I am currently the Director, E-Learning at the recently formed Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, a joint collaboration between Imperial College, London and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. My retirement from my position as Director of the Centre for Collaborative Learning at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School was shortlived.
At LKCSoM our focus will be on innovation with respect to the the use of technology to advance the medical educational paradigm.This will include: Blended Learning and Virtual Simulation. I plan to build on my extensive experience in staff development; project management; the design, development and scripting of online eLearning Modules; and the development and delivery of training workshops for lecturers.
Background Info:
I am acknowledged as a leader in the areas of: (i) effective online course development; (ii) the use of Learning Management Systems, e.g., Blackboard; (iii) the integration and pioneering of LAMS (Learning Activity Management System) - a highly innovative Learning Design tool - within the Blackboard LMS to facilitate the rapid, extensible, scalable and affordable creation of engaging and highly interactive sequenced learning activities; and (iv) the integration of synchronous virtual classroom technology tools, i.e., AcuConference, Centra, elluminate, to support a fully online Distance Education experience. In addition to these responsibilities, I am also a Certified Teacher, Teacher Trainer, Premiere Workshop Presenter and Professional Researcher. My work experience in these areas encompasses twenty years as an English and Theatre Arts teacher, including fifteen years as a Training Consultant. My experience also extends to systems development and documentation, computer training, strategic planning, research and reporting, and budget management.
