Associate Professor Nigel Tan, co-director of the course who gave the opening remarks at the ceremony, encouraged the latest graduates to return as facilitators, just as many others had done before them, and play an active part in this vibrant community of educators.
This was fondly described as “keep[ing] the virtuous cycle going” by Professor Fernando Bello, co-director of the certificate and Associate Dean for Technology-Enhanced Learning and Innovation at Duke-NUS.
Demand for the four-module credit-earning course has been high, said Prof Bello in his remarks, noting that interest comes from all the professional colleges and the many institutions from the AMC.
During the ceremony, a representative from each of the six batches stepped to the front to share their reflections, from which finding communities of practice, networking and the applicability of technology to their classrooms emerged as the biggest takeaways. The collaborative nature of the course also encouraged a great measure of sharing between the professions, resulting in a feeling that they were not alone in this.