Misty So-Sum Wai-Cook
Fellow
My mission as a successful scholarly teacher who practices the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is to promote deep learning and higher order thinking by understanding students’ learning process and improving their language and communication literacies, and inspire and motivate students to want to learn by making them see the relevance and value in what they learn, and how the potential transfer of taught skills can contribute to their success in other academic contexts at NUS and as they engage with various stakeholders in the community.
I strongly believe in creating a friendly, supportive, student-centred environment inside and outside the classroom to facilitate students’ learning by scaffolding materials so that input is noticed and comprehensible, providing students opportunities to practice, and engaging students throughout the learning process inside and outside the classroom. In this learning journey, I ensure I reinforce taught skills by providing feedback to help students see the strengths and gaps in their knowledge/skills after each practice, and help students reach their full potential/desired performance.