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e-learning readiness - Asia Pacific Region - Open University Malaysia

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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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