Ng Foo Keong
 
 
 
Position
Research Associate
 
Telephone
(65) 6 790 3351
 
Fax
(65) 6 896 8038
 
Email address
 
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Biographical Sketch
 

 
 
Ng Foo Keong is a Research Associate at the Learning Sciences Lab, and a part-time PhD student at the Learning Sciences Academic Group. He is trained in Mathematics and has been teaching Mathematics to school children and tutoring various learners for about a decade before becoming an Instructional Designer and Multimedia Developer at a local software company.Prior to joining LSL, he was a learning objects specialist at the Centre for IT in Education (CITE).He has maintained a strong interest in education and information technology since a very young age, and his diverse background, experience and training makes him at ease with both technical issues as well as pedagogical issues. He hopes to contribute to learning sciences by finding ways to help people make meaningful learning an integral part of their being, using supporting technology where appropriate.
 
 
Education
 
 
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Mathematics, (Cambridge, UK)
 
 
 
Postgraduate Diploma in Education, (NIE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
 

 
 

Master of Arts in Instructional Design and Technology (NIE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
 

 
 
Master of Arts in Mathematics (Cambridge, UK)
 

 
 
 
Selected Publications
 
 
 
 
- Teo, C.L., Chiam, C.L., & Ng, F.K. (2004). Fostering Knowledge Building among Low Achievers through Technologies: A Perspective from Singapore. Teaching and Learning, 25(1), 89-102.
 
 
   
 
Research Interest
 
 

Mathematics education, metacognition, identity transformation, interactive multimedia, games, e-portfolios, wikis, blogs
 
Projects
 

Collaborator of Project LSL 5/06 LCK: Developing strong conceptual foundations in mathematical reasoning and problem-solving in algebra through multiple and dynamic representations, and digital manipulatives