Nicholas Tan
 
 
 
Position
Teaching Fellow
 
Telephone
(65) 6 790 3656
 
Fax
(65) 6 896 8038
 
Email address
 
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Biographical Sketch
 

 
 
Nicholas Tan is a Teaching Fellow of the Learning Sciences and Technology Academic Group (LST) in the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is currently on secondment to Learning Sciences Laboratory (LSL). Prior to his secondment to NIE, he served as a Head of Department (Information Technology & Media Resource Library) of Nan Chiau Primary School (NCPS), Ministry of Education. During his service at NCPS, he had spearheaded collaborative projects that involved North 3 cluster schools and Singapore Hokkien Huay Kwan schools respectively.
 
 
Education
 
 

BSc (Econ) in Management Studies, (Honors), University of London
 

 
 

Post Graduate Diploma in Education, NIE/NTU
 

 
 

Diploma in Departmental Management, NIE/NTU
 

 
 
 
Selected Publications
 
 
 
 
- Tan, N. (2003).  InnoPDA@P2A – PDA, a cognitive tool.  Paper presented at the UK-Singapore Information and Communication Technologies Seminar 2003, Scotland.
 
 
- Salleh, H., Tan, N., Wettasinghe, M.C. & Chia, S,K.(2004). Integrating PDAs in Classroom Learning- a Nan Chiau Primary Experience.  Paper presented at the Second Teachers’ Conference. Singapore, 8 to 9 June 2004.
 
 
- Salleh, H., Tan, N.(2004).   A Case Study of An Innovative Project Using PDAs:  A Democratic Model of Change.  Paper presented at the Education Research Association conference, Singapore.
 
 
- Wettasinghe, M.C., Tan, N., Salleh.(2005). Designing an effective social-constructivist e-Learning environment for enhanced learning: a case study of a Singapore primary school.  Paper presented at the Redesigning Pedagogy:  Research, Policy, Practice Conference, Singapore.
 
 
- Wettasinghe, M.C., Tan, N., Salleh, H. & Lim, Y.S.(2005).  The impact of the designs of social constructivism in the teaching and learning: lessons learned from students and teachers within an ICT-based learning.  Paper presented at the 13th international Conference on Computers in Education, Singapore.
 
 
- Tan, N., Salleh, H.(2005).  Using Technology to Change Pedagogy.  Association For Supervision and Curriculum Development.
 
 
   
 
Research Interest
 
 

Handheld devices as cognitive tool; ICT and music; learning sciences