I have been invited to give a talk at the Public Forum on "Environmental / Climate Change and Biodiversity " Jointly organised by the Singapore Institute of Biology & Singapore Science Centre Saturday 23 August 2008, 9am - 12:30 pm Maxwell Auditorium, Singapore Science Centre Here is a...

This came highly recommended from an ex-student who is teaching in a Primary School. He found it extremely useful IT tool for mind-mapping online without having to register, download or do other additional steps. The tool itself is flexible and incorporates many functions such as ease of creating...

On 23 May 2007, Check Siew and I shared out experience about the school attachment I did from Januray to march this year. We spoke suring the staff contact time and I was very heartened to see many nods of agreement with the problems, suggestions and learning points we shared. I have listen some of...

Last Thursday was Session 2 of 2 for a course titled "Climate and Climate Change for A Levels" that was conducted at Teachers' Network. The sessions went well and I must say that despite the lack of time to cover the range of topics that the teachers' wanted I managed to convince and impress upon...

After three weeks of meteorology, I started paleoclimatology with my AAG233 class. We worked from the Mesozoic through to the Holocene.... I was surprised that they forgot their basic geology from year one but the looks of enlightenment at the end was satisfying enough for me. I also gave the...

I was feeling apprehensive about my first lesson with the 3 girls in AAG422 as I fear that I will not be able to sustain their interests for 3 good hours. This course has to be mounted (even if it was for just 3 students) as these returning teachers have to graduate from the programme. Lay Cheng...

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Today marks the last session on DI with the PGDE Jul intake 2007. I am using the time that they are moving around the learning stations to put in this entry.   The overall impression I get from a quick pit stop I did with them earlier this morning was the general lack of enthusiam and belief...

“Hi Dr Chang, Just want to say that you did a wonderful job despite of the constraints you faced (like your cold). Your lecture is very comprehensive, with lots of interesting video (although I think it is a bit too overwhelming by the end, especially the 3 in 1 slide) and resources, your humour,...