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Gurmit Singh
Gurmit Singh, M. Ed.
Gurmit Singh, M. Ed.
Occupation:Project Manager, Trainer, Facilitator & Coordinator
Other roles:Writer, Researcher
Country:Switzerland
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About Me

My name is Gurmit Singh, and I am from Singapore. I now work in Switzerland.

My Education

  • 2004 - M.Ed (Distinction), Trainer Development, University of Exeter, UK
  • 1997 - BA (Honors), Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude, Brown University, USA

My Expertise Areas

  • Collaborative curriculum development & facilitation
  • Building & sustaining online communities of practice & strengthening community involvement
  • Designing Informal learning approaches
  • Narrative methodologies
  • Education policy and programming
  • Distributed leadership models
  • Research capacity building
  • Practitioner research
  • E-democracy, equity and social justice - Programme co-chair, 2010 conference

My Work Experience

International AIDS Society, Geneva Switzerland, 2007 to present

Coordinator, Professional Development & Education Programmes

  • Coordinating and overseeing the implementation of health education, training and mentoring programmes, by providing educational expertise, and collaborating with Programme Committees and Advisory Groups of leading HIV faculty, to develop robust curriculum and materials for health professionals (doctors, nurses, community social workers, clinic managers and researchers) at HIV & AIDS Conferences
  • Conducting needs assessments, global online application and selection processes, logistics, communications, seminar and workshop adult learning design and development, on-site facilitation, mentoring strategy, evaluation plan and tools, data analysis and research report writing, budgeting, follow-up action planning
  • Revitalizing the workshops programme at the AIDS conference by process improvements, developing a concept and model of practice for blended learning, and integrating educational technologies to develop a suite of symposia for Science, Policy & Community tracks, for the AIDS conference, based on clear learning objectives leading to outcomes-oriented programmes
  • Developing programmes and facilitating on-site for HIV community workshops, consultations and leadership summits, to strengthen the capacity of people living with HIV and fighting AIDS.
  • Developing and coordinating strategic educational partnerships with AuthorAID, The Lung Union (TB), NIH, WHO TDR, Commonwealth of Learning, The Global Fund, and private donors and funders to secure valuable input and resources for implementation, and to assist in programme development
  • Piloting, developing and implementing e-learning collaborative programmes, curriculum and materials development, such as online Scientific Writing Mentoring Programme for AIDS 2008, IAS 2009 and AIDS 2010 conferences, and Learn Share HIV AIDS community of practice
  • Developing an online portal for HIV AIDS open education courses, resources, and support to strengthen self-directed, on-demand professional learning beyond physical conferences

Centre for Research into Pedagogy and Practice National Institute for Education Singapore, 2005-2006

Research Associate

  • Conducted action research to improve teachers’ performance – as an integral member of a 2-year research team on Collaborative Curriculum Development in 5 schools with 30 teachers
  • Observation, mentoring, training workshop design, writing research reports, integrating and teaching social science research methodologies, data analysis, and scientific writing skills to build teachers’ confidence as reflective practitioners.
  • Conducted formative evaluation research into the variables affecting school and home literacy practices and reading habits - as an integral member of a research team on adolescent literacy practices in 5 schools with 200 students and 5 teachers in 5 English language classrooms.
  • Writing case study reports and recommendations, designing educational interventions to integrate social context into school curriculum, to enhance learner motivation, confidence and proficiency, and build learners’ capacity for lifelong learning.
  • Conducted ethnographic research at schools – as an integral member of a research team on building pedagogic and curriculum capacity in teachers in 5 schools with 30 teachers and 100 at-risk vulnerable students.
  • Observing teachers’ work, interviewing key informants, developing training activities, and coaching teachers at schools to develop their capacity to plan and teach with special focus on understanding and practising curriculum design and assessment, to improve student performance outcomes and engagement.

Publications

Refereed Journal Publication

  • Singh, G. (2009). Online Mentoring for Scientific Writing - a case study (forthcoming in ITSE Journal)
  • Singh, G. and Richards, J. (2006). Teaching and Learning in the Language Teacher Education Course Room: Beyond a Community of Practice view. Regional English Language Centre Journal, 37/2, 149-175.

Refereed Book Chapter

  • Singh, G. and Richards, J. (2009). Teaching and Learning in the Course Room. In Burns, A. (Ed.) Cambridge Handbook on Second Language Teacher Education. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Refereed Conference Presentations

  • Singh, G. (2009). Online Abstract Mentoring for Inducting early-career researchers into scientific literacy practices: Experiences from the International AIDS Conferences IADIS E-learning 2009 conference, Algarve, Portugal, June 2009. Awarded Best Paper.
  • Singh, G. (2009) The added value of community involvement in public health/HIV research: An abstract review of the concept AIDS Impact 2009 conference, Gabarone, Botswana, September 2009.
  • Singh, G. (2009) If Positive Leaders make a difference, what makes a Positive Leader? AIDS Impact 2009 conference, Gabarone, Botswana, September 2009.

My Links

Diplomas and Certification

  • 2009 - Training the Trainer-Coach for Effective Performance
  • 2008 - Successful Project Management
  • 2003 - Teaching English to Business People, LCCI Certificate
  • 2000 - Cambridge Certificate of Teaching to Adults

My Research and Innovation

My Sandbox

My sandbox

Blended Learning Process for Learn Share HIV AIDS Africa

  • Principles of Online Course Design [1]
  • Connectivism CC09 Course [2]

Training Links

Quote

Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted. -- Martin Luther King Jr.

Process Leader

When I bring you on a learning journey, we achieve the outcomes you want in your life.

Wiki Quote

Wiki is like a virus. Once it gets inside you, you go outside and put it inside others. Soon, it's a wikidemic.
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