Gwendoline Quek
Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Research field: psychosocial learning environment, project-based learning, science education.
A/P Quek Choon Lang, Gwendoline is an Associate Professor in the Learning Sciences and Assessment Academic Group (LSA AG), National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. She teaches and supervises Undergraduates, Masters and Doctoral students. Her research interests include pedagogical innovation, learning environments, classroom interactions, and technology-enhanced project-based learning. Her principal interest is in science education. Her research conducted in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong has 3 main strands: 'Analysis of Classroom Interactions across subject areas, with and without technology', 'Psycho-social Perspective of Pedagogy related to Educational Uses of Digital Technology' and 'Impact of Teacher Professional Development and Learning using Digital Technology'. She has conducted several funded research projects on Student-Centred Learning, Teacher-Generated Classroom Cases and Future Schools, among others. She conducted collaborative research with overseas partners on the Use of Video Conferencing to foster Interactive Teaching and Inquiry-Based, Collaborative Learning in Schools and In-Service Teacher Education. She has also used digital videos to document, analyse and develop teachers' strategies for mediating the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning.
