002)

o    NUS Geographical Society Gold Medal (Top in Geography Honours Class, 1994/95)

o    Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Dean’s List (1993/94)

o    Department of Geography Book Prize (Top in Geography, Second examination BA, 1992/1993)

o    NUS Students' Arts and Social Sciences Club Bronze Award (1992/1993)

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