FacTEL

The Faculty Tech-Enabled Learning (FacTEL) professional development series is developed by the Centre for Innovation in Learning (IN-Learning) in partnership with the Office of Academic Faculty Affairs. FacTEL aims to transform technology-enabled teaching and learning in NIE, by encouraging and equipping faculty to rethink and innovate their pedagogical approaches.

Why FacTEL?

FacTEL aims to develop digitally fluent faculty in NIE by focusing on both digital fluency competencies and dispositions. It will cover key aspects of learning design and digital content development, while leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and learning analytics to enhance teaching and learning. This programme encourages the co-designing and co-developing of technology-based teaching and learning

Empowering Educators for Future-Ready Learning

The Faculty Tech-Enabled Learning (FacTEL) programme is dedicated to the professional development of a digitally fluent faculty. Developed by the Centre for Innovation in Learning (IN-Learning) in partnership with the Office of Academic Faculty Affairs, FacTEL transforms technology-enabled teaching by equipping faculty to rethink and innovate their pedagogical approaches.

Tailored Support for Faculty and Departments

FacTEL offers a diverse range of professional learning opportunities designed to support academic staff in their professional growth. From self-paced resources to collaborative, expert-led workshops, the programme provides the tools and space for educators to innovate.

Beyond individual development, we partner closely with academic departments to align digital learning initiatives with discipline-specific goals and teaching priorities.

Grounded in Pedagogy, Aligned with Digital Fluency

FacTEL is committed to a "pedagogy-first" approach, ensuring that technology serves distinct teaching and learning needs rather than driving them. By grounding emerging digital tools and AI literacy in sound pedagogical reasoning, we empower faculty to build true digital fluency and drive active learning, authentic assessment, and effective teaching across key domains:

• Purposeful Technology Integration: Empowering educators to select and integrate digital tools, including AI, to create active, engaging, and future-ready learning environments.
• Data-Informed Teaching: Leveraging learning analytics and feedback to gain deeper insights into student progress and continuously refine instructional practices.
• Authentic Assessment & Feedback: Designing robust digital assessments and feedback workflows that support student learning while upholding the highest standards of academic integrity.
• Blended & Collaborative Learning: Facilitating interactive, collaborative student experiences that bridge face-to-face sessions with synchronous and asynchronous online spaces.
  
  

How faculty translate FacTEL learning into teaching practices?

NTULearn UCV with Dr. Rebecca Chan

NTULearn UCV marks the next phase in the institute’s digital learning journey, introducing a responsive website design that supports learning on the go while keeping pace with the latest AI affordances. These include the automatic generation of quizzes based on uploaded materials and AI Conversation, which provides students with an interactive learning partner. In this feature spotlight, Dr. Rebecca Chan, Lecturer in the Department of Psychology and Child & Human Development, shares her experience as an early adopter of NTULearn UCV and how she has integrated its new features into her teaching and learning practice. You may check out the feature video here.

AI Conversation with Dr. Hanin

NTULearn AI Conversation is designed to support teaching faculty by providing students with an interactive AI partner to guide their learning and encourage deeper engagement. As part of the institute’s transition to the upgraded version of NTULearn, this feature offers new opportunities to integrate AI into lessons, facilitate meaningful conversations and support students’ development. In this feature spotlight, Dr Hanin Binte Hussain, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology and Child & Human Development, shares how she incorporated AI Conversation into her teaching and how her students benefited from the experience. You may check out the feature video here. 

What support will I get?

Every Department is paired with an IN-Learning Specialist as a collaborator to provide ongoing support, feedback, and encouragement, and to create a supportive environment for participants to ensure translation into practice.

How do I sign up?

Contact your Department’s PDI Leader today to register your interest!