SDL Research Project

Regina Woon

PhD Student: Curriculum and Instructional Technology

Hello!

My name is Regina Woon, and I am a PhD student in the Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia. My main research interests encompass self-directed individual/small group learning; collaborative learning; knowledge building and knowledge creation; computer-supported learning; qualitative methods of research in Social Sciences.

In my personal life, I enjoy walking in the woods and wandering around with my son, playing violin, and knitting. I like to upgrade myself and learn new skills. Since last year, I have unlocked my sword skills (Yes... I am a beginner fencer :-))

Education:

Ph.D. in Education (2020 - current), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

MA. English Studies, Univeristy of Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.

BA. Applied Foreign Languages, Univerisité de Nantes, Nantes, France.

Publications

For my MA in English Studies, I researched the performance of nonword and sentence repetition among bilingual Mandarin-English children. Two papers were published from this research (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chai-Ping-Woon)

Projects

I have integrated different learning approaches in the language classroom to promote learner-centred, self-directed, and collaborative learning. With my students, we have created different projects such as story writing and telling to young children, TED-like presentations, startup ventures, etc.

Inspired by Great Thinkers

Having explored early childhood education through various research and books, I was inspired by many great philosophers, theorists, and educators such as John Dewey, Lev Vygotsky, John Holt, Paulo Freire, Ken Robinson, and more. I decided to practice "unschooling" with my son.

I am doing this research to answer the questions I have raised while practising unschooling and wanted to contribute meaningful work in the field of unschooling and self-directed learning education.

If you want to know more about the progress of my research, please have a look at this page https://www.facebook.com/SDL.RP/, where I am going to share information and reflections on my ongoing research.

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