Shen Yong Ho | Principal Lecturer, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Director, Making and Tinkering
Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Ho Shen Yong was Executive Director of the Institute for Pedagogical Innovation, Research, and Excellence (InsPIRE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) from July 2021 to March 2026. A graduate of Imperial College, he taught at Hwa Chong Junior College (1998–2003) before completing his PhD in Physics at the University of Toronto (2009) and conducting postdoctoral research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He joined NTU in 2011 as a Physics lecturer. A passionate and innovative educator, Dr. Ho has developed activities to enhance students' thinking skills and bridge theory with real-world applications in the large-class Freshman Engineering Physics course. He developed the "Making and Tinkering" course in 2014, where students design and build prototypes of their choice. To date, there are more than 180 completed student projects. He has won many teaching awards, including the Nanyang Education Award (Gold, 2018), and was promoted to Principal Lecturer that year. He has served as Provost's Chair in Physics since 2019, and as Assistant Dean and subsequently Associate Dean (Academic) at the College of Science from January 2018 to March 2022. He has also helped develop university-wide interdisciplinary core courses. In recent years, Dr. Ho has led NTU's faculty efforts on AI in education, developing pedagogical frameworks and spearheading initiatives to prepare faculty and students for the transformative impact of AI on teaching and learning.
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Pre-conference Workshops @ 14:00
[W4] 3 Nov (PM) - Build, code, create - using AI to power real STEM Learning
As generative AI becomes ubiquitous in education, how can we transform it from an answer generator to a genuine pedagogical instrument? This workshop presents three innovative approaches where prompt coding - systematically designing prompts to generate functional code - enhances STEM education.
Facilitators will demonstrate how prompt-coding enables educators to: (1) design educational games reinforcing key concepts, (2) create simulations and generate code controlling hardware for mini-experiments and (3) empower students to solve authentic problems by creating their own computational solutions. Through classroom implementation reflections, facilitators will share successes, challenges, and student responses.
Participants will have the opportunity to explore how to contextualise these approaches for their own teaching, identifying curriculum opportunities where prompt coding can enhance student engagement and learning outcomes. Designed for STEM educators at secondary and tertiary levels seeking to leverage AI as a tool that provides opportunities for student creation, experimentation and problem solving.
Key takeaways include:
- Transform generative AI from an answer tool into a pedagogical instrument through structured prompt coding techniques.
- Design technology enhanced activities that meaningfully deepen student learning
- Apply sound pedagogical principles to guide purposeful technology integration
EDUtech Asia 2026 Conference Day 1 @ 15:30
Case study presentation: Developing hands-on skills: The NTU College of Science making and tinkering course
- Applying the Design Thinking framework for Project Ideation and Prototyping, augmented by AI
- Identifying key skills required for most prototyping projects
- Developing a basic plan to set up a simple Maker’s Lab
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