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Our Team
The Office of Teacher Education (OTE) oversees the planning and delivery of all Initial Teacher Preparation (ITP) programmes and Sport Science and Management programme conducted by NIE. In addition to managing ITP programmes, OTE also provides services in the areas of student development and counselling.
The Office is headed by Professor Liu Woon Chia and assisted by Associate Deans, Assistant Deans, and the Head of Administration. These key officers are supported by a team of senior and support officers.
Dean TE
Prof Liu Woon Chia
National Institute of Education [email protected]LIU Woon Chia is the Dean of Teacher Education at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU). She is also a Professor with the Psychology and Child & Human Development Academic Group, and a co-founder ...
Appointments:
Dean, Teacher Education
Professor, National Institute of Education - Psychology and Child & Human Development
Keywords: Education
About the Dean
LIU Woon Chia is the Dean of Teacher Education at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU). She is also a Professor with the Psychology and Child & Human Development Academic Group, and a co-founder of the NIE’s Motivation in Educational Research Laboratory (MERL). During her Deanship, she led her team to develop and implement the NTU-NIE Teaching Scholars Programme (TSP), the enhanced Bachelor of Arts (Education)/Science (Education) and the 16-month extended Postgraduate Diploma in Education programmes. She co-chaired the committee that developed the NIE Teaching and Learning Framework, and championed the use of IoT in Education, which eventually culminated in the opening of the IoT@NIE Learning Lab, a world first in an education institute of higher learning, in collaboration with the Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA), Singapore. In addition, she was a key member of the steering committee and a co-chair of the working committee that shaped the Singapore Teaching Practice (STP) , which articulates Singapore’s vision of learning in the classroom, our beliefs about students as learners, and the teaching practices that support the realisation of this vision.She was previously the Associate Dean of Practicum and School Partnerships (2009 - 2014) and the Sub-Dean of Diploma Programmes (2008 - 2009). She served as a co-chair of the Theory-Practice Task Force in NIE’s Programme Review and Enhancement (PRE) initiative, which culminated in NIE’s Teacher Education Model for the 21st Century (TE21). Thereafter, she co-chaired the Theory-Practice Core Team for the TE21 implementation steering group. She led her team in conceptualising and implementing the enhanced practicum model, with its use of professional focused conversations to deepen inquiry and strengthen theory-practice nexus, and the use of purposeful mentoring to help pre-service teachers improve their teaching competencies whilst developing their sense of teacher personhood. Furthermore, she was instrumental in advocating and shaping the Professional Practice and Inquiry portfolio in all pre-service programmes that allows pre-service teachers to aggregate and integrate their learning.
She was the President of the Educational Research Association of Singapore (ERAS) and represented Singapore in the World Education Research Association (WERA) Council (2011-2015). She was also the co-convener of the WERA-IRN (International Research Network) titled “Teacher education for the 21st century: Developing teachers who are thoughtful, reflective, and inquiring.”
She is a trained teacher and taught Chemistry and Mathematics at the secondary level before joining NIE.
Her research interests include self-concept, motivation, teacher education, innovative pedagogy, e-portfolio and clinical practice.
Associate Deans
Assoc Prof Chong Kwong Mei, Eddy
National Institute of Education [email protected]Associate Professor Eddy K. M. Chong is currently the Associate Dean for Programme Planning and Management at the Office of Teacher Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. He manages NIE's Initial Teacher ...
Appointments:
Associate Dean, Programme Planning & Management, Office of Teacher Education
Associate Professor, National Institute of Education - Visual & Performing Arts
Keywords: Education and Pedagogy | Teacher Education
Assoc Prof Chua Bee Leng
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Chua Bee Leng is the Associate Dean for Professional Practice (Office of Teacher Education) at the National Institute of Education. She is also an Associate Professor with the Psychology and Child & Human Development Academic Group. She ...
Appointments:
Associate Dean, Professional Practice, Office of Teacher Education
Associate Professor (Teaching), National Institute of Education - Psychology and Child & Human Development
Keywords: Education and Pedagogy | Teacher Education
Assoc Prof Burns Stephen Francis
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Stephen Burns holds a PhD in Exercise Physiology from Loughborough University in the UK. He taught and researched at the University of Texas at El Paso in the US for one year before going on to complete postdoctoral studies in childhood obe ...
Appointments:
Associate Dean, Programme & Student Development, Office of Teacher Education
Associate Professor, National Institute of Education - Physical Education & Sports Science
Keywords: Nutrition, Metabolism and Health | Science of Learning
Dr Chia Ti Yong, Alexius
National Institute of Education [email protected]Alexius obtained his PhD in Education from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Prior to joining NIE NTU, he was Head of Department, English Language & Literature at two local Singapore schools. At NIE, he held the following positi ...
Appointments:
Associate Dean, Practicum & Partnerships, Office of Teacher Education
Senior Lecturer, National Institute of Education - English Language & Literature
Keywords: Education
Assistant Deans
Dr Tan Soo Yin
National Institute of Education [email protected]
Appointments:
Assistant Dean, Student Development & Counselling, Office of Teacher Education
Senior Lecturer, National Institute of Education - Psychology and Child & Human Development
Assistant Dean, Student Development & Counselling, National Institute of Education
Keywords: Education
Dr Ng Kit Ee, Dawn
National Institute of Education [email protected]NG Kit Ee Dawn is a senior lecturer with the Mathematics and Mathematics Education Academic Group at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She holds a PhD in mathematics education from University of ...
Appointments:
Assistant Dean, Postgraduate Diploma in Education, Office of Teacher Education
Senior Lecturer, National Institute of Education - Mathematics & Mathematics Education
Assistant Dean, Postgraduate Diploma in Education, National Institute of Education
Keywords: Education
Dr Teo Yong Chua
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Teo Yong Chua is a Senior Lecturer with the Natural Sciences & Science Education Academic Group at the National Institute of Education, Singapore. He obtained his BSc. (Hons) and Ph.D. in Chemistry from the National University of Singap ...
Appointments:
Assistant Dean, Double Major Programmes, Office of Teacher Education
Senior Lecturer, National Institute of Education - Natural Sciences & Science Education
Assistant Dean, Double Major Programmes, National Institute of Education
Keywords: Education
Dr Png Lay Hoon, Jessie
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr. Jessie Png is a Senior Lecturer with the English Language and Literature Academic Group, and Assistant Dean, Diploma at the Office of Teacher Education. She teaches methodology courses to student teachers/in-service teachers in the primary ...
Appointments:
Assistant Dean, Diploma, Office of Teacher Education
Senior Lecturer, National Institute of Education - English Language & Literature
Assistant Dean, Diploma, National Institute of Education
Keywords: Education
Dr Lim Seok Lai
National Institute of Education [email protected]Dr Lim Seok Lai first joined the education service in 1993. She is a Lecturer at the Asian Languages and Cultures Academic Group, NIE, NTU. Dr Lim is a keen believer of student-centred teaching and learning and enjoys exploring knowledge with ...
Appointments:
Assistant Dean, Practicum, Office of Teacher Education
Senior Lecturer, National Institute of Education - Asian Languages & Cultures
Assistant Dean, Practicum, National Institute of Education
Keywords: Education
Head Administration
