Institute Faculty
Jim Wagstaff
Entrepreneur, Author, Researcher; Affiliate Faculty Member, Singapore Management University
Jim Wagstaff has called Singapore home for nearly 20 years. He is an educator and entrepreneur whose practical experience, teaching practice, and research primarily center on digital pedagogy–specifically, the application of AI in teaching and learning. Jim began his career in the technology sector, working at Dell Technologies, Brocade Communications, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise in various customer-facing, general management, and executive roles. Until 2010, Jim was vice president and general manager of the data storage business unit at Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the APJ region. Jim earned his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Liverpool (UK). His ongoing research focuses on how educators can reliably and safely harness the power of digital capabilities to support teaching and learning. Jim has also earned his post-doctoral diploma in academic practice in coordination with Advance HE in the UK, where his current work includes action research related to the impact of generative AI in teaching and learning. Jim is the author of AI-Assisted Teaching and Learning: A Generative AI Field Guide for Educators, which aims to encourage understanding, exploration, ideas, and enquiry about the application of generative AI in all areas of education, including workplace learning.
Areas of Expertise
- Applied AI in teaching and learning
- Business management
- Cross-cultural/international perspective in education
- Digital transformation
- Education technology
- Learning analytics
- Professional development
- Use of generative AI to support differentiated instruction
- Workplace learning