About Academic Development

A message from the Dean's office

To my esteemed colleagues and faculty,

As we navigate 2026, it is clear that Artificial Intelligence is no longer a "future" disruption—it is our current environment, reshaping industries, redefining disciplines, and transforming the very nature of how we learn, teach, and create. I want to state this clearly and with absolute conviction: AI will never replace the transformative power of a teacher/mentor. A machine can synthesize a million data points, but it cannot witness a student’s "aha!" moment, challenge a bias with empathy, or provide the nuanced moral compass that our society needs. We are not being replaced; we are being invited to evolve.

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For our faculty, we are expanding access to AI-integrated teaching tools, professional development workshops, and curriculum redesign support. We recognize that adapting to this landscape takes time, guidance, and resources — and we are investing in all three. Faculty will have dedicated opportunities to explore how AI can enhance their lessons, streamline their workflows, and open new avenues of scholarly inquiry, without compromising the academic rigor and human connection that define great education.

For our students, we are embedding AI literacy across programs and disciplines — not just for those in technology fields, but for every learner, in every area of study. From hands-on AI labs and certificate programs to ethics-centered coursework and career readiness initiatives, we are building pathways that prepare students not simply to use AI, but to think critically about it, lead with it, and shape its future responsibly.

The AI revolution will not wait, and neither will we. Our role as an institution has always been to prepare individuals for the world as it is — and to challenge them to build the world as it should be. That mission has never felt more urgent or more exciting.

The landscape is shifting, but our mission remains the same: to foster critical thinkers who can lead in a world we can't yet fully map. 

Change is "messy in the middle," but I have never been more confident in the brilliance and resilience of this faculty. Let’s stop worrying about whether the machine can think and start focusing on how we can teach our students to think better.

In partnership,

The Dean
Dr Lim Kim Ying

Workshops: Strengthen Capabilities

One of the main aspects the Academic Development department focuses on is the support of professional development for the Associate Lecturers, specifically pedagogical skills. We organise training sessions, workshops, and knowledge sharing sessions, all for free. Show more For every upcoming session, you will receive an invite to your SIM email address. Sessions that are currently open for registration, are also shared in news and events, lecturers section.

Strategies

To support Associate Lecturers in enhancing our students learning experience, we share pedagogical articles, education industry updates, useful tools, past training sessions etc.

Show more on our Effective Teaching Strategies page. New articles, external events and webinars are shared in news and events page. 

TEACH

The Academic development department handles all recruitment matters for SIM Part-time Faculty. Show more For any questions on recruitment, appointment, deployment, and retention of Associate Lecturers in SIM, plase contact Faculty Talent by email.