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Introduction

About Me ? Hi Everyone! This is Swee Leong. I am currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore. I am looking forward to learn about teaching from this course and hope to interact with everyone here!

Cooperative Learning – Planning and Implementation

Collaborative Learning

What us Collaborative learning and what is Cooperative Learning? Often one can confuse the two, but believe me there are distinctive differences. What is Cooperative Learning?– A group of students work together on a structured activity, where the workload is split equally amongst the group members and each is responsible for their work. The groupContinue reading “Collaborative Learning”

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Finish line

I picked a picture of a marathoner, because even though it was several years since I ran my last marathon, I still identify myself as a long distance runner and I know that finish line. Over the years, we all reach finish lines of various kinds. We finish school, we finish three spoons of sugar … Continue reading “Finish line”

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Finish line

I picked a picture of a marathoner, because even though it was several years since I ran my last marathon, I still identify myself as a long distance runner and I know that finish line. Over the years, we all reach finish lines of various kinds. We finish school, we finish three spoons of sugar … Continue reading “Finish line”

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What’s cooking?

Topic 4 was tasty. It tickled my appetite and even though I never do the cooking at home, I will try out and explore new recipes in my teaching. Blended learning could mean several things, but it does not necessarily mean a mix of campus (in-person) tutorials and online activities. It could mean (as in … Continue reading “What’s cooking?”

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What’s cooking?

Topic 4 was tasty. It tickled my appetite and even though I never do the cooking at home, I will try out and explore new recipes in my teaching. Blended learning could mean several things, but it does not necessarily mean a mix of campus (in-person) tutorials and online activities. It could mean (as in … Continue reading “What’s cooking?”

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Togetherness

Topic 3 became a real challenge for our group and what could have ended up as collaboration resulted in something vague. Even though no real collaborative learning took place, I started to think about group dynamics, how to improve teamwork, and tie groups together. Why do some groups work better together? Is it well-defined roles, … Continue reading “Togetherness”

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Togetherness

Topic 3 became a real challenge for our group and what could have ended up as collaboration resulted in something vague. Even though no real collaborative learning took place, I started to think about group dynamics, how to improve teamwork, and tie groups together. Why do some groups work better together? Is it well-defined roles, … Continue reading “Togetherness”