Deepening the Foundation of STEAM Education visit by delegation from Hsinchu, 20 August 2025

Digital Education for Digital Transformation, organised by World Learning and Digital Communication Network Global, with funding from the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the State Department of the United States, Seoul, invited speaker, 16-17 June 2025

"In situ physiological responses when interacting with Large Language Models: a neuroergonomic perspective" presented at the 1st International Conference on Learning Sciences and Educational Innovation, Seoul, invited speaker, 5 June 2025

Visit by delegation from Java, 6 May 2025

Invited presentation to President's Chair Professor of Computer Science at the School of Computer Science and Engineering, NTU and Chief AI Scientist, A*STAR and his delegation from the College of Computing and Data Science, NTU, 28 February 2025

Visit by delegation from Seoul National University, 8-9 January 2025

Introduction to Generative AI for Educators, invited facilitator to Maritime Training and Doctrine Command (MDTC), Institute of Military Learning (IML), 12 September 2024

Students investigating their own learning: The Life2Well Project and the development of literacies in AI and data science as a case example from Singapore presented at UNESCO’s second annual flagship event Digital Learning Week, session on ‘Teachers’ monitoring and tailoring of learning processes assisted by AI’, Paris, 4 September 2024

Visit by delegation from Hsinchu Municipal Min Fu Elementary School, invited facilitator, 4 July 2024

AI Policy and Education Futures, invited keynote, University of Sydney, 18 June 2024

Workshop on Exploring the potential of AI as a companion for students in project-based learning at Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference, 28 May 2024

Asia-Europe Foundation Classroom Network, nominated representative of the National Institute of Education, 'Learning about AI and learning with AI', May - November 2024

Work on the affordances for learning of the paradigm of spatial computing advanced by the Apple Vision Pro was featured on national broadcast television, 18 April 2024

E5 Cluster Humanities Subject Group workshop on Generative AI and learning, Broadrick Secondary School (invited facilitator), 11 April 2024

Handoyo, D. K., and K. Y. T. Lim, “Digital humanities: deriving insights from Singapore historical data with computational text analysis” presented at the Digital Humanities workshop (invited facilitator), College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 11 March 2024.

Introduction to Learning at the intersection of AI, physiology, EEG, our environment and well-being (the Life2Well Project) to the Professional Learning Community at Deyi Secondary School, 17 January 2024

Visit by delegation of local and international teachers as part of the International Science Youth Forum, 8 January 2024

Visit by delegation from the Faculty of Global Informatics, Chuo University, 9 November 2023

Who let the brain out? Generative AI and its potential in nurturing learner empathy, pro-social values and environmental stewardship presented at Empowering Minds: A Round Table on Generative AI and Education in Asia-Pacific organized by UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office in Bangkok (UNESCO Bangkok), in collaboration with The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), 8 November 2023

An investigation on the effects of different types of odours on stress level of high school students when studying presented at the International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies, Porto, Portugal, 8 – 10 November 2023

Designing and prototyping of AI-based real-time mobile detectors for calisthenic push-up exercise presented at the International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies, Porto, Portugal, 8 – 10 November 2023

Facilitating student inventiveness and inquiry: case examples from STEM presented at the 13th annual symposium of the Mobiles for Education Alliance in the track on Climate Education, Washington DC, 11 September 2023

Exploring the affordances of generative AI for meaningful teaching and learning in Singapore tertiary education presented at UNESCO’s first annual flagship event Digital Learning Week, international forum on the implications of generative AI for education, session on ‘Preparing students and teachers for responsible use of AI’, Paris, 6 September 2023

Exploring Ornithological Identification with Deep Learning presented at the Royal Geographical Society Annual Conference on Climate changed geographies in the session on Expanding Geographical Methods, London, England, 1 September 2023

Designing an Autonomous Platform using Hobbyist Robotics Embedded Computing for Performing Geospatial 3D Mapping presented at the Royal Geographical Society Annual Conference on Climate changed geographies in the session on Expanding Geographical Methods, London, England, 30 August 2023

10th International Conference on Human Interaction & Emerging Technologies, "Designing for the investigation of microclimate stressors and physiological and neurological responses from the perspective of maker culture”, Nice, France, 23 August 2023

Visit by doctoral students in cognitive neuroscience from the Department of Education and Learning Technology, National Tsing Hua University, invited facilitator, 16 August 2023

Exploring the implementation of AI in a cost-effective device for predicting sleep quality presented at the 14th international conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, San Francisco, 24 July 2023

Development of an automated microclimate adjustment system based on concentration levels of students presented at the 14th international conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, San Francisco, 24 July 2023

Melody Mystery: learning music theory through escape room puzzles presented at the 15th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies in the track on Digital Transformation of Education, session on Data Sciences & AI in Education, Palma de Mallorca, 3-5 July 2023

Utilising deep learning in Singapore primary school mathematical word problems presented at the 15th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies in the track on Digital Transformation of Education, session on Data Sciences & AI in Education, Palma de Mallorca, 3-5 July 2023

Improving Code Readability For Novice Coders: a Tool For Actionable Feedback chosen as ‘AI in Education’ Showcase at the Research Symposium of the Centre for Information Technology in Education, The University of Hong Kong, 20 May 2023

Facilitating student inventiveness and inquiry: a case example from STEM presented at the 11th Student Scientific Conference, themed on ‘Ecology and the Environment’, in the section ‘Environmental education, Biodiversity, Cell biology, Technology’, on the 50th anniversary of the Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen, Bulgaria, 22 April 2023

Learning at the intersection of AI, physiology, EEG data, our environment and well-being (the Life2Well Project) presented at the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) Asia summit, 15 April 2023

UNESCO's first online interactive learning webinar, themed on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD-Net) 2030, Learning at the intersection of AI, physiology, EEG data, our environment and well-being (the Life2Well Project), 30 March 2023

Innovations in Teaching and Learning seminar, National Institute of Education, invited speaker for session themed on Understanding Student Well-being with the Internet of Things and Homemade Wearables, 3 March 2023

Data Science and Education Association, Teachers College, Columbia University and National Institute of Education Artificial Intelligence in Education Chapter, invited moderator for webinar themed on Personalising learning: AI and Tech in Singapore and US classrooms, 9 December 2022

Transforming Higher Education Leaders through Effective Policy Reforms, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, invited speaker on ‘Reinventing Education for the Digital Age’, 17 November 2022

Disciplinary Intuitions and the design of learning environments, invited speaker to visiting delegation from the Faculty of Global Informatics, Chuo University, 10 November 2022

Mobiles for Education Alliance symposium, "Learning at the Intersection of AI, Physiology, EEG, Our Environment and Well-Being (The Life2Well Project)", Washington DC, 2 November 2022

GeekcampSG, "Let’s learn about the Life2Well Project without frying your brain", 29 October 2022

Exploring the utility of deep learning in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to infer socio-economic development presented at the annual conference of the Royal Geographical Society, 31 August 2022

The Life2Well project: Studying environment, physiology and EEG presented at the 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics in the track on Cognitive Computing for Healthcare and Wellbeing, New York, 28 July 2022

Student-initiated inquiry of our local environments with Data Science and the Internet of Things presented at the Symposium of the Learning Sciences, themed on Future Directions of Learning Sciences: AI, Brain and Education, Seoul National University, 7 July 2022

Investigating aquatic ecosystems with computer vision, machine learning and the internet of things presented at the 24th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), 26 June - 1 July 2022

Learning at the intersection of AI, physiology, EEG data, our environment and well-being: the Life2Well Project presented at the Digital Learning APAC Summit organised by the International Business and Economic Forum, 17 June 2022

Thinking global, acting local: catalysing conversations on climate change through inquiry with Ipomoea Aquatica (Kangkong) presented at the Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference, 1 June 2022

Exploring Constraints On Dialogic Interaction In Immersive Environments Arising From COVID-19 Protocols presented at the 8th international conference of the Immersive Learning Research Network: 30 May 2022

Learning dynamics in physics with Lego Mindstorms® robots presented at the Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference, 30 May 2022

Using computer vision and machine learning with a view to building children’s vocabulary presented at the Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference, 30 May 2022

Student-initiated inquiry of our local environments with Data Science and the Internet of Things showcased during the official launch of the AI@NIE Blueprint, 25 May 2022

An example of student-driven inquiry of their own well-being and within their local environments, as facilitated by the Internet of Things and Data Science presented to Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean, 13 May 2022

Inaugural Commons of the Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education, 31 March 2022

Investigating the relationship between physiological stress and environmental factors through Data Science, the Internet of Things and DIY wearables invited to be part of the Symposium on Human Dynamics Research: Mining Human Dynamics with Big Data (sponsored by the Spatial Analysis and Modeling (SAM) specialty group, the Geographic Information Science and Systems specialty group, and the Cyberinfrastructure specialty group., 8th Symposium on Human Dynamics Research, annual conference of the American Association of Geographers, 25 February 2022 – 1 March 2022

Learning at the intersection of Data Science, AI, STEM and the Digital Humanities presented at the Gifted Education annual conference, 26 November 2021

Creating authentic learning environments and experiences presented at the 5th Tomorrow's Education Summit, 21 November 2021

Investigating aquatic ecosystems with Computer Vision, Machine Learning and the Internet of Things presented at EDUtech Asia, 9-11 Nov 2021

Pedagogical applications of Data Science and AI (Machine Learning) in the teaching and learning of the Humanities presented at the 21st International Conference on Educational Research (ICER), 22 October 2021

Teaching probability through pandemic simulation in a virtual world presented at the Teachers' Conference and ExCEL Fest, 3 June 2021

Innovations in Teaching & Learning seminar, 'Advancing research' panel, introduction to the Yunnan Rangers hybrid Augmented Reality board game, 2 March 2021

Management & Leadership in Schools (MLS) programme webinar on the Socially Responsible Behaviour through Embodied Thinking (SORBET) Project, 17 February 2021

Pre-conference workshop on Hopes and challenges of social-distance education beyond Covid-19: rethinking social interaction and computer-supported collaborative learning theory in practice as part of the 28th international conference on computers in education, 24 November 2020

Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE) webinar on the Socially Responsible Behaviour through Embodied Thinking (SORBET) Project, 14 October 2020

Webinar as part of the Learning technologies in schools amid and beyond the pandemic panel of the Learning Sciences & Innovation programme, Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education, 2 October 2020

Webinar on Learner-Generated Augmentation, as part of the Pedagogical Developments and Innovations series of the National Institute of Education, 23 September 2020

GeekcampSG, "The Socially Responsible Behaviour through Embodied Thinking (SORBET) Project: a COVID-19 response", 19 September 2020

Mobiles for Education Alliance symposium, "The Socially Responsible Behavior through Embodied Thinking (SORBET) Project", Washington DC, 14 September 2020

Webinar organised by the Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education, 8 July 2020

Visit by delegation from the InfoComm Media Development Authority, invited facilitator, 31 March 2020

Colloquium sponsored by the Cognition and Development program, and the Graduate Group in Science and Mathematics Education (SESAME) at the Graduate School of Education, University of California, Berkeley, invited speaker, 25 November 2019

Visit by delegation from Jiangsu Normal University, invited facilitator, 19 November – 5 December 2019

Digital Forum @ MENDAKI The Learning Festival, invited speaker, 3 November 2019

Visit by Prof Dr Daniel Bodemer, University of Duisburg-Essen, invited facilitator, 18 October 2019

Visit by delegation from Central China Normal University, invited facilitator, 28 August 2019

Visit by delegation from National Tsinghua University, Taiwan, invited facilitator, 15 and 16 July 2019

Visit by delegation from Faculty of Architecture and Planning, Thammasat University, invited presenter, 8 March 2019

Workshop for the inaugural Innovations in Teaching and Learning Seminar, organised by the NIE Centre for Innovation in Learning, invited facilitator, 7 March 2019

Visit by delegation from Nguyen Tat Thanh University, invited presenter, 8 January 2019

Keynote Address, opening ceremony of Smart Learning & Innovative Design Week, National Engineering Laboratory for Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology (CITLab), Smart Learning Institute, Beijing Normal University, 4 January 2019 

Seminar on Augmented Reality (AR) in Education and Academic Salon on AR-supported Science Education, hosted by National Engineering Laboratory for Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology (CITLab), Smart Learning Institute Beijing Normal University, invited speaker, 3 and 4 January 2019

Visit by delegation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, invited presenter, 27 November 2018

Keynote Address, National Tsinghua University, International Conference on Educational Innovation, 16 November 2018

Pre-conference workshop series on STEM, International Conference on Educational Innovation, National Tsinghua University, 13 to 15 November 2018

Workshop at National Pingtung University, "Basic building in an open-source immersive environment", Pingtung, 12 November 2018

Symposium of the Mobiles for Education Alliance, "Schools in Indonesia exploring local microclimates", Washington DC, 6 November 2018

International Conference of the Bulgarian Geography Society, "Facilitating the understanding of learners of their local micro-climates using open-source sensors: a two-site case study of Singapore and Hanoi", Sofia, 3 November 2018

Visit by delegation from National Tsinghua University, Taiwan, invited facilitator, 30 and 31 July 2018

20th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, “Redstone jammin’: exploring Minecraft as an environment for collaborative music making”, Las Vegas, 15 – 20 July 2018

Geography Symposium, Curriculum Planning & Development Division, Ministry of Education, invited facilitator, 22 May 2018

Workshop for NIE Office of Teacher Education Beginning Teachers’ Orientation Programme, invited facilitator, 18 May 2018

Workshop on STEM to pre- and in-service teachers of the Graduate Institute of Science Education, College of Science, National Taiwan Normal University, invited facilitator, 15 May 2018

Workshop on STEM to graduate students of the Department of Education and Learning Technology, Hsinchu Teachers' College, National Tsing Hua University, invited speaker, 14 May 2018

Workshop series on STEM to pre-service teachers and academic faculty of the College of Education, National Pingtung University, invited facilitator, 7 - 11 May 2018

Visit by delegation from Stewards Pooi Kei Primary School, Hong Kong, invited facilitator, 23 March 2018

Webinar on The Power of Digital Gaming for Literacy, hosted by All Children Reading: a Grand Challenge for Development, 20 March 2018

Humanities Education Research Seminar, Academy of Singapore Teachers and the Office of Education Research, National Institute of Education, invited presenter, 20 March 2018

Symposium for delegates from Seoul National University, 'Building bridges: fostering international research collaborationi in education', invited presenter, 9 February 2018

International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, symposium on 'Changing learning cultures by re-evaluating existing resources: informal learning within the school context', 9 January 2018

Annual conference of the Southeast Asian Geography Association, 'Designing STEM curriculum with open-source environmental sensors', Jakarta, 29 November 2017

Visit by delegation from the Hou Kong Middle School, Macau, invited presenter, 8 November 2017

Seminar on Computational Thinking Education, The Education University of Hong Kong, Opening Keynote Address, 20 October 2017

18th International Conference on Education Research, 'Mathematical learning through portable, programmable robots', Seoul, 19 October 2017

Mobiles for Education Alliance symposium, launch of 'A guidebook on developing digital games for early grade literacy for developing countries', Washington DC, 5 October 2017

Visit by delegation from Hong Kong CoolThink@JC Computational Thinking Education Programme, invited presenter, 1 August 2017

Delhi Public School, Amritsar, inauguration of Atal Tinkering Lab, Guest of Honour, 20 July 2017

Keynote, N3 Cluster ICT Symposium, Disciplinary Intuitions and the design of learning environments, 29 June 2017

Visit by delegation from Seoul National University, invited presenter, 17 May 2017

University of Saarland, workshop on 'Generation Z around the world', invited participant, 18 to 19 January 2017

UNESCO symposium on the Future of Education for Sustainable Development, invited member, 8 to 9 November 2016

Seoul National University, Department of Science Education, invited seminar presentation on STEM and Maker Motes, 3 November 2016

UNESCO Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development, invited plenary speaker, 26 to 28 October 2016

Visit by delegation from Seoul National University, invited presenter, 7 October 2016

Office of Education Research Learning Day / visit by Deputy Prime Minister Teo, invited presenter 22 August 2016

Marshall Cavendish Education Global Conference, invited speaker, 17 August 2016

Visit by delegation from the Brunei Ministry of Education, invited presenter, 17 August 2016

W3 Cluster, inquiry-based curriculum using open-source, invited speaker, 26 May 2016

National Institute of Education symposium on Education for Innovation, invited speaker, 24 May 2016

Fablearn Australia, invited facilitator and panelist, 20 & 21 May 2016

Opening Keynote Address, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, International Conference on Science Education, 30 April 2016

National Institute of Education sharing session on Maker Motes, 20 January 2016

National Institute of Education symposium on school-based partnerships and translation, invited speaker, 14 October 2015

Visiting Scholar, Hong Kong Institute of Education, 10 to 14 August 2015

Learning with New Media Research Group, Faculty of Education, Monash, seminar on 'Designing STEM curriculum using open-source sensors', 2 July 2015

Opening Keynote Address, Humanities Sharing Programme for 180 teachers, organised by Fajar Secondary School, 27 March 2015

Japan Textbook Research Centre, invited facilitator on Research on the Digitalisation of Textbooks and Teaching & Learning Materials for School Use; Section of Social Studies, 13 March 2015

Invited speaker, seminar on 'Makers on Parade: the spontaneous emergence of a hackerspace within a state-funded school in Singapore', Durham, England, 17 December 2014

3rd International Conference on Exploring Leadership & Learning Theories in Asia: Leadership and Learning in the Asian Century, invited panelist on Emerging Contexts of / for Learning in the Asian Century, 17-19 November 2014

Session convenor, Geographies of making: the jazz of participatory fabrication, improvisation and hackerspaces; Annual Conference of the Royal Geographical Society, sponsored by the Economic Geography Research Group, London, England, 28 August 2014.

14th International Conference on Education Research, invited facilitator for workshop on The Six Learnings Curricular Framework and Disciplinary Intuitions: Designing for Learning in Immersive Environments and Game-based Worlds, 16 October 2013

Seoul National University, invited seminar presentation on Virtual Worlds in Education, 8 August 2013

Pioneer Junior College Project Work Learning Journey, invited facilitator on That Eureka moment, 1 August 2012

SPRING Singapore Education Innovation conference, presenter on Innovation Through Intuition – Nurturing an Engaged and Self-directed Work Culture, 11 May 2012

11th Wuhan International Conference on E-Business, seminar on Virtuality as a frontier for Management Information Systems research, talk on The Six Learnings Framework for Curriculum Design in Fictive Worlds and Virtual Environments, Wuhan, China, 26-27 May 2012

Bedok Green Secondary School annual Teaching & Learning Symposium, Opening Keynote Address on Intuitions and Imaginations: Their Place in Curricular Innovation, 17 November 2011

Opening of Singapore East Zone Centre of Excellence for Teaching & Learning; keynote co-delivered with Prof D Hung Authenticity in Learning for the 21st Century: Bridging between the Formal and Informal, Dunman High School, 27 April 2011

S2 Cluster Humanities teachers sharing Learning Geography in Second Life,  29 September 2010