Ms Low Ann Ann from the School of Mathematical Sciences joined the Society of Actuaries Asia-Pacific Actuarial Teaching Conference (ATC) in Bangkok on 12 – 14 December 2022.

Over 60 academics and industry practitioners from at least ten countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia, gathered for the conference. 

The ATC provided an opportunity for all faculty members engaged in actuarial teaching to come together, participate in learning sessions, share ideas, network with each other and learn more about the approaches to educating future actuaries. As a result, many innovative ideas and teaching practices were shared, focusing on moving the actuarial students towards practical learning to meet industry expectations.

Ms Low had multiple roles during the recent ATC; as a Presenter, one of the Planning Committee members, a Moderator for three sessions, and a Participant. The topic she presented was Project-based Learning in an Actuarial Curriculum, describing how she has incorporated a major project (designing a new general insurance product) into the Ratemaking & Loss Reserving for General Insurance course. 

She believes that teaching and learning should be geared towards more independent and experiential learning, replacing conventional classroom lectures. Through the implementation of the project-based approach, she hopes to enhance students’ soft skills to prepare them for employment.

In her work, Ms Low engaged students to design a new general insurance product in her General Insurance course. Through the process, her students would be able to go through an independent and experiential learning exercise. This will then drive them to become more confident and enhance their soft skills that would be extremely useful when they approach the workplace later. 

Congratulations to Ms Low, as well as the SOA staff, planning committee and all attendees for making this a valuable and successful event. 

Ms Chan Lay Guat & Ms Low Ann Ann
School of Mathematical Sciences
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