Lek Hsiang Hui

Lek Hsiang Hui

Fellow

Lek Hsiang Hui is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Information Systems and Analytics at the National University of Singapore (NUS) School of Computing. He graduated with a Bachelor of Computing (Honours) in Computer Engineering and Ph.D. in Information Systems from NUS. He currently teaches several undergraduate, graduate, and executive courses in the areas of Enterprise Systems Design and Development and Artificial Intelligence. He has won several teaching awards and received the National Day Awards 2022 Commendation Medal.

He used to serve on the school's curriculum committee and currently serves in the Faculty Teaching Excellence Committee (FTEC), and the department's teaching committee. He is also one of the faculty advisors for the NUS StartIT, a student-initiated society that serves as the key platform for students passionate about the field of IT and Technopreneurship to unite and expand their expertise together. Beyond NUS, he has also served as a judge/expert in the WorldSkills Singapore Competition since 2018

Over the years of teaching and interaction with colleagues, I have realized that for an educator to be effective in teaching and learning, it is not enough to focus on providing good teaching. Instead, one would need to discover one’s teaching style, understand the target audience, and adapt the teaching accordingly to maximize the full potential of teaching and learning. These reflections have led me to conduct classes more unconventionally and profile students (detecting and helping weaker students while challenging stronger students). 

I have incorporated technology to develop various educational tools to support student learning to achieve these ideas. In this age where AI is becoming more prevalent, technology will heavily impact education (both positively and negatively). We must find ways to embrace and exploit it to enhance teaching and learning.

Teaching Awards & Recognition 

-NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award Honour Roll (AY2018/19)
-NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award (AY2017/18, AY2016/17, AY2015/16)
-NUS School of Computing Faculty Teaching Award Honour Roll (AY2017/18)
-NUS School of Computing Faculty Teaching Award (AY2016/17, AY2015/16, AY2014/15)