A challenge in understanding human development from a life-span perspective in university-level psychology and education courses lies in the limited life experience associated with our students’ age, most of whom are young adults. Conducting life-review interviews with older adults could help students to deepen their understanding of the theories and key concepts related to humanContinue reading “Learning Better from Real Lives: Integrating Life-Reviews in Psychology and Education Related Courses”

This project is an active response to a learning environment where assessment is not only confined by subject domain knowledge but also its application. In such an environment, students often engage in inquiries into, and problem solving of, discipline-related scenarios. In the process, they put their subject domain knowledge to test, and develop generic competencies.Continue reading “Towards A Paradigm Shift for A New Model of Alternative Assessment: From Emphasizing Summative Assessment to Emphasizing Formative Assessment with Digital Technology Support”

The project aims to enhance and widen the scope of art appreciation among in-service student teachers in the course of Art Appreciation and Assessment of Children:, Artistic Development (AAACAD) in the B.Ed.(ECE) Part-time programme, as well as their school children and the public with the aid of a free online white board, Padlet. Padlet enablesContinue reading “Promoting Art Appreciation among B.Ed. In-service Student Teachers, their School Children and the Public with the Use of an Online Whiteboard: Padlet”

Colleagues from different disciplines of two faculties will be involved in this project. The pedagogy employed is called “flipped classroom” which emphasizes on flipping the directed instructions to online lectures but having group activities in classes. This project is aligned with the Institute’s call for “one digital class for one course” and it also aimsContinue reading “Engaging Learners with Flipped Classroom”