e-learning readiness - Asia Pacific Region - Open University Malaysia
e-learning readiness - Asia Pacific Region - Open University Malaysia e-learning readiness - Asia Pacific Region - Open University Malaysia
of Foundation Studies in Science from 1996-1998. In 1997, she wasawarded the British High Commissioner’s Chevening Awards Scheme:Royal Society Malaysian Fellowship 1997/98, to undertake a 9-monthsresearch in the area of Transition Metal Chemistry/ OrganometallicChemistry at the University of Wales, Bangor, UK. She published 6 majorpapers in the area of Organometallic Chemistry out of the work carriedout in Wales. In 2001, Dr Latifah was awarded the American FulbrightFellowship, to carry out a joint research at the Chemistry Department,University of North Carolina, USA (Forgo the offer to accept the offerfrom OUM). She has published nearly 40 papers in refereed journals,proceedings, reports and books and has been very active in manyconferences and seminars in the area of Chemistry locally andinternationally. She is active in research, particularly on the studentretention at OUM.Norhaizan Mat TalhaNorhaizan Mat Talha has been a researcher in MIMOS Berhad for the lasteleven years. Her area of research includes fiber optics, AsynchronousTransfer Mode (ATM), Network Management, Open source and the latest,metadata for web resources and learning object. She is now in charge ofcontent acquisition and aggregation for the Malaysian Grid for Learningportal. She graduated from University College of Swansea, Wales with anhonours degree in Physics with Laser Physics.Dr Norizan Abdul RazakDr Norizan Abdul Razak is a lecturer at School of Language Studies andLinguistics, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Western IllinoisUniversity and later received her Master of Arts in TESOL fromUniversity of Northern Iowa. She attained her doctoral degree inComputer in Education from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She haspublished articles related to CALL and E-learning in international andnational journal and her publications include a book on ComputerAssisted Language Learning: Some Pedagogical Issues (1998). Currentlyshe is the executive editor of Internet Journal of E-Language Learning andTeaching. Her research interests are in CALL, ICT competency standardsand online testing. She is one of the team members who conceptualizedand developed the online computer competency test for UKM and onlineEnglish language test for UKM academic and support staff.Dr Norrizan RazaliDr Norrizan Razali heads the Smart School Flagship at the MultimediaDevelopment Cooperation under the Multimedia Super Corridor Project.As a Senior Manager for the Smart School Flagship, she was involved incoordinating and monitoring the implementation of the smart school pilotJoint Study by MEWC and OUM 151
project. Currently, her focus is to ensure successful expansion of theSmart School across Malaysia. The emphasis of her work is also on theinnovation of the delivery of education process utilizing ICT. Herresponsibilities also include assessing new technologies for education andproviding the educational input for integration of technologies ineducation. Dr Norrizan holds a Ph.D in education from the University ofPennsylvania, USA.Dr Norrizan also has a vast experience in implementing the smart schoolconcept in Laos, Myanmar and Syria. She has played various key roles inspecial groups looking into the different areas of e-learning developmentin Malaysia and overseas.Prior to joining the Multimedia Development Corporation, Dr Norrizanhad worked with the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS)Malaysia where she was responsible for policy research and consultancyin the area of education. At ISIS, Dr Norrizan managed and conducted anumber of large-scale technical education projects funded by the WorldBank and Asian Development Bank for the Ministry of Education. Priorto ISIS, she was with the Faculty of Education, National University ofMalaysiaProfessor Dr Nuraihan Mat DaudDr Nuraihan Mat Daud is a Professor at the Department of EnglishLanguage and Literature, International Islamic University Malaysia. Sheis currently the Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs, Human Science,Kulliyyah of Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences. She obtained herfirst degree in 1986 from Monash University, Australia in Linguistics,second degree in 1988 from Aston University in Teaching English forSpecific Purposes and her PhD in 1995 from the University of Hull, UK inEducation (specializing in Computer-Assisted Language Learning). Herresearch interests include computer-assisted language learning, teachingEnglish for specific purposes and second language learning. She teachescomputer related courses at the Department at both the undergraduateand postgraduate levels. She is also supervising Master and PhD studentsin the same area. She has presented academic papers at both national andinternational conferences and published numerous articles in local andinternational refereed journals. She has also a few books to her name.Associate Professor Dr Rahmah HashimDr Rahmah Hashim is currently an Associate Professor at the Faculty ofInformation Technology and Multimedia Communication, OpenUniversity Malaysia. Prior to that, she was a faculty member at theDepartment of Communication, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities,Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) since 1982. She has held theoffice of Deputy Dean (Administration), Faculty of Social Science andHumanities, UKM, between November 1991-November 1993, and HeadJoint Study by MEWC and OUM 152
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project. Currently, her focus is to ensure successful expansion of theSmart School across <strong>Malaysia</strong>. The emphasis of her work is also on theinnovation of the delivery of education process utilizing ICT. Herresponsibilities also include assessing new technologies for education andproviding the educational input for integration of technologies ineducation. Dr Norrizan holds a Ph.D in education from the <strong>University</strong> ofPennsylvania, USA.Dr Norrizan also has a vast experience in implementing the smart schoolconcept in Laos, Myanmar and Syria. She has played various key roles inspecial groups looking into the different areas of e-<strong>learning</strong> developmentin <strong>Malaysia</strong> and overseas.Prior to joining the Multimedia Development Corporation, Dr Norrizanhad worked with the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS)<strong>Malaysia</strong> where she was responsible for policy research and consultancyin the area of education. At ISIS, Dr Norrizan managed and conducted anumber of large-scale technical education projects funded by the WorldBank and <strong>Asia</strong>n Development Bank for the Ministry of Education. Priorto ISIS, she was with the Faculty of Education, National <strong>University</strong> of<strong>Malaysia</strong>Professor Dr Nuraihan Mat DaudDr Nuraihan Mat Daud is a Professor at the Department of EnglishLanguage and Literature, International Islamic <strong>University</strong> <strong>Malaysia</strong>. Sheis currently the Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs, Human Science,Kulliyyah of Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences. She obtained herfirst degree in 1986 from Monash <strong>University</strong>, Australia in Linguistics,second degree in 1988 from Aston <strong>University</strong> in Teaching English forSpecific Purposes and her PhD in 1995 from the <strong>University</strong> of Hull, UK inEducation (specializing in Computer-Assisted Language Learning). Herresearch interests include computer-assisted language <strong>learning</strong>, teachingEnglish for specific purposes and second language <strong>learning</strong>. She teachescomputer related courses at the Department at both the undergraduateand postgraduate levels. She is also supervising Master and PhD studentsin the same area. She has presented academic papers at both national andinternational conferences and published numerous articles in local andinternational refereed journals. She has also a few books to her name.Associate Professor Dr Rahmah HashimDr Rahmah Hashim is currently an Associate Professor at the Faculty ofInformation Technology and Multimedia Communication, <strong>Open</strong><strong>University</strong> <strong>Malaysia</strong>. Prior to that, she was a faculty member at theDepartment of Communication, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities,Universiti Kebangsaan <strong>Malaysia</strong> (UKM) since 1982. She has held theoffice of Deputy Dean (Administration), Faculty of Social Science andHumanities, UKM, between November 1991-November 1993, and HeadJoint Study by MEWC and OUM 152
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