6B -
Tracks
Track 2
| Thursday, July 9, 2026 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:25 AM |
| Stephen Riady Centre (SRC) Lecture Theatre LT50 Level 1 |
Speaker
Mrs Kawaldeep Kaur
Torrens University Australia
Student engagement in flipped learning: Insights from international nursing education
9:00 AM - 9:25 AMBiography
Kawaldeep Kaur is an experienced and dedicated nursing academic with expertise in higher education and clinical practice in Intensive Care Nursing. She is an emerging researcher with a strong commitment to enhancing learning and teaching through innovative inquiry and contemporary, evidence informed pedagogical approaches.
Ms Wendy Newton
Course Coordinator Bachelor Of Nursing
Torrens University Australia
Co-presenter
Biography
Wendy Newton is an experienced nursing academic with over 20 years of experience in higher and vocational education. She is an emerging researcher with a strong commitment to innovative, student-centred, high-quality education.
Dr Lana Ly
University of New South Wales
From Overload to Alignment: Practical Strategies for Improving Engagement in Large, Higher Education Courses
9:30 AM - 9:55 AMBiography
Lana Ly is an award-winning Education-Focussed Lecturer in the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences at the University of New South Wales. She teaches and coordinates advanced undergraduate biochemistry and molecular biology courses, with a particular focus on supporting learning at scale. Lana’s teaching blends her disciplinary research expertise with evidence-based teaching practices, with a particular focus on cognitive load-informed resource design, inclusive teaching practices, and student engagement at scale. Her teaching resources are recognised by students as accessible and neurodiverse-friendly, and she is an active contributor to teaching and learning innovation at UNSW.
Ms Wei Leng Neo
Singapore Management University
Supporting Blended Learning Adoption in Practice: Complementary Perspectives from Learning Designers, Technologists, and Instructors
10:00 AM - 10:25 AMBiography
Wei Leng Neo is a Senior Manager at the Centre for Teaching Excellence, Singapore Management University, where she leads initiatives that promote innovative, evidence-based teaching and learning practices. She collaborates extensively with educators across ASEAN universities to explore technology-enabled personalized learning. Her research focuses on blended learning, game-based learning, and educational innovations that enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. Wei Leng holds a Master of Education in Learning Sciences and Technology from Nanyang Technological University.
Ms Divya Patteri
Singapore Management University
Co-presenter
Biography
Divya is a Learning Design Manager at Singapore Management University's Centre for Teaching Excellence, where she leads various digital learning projects under the pedagogical innovation team. Her expertise spans learning experience design, stakeholder management, and the integration of industry perspectives, AI-enabled interactions and authentic assessments into core course structures. Her work also involves analysing learning data to inform teaching and learning strategies, with the goal of improving practice and student outcomes. With over a decade of L&D experience spanning higher education, EdTech, and government partnerships across Singapore, India, the UK, the US, and Australia, she brings a practitioner's lens to pedagogical innovation. She holds an M.Ed. from NTU, Singapore and is a Quality Matters certified, with a sustained interest in how AI tools are reshaping the future of teaching and learning in higher education.
Chair
Rani Suppiah
Director of Student Experience and Support
Swinburne College