Recognition
Awards & Fellowships
A record of fellowships, prizes, and honours received across a career in higher education.
Featured Fellowships
SkillsFuture Fellowships 2018 — video
The official SkillsFuture Fellowships 2018 recipients video, featured on the SkillsFuture Fellowships 2018 page.
Voices from the SUTD–Advance HE Fellowship Cohort
Reflections from the inaugural cohort of the SUTD–Advance HE Educational Fellowship Programme, initiated and led by Dr Nachamma. Excerpted from EduSCAPES 2020, the SUTD Pedagogy Magazine.
“I was absolutely elated to see the email from the AHE Fellowship team that I was a Principal Fellow — the first from Singapore amongst approximately 120 Principal Fellows from Australasia and over 135,000 fellows globally. I see this as a beginning of a new chapter for me, my colleagues, my university and perhaps other universities in Singapore and beyond.”
Dr Nachamma SockalingamPrincipal Fellow (PFHEA) · Programme Director, Learning Sciences Lab“After the application process started, I found the experience very good and smooth — plenty of assistance and support was provided by Learning Sciences Lab. A very useful workshop at the early stage gave me a good understanding of the framework needed.”
Dr Cheah Chin WeiFellow (FHEA) · Senior Lecturer, EPD/SMT“The workshops and fellowship application gave me an opportunity to review my practice as an educator from multiple aspects. It is an honour to be recognised for quality teaching — I am thankful for the support from LSL and Dr Nacha. It was a wonderful and fruitful learning journey.”
Dr Lee Chee HueiFellow (FHEA) · Senior Lecturer, EPD/SMT“The Advance HE Fellowship experience was pedagogically enriching — it encouraged me to deep-think how I teach and interact with students. A noteworthy feature was the brainstorming through workshops by LSL prior to the formal application. It even inspired me to get a teaching certificate from the Harvard Derek Bok Centre.”
Asst Prof Nilanjan RaghunathFellow (FHEA) · Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences“The Advance HE Fellowship application was a great way to take stock of what I have done in my teaching career. With the excellent advice and feedback from Learning Sciences Lab, I managed to overcome my initial difficulties in writing the portfolio in a clear and concise manner. I would really recommend all faculty members to apply.”
Dr Norman LeeFellow (FHEA) · Senior Lecturer, ISTD“I really appreciate the experience guided by Learning Sciences Lab and particularly Dr Nacha in helping me obtain the Fellowship. What I like most is the community journey instead of individual effort — the workshops helped me reflect on my teaching practices.”
Dr Oka KurniawanFellow (FHEA) · Senior Lecturer, ISTD“Dr Nacha has provided tremendous help along the way — from webinars, to workshops, to pairing applicants for discussion. I especially enjoyed the discussion with other applicants which helped me learn from colleagues. This inspired many new ideas. The journey of this application itself is more valuable than the fellowship.”
Dr Yajuan (Julia) ZhuFellow (FHEA) · Senior Lecturer, SMT
In the News
All Awards & Recognitions
- 2021
Principal Fellow, Advance HE
First in Singapore to be recognised as a Principal Fellow by Advance Higher Education.
Read more → - 2019
ISSOTL Fellowship
International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Fellowship.
Read more → - 2019
Asian EduTech Educational Leader — Special Mention
Tertiary Education Award, EduTech Conference.
- 2018
SkillsFuture Fellowship
National-level award for lifelong learning and educational development.
Read more → - 2018
Excellence in Culture Creation — Shortlisted
Shared Services and Outsourcing Network.
- 2015
QS-Wharton Educational Award
For ICT Tools in Teaching and Learning.
Read more → - 2015
QS-Wharton Award — Social Sciences & MBA Discipline
Recognising excellence in discipline-based teaching.
- 2015
CMO Asian Educational Leader Award
For leadership in education.
- 2006–2010
Postgraduate Sponsorship
Republic Polytechnic, Singapore.