Associate Professor in Curriculum and Instruction Division
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Dr. 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. Her work has earned her one of the first prestigious grants from the ADEK Award for Research Excellence and she’s also one of the first founding faculty members of the College of Education.
Since joining ECAE’s Curriculum and Instruction Division as an Assistant Professor in 2008, 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.
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Associate Professor of Science Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
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Dr. Qasim Alshannag brings with him a long international experience in education and research in science e-learning, environmental education and education for sustainable development. He has held a variety of academic positions including in Finland, Jordan and UAE.
Dr. Alshannag joined ECAE in August 2019 as an Associate Professor of Science Education teaching courses in science education and curriculum and instruction for undergraduate and graduate students as well as supervising graduate students and conducting research.
Prior to that, he served as an Associate Professor of Science Education at the College of Education, United Arab Emirates. In addition, he was Seconded to Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) since January 2017. Previously, he was an Associate Professor of Science Education at the College of Education, University of Jordan and Assistance Dean of Students’ Affairs. He was a High School Chemistry Teacher between 1985 and 1992 at the Model School, University of Jordan. He was the Former President of Jordanian Chemical Society between 1989 and 1990.
During his academic experience, he was a principal researcher for funded research projects at University of Jyväskylä, King Saud University, United Arab Emirates University & University of Jordan. His experience also includes professional development training courses for teachers, school leaders, academic supervisors and university faculty members.
Dr. Alshannag has published in international and national peer-reviewed research journals and has co-authored and contributed to several books and other publications. His research interests include national and international assessment, e-learning in science and environmental education.
He holds a Ph.D in Curriculum, Teaching and Educational Policy from Michigan state University, MI, USA as well as and MA in Methods of Teaching Science at the University of Jordan.
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Assistant Professor and Head of the Curriculum and Instruction Division
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Dr. Patricia Fidalgo is an expert in Technology, Networks and Multimedia in Education and Training with over 20 years teaching experience in Europe, Africa and Middle East. She has also gained experience in supervising students in research projects, dissertations, internships for over a decade.
Dr. Fidalgo joined Emirates College for Advanced Education in 2014 as an Assistant Professor where she has taught both undergraduate and graduate programs. She led and taught Curriculum Design and Assessment, Integrated Curriculum, Digital Literacy, and Educational Technology. She also contributed to curriculum development and served as a member of the undergraduate and graduate committees.
Her most recent research projects investigated the use of technological devices by undergraduate students, the usefulness of learning information literacy skills as a way to enhance 21th century skills, and the integration of 3D printing in educational settings. Dr. Fidalgo is currently researching the potential of distance education as an added strategy for higher education institutions. She also has experience using blended and distance learning models.
Before joining ECAE, Dr. Fidalgo was Chair of a bachelor’s program in Communication Sciences as well as being in charge for the Erasmus Office in her previous college in Portugal. At the Erasmus Office she was responsible for the exchange program of students between her college and other European universities.
Dr. Fidalgo was Chair of the Emerging Researchers’ Group of the European Educational Research Association (EERA) from 2011 to 2016. In this role, she managed and organized the group’s activities, its international annual conference and Summer Schools.
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Assistant Professor, Assessment and School Evaluation Division
Dr. Rehab Al Hakmani joined Emirates College for Advanced Education (ECAE) in August 2020 as an assistant professor in the Division of Assessment and School Evaluation. She has taught in the Measurement and Assessment postgraduate program. Before joining ECAE, she was a statistical analyst at the Ministry of Education in Oman. She has eight years of teaching experience as a high school Physics teacher in Oman.
Dr. Rehab delivered many training workshops to teachers, educational supervisors, and school principals in the field of Psychometrics, as well as specialized seminars for postgraduate students in the field of educational measurement and statistics. During her doctoral studies, Dr. Rehab was a consultant in the Statistical Consulting Unit at Southern Illinois University. She assisted researchers in research design and statistical analyses and assisted students in measurement and statistics courses offered by the Department of Counseling, Quantitative Methods, and Special Education.
Dr. Rehab's primary research interests lie mainly in the applications of measurement models in educational and psychological sciences, with a focus on item response theory models. She is also interested in the precision of measurement and the assessment of scale reliability under violation of multiple assumptions. She presented scholarly papers at professional meetings and conferences, specifically, the Annual Meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education and the Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society.
Bayesian Estimation of Mixture IRT Models using NUTS
R Al Hakmani, 2018
NUTS for Mixture IRT Models/ R Al Hakmani, Y Sheng
The Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society, 25-37/ 2017
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