Topic: Transforming Pedagogy in PE from an Ecological Dynamics Perspective

Jia Yi graduated from the School of Physical Education (SPE) with Honors. He taught for a few years in a Singapore school before returning to Physical Education and Sports Science (PESS) Academic Group as a lecturer. At present, Jia Yi is the Associate Dean, Programme and Student Development, with the Office of Teacher Education (OTE). For his excellence in teaching, Jia Yi was awarded the Nanyang Education Award (College) and inducted as a Fellow to the NTU Teaching Excellence Academy in 2018. Jia Yi is currently the NTU Teaching Excellence Committee Chair. His research interests include examining multi-articular coordination from an Ecological Dynamics perspective, visual perception in sports expertise and in a pedagogical approach (Nonlinear Pedagogy) where key pedagogical principles underpinned by representative learning design, manipulation of task constraints, functional variability, relevant focus of attention and task simplification can support nonlinearity in learning.