Educational and Professional

Qualifications

·        B.Sc. (Physics, Chemistry, and Applied Mathematics), University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

·        Post Graduate Diploma in Education , National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka

·        Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

·        M.Ed. (Educational Technology),

       University of Sains Malaysia,  Malaysia

·        Preliminary Examination Certificate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Sri Lanka.

·        IT Essentials I & II, CISCO

Details of current occupation

·        Curriculum Development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at secondary education level.

·        In-service teacher training in ICT.

·        Development of Educational Software

·        Conducting training programs in Educational Technology for teachers.

Career path

·        Assistant  teacher in Physics, Pure Mathematics, and Computer Literacy.

       Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka.

·        Followed a three months study program in curriculum at Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada

·        Lecturer in Computer Studies at Cambridge O/L and lecturer in Computing at Cambridge A/L at Seychelles Polytechnic, Seychelles.

·        Lecturer in Data Processing and Accounting Software in the AAT (UK) program for accounting officers in Seychelles.

·        Lecturer in Educational Technology at Advanced Diploma in English program conducted by the National Institute of Education. (This was a course conducted for a batch of teachers from Republic of Maldives)

·        Lecturer in  Advanced Educational Technology for B.Ed. (English) for the same batch of Maldivian teachers.

·        Visiting lecturer in the subjects related to Educational Technology at post graduate programs in universities, Sri Lanka.

·        Lecturer of Educational Technology, Diploma in TESL, Department of English, NIE

Research

·        Cognitive and motivational effects of two computer assisted instruction modes on the learning of database management software.

       (Master Thesis)

·        Study of the problems in the IGE component of 5E model of instruction.

     (Action research)

Publications

·        Thesis Abstract, Research Journal (2008), Research Department, NIE

   Research Journal (2008), Research Department, NIE

Areas of special interest

·        Integration of ICT in learning/teaching process.

·        Courseware design and development.

·        Curriculum design and development of ICT at secondary education level.

·        Study of rapid prototyping techniques in courseware development.

·        Graphical user interface design in courseware including effects in the use of audio.

·        Instructional strategies in training students in software applications and programming languages

·        Effectiveness of the use of ICT in instructional process at secondary education level.