Dr. Kean Wah, LEE

Kean Wah, LEE (PhD) is an Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics at the School of Education, and the Director of Research of the school in the University of Nottingham (Malaysia campus). He has more than 35 years of experience teaching the English language at all levels of basic education. In the School of Education, he teachers both undergraduate and postgraduate modules such as TESOL Methodology, Assessment in Language Education, Understanding Language Learning and the Language Learner, Materials and Technology in Language Education, etc. He was recently awarded the Vice-Chancellor Medal for teaching innovation in 2021 by the University of Nottingham. He also won the Best Research Supervisor award 2021 in the recent Tri-Campus award. Currently, Dr Lee also serves as the Vice-President and Treasurer of PacCALL (Pacific Association of Computer-Assisted Language Learning) which organises the yearly GLoCALL international conferences and workshops. He has also served the Guest Editor of CALL journals such CALL-EL, and IJCALLT. Dr Lee has presented and published extensively in journals, book chapters and books in the field of CALL, teacher professional development and English language teaching and learning. He can be reached at KeanWah.Lee@nottingham.edu.my.

Dr. Lynde Tan

Lynde Tan is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Literacy Curriculum and Pedagogy at the School of Education, Western Sydney University (WSU),Sydney. She is also a member of the Centre of Educational Research(CER) at WSU. She received her PhD in Applied Linguistics from LancasterUniversity, United Kingdom, in 2011. Prior to being employed at WSU,Lynde worked in Singapore where she co-chaired committees headed by Microsoft (Singapore) and Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore to scale innovative digital practices at a national level. She is a multi-award winning educator with expertise in teacher education, language and literacy education, educational technology, and digital
pedagogy. In 2019, her teaching excellence was acknowledged when she received the Deputy Vice-Chancellor’s Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning Award.
Lynde’sresearch scholarship examines pedagogical issues pertinent to redefining education using emergent technologies. In 2019, Lynde was the recipient and Chief Investigator of the highly prestigious and competitive Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA) Research Grant. She has successfully led and completed the nationally funded project on learning and teaching language and literacy with augmented reality. Her work has led to the publication of a book entitled “Between Worlds: Enhancing Students’ Multimodal Literacy Practices with Augmented Reality” in 2022. The book is currently used a national resource for primary school teachers’ professional development across states in Australia. Her ongoing research focuses on dialogic teaching in the online spaces, funded by the Collier Foundation in Australia. In 2021, Lynde’s research excellence was recognised when she won the People’s Choice Award in WSU’s 2021 Research Impact Competition.
Her international standing is evidenced by her highly-quality and widely-cited publications (Google citations – 1257 as of June 2022). She has published in high-ranking internationally refereed journals such as Computers and Education, Learning, Media and Technology, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET), Interactive Learning Environments, Computer Assisted Language Learning and Language and Education. Lynde also serves on the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy and she is the Associate Editor of Pedagogies: An International Journal. In 2019, Lynde won the International Conference on Computers in Education Best Reviewer Award (Technology Enhanced Language Learning). With her growing reputation in and beyond Australia, Lynde has been invited as the keynote speaker in various local and international conferences.

Prof. Ali Shehadeh

Dr Ali Shehadeh is a Professor in the Department of Linguistics, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, United Arab Emirates (UAE) University, UAE. His specialization (MA and PhD) is in Applied Linguistics (second language acquisition and TESOL) from the University of Durham (UK). His research interests center on second language acquisition (SLA); task-based language learning and teaching; L2 writing research, pedagogy and instruction; and non-native English speaking teachers (NNESTs) in TESOL.

He has taught under- and postgraduate courses in applied linguistics, second language acquisition, research methodology, and writing and composition at universities in Syria, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. He supervised and examined over 30 MA and PhD dissertations in the UK, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Spain and the UAE. His research papers have appeared in top-tier international research journals like Language Learning, TESOL Quarterly, System, and Journal of Applied Linguistics as well as in international practical journals and magazines on English language teaching (ELT) like ELT Journal, English Teaching Forum, English Teaching Professional, and TESOL Arabia Perspectives. He has also published 18 critical book reviews. His book reviews have appeared in TESOL Quarterly, System, ELT Journal, English Teaching Professional, TESOL Arabia Perspectives, Studies in Second Language Acquisition, Applied Linguistics, and the Asian Journal of English Language Teaching. His latest book (co-authored with Christine Coombe) titled Task-based language teaching in foreign language contexts: Research and implementation were published in 2012 by John Benjamin.

Dr Khaled El Ebyary

He is a Lecturer in Language Education having joined the Department of Education at the University of York in January 2015. Having gained a BA in Education, He finished a diploma in Curriculum Design and then an MA in TESOL. In 2010, He completed a PhD in Education and Applied Linguistics from Newcastle University, UK. Before joining the team at the Department of Education at the University of York, He worked as a teacher in a number of schools in the North East, a language counsellor at INTO Newcastle, a trainer and consultant to a number of international schools overseas, a Lecturer at Alexandria University in Egypt and finally a Visiting Lecturer at the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences at Newcastle University, UK. His research interests include using technology in support of teaching and learning, automated writing evaluation and computer-based feedback, washback on language learners and teachers and more recently students’ and teachers’ visual perception. Currently, He works as the Programme Leader for MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Norlidah Alias

Dr Norlidah Alias is an Associate Professor in the Curriculum and Instructional Technology Department, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya. She was a former Deputy Dean (Higher Degrees) at the Faculty (28/3/2019-27/3/2021). Prior to joining the University of Malaya, she served as an Assistant Director at the Teacher Training Institution, Ministry of Education. She received her Bachelor’s Degree (Electrical Engineering) from Monash University, Australia, and her Master’s and PhD degrees from the University of Malaya. Her area of specialization and research are in Curriculum Development, TVET Curriculum and Pedagogy, and Design and Developmental Research. Her Scopus h-indexed is 11 with 386 citations.  She has headed several consultations and research projects, particularly in the area of TVET curriculum acceptance and pedagogy, funded by various international and local agencies.

Currently, she is the Principal Investigator for several industry research grants at the national level and she is a PI for an International Research grant.  She has authored and co-authored 12 books, 11 academic articles in ISI-ranked publications and many other Scopus-ranked publications. Her works are published in top-tier International journals including the Journal of Educational Technology and Society (ETS), Eurasian Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (EJMSTE), Educational Technology Research & Development (ETR&D), Frontiers in Public Health and Interactive Learning Environments. She has also served as an Advisory Committee Member of TOJET and TOJSAT, Editorial Board Member for ETS and TOJET, Founding Editor of the Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology (MOJET) (2013-2016) and Founding Editor of Journal Kurikulum dan Pengajaran Asia Pasifik (JuKu) (2013-2016). She is the Vice President of the Persatuan Kurikulum Malaysia (PerKum). She has received recognition for her teaching and research including awards such as the University of Malaya’s Excellent Service Award 2014 & 2020, the University of Malaya Excellent Service Certificate 2013, 2019 and was a Finalist for the Malaysian Minister of Education Special Award (Transformative Teaching Category, 2019).

She also won the Gold Medal Award in 2010 at the International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX) held in Malaysia. She has presented keynotes at International Conferences and was invited to speak on the TV program.  She has supervised 30 PhD students (15 graduated, 15 ongoing) and 23 master’s students (15 graduated and 8 ongoing). She has supervised an international post-doctoral researcher and co-supervised PhD students at other international institutions. She has been appointed as a National TVET Technical Committee Member by the Ministry of Education. She serves as an International Assessor for the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council.

Dr. S. Kanageswari Suppiah Shanmugam

Dr. S. Kanageswari Suppiah Shanmugam, is a senior lecturer at the School of Education Universiti  Utara Malaysia, Kedah Daru Aman, Malaysia. Her specialisation is in educational measurement  focusing on reliability and validity issues in cross-cultural assessments, and mathematics  education. She holds a Bachelor’s degree with double majors in Mathematics and English, master’s  degree in Psychometrics and Educational Measurement and doctoral degree in Psychometrics and  Educational Evaluation from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang. She served as a teacher for 14  years before joining SEAMEO RECSAM as a Mathematics Education Specialist where she  conducted training programmes and research on secondary data analyses on TIMSS. She is an  active member of the National Council on Measurement in Education, American Educational  Research Association, International Community of Emergent Researchers in Mathematics  Education based at the University of Hamburg, Germany and the Associate Member for the  Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia-Pacific UNESCO Bangkok and a  committee member of the Malaysian Psychometric Association. She is also in the advisory board  for the Philippines Basic Education Math Teacher’s Society and the Penang Tamil School  Education. She is also a committee member of Special Interest Groups in Measurement in  Education (SIGIMIES) for Contemporary Issues in Scaling, Linking, & Equating (SLE) and Chief  Editor for Malaysian Journal of Learning Instruction (ESCI). She has published several books and  journal articles on TIMSS and Indigenous mathematics education, and has conducted several  international and national colloquia/workshops/seminar/training courses on TIMSS, PISA,  Higher-order Thinking Skills (HOTs), HOTs Item Development, Authentic Assessment, Lesson  Study/Action Research and Mathematics Pedagogy. She was also a key personnel in the  development of KBAT (Kemahiran Berfikir Aras Tinggi) [HOTs] Manual by the Examination  Syndicate, Ministry of Education, Malaysia that is being used nationwide

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