2016 ICEASS
The 3rd International Conference on Edcation and Social Sciences
February 18-20, 2016 at Peninsula Tower, Peninsula Excelsior Hotel, Singapore
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Tan Khay Boon
Singapore Institute of Management Global Education
Singapore
Topic: E-Learning in Tertiary Institution in Singapore
Abstract:
E-learning has been practiced in Singapore for a long time but the results are mixed. The speech provides some background information of e-learning in tertiary institution in Singapore and focuses on the development and deployment process e-courses. The speech also discuss the roles of the e-course developer, the learning development specialist and the e-course instructor. It highlights the experiences accumulated from the e-courses taught in tertiary institutions and specifies some do and don’t in the e-course development and deployment process.
Brief Introduction of Dr. Tan Khay Boon
Dr Tan Khay Boon is a working at Singapore Institute of Management Global Education. He is also an assistant Editor of Singapore Economic Review. He holds a PhD from Nanyang Technological University, Master of Social Science in Economics and Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) from National University of Singapore. He began his teaching career in 1995 as a lecturer at the Temasek Business School Temasek Polytechnic, before moving on to lecture in Economics in the School of Humanities of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University and the School of Business, SIM University. During his teaching career, Dr Tan has taught various economic modules including international economics, macroeconomics, managerial economics, econometrics, time series analysis and forecasting. He has also published his research in reputed journals and the daily newspapers.
