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From Intuition to Insight: How Data Empowers Educators to Create a Thriving Learning Environment
Wee Toon Kim Mike (Mr)
7 hours
*The fee is inclusive of prevailing GST and subject to changes.
Course Dates
No Schedules Available.
What Is This Session About?
The course is dedicated to empowering educators with the tools and strategies to leverage data for enhanced teaching and learning experiences. It begins by guiding educators through the process of identifying diverse data sources, ranging from traditional assessments to digital interactions within Learning Management Systems (LMS). The course then guides educators in formulating pertinent questions that drive targeted interventions. By identifying key questions, educators can proactively collect and analyse data, allowing them to tailor their teaching methodologies to address specific needs and challenges faced by students. Furthermore, the course provides examples of suitable visualisations for supporting data-driven decision-making in the classroom environment. Visual representations of data enhance educators' understanding of trends and patterns, providing effective and personalised learning experiences for learners and making it easier to communicate findings and insights to other stakeholders, including administrators, and parents. The delivery of this course adopts short lectures with discussions and practical exercises. Hands-on experience with data analysis tools and exposure to case studies will empower educators with the necessary skills and confidence to apply data-driven approaches in their teaching practices.
What Does The Session Cover?
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify types of data sources
- Identify key features of LMS that support data collection to enhance teaching and learning
- Identify an approach for data analysis to improve effectiveness of lesson design
- Identify questions to drive appropriate interventions based on past student performance data
- Select suitable visualizations to support data driven decision making at in a learning environment
- Create basic visualization using PowerBI
^ Assessment: Formative Assessment(s) (Assignments/Presentations/Practical Performances)
^ Completion: Upon 100% attendance and meeting Assessment requirement, learners will receive a Certificate of Participation from IAL (& other partners where applicable)
Who Is It Suitable For?
This workshop is designed for educators, trainers, and teachers seeking to incorporate Data Analytics into their teaching approaches. It is also open to a diverse audience, including professionals such as corporate trainers and instructional designers.
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About the Speaker
Wee Toon Kim Mike (Mr)
Senior Lecturer | Ngee Ann Polytechnic
A well rounded and dynamic IT professional, Mike Wee has more than 20 years of working experience in using, deploying, supporting and teaching Enterprise Systems. The companies he has worked for include BMW, Mercedes-Benz and HP.
Mike is a certified SAP Consultant and a certified Salesforce Administrator. He is a full-time educator and teaches both full-time students (young adults) and part-time students (adult learners) the intricacies of enterprise systems, from ERP to CRM to Analytics, Data Visualization and Machine Learning.
He is involved in the development and teaching of the following Diplomas, offered by Ngee Ann Polytechnic:
- Diploma in Financial Informatics (pre-employment - PET)
- Specialist Diploma in Data Analytics (continuing education and training - CET)
- Advanced Diploma in Machine Learning (CET)
Mike holds a Master Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and a Master of Education (MEd) from the University of Adelaide. He also holds a Bachelor Degree (Honors) in Mechanical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University. Mike is certified in ACTA and is a certified Scrum Master. In his spare time, he builds and flies quadcopters and “enjoys” crashing them. Build-fly-crash-repair-repeat.