Human Library

Understanding Student Well-being with the Internet of Things and Homemade Wearables

Learn about how students from our local schools have been using wearables, Data Science, and the Internet of Things to investigate their own physiological and neurological responses to local environmental stressors, from the perspective of Do-It-Yourself and maker culture.

Learning at the intersection of AI, physiology, EEG, our environment and well-being – the Life2Well Project – will introduce you to how Child and Human Development might be explored in a low-cost, sustainable manner in ways which encourage creativity and curiosity among our students, as they seek to better understand the intersections between their own local environments, physiology, and their well-being. 

Using Pedagogical Questions to Facilitate Young Children’s Exploratory Learning in Everyday Activities

An inquisitive mind is important for children to become future-ready learners. How to encourage children to explore more and learn more during their everyday activities?

Through this sharing, you can learn about the role of caregivers’ pedagogical questions— questions of which the questioner already knows the answer, and asks to teach the questionee, in order to better facilitate young children’s exploratory learning in the lab, in the classroom, and in informal learning environments like zoos and playgrounds.

NIE Coaching Observation App

Empirical evidence shows that participation in Sports and Physical Education (PE) has the potential to develop values and character. Practitioners often acknowledge the importance of developing values in their lessons. Hence, the NIE Coaching Observation App was developed to help sports practitioners reflect on their current practice and to improve future practice and facilitate learning.

Through this sharing, you can learn about how educators and sports practitioners can reflect on their current teaching practice and deliver values-based lessons through an app. 

Technology for Social and Emotional Learning

VR has often been termed as a modern-day ‘empathy machine’ and several studies have shown how assuming an avatar in an immersive virtual environment can facilitate perspective-taking and empathy. 

Through this sharing, you can learn about the findings of an exploratory study of immersive technology for the purpose of social and emotional learning (SEL), in the context of Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) lessons in the Singapore classroom. The study compared a pen-and-paper mental stimulation exercise and a 2D video viewing experience, to the use of VR to evaluate if immersive virtual environments  are more impactful on the social-emotional competencies of perspective-taking, empathy and responsible decision-making.

Abstract of Technology Roadmap for the Future of Education

This sharing presents the conceptualisation and core ideas of a multi-year Technology Roadmap for the Future of Education in NIE. The Roadmap starts by painting the changing context of the broader landscape and the challenges and opportunities for Higher Education Institutions in Singapore, then outlines the strategic direction of technology development and integration that will be taken to achieve NIE's mission of leading the future of education. 

Google Cloud's Learning Platform

Learn about Google Cloud’s learning platform which enables institutions to provide personalised learning experiences and optimise academic operations at scale!

Through Google Cloud, educators can customize how they use the learning platform so it is bespoke to their specific needs and solve challenges at both online and in-person institutions. This offering enables institutions and their partners to build next-generation educational applications in a cost-effective manner that cater to specific learners' needs.

Eye Tracking, Galvanic Skin Response, and Neuroimaging in Graduate Courses

Learn about the neurocognitive and neurophysiological processes that underlie language use and language processing during assessments! Specifically, how the application of these techniques enables students to ‘see’ some of the response processes that would otherwise not be detected though using conventional statistical and psychometric modeling such as item response theory.

Exploring gaze behaviors, brain activities and galvanic skin responses during language assessment tasks sheds fresh light on the limitations of exam grades and the decisions that are made based on the grades about test takers, which will inevitably affect their future academic life.