Who we are

CTE's support for teaching and learning falls under three main themes (Faculty Development, Pedagogical Innovations, and Education Research & Technology). The team comprises Academic Developers, Learning Designers, Educational Technologists, and Administrators. Contact us at cte@smu.edu.sg for any queries. 

Administration

Tamas Makany

Associate Professor
Tamas MAKANY
Director
tamasmakany@smu.edu.sg

Ashlynn

Ashlynn Binte MAHADI
Assistant Manager
ashlynnm@smu.edu.sg

Melissa Lim

Melissa LIM
Assistant Manager
melissalim@smu.edu.sg

Faculty Development

Contact the Faculty Development team for the faculty professional development programme (FTF), Peer Coaching, Graduate Instructor Foundation in Teaching (GIFT), and support on interactive learning pedagogy. 

YEO Wee Loon

YEO Wee Loon
Senior Assistant Director
wlyeo@smu.edu.sg

Portrait of Nicolle Lee

Nicolle LEE
Senior Manager
nicollelee@smu.edu.sg

Mark Chia

Mark CHIA
Assistant Director
markchia@smu.edu.sg

Pedagogical Innovations

James Foo

James FOO
Senior Associate Director
jamesfoo@smu.edu.sg

Contact the Blended Learning team for support and consultations on blended learning and online learning instructional strategies and methods. 

Wayne Chiu

Wayne CHIU Wee Meng
Assistant Director, Blended Learning
wmchiu@smu.edu.sg

Ivy Seow

Ivy SEOW
Senior Manager, Learning Design and Communications
ivyseow@smu.edu.sg

Divya Patteri

Divya PATTERI
Learning Designer, Blended Learning
divyap@smu.edu.sg

Kazae Quek

Kazae QUEK
Senior Learning Technologist, Blended Learning
kazaequek@smu.edu.sg

Zhang Wan Zhen

ZHANG Wan Zhen
Learning Technologist, Blended Learning
wzzhang@smu.edu.sg

Portrait of Ng Li Li

NG Li Li
Learning Design Technologist
liling@smu.edu.sg

Contact the AI team for matters regarding AI governance and implementation in teaching and learning.

Isaac Koh

Isaac KOH
Pedagogical Innovations Lead
isaackoh@smu.edu.sg

Shamie Jegan

Shamie JEGAN
AI for Learning Innovation Specialist
shamiejegan@smu.edu.sg

Education Research & Technology

Partner with the Education Research team for grant writing and review, research design, data analysis, publication support, and collaborative education research on teaching and learning innovations.

Magdeline Lew

Magdeleine LEW
Associate Director
dnlew@smu.edu.sg

Neo Wei Leng

NEO Wei Leng
Assistant Director
wlneo@smu.edu.sg

Portrait of Titus Quek

Titus QUEK
Research Fellow
titusquek@smu.edu.sg

Contact the Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) team for support on digital learning tools, simulations, games-based learning, TEL funding, and innovative learning experiences.

Portrait of Bernie Koh

Bernie KOH
Senior Assistant Director
berniekoh@smu.edu.sg

Portrait of Ma Guangyi

MA Guangyi
UX Technical Lead
guangyima@smu.edu.sg

Portrait of Lee Pei Mian

LEE Pei Mian
Software Engineer (Teaching and Learning Applications)
pmlee@smu.edu.sg