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Teaching Philosophy
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To facilitate teaching through real-life examples and participatory learning. 
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Goals
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To help students see the beauty as well as the generality of the principles in the subjects he teaches.

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To increase the competitive edge of NTU undergraduate education in Computer Engineering.

 

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Teaching Strengths
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Possesses enthusiasms and passions for the subjects he teaches

bulletBrings to his lecture a sense of humour, fun, excitement through the mixed use of visual aids, and real-life examples

 

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Award
bullet Most Popular Lecturer Award (2004-2005) for Year 3 undergraduate course.

 

 
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Invited Talk on Teaching
bullet Windows and Taxonomy of Teaching Operating Systems – A Nanyang Experience, 2008 Asia Pacific Windows Core Workshop, organized by Microsoft Research Asia, 25-26 February, 2008, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

 

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Publication credits for teaching effectiveness
bulletG.S. Ng, Teaching Effectively with Visual Effect in an Image Processing Class, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, Vol. 5, No.2, John Wiles & Sons, New York, USA, 1997, pp. 111-114.).
bulletG.S. Ng and E.Y.K. Ng, Undergraduate students in computer engineering course: A perspective of their learning approaches and motivation factors, Innovations in Education and Training International-The Journal of the Staff and Educational Development Association, 34(1): 65-69, February 1997.
bulletG.S. Ng and S. Foo, Effective teaching in a large tutorial class, Journal of Teaching Practice [online] <URL:http://www.sp.ac.sg/>, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore, 1996.
bulletJ. Ball and G.S. Ng, Study approaches of former polytechnic and junior college students in applied sciences: Implications for study skills training, Journal of Teaching Practice, 4: 22-33, 1995.
bulletS. Foo and G.S. Ng, Improving study methods of computer engineering undergraduates in singapore, Quality in Higher Education Journal, 2(2): 131-142, July 1996.
bulletE.Y.K. Ng and G.S. Ng, Towards a reliable assessment of engineering in-house practical training courses: A case study of method-in-action, Innovations in Education and Training International-The Journal of the Staff and Educational Development Association, 34(4): 288-293, November 1997.

 

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Teaching Feedback in Last 5 Years (Class size: Lecture≈200-450, Tutorial≈35)

Lecture in 2008

4.51/5

Tutorial in 2008

4.9/5

Lecture in 2007

4.1/5

Tutorial in 2007

4.5/5

Lecture in 2005

4.3/5

Tutorial in 2005

4.5/5

Lecture in 2004

4.4/5

Tutorial in 2004

4.7/5

Lecture in 2003

4.3/5

Tutorial in 2003

4.8/5