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Ishan Abeywardena


Tags: 
  • Commonwealth of Learning
  • OER Policy
  • COL
  • OER Capacity Building
  • OER Course Development
  • OER

Bio

Dr. Ishan Abeywardena joined COL on 1 January 2016 as Adviser, Open Education Resources. Dr Abeywardena comes to COL from the Open University of Sri Lanka, where he was Director of International Academic Relations and Acting Director, National Online Distance Education Service (NODES). Prior to that, Dr Abeywardena served as a Senior Lecturer in Information Technology at Wawasan Open University (WOU), Penang, Malaysia (2009 to 2013) and was Deputy Dean at the School of Science and Technology, WOU from 2013 to 2014.

In addition to his academic experience, Dr Abeywardena has held several key technical positions in the UK information technology industry. Dr Abeywardena holds a PhD in Computer Science from University of Malaya, Malaysia, master’s degrees in Engineering Management and Wireless Enterprise Business Systems from Brunel University, UK, and a BSc in Computer Science from Bangalore University, India and is a member of several professional bodies within the technology industry. A computer scientist by training, Dr Abeywardena’s research interests include educational technology, open educational resources (OER), eLearning, MOOCs, open and distance learning (ODL) and mobile application development.

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Person.keywords

  • Commonwealth of Learning
  • OER Policy
  • COL
  • OER Capacity Building
  • OER Course Development
  • OER

Project lead in

  • OERFAQ.info
    OERFAQ.info

    Want to know which Creative Commons licence to use? Wondering how to cite and attribute OER? As part of COL’s Community of Practice platform, this new OER FAQ forum hopes to help answer questions abou...

Attending

  • The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation’s Annual OER Meeting 2017

    The Hewlett Foundation's Annual OER Meeting 2017 will take place at the Kingbridge Centre in King City, Toronto, Ontario. This event is hosted by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Insti...

Contributions

  • Towards an Open Educational Resources Strategy for the Republic of Zambia

    This report provides context and purpose for the adoption of OER in the country and initiates a draft OER strategy for the Republic of Zambia. The introductory section presents the current education s...

  • Provincial OER Policy Development, Sri Lanka - Consultant Report

    The work involved preparing a draft OER policy framework catering to Provincial requirements; build awareness among key stakeholders on the concept and impact of OER; advocate the necessity and benefi...

  • Developing Regional OER Guidelines in Botswana: Consultant's Report

    The work involved preparing draft OER guidelines catering to regional requirements; building awareness among key stakeholders on the concept and impact of OER; advocating the necessity and benefits of...

  • Open Educational Resources in the Commonwealth 2016

    This article reports the results of a survey of stakeholders within institutions associated with the Commonwealth of Learning. Of the 657 respondents, 61% were in higher education systems, 24% were in...

  • Developing Regional OER Guidelines in Cameroon: Consultant's Report

    The work involved preparing draft OER guidelines catering to regional requirements; building awareness among key stakeholders on the concept and impact of OER; advocating the necessity and benefits of...

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Ishan Abeywardena

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4710 Kingsway, Suite 2500
V5H 4M2, Burnaby
British Columbia
Canada