RTECONF
Past Speakers
Assoc. Prof. Nagla Ali
An expert in Emirates College for Advanced Education in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Title: Shaping the Future of Education: Leveraging Technology and Innovative Pedagogies for Empowered Learning
Assoc. Prof. Nagla Ali is an education expert who has a wealth of teaching and research experience in USA, Egypt and UAE. She is known for developing innovative technological solutions to enhance the learning experience in schools. She has taught a variety of courses and supervised master’s students through their research. Dr. Ali has served as the College’s Practicum and Internship Coordinator and was also tasked with developing an entire Cycle 2 program to graduate teachers to teach Math and Science in Cycle 2 and 3 schools in the UAE. As an expert in providing technology learning solutions to faculty members and school teachers, Dr. Ali used her ADEK research grant to train 500 students and 20 teachers in the implementation of a large-scale project involving the integration of 3D printing in schools. The project provided schools with 3D printers. In addition, she and her team trained teachers in the northern emirates in the integration of Robotics in teaching and learning. Dr. Ali has published in peer-reviewed journals and presented her work at international conferences. She has served as a reviewer for conferences and journals. She currently serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Computers in Human Behavior. Dr. Ali earned her Master and Ph.D in Curriculum and Instruction from University of Florida where she also worked as a Research and Teaching Assistant and later as an Adjunct Professor at the College of Education.
Prof. Dr. Soumendra Sahoo
He is currently the Director, Centre for transformative Learning (CTL) at Manipal University College Malaysia. He also heads the department of Ophthalmology. He has done PhD in nanomedicine & Fellowship in medical education at CMCL-FAIMER institute. He is an academic leader, Lecturer, clinician, and researcher with 30+ years of experience in teaching the courses in both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Dr. Rashmirekha Sahoo
She is currently the Director of the Centre for Foundation and General Studies at Manipal University College Malaysia. She had a PhD in chemistry (nanotechnology) as well as a fellowship in leadership in interprofessional education from the MAHE-FAIMER Institute. She has been in a leadership position for more than ten years, and as a researcher, her areas of interest are health professional education and nanotechnology.
Dr. Waleed Alanzi
Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Teaching Methodology, Kuwait University. Holds MA in Creative Teaching of “Learning through Play” theory, USA. Holds PhD in Instructional Technology, Middle Tennessee State University, USA, 2016 Participated and lectured in many international and local scientific conferences in the field of education and instructional technology.
Dr. Neslihan KÖSE
Dr. Neslihan KOSE is an assistant professor of Curriculum Design & Instruction at the Lifelong Learning Department of the Faculty of Education at Bartın University. Her research interests include comparative analysis of curricula. She is also engaged in different international projects and delivers pedagogy courses at the faculty of education.
Dr. Anson Wong
Anson Wong is a teaching fellow of the School of Accounting and Finance at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She received her Ph.D. in finance from The City University of Hong Kong. She is also a Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA Australia). Her teaching areas include Corporate Finance, Business Finance and International Finance. In addition to teaching, Dr. Wong is also a keen researcher. The main focus of her research is the empirical and theoretical studies about the corporate finance, venture capital investment and financial markets. Her studies are published at the pioneering industry journals e.g., financial research Letters.
Ms. Florencia Yaque
Florencia Yaque is a secondary and tertiary level teacher in Uruguay and has been working for ten years as a classroom teacher in public education. She has written articles related to practical activities and experiences in the Ceibal en Inglés program’s classroom called “Conversation Class”, she has got a Master on Education Institutions Management, a diploma on the subject and another in Economy.
Dr. Meryem Akçayoglu
Meryem Akçayoglu has a PhD in English as Foreign Language Education from University of Cukurova. She has a broad experience in teaching English to students at both undergraduate and post graduate levels and is interested in research on Applied Linguistics, teacher education, critical thinking, culture and multiculturalism. She has offered English classes to students both at the School of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Engineering and Medicine Faculty at Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey. She also has taught at in- service teacher training courses, organized by the Turkish Ministry of National Education for the teachers of English and science at primary, secondary and high schools levels in Adana and Tarsus. She served as Vice President of the International Office, and Erasmus+ Departmental Coordinator, Cukurova University. Dr Akcayoglu is currently a lecturer at the English Language Teaching Department, Faculty of Education, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
Ms. Josée Landriault
Josée Landriault is Principal of École secondaire Gaétan-Gervais, a state middle and secondary school under the French-language school board Viamonde, in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Prior to this role, she was both a Principal and a Vice-Principal for schools in the Greater Toronto Area. Josée holds a Master of Education degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Supervisory Officer’s Certificate from the Ontario Public Supervisory Officers’ Association. Josée read history (BA Hons) at the University of Toronto and completed her PGCE at the University of Durham in the UK. Josée is a member of the Board of Directors of Special Olympics Ontario and an executive member of the Milton Special Olympics and Autism Canada. She is also a member of the planning team for Wilfrid Laurier University’s Educator and Leadership Institute in Haiti (ELI Haiti). Josée has served as a Roster Panellist for the Discipline and Fitness to Practise Committees of the Ontario College of Teachers and was the recipient of the Innovator - Administrator Award at the Connect Conference in 2018.
Ms. Eszter Pázmándi
Eszter Pázmándi is a Conductive Education teacher and Rehabilitationist currently working on her PhD at Semmelweis University Doctoral School. As a lecturer, she is involved in training future teachers and her doctoral research is focused on the renewal of the training of young teachers. Her aim is to develop more effective, evidence-based education for children with special educational needs.
Ms. Alessandra Marfoglia
Alessandra Marfoglia is PhD student in Education, cultural heritage and territories, and collaborates with the research group led by Professor Catia Giaconi at the Research center of Teaching and learning, Inclusion, Disability, and Educational Technology, Macerata University (Italy). In 2023, with the same research group, she won the REN prize presenting the research ‘‘Exploratory study on the use of haptic feedback for graphomotricity enhancement’’.
Ms. Maryam Khalid
She recently did her Masters in English Language and Linguistics from National university of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Lahore. Currently, she is working as Parents Relation Officer In O/A levels Academy and her areas of Interest is Discourse Analysis, Corpus linguistics, socio-linguistics and Computational linguistics.
Ms. Melek Yolcu
Melek Yolcu is an English language instructor at Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University's School of Foreign Languages in Turkey. She holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in English Language Teaching (ELT). Currently, she is actively working on her doctoral studies in ELT at Çukurova University in Adana. With over 11 years of experience, she has been dedicated to student-centred and innovative teaching methods in English language instruction. Her academic interests focus on Postmodern Pedagogy, applying cultural and sociocultural approaches to language learning, collaborative learning, intercultural communicative competence, digital literacy, using digital platforms in ELT, and Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
