For most of his life, Chuah Kee Man has lived by the Arabic saying “Man jadda wa jada”.
Chuah Kee Man
Educator
Researcher
Learning Designer
Writer
Chuah Kee Man
Educator
Researcher
Learning Designer
Writer
About Me
An educator by choice, a survivor by chance.
Hello, I'm Kee Man. I'm a lecturer and researcher in the areas of educational technology, e-learning, cognitive and computational linguistics, learning sciences and English language teaching. I have won several awards at national and international levels for various innovations in teaching and learning. I am also a writer, learning designer and app developer.
Awards
UNIMAS Teaching Award (Youngest Recipient)
2016 Best E-Learning Facilitator Award (IUCEL)
Gold Medalist: International Invention Expos
Outstanding Online Course Award
Shobna Periayaih
The Star Malaysia
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Affliations
Resume
Experience
2020 - Present
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Language and Communication
2018 - 2020
Deputy Director
Centre for Applied Learning & Multimedia UNIMAS
Manages the teaching excellence portfolio.
2010 - 2020
Lecturer
Faculty of Language & Communication
Teaching and researching on areas of computational linguistics, educational technology and English language teaching.
2016 - 2018
E-Learning Coordinator
Centre for Applied Learning & Multimedia UNIMAS
A team leader responsible of coordinating e-learning implementation and training.
2010 - Present
Writer/Designer
Freelance
Produce media and creative writing as well as designing graphics.
Education
2020 - Present
PhD Candidate at Universiti Sains Malaysia
PhD in Educational Technology
2007 - 2009
MSc Cognitive Science
Research Mode. Area of specialisation: Learning sciences and design and development of virtual environments.
2010 - 2012
Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education Teaching and Learning
2003 - 2007
BSc Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL)
Creative writing short courses is taught at City, University of London. Develop writing skills with professional and published authors.
Skills
- The Ability to Communicate
- Professional Writing
- Instructional Design
- Learning Management System/Massive Open Online Courses
- Virtual/Agumented Reality Development
- Creative Writing
- Web and graphic design
- Mobile App Development (Android)
Languages
- Malay
- Mandarin
- English
- French
Traits
- Adaptability
- Strong Research Skills
- The Ability to Get Focused
- Communicate
- The Ability to Meet Deadlines
- Organizational Skills
Research Projects
On-Going
- Social Innovation For Sarawak's Hinterland
- CreativeCulture 4.0 - Transforming 21st Century Teaching and Learning of STEM in Malaysia Through Creative Play and Gamification Towards Education 4.0
Completed
- Deriving A Novel Theoretical Framework For Inclusive Dyslexia Friendly Online Courses
- Students' Evaluation Of E-Learning System In UNIMAS: A Multi-Dimensional Approach
- The Development And Evaluation Of Interactive 3D Acoustic Virtual Environment In Teaching Vocabulary To Visually-Impaired Learners
- Lifelong Learning In Higher Education: UNIMAS Students' Characteristics And Lecturers' Efforts To Inculcate It
- Deriving Learners' Emotions Of Different MOOC Video Types
- Designing And Developing The Malaysian Mechanical, Electrical And Electronic Engineering Corpora Of Novice And Professional Writing In English
- Capacity To Organize Massive Public Educational Opportunities In Universites Of Southeast Asia ( COMPETEN-SEA)
Gamification Of Augmented Learning (GOAL): A Framework For Developing AR Board Game For STEM Education
Accumulative Grant Amount (as of 2020): RM2,817,391
Publication
Can browse through my list of academic papers and publications via ResearchGate or Google Scholar
Other works
MUET-CEFR Syllabus Training
Training
Pitching – Grill
Training
Startup Weekend – Mentoring
Training
Design Thinking Workshop
Training
E-Learning Training and Workshop
Training
Academic Writing
Talk
Here you can get a list of Open Educational Resources that I produced which can be used and shared openly in compliance to Creative Commons 4.0. Click on each category to view the files.
Blog
March 31, 2021
Engaging Learners Remotely
I know how it feels when as a(n) teacher/educator, you are losing more control than ever, due to the need…
May 20, 2020
What is wrong with online learning and why is it okay for not being okay about it?
I know I have repeated this many times, but we have to accept the fact that the shift to 100%…
April 27, 2020
Reaching the Unreachable: Remote Learning for the Remote Learners?
“If it matters to you, you’ll always find a way” The reason why I begin my post with a photo…
March 28, 2020
Online Learning Awakens: This is the Way
It was about 20 years ago when I ventured into online learning by creating the first forum-based community for my…