Keynotes and Public Talks
Loh Chin Ee has been keynote speaker of over X events, notably X, Y and Z.
Want to hear some of the conversation generated around the project? The team has curated a list of talks which we've presented our findings at. Here are the talks we've presented at so far.
Asian Festival of Children Content 2019
5 September 2019. Ast/P Loh Chin Ee shared about how to build a reading culture through the school library at the Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) 2018. She contributed a chapter in the Country of Focus Book, which will be launched at AFCC 2019.
Malaysia English Language Teaching Association (MELTA) Melaka Chapter
5 August 2019. Ast/P Loh Chin Ee was invited to speak at the launch of the Melaka chapter of the Malaysia English Language Teaching Association (MELTA). Her keynote, Spark Joy: How pleasure matters in reading instruction and curriculum, focused on how teachers can engage students in joyful reading and motivate them to read more.
Access the presentation slides below.
Education in the City – Cultivation of Learning through Environmental Design
7 June 2019. The Office of Education Research (OER), in collaboration with the National Library Board, held its seventh Education in the City lecture on Friday, 31 May 2019. Asst Prof Loh Chin Ee from NIE’s English Language and Literature Academic Group kick-started the session with a presentation on the relationship between adolescents’ reading habits and the design of school libraries.
Sharing the findings of her OER-funded project “Building a Reading Culture: a Nation-wide Study of Reading and School Libraries in Singapore Secondary Schools”, Asst Prof Loh highlighted the importance of purposeful design and understanding students’ use of informal spaces in encouraging students to visit the school library and engage in reading.
She also described how light, noise, temperature and colour are factors that need to be taken into consideration when designing environments that are conducive for reading.
Sample sample sample cultivating a love for reading while building proficiency in language
22 January 2018. In this news analysis, Assistant Professor Loh Chin Ee provides her opinion on why Singapore students are better readers.