Open Conversations
Open Conversations, an initiative started in 2020, was prompted by a thirst for building community amongst colleagues who were, since the beginning of the pandemic, working remotely from home. These conversations focussed on a particular topic, but were largely unstructured and allowed colleagues to learn from one another and build a sense of esprit de corps. It was a platform for NUS colleagues to have an open exchange and discourse on a variety of topics of essential and immediate concern.
For each conversation topic, a background reading is provided, usually a short blog entry, an opinion piece, or a podcast. The conversation was then a platform for colleagues to share their insights or issues faced, allay concerns, or offer solutions or showcase their approaches. This enabled an engagement with a wider community, have meaningful conversations, and form their own small networks.
Moderators:
Kiruthika RAGUPATHI, Associate Director, CDTL
Adrian LEE, Faculty of Science
Schedule
2023 Sessions
| CDTA12036 | Open Conversation: The Mechanical Professor: Affordances of AI in Higher Education | 27 Jan 2023 |
| CDTA12037 | Open Conversation: Class participation: What does it mean to you? | 16 Feb 2023 |
| CDTA12038 | Open Conversation: Critical thinking in your classes: Starting from scratch | 22 Mar 2023 |
| CDTA12039 | Open Conversation: Disconnected students: What can you do about it? | 29 Aug 2023
4:00-5:00pm |
| CDTA12040 | Open Conversation: Your Teaching Doesn’t Need to Be Perfect | 19 Sep 2023
4:00-5:00pm |
| CDTA12041 | Open Conversation: Kicking off your first class | 19 Oct 2023
4:00-5:00pm |
2022 Sessions
| CDTA12029 | Open Conversation: The Myth of the Natural Teacher | 21/01/2022 |
| CDTA12030 | Open Conversation: Making Lectures More Interactive | 16/02/2022 |
| CDTA12031 | Open Conversation: Faculty Members' Biases and Prejudices | 10/03/2022 |
| CDTA12032 | Open Conversation: Learning and Grading | 08/04/2022 |
| CDTA12033 | Open Conversation: Co-creating with Students | 20/09/2022 |
| CDT12034 | Open Conversation: Self-directed Learning: A Forgotten Element in Higher Education | 25/10/2022 |
| CDT12035 | Open Conversation: The Power of Collegiality | 23/11/2022 |
2021 Sessions
| CDTA12023 | Open Conversation: Self-care for the New Year | 19/02/2021 |
| CDTA12024 | Open Conversation: Creating significant learning experiences | 24/03/2021 |
| CDTA12025 | Open Conversation: Interdisciplinary Education | 04/08/2021 |
| CDTA12026 | Open Conversation: General Education Curriculum | 06/09/2021 |
| CDTA12027 | Open Conversation: Effective Online Teaching | 08/10/2021 |
| CDTA12028 | Open Conversation: Productive Failure | 03/11/2021 |
2020 Sessions
| CDTA12015 | Open conversation: Move to online learning | 29/06/2020 |
| CDTA12016 | Open conversation: What I will do differently next semester? | 17/07/2020 |
| CDTA12017 | Open conversation: Building community at a distance | 20/07/2020 |
| CDTA12018 | Open conversation: Supporting students | 28/07/2020 |
| CDTA12019 | Open conversation: Building an ethical online course | 18/08/2020 |
| CDTA12020 | Open conversation: The impact of technology on the future of human learning | 22/09/2020 |
| CDTA12021 | Open conversation: Universities need to tear down subject silos | 21/10/2020 |
| CDTA12022 | Open Conversation: How to Teach with an Interdisciplinary Approach | 27/11/2020 |
For further information about the Open Conversations, please contact: