Mark C.

Experience

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  Ministry of Education of Singapore

  Feb 2010 - Dec 2013

  >Served as a full Supervising tutor for one year and stand in for one year>Served on the academic committee for instructional support/testing/grading for two years, including providing support to fellow tutors for the teaching of the subject >Strength in developing high ability learners >Strength in developing argumentation skills (esp. essay writing)>Involved in Lesson study research for GP>Lectured regularly on Current Affairs (for JC 1 & 2)Developed teaching resources/packaged for GP skills (for JC 1 & 2)

  • H1 Project Work

    Jan 2011 - Dec 2013

  • H1 General Paper

    Feb 2010 - Dec 2013
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  National Junior College

  Jun 2010 - Dec 2013

  Debate teacher-in-charge

  >Specialized in the Secondary school & Junior College Category>Won 1st Runner up for Div 1 (sec) in 2011>Won 1st Runner up for Div 2 (sec) in 2013

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  National Junior College (MOE Schools)

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2013

  H2 English Language and Linguistics (Paper 1 & 2)

  >Served as Instructional Program Subject Representative for NJC (2 years)>Pioneer teacher for 1st batch of H2 ELL students (Paper 1 Discourse Analysis)>Curriculum Development Team for Paper 1 (Discourse analysis) and Paper 2 (Sociolinguistics)

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  Gifted Education Branch (MOE HQ)

  Dec 2013 - Jan 2015

  Gifted Education Branch

  >Supported Curriculum Evaluation consultancy for Schools with Integrated Programmes>Served as Teacher Trainer for Critical Thinking and Curriculum Differentiation workshops>Served as Writer and Issue Editor for The Exchange, the professional development newsletter for teachers of Gifted Education in Singapore>Served on the organising committee for talent development and enrichment programmes such as the Creative Arts Programme (Sec & JC), Creative Writing Programme (Primary) and Wits & Words Inter-school Debate Championships Show less

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  Republic Polytechnic

  Jun 2015 - Sept 2022

  Senior Lecturer

  Staff Development>Assessment Lead: Overall in charge and trainer for assessment related workshops in RP, consultant to schools on assessment scoring tools (rubrics, rating scales, checklists), from 2016 to present.>Publications Lead: Education Review (action research), Education Bytes (education infographics), Reflections on Problem-based Learning (education research), from 2016 to present.>Department Lead Ambassador to the School of Hospitality from 2017 to present.Continuing Education and Training>Associate Adult Educator under the Adult Educator Professionalisation programme under the Institute of Adult Learning (from 2017).>Programme Coordinator and trainer for Conduct and Review of Assessment, a module under the Specialist Diploma in Applied Learning and Teaching from 2015 to present.Trainer for international exchange guests under the Problem-based Learning InstitutePre-employment TrainingCertified Facilitator for G101 Cognitive Processes and Problem Solving (now, Critical Thinking and Problem solving) from 2015 to present.Assessment Lead for crafting of G101 Cognitive Processes and Problem Solving assessments (involving over 5000 students per year).>G101 Module Chair, 50+ lecturers, 4.5k students, AY2021/22Projects>Co-lead for Programme and Proceedings for the 5th International Problem-based-learning Symposium 2017.>Team Lead for department mid-year and year-end retreat 2017.>Department Rep RP SkillsFuture Masterplan committee 2019.>Organising Committee Chair for RP Learning Retreat 2022Research>Redesigning Pedagogy Conference 2020 "“From coalescence to maturation: An exploration of two developmental stages in a community of practice of Polytechnic lecturers">Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Brisbane Australia, 2019Paper "Forming a community of practice: Early-stage success factors">Adult Learning Conference, Singapore, Institute of Adult Learning 2018Paper "Communities of Practice: Design Considerations" Show less

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  Singapore Management University

  Sept 2022 - now

  Senior Manager

  Course Evaluation>Addressing data queries on postgraduate faculty teaching scores using QlikSense dashboards>Developing reports on university and school-wide postgraduate teaching trends>Maintaining and reviewing postgraduate course feedback systems and dashboards>Coordinating and developing standardised processes for postgraduate course feedback>Providing consultancy on postgraduate course feedback matters (e.g., survey instruments)Teaching policies and guidelines>Updating, aligning communicating on postgraduate teaching policies>Maintaining an updated Teaching Handbook (postgraduate section) >Addressing ad-hoc postgraduate teaching evaluation mattersTeaching Excellence Awards>Providing consultancy services to faculty members on the preparation of nomination documents>Reviewing the rules and guidelines with stakeholders in alignment with the university's objectives>Facilitating the decision-making process with reportsAcademic Development >Developing and facilitating a course on grading reliability>Facilitating discussions at professional development events Show less