Publications

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Books

  1. Hung, D., Lee, S. S., Toh, Y., Jamaludin, A., & Wu, L. K. (Eds.). (2019). Innovations in Educational Change: Cultivating Ecologies for Schools. Singapore: Springer.

Book Chapters

  1. Toh, Y. (2022). Creating Sustainable Levers for ICT Integration: A Development Trajectory of an ICT-Enriched School. In D. Hung, L. Wu & D. Kwek. (Eds.), Diversifying Schools: Systemic Catalysts for Educational Innovations in Singapore (pp. 3-32). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  2. Jamaludin, A., Hung, D., & Toh, Y., & Shaari, I. (2022). Teacher Learning Communities as Catalytic Levers for Educational Innovations in Singapore Schools. In D. Hung, L. Wu & D. Kwek. (Eds.), Diversifying Schools: Systemic Catalysts for Educational Innovations in Singapore (pp. 211-233). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  3. Hung, D. (2022). Scaling Community, Conditions, Culture and Carryovers Through Apprenticing and Ecological Leadership: The SCAEL Model. In D. Hung, L. Wu, D. Kwek. (Eds.), Diversifying Schools: Systemic Catalysts for Educational Innovations in Singapore (pp. 49-72). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
  4. Looi, CK., So, HJ., Toh, Y., Chen, W. (2021). Investigation 13. The Singapore Experience: Synergy of National Policy, Classroom Practice, and Design Research. In: Stahl, G. (eds) Theoretical Investigations. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning Series (pp. 291-317), vol 18. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49157-4_13.
  5. Toh, Y., & Looi, C. K. (2020). Moving with Times: Singapore’s Evolutionary Trajectory in Integrating Technology in Education. In C. K. Looi, H. Zhang, Y. Gao, & L. Wu (Eds.), ICT in Education and Implications for the Belt and Road Initiative (pp. 149–165). Springer Publishing.
  6. Hung, D., Lee, S. S., Toh, Y., Jamaludin, A., & Wu, L. (2019). Conclusion: Tenets for Cultivating Ecologies: Towards Sustaining Innovations and Self-Improving Schools. In D. Hung, S.S. Lee, Y. Toh, A. Jamaludin, & L. Wu (Eds.), Innovations in Educational Change: Cultivating Ecologies for Schools (pp. 277–290). Springer Publishing.
  7. Chua, P., Toh, Y., Tan, W. K., Hung, D., & Koh, T. S. (2018). Inductive leadership: Activating community-oriented student agency towards school improvement. In T. S., Koh, & D. Hung (Eds.), Leadership For Change: The Singapore Schools’ Experience (pp. 203-230). Singapore: World Scientific.
  8. Hung, D., Toh, Y., Jamaludin, A., Sng, G., Lim, M., Li, S., & Moo, E. (2018). Educational change for 21st century: Leadership from the middle.  In T. S. Koh, & D. Hung (Eds.), Leadership for Change: The Singapore Schools’ Experience (pp. 153-168). Singapore: World Scientific.
  9. Jamaludin, A., Toh, Y., & Hung, D. (2018). Empowering partnerships for school-based innovation scale and sustainability. In T. S. Koh, & D. Hung (Eds.), Leadership for Change: The Singapore Schools’ Experience (pp. 127-152). Singapore: World Scientific.
  10. Toh, Y., Jamaludin, A., & Hung, D. (2018). Overcoming impediments to reform: Building a sustainable ecosystem for educational innovations.  In T. S. Koh, & D. Hung (Eds.), Leadership for Change: The Singapore Schools’ Experience (pp. 103-126). Singapore: World Scientific.
  11. Raveendaran, S., Toh, Y., Chua, P., Hung, D., & Jamaludin, A. (2018). Significance of educational leadership: Case of Singapore schools today. In T. S. Koh, & D. Hung (Eds.), Leadership for Change: The Singapore Schools’ Experience (pp. 85-102). Singapore: World Scientific.  
  12. Chua, P., Toh, Y., He, S.J., Jamaludin,A., & Hung, D. (2019). Centralised-Decentralisation in Singapore Education Policy Making. In D. Hung., S. S. Lee., Y. Toh., L. K. Wu., & A. Jamaludin (Eds.), Innovations in educational change: Cultivating ecologies for schools (pp. 3-21). Singapore: Springer.
  13. Toh, Y., Lee, J. Y. L., & Soo, K. W. T. (2016). Building synergies: Bringing school-based innovations to scale. In C. S. Chai, C. P. Lim, & C. M. Tan (Eds.), Future Learning in Primary School: A Singapore Perspective. (pp. 177-197). Singapore: Springer-Verlag Singapur.
  14. Toh, Y., Tan C. M., & Koh, A. L. H. (2016). Re-conceptualising learning collectively: A whole-school reform for fostering 21st century competencies. In C. S. Chai, C. P. Lim, & C. M. Tan (Eds.), Future Learning in Primary School: A Singapore Perspective. (pp. 9-30). Singapore: Springer-Verlag Singapur.
  15. Wong, K. M., Nizam, M., Koh, A. L. H., Tan, S. C., & Toh, Y. (2016). Building Twenty-First Century Learning Infrastructure. In C. S. Chai, C. P. Lim, & C. M. Tan (Eds.), Future Learning in Primary Schools: A Singapore Perspective (pp. 31-42). Singapore: Springer-Verlag Singapur.
  16. Dimmock, C., Kwek, D., & Toh, Y. (2013). Leadership for 21st century learning in Singapore’s high-performing schools. In OECD (Ed.), Leadership for 21st Century Learning (pp. 107-134). Paris: OECD Publishing.
  17. Looi, C.K. & Toh, Y. (2013). Orchestrating the flexible mobile learning classroom. In M. Ally & A. Tsinakos (Eds.), Increasing Access through Mobile Learning (pp. 161-174). Vancouver, B.C., Canada: Commonwealth of Learning.

Journal Articles

  1. Cheah, Y. H., Chai, C. S, & Toh, Y. (2019) Traversing the context of professional learning communities: Development and implementation of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge of a primary science teacher. Research in Science & Technological Education, 37(2), 147-167. DOI: 10.1080/02635143.2018.1504765
  2. Hung, D., Toh, Y., Jamaludin, A., & So, H.J. (2017). Innovation Becoming Trajectories: Leveraging Lateral and Vertical Moves for Collaborative Diffusion of 21st Century Learning Practices. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 37(4), 582-600. (Special Issue: Educating for 21CC and Future-Ready Learners: Research Perspectives from Singapore).
  3. Toh, Y., So, H.J., Seow, P.,& Chen, W. (2017). Transformation of Participation and Learning: Three Case Studies of Young Learners Harnessing Mobile Technologies for Seamless Science Learning. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 26(5), 305-316.
  4. Hung, D., Jamaludin, A., Toh, Y., Lee, S. S., Wu, L. K., & Shaari, I. (2016). A system’s model of scaling: leveraging upon centralised and decentralised structures for diffusion. Learning: Research and Practice, 2(2), 143-159.
  5. Toh, Y. (2016). Leading sustainable technology-mediated pedagogical reform for student-centred learning: A complexity perspective. Journal of Educational Change, 17(2), 145-169.
  6. Toh, Y., Hung, D., Chua, P., He, S., & Jamaludin, A. (2016). Pedagogical reforms within a centralized-decentralized system: A Singapore’s perspective to diffuse 21st century learning innovations. International Journal of Educational Management, 30(7), pp.1247 – 1267.
  7. Hung, D., Jamaludin, A., & Toh, Y. (2015). Apprenticeship, Epistemic Learning, and Diffusion of Innovations in Education. Educational Technology, 55(4), 20-26.
  8. Toh, Y., Jamaludin, A., He, S. J., Chua, P., & Hung, D. (2015). Leveraging autonomous pedagogical space for technology-transformed learning: A Singapore’s perspective to sustaining educational reform within, across and beyond schools. International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation, 9(4), 334-353.
  9. Yao, X., So, H.J., & Toh, Y. (2015). Assessing Learners’ Perceived Readiness for Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL): A Study on Initial Development and Validation. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 27(3), 215-239.
  10. Toh, Y., Jamaludin, A., Hung, D., & Chua, P. (2014). Ecological leadership: Going beyond system leadership for diffusing school-based innovations in the crucible of change for 21st century learning DOI: 10.1007/s40299-014-0211-4. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 23(4), 835-850. http://hdl.handle.net/10497/17309
  11. Toh, Y., So, H. J., Seow, P., Chen, W., & Looi, C. K. (2013). Seamless learning in the mobile age: A theoretical and methodological discussion on using cooperative inquiry to study digital kids on-the-move. Learning, Media and Technology, 38(3), 301-318.
  12. Boticki, I., So, H. J., Toh, Y., Chen, W., & Seow, P. (2011). ColInq: A system for collaborative Inquiry learning with mobile devices. International Journal of Robotics, Education, and Art, 1(2), 10-22.
  13. Looi, C.K., So, H.J., Toh, Y., & Chen, W.L. (2011). The Singapore experience: Synergy of national policy, classroom practice and design research. International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 6(1), 9-37.
  14. Toh, Y., & So, H.J. (2011). ICT reform initiatives in Singapore schools: a complexity theory perspective. Asia Pacific Education Review, 12(3), 349-357.
  15. Chen, W., Seow, P., So, H.J., Toh, Y, & Looi, C.K. (2010). Connecting learning spaces using mobile technology. Educational Technology, 50(5), 45-50.
  16. Looi, C.K., Wong, L.H., So, H., Seow, P., Toh, Y., Norris, C., Soloway, E., Chen, W., & Zhang, B. (2009). Anatomy of a mobilized lesson: Learning My Way. Computers & Education, 53(4), 1120-1132.

Conference Proceedings

  1. Verma, K., Viswanathan, S., Ong, B. H., & Toh, Y. (2019). Moral Character and Stewardship: Explaining the Role of Enlightened Self-Interest. In Academy of Management Global Proceedings. Specialized Conference, Responsible Leadership in Rising Economies. Bled, Slovenia: Academy of Management (AOM).  https://doi.org/10.5465/amgblproc.slovenia.2019.0445.abs
  2. Cheah, Y.H., Chai, C.S. & Toh, Y. (2019). Teachers’ TPACK Evolvement in A Technology-Mediated Elementary Science Innovation: A Translation Perspective. In K. Graziano (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2417-2422). Las Vegas, NV, United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved April 18, 2019 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/207989/.
  3. Chai, C. S., Ng, J. P. S., Cheah, Y. H., Toh, Y & Lee, J. (2016). Exploring Singapore Primary Three Students’ Perception of Science Learning Supported by Mobile Learning Devices. In Song, Y., Wu, Y.-T., Chan, T.-W., Kong, S. C., Ma, H. H., Lai, A.-F., Chai, C. S., Wang, L., & Yu, H. (Eds.) Teacher Forum Proceedings of the 20th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education 2016 (pp. 213-220). Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong (China): GCSCE.
  4. Cheah, Y. H., Muhammad, F., Chai, C. S., & Toh, Y. (2016). The impact of a professional learning community on teacher learning and practice. In Song, Y., Wu, Y.-T., Chan, T.-W., Kong, S. C., Ma, H. H., Lai, A.-F., Chai, C. S., Wang, L., & Yu, H. (Eds.) Teacher Forum Proceedings of the 20th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education 2016 (pp. 221-228). Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong (China): GCSCE.
  5. Liu, M., Wong, L.-H., Toh, Y., & Li, Y. (2015). The development of a holistic rubric for the assessment of students’ social media artifacts in a self-directed seamless language learning environment. In Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education 2015 (pp. 90-96). Taipei, Taiwan: GCSCE.
  6. Toh, Y., Wong, L.-H., Chai, C. S., Lee, J. Y. L., & Ng, J. P. S. (2013). Complex interaction between technology, pedagogy and content knowledge: Case study in a Chinese Language classroom. In Wong, L.-H., Liu, C.-C., Hirashima, T., & Lukman, M. (Eds.) International Conference on Computers in Education 2013 (pp. 865-875). Denpasar, Indonesia: APSCE.
  7. Wong, L.-H., Liu, M., Aw, G. P., Li, Y., & Toh, Y. (2013). The enculturation strategies for the seamless language learning model of MyCLOUD. In Proceedings of Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education 2013 (pp. 1315-1323). Beijing, China: Peking University.
  8. Wong, L.-H., Jan, M., Toh, Y., & Chai, C.-S. (2012). Exploratory Study on the Physical Tool-based Conceptions of Learning of Young Students in a Technology-Rich Primary School. In Proceedings of International Conference of the Learning Sciences 2012 (pp. 243-250). Sydney, Australia: tbc.
  9. Chen, W.L., Seow, S. K. P., So, H.J., Toh, Y., & Looi, C.K. (2010). Extending Students’ learning Spaces: Technology-Supported Seamless Learning. In International Conference in learning Sciences 2010. (pp. 484-491). Chicago, United States: International Society of Learning Sciences.
  10. Looi, C.K., Toh, Y., & Milrad, M. (2010). Nurturing sustainable learning eco-systems. In Cerratto-Pargman, T., Hyvonen, P., Jarvela, S., & Milrad, M. (Eds.) The First Nordic Symposium on Technology-Enhanced Learning (pp. 3-5). Vaxjo, Sweden: Linnaeus University.

Conference Presentations

  1. Law, N., Toh, Y., Laferriere, T., Hung, D., Lee, Y., Hamel, C., Teo, C. L., Chen, L. L., Lee, Y. L, & Raveendaran, S. (2018, April). Redefining design principles for scalable innovations networks through international comparative analysis of innovation learning architectures. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, United States.
  2. Raveendaran, S., Toh, Y., Hung, D. (2018, January). Why can’t we just innovate? Challenges and opportunities of building an innovative culture in schools using social capital theory. International Congress of School Effectiveness and Improvement, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 2018.
  3. Lee, S. S., Jang, H., & Toh, Y. (2017, June). Situated professional development for innovation diffusion: The journey of a school-based innovation. Paper presented at Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference 2017, Singapore.
  4. Raveendaran, S., Toh, Y., Hung, D., & Lee, Y. L. (2017, June). Building adaptive capacity: Transferring social capital within multi-level learning networks. Paper presented at Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference, Singapore.
  5. Toh, Y., & Cheah, Y. H. (2017, June). Enabling an innovation ecosystem: A school’s journey of navigating multifarious challenges of ICT-mediated change process. Paper presented at Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference, Singapore.
  6. Toh, Y., Hung, D., & Lee, Y. L. (2017, June). Overcoming school-based impediments: Understanding bricolage and reconfiguring resources. Paper presented at Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference, Singapore.
  7. Toh, Y., Hung, D., Lee, Y. L., & Raveendaran, S. (2017, June). Architecting organizational resilience for inquiry-based pedagogical innovations: A journey well-journeyed?. Paper presented at Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference, Singapore.
  8. Chua, P. M. H., Toh, Y., Jamaludin, A., He, S. J., & Hung, D. (2016, April). Structure and agency in effective schools governance: The inter-play of centralization and decentralization at work. Paper presented at World Education Research Association 2016 Focal Meeting, Washington DC, United States.
  9. Lee, S. S., Toh, Y., & Jamaludin, A. (2015, June). A System’s Model of Innovation Diffusion: Considering Top-down and Bottom-up Perspectives. Paper presented at Redesigning Pedagogy: Leaders, Values and Citizenship in 21st Century Education, Singapore.
  10. Toh, Y. (2015, June). Harnessing social capital: Leadership for integrating ICT through school-university-industry partnership. Paper presented at Redesigning Pedagogy : Leaders, Values and Citizenship in 21st Century Education, Singapore.
  11. Toh, Y., Hung, D. H., Chua, P. & He, S. J., & Jamaludin, A. (2015, September). Pedagogical reforms within a centralized-decentralized system: A Singapore’s perspective for 21st century learning. Paper presented at World Education Research Association (WERA) Symposium: Education and Transition – Contributions from Educational Research, Budapest, Hungary.
  12. Toh, Y., Jamaludin, A., & Hung, D. (2015, June). Positive externalities of innovation diffusion: Two case studies of ecosystem carryover effects across Singapore schools. Paper presented at Redesigning Pedagogy: Leaders, Values and Citizenship in 21st Century Education, Singapore.
  13. So, H. J., Toh, Y., Boticki, I., Chen, W., & Seow, P. (2011, April). Supporting inquiry learning with mobile 2.0: A two-phased design approach. Paper presented at Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

Invited Presentations

  1. Kwek, D., Koh, E., Tan,  J.P-L., Tan, L.S., & Toh, Y. (2017, Sep). Consolidation Panel on the 3rd Tranche Funding for Educational Research. (Invited Panel). National Institute of Education Professional Learning Day: Empowering Future-ready Learners, Singapore.
  2. Hung, D., Jamaludin, A., Toh, Y., & Lee, Y.L.(2016, JUN). The Diffusion of Inquiry Based Practices in the Singapore Education System: Navigating eddies of the 21st century. Keynote Address, 12th International Conference of the Learning Sciences, Singapore.
  3. Hung, D., Jamaludin, A., Toh, Y., Kwek, D., Wu, L.K., Shaari, I., Lee, S.S., & Seow, P.(2016, MAR). Evolutionary Trajectories of Indigenous Leadership through the Lens of Innovation Scale and Diffusion. Keynote Address, Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change (APCLC) Roundtable 2016, Singapore.
  4. Hung, D., Toh, Y., & Jamaludin, A. (2015, November). The paradigm shift of student-centric education: Leading the case for change in schools. Paper presented at Transforming the future of education in Asia: BETT Asia Leadership Summit, Singapore.
  5. Toh, Y., Chua, P. & Hung, D.(2015, JUN). Leadership for harnessing autonomous pedagogical space: Leveraging top-down support and contextualizing innovations for school improvement. Keynote Address, Redesigning Pedagogy: Leaders, Values and Citizenship in 21st Century Education. (Invited Panel) Leading and Improving schools for 21st Century, Singapore.

Seminars

  1. Hung, D., Kwek, D., Koh, E., Poon, K., Tan, L.S., & Toh, Y. (2017, June). Educational Paradoxes of the Little Red Dot: Hugging the Middle for Educational Improvement. Office of Education Research [OER] Signature Symposium. Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference 2017, Singapore.
  2. Toh, Y., Chua, P., & Hung, D. (2015, May). International Seminar on School Leadership 2015. Finland.

Research/Technical Report

  1. Ang, C., Toh, Y., & Ong, B. H. (2020). Tripartism in Singapore: A stewardship journey. Singapore: Stewardship Asia Centre.
  2. Chow, J. L., Toh, Y., & Ong, B. H. (2020). Long-term Ownership and Value Creation: A Discussion Paper. Singapore: Stewardship Asia Centre.
  3. Viswanathan, S., Verma, K., Toh, Y., & Ong, B. H. (2020). Understanding Corporate Stewardship, Governance and Sustainability. Singapore: Stewardship Asia Centre.
  4. Chua, P. M.-H., Hung, D., & Toh, Y. (2020). Successful principalship of a high performing secondary school undergoing curriculum transition (Report No. SUG 21/15 PC). National Institute of Education (Singapore), Office of Education Research.
  5. Koh, E., Chai, C-S., Toh, Y., Woo, H-L., Deng, S., Wen, Y., & Hung, D. (2015). Video-based flipped learning: Review and recommendations. Singapore.
  6. Miao, F.C., West, M., So, H.J., & Toh, Y. (2017). Supporting teachers with mobile technology: Lessons drawn from UNESCO projects in Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal and Pakistan. Paris: UNESCO.  http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0025/002515/251511e.pdf

Other Articles

  1. Peshawaria, R., & Toh, Y. (2021). Steward leadership: A win-win-win model for the post-pandemic business landscape. Asian Management Insights, 8(1), 56-63. https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1149&context=ami
  2. Toh, Y. (2012, June). Imbuing Scaling with New Dimension: Collaborators as Agents of Pedagogical Innovation. NIE News, No. 81. https://www.nie.edu.sg/nienews/sept12/11-02.html