Academia

Venturing, Creating, Inspiring.

"Always learning, in all ways"

Anchored by my passion in the topic of 'ageing', my research have ventured into various inter-disciplinary areas, and created solutions, interventions and guidelines. I hope my learning journey inspires others to continue seeking knowledge and skills because we're never too old to learn.

Current PhD Research

Digital Health Technology for Older Population in Malaysia

Chances are, you are reading this on some sort of devise. Has technology been so convenient, accessible and pervasive in our everyday lives – from travel to finance to health, that we never stop to think how we came about using it and why we still continue to do so? Have you always embraced the changes technology brings to your life or have you grappled with new technologies and wonder, “Am I getting too old for this”?


This research seeks to understand Malaysia’s community-dwelling older adults’ perception and needs of digital health technologies (DHTs), in pursuit to develop an inclusive and sustainable DHT that promotes optimal ageing and improves quality of life. The design thinking approach is the proposed research design due to the nature of this project which aims to solve complex issues from human-centric ways and focus on the users’ experience while involving an interdisciplinary research team.


Supervisors:

Dr Tan Meng Yoe and Dr Dyah Pitaloka, Monash University Malaysia

Dr Leah Heiss and Dr Rowan Page, Monash University Australia 

Working Paper

Learning Experiences of Older Adults: Lessons for Instructional Designers to Develop Better Online Courses


With increasing longevity and retirement age, the profile of e-learners is getting older. The learning characteristics of older adult learners are distinct from younger adult learners. Yet, there seems to be a gap between older e-learners’ needs and the current development and evaluation of online courses. Through scoping review, this research sought to find evidence to describe older adults’ online learning experiences and draw lessons to design better online learning courses.

This research thesis was completed as part of the Master of Ageing programme at University of Melbourne.

Supervisors: Associate Professor Jenny Waycott and Associate Professor Femke Buisman-Pijlman, University of Melbourne

Selected Presentation and Published Research

Educational Attainment & Certification

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