Shanti Divaharan Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Singapore

• Continued to teach pre-service classes to keep abreast with student learning needs. Senior consultant advisor to the curriculum development team to align with the changing needs of the K-12 teachers in schools. • Designed, developed and implemented Masters level course for school middle managers with a focus on conceptualising technology mediated learning plan for the whole school.• Designed, developed and implemented Leadership in Education course with a focus on whole school approach to technology mediation for school leaders. Invited to conduct the workshop for international participants comprising of Ministry officials, policy makers as well school leaders for the Leadership Programme who are from African, South American as well as South East Asian countries.• At the Doctoral level, continued to helm the core course ‘Qualitative Methodology’ for doctoral students.• At the National level, conducted Cluster and Zone level workshops for in-service teachers. Impact is to more than 30 schools with about 200 staff strength. The focus of all the workshops were on designing technology mediated learning for K-12 students in schools across all subject areas. • At the International level, as consultant to Asian Development Bank (ADB), I have conducted workshops for K-12 teachers from Sri Lanka through their national initiative to embark on technology mediated learning. Currently working with Cambodian Ministry of Education and Institutes of Higher Learning to review their technology mediated learning curriculum and advise them on the content and approach. Through NIE International (consultancy arm of NIE), I have served as a consultant to review, advise and conceptualise technology mediated learning for Institutes of Higher Learning from the Middle East.

National Institute Of Education, Singapore

Awarded Excellence in Teaching award in 2010 & 2012As Assistant Head, developed e-learning hub for core ICT course for the department (1st of its kind)Chaired a team of faculty and technical staff to re-design and create interactive resourcesInvited by Ministry of Education to evaluate a pilot study on their interactive textbookChaired the Curriculum Committee for Teaching & Managing Learners. Re-designed the course, adding in case scenarios, interactive technology, video resources and flipped learning. Made use of Cloud productivity tools to encourage real-time collaboration among students to enable anywhere anytime learning. • Tutored a wide spectrum of courses ranging from pre-service/undergraduate program to Higher Degree courses with a focus on educational technology. • Tutored core pre-service courses such as ICT for Meaningful Learning and Teaching and Managing Learners. • Tutored at Higher Degree, for the Master of Arts (Instructional Design & Technology) courses, Instructional Leadership for technology integration (Master of Education) and for Qualitative Research Methodology courses at the Doctoral level. • Conducted cluster and zone level courses for in-service teachers with a focus on designing technology mediated learning to enhance learning. • Conducted workshops for about 2000 teachers from primary and secondary schools. • Conducted workshops for military leaders who attend workshops/courses to improve their schools training programs. • Conceptualized, developed resources and led a team of instructors through Singapore International Foundation to train Bhutanese teachers to design technology-mediated lessons as part of the Bhutan Wired Project. • Designed and developed technology mediated learning curriculum for Institutes of Higher Learning in the Middle East as part of NIE Consultancy program.

Singapore

Office Of Teacher Education/ Nie

Strategic Role • Led a team of faculty and research associates to develop the framework to evaluate and enhance NIE’s teaching and learning landscape. • Set up an Innovations Grant of S$1million to support faculty-initiated innovative pedagogical resource development. • Strategised and implemented support structures to expedite endorsement of ideas. Established a high level Teaching and Learning Committee and a Pedagogical Champions Committee with representatives from all Academic Groups to communicate and spearhead NIE-wide initiatives. • Conceptualized and developed the Technology Roadmap to enhance teaching and learning in NIE. • Chaired the Teaching & Learning Project team, comprising of Senior Heads from the Computer Services Centre and the Computer User Support team to ensure faculty teaching and learning requirements are communicated and the implementation meets the user requirements and timeline. • Governed the implementation of Enterprise-wide technology solutions ranging from Learning Management System, Cloud Productivity tools, interactive video solutions and mobile learning system. • Initiated review process of initiatives periodically to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in meeting faculty teaching needs. • Member of NIE ICT Governance Committee and provided guidance and feedback to uphold and maintain ICT Governance for the institute. • Worked closely with industry partners such as Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, Microsoft and Google to introduce relevant technology solutions. • Consultant to Educational Technology Division, Ministry of Education Singapore. Operational Role • Managed a diverse team of 20 staff strength in the Centre for Innovations in Learning consisting of Learning Designers, Educational Technologists, Interactive Multi-media developers, Video Producers and Application Developers.

Subject Head for Technology IntegrationTeaching History and English in a secondary school.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Educational Technology

Master Of Education (Med), Educational Technology

Post Graduate Diploma In Education (Sec)

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History, Economics & Statistics

Arts Stream

Arts Stream