Educational Qualification

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University of Georgia (UGA)

Athens, Georgia, USA- 2021- Present

PhD-Learning Design and Technology

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National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)

Islamabad Pakistan- 2017

MS-Innovative Technologies in Learning (ITL)

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Lahore School of Economics (LSE) 2011

Lahore, Pakistan

BBA (Hons) Finance

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Professional Experience

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University of Georgia

Graduate Research Assistant- 2021- Present

• Assist faculty with research and scholarship projects

• Co-authoring Journal Article for AECT 2021

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Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT)

Full time Volunteer- 2020

• Completing tasks assigned by the supervisor

• Assisting in the technical aspects of the virtual conference, particularly in moderating virtual sessions and liaising with speakers

• Assisting participants queries in virtual help desk

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Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE)

Accredited Trainer and Program Leader Aug 2018- June 2020

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• One of Pakistan’s few CAIE accredited trainer to provide Enrichment Training to CAIE teachers anywhere in the world.

• Support teachers in their professional development leading to improved outcomes for learners

• Allow teachers to focus on understanding the potential and use of digital technologies for best impact in teaching and learning

 

Beaconhouse Regional Office- Centre and South

Regional Assistant Manager Training- Digital Technologies Oct 2015- June 2020

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• Lead the Education Technologies Across the Curriculum (ETAC) across the Sothern region

• Participate in the design, coordination; and provision of educational technology workshops, and researching and/or providing individual training opportunities for teachers to ensure best use of technology

• Identify and assess future and current training needs through teacher observations and draw an overall or individualized training and development plan that addresses needs and expectation

 

Beaconhouse Newlands

Teacher

Sept 2011- Feb 2014

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• Worked collaboratively with school administration, section heads and all teaching team.

• Involved in school planning as well as in-school and out-school professional development

• Responsible for Development and Management of project plans, reviewing the plans regularly to ensure tasks and milestones are being achieved in a timely manner and preparation of project status reports, presentations, agendas etc.

• Responsible for hiring, performance evaluation, training, work allocation, and problem resolution other than assisting in coordination of various projects

 

Professional Qualifications​

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• CAIE certified Trainer- Diploma in Teaching with Digital Technologies

• Google certified trainer- Google for education

• Teaching with Moodle (MOOC)

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Publications

IN PROGRESS

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• TJ Kopcha, Farooq.K, Johnston.J (2021, under review) Factors that influence technology integration: A synthesis of path model studies

• Hwang.H, Jin.S. Farooq.K (2021, under review) Faculty Beliefs About the Teacher-Student Relationship in Pandemic-Driven Educational Practices

COMPLETED

• Emancipation through literacy of working children using existing ICT resources

S. Ali, M. Syed, K. Farooq, M. Maqsood, S. Sultana –EDULEARN15

• Application of UDL Principles in a virtual Classroom: an experimental study

M. Syed, S. Ali, S. Sultana, K. Farooq, M. Shahzad Iqbal, M. e Maqsood – EDULEARN15

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Additional Skills and Experience

• Fluent in English, Urdu and Punjabi

• Adept at using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Photoshop, GameSalad and SPSS

• Beginner at Flash player, Photoshop, Illustrator, Cantesia, Captivate and Audition