Prof. Rustam Shadiev

Zhejiang University, China

 

Prof. Rustam Shadiev is a Tenured Professor at the College of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, specializing in advanced learning technologies for language learning and cross-cultural education. He earned his Ph.D. in Network Learning Technology from National Central University in 2012. Prof. Shadiev is a Fellow of the British Computer Society (BCS), a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He also serves as a Graduate Faculty Scholar in the College of Graduate Studies at the University of Central Florida, USA.

In 2019, Prof. Shadiev was honored with the title of Distinguished Professor of Jiangsu Province, China. He has published over 200 academic studies, with more than half appearing in journals indexed by the Social Sciences Citation Index. Additionally, he has been recognized as one of the most cited Chinese researchers in the field of education by Elsevier, Scopus, and Shanghai Ranking for four consecutive years, from 2020 to 2023.

Prof. Shadiev serves on the Editorial Board of several prestigious journals, including the Journal of Educational Technology & Society, the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, and Smart Learning Environments. He also guest edits special issues for various esteemed journals, such as the Journal of Educational Technology & Society, Sustainability, and Frontiers in Psychology.
 

 

Assoc. Prof. Celina da Silva

York University, Canada

 

Celina da Silva, MN/ Collaborative Bioethics, PhD holds the position of Associate Professor at York University in Toronto, Canada. Her research is centered around virtual serious games (VSGs) and virtual reality. She has received grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) of Canada and eCampus Ontario to support her work in this area including a recent SSHRC grant received in 2024.
Dr. da Silva’s recent study, backed by SSHRC funding focuses on developing open-access VSGs tailored for International Educated Nurses (IENs). She is collaborating with IENs using a co-design approach and leveraging the Morai open-access framework to create culturally relevant VSGs. These immersive virtual experiences aim to tackle the challenges faced by IENs as they transition into the Canadian healthcare system. Additionally she has partnered with research teams to explore the transitional needs of post-secondary students and mid-career workers with disabilities. The objective of these initiatives is to develop engaging digital tools customized for the unique needs of marginalized communities, through a person-centered approach.
Leveraging her multifaceted expertise in game design, virtual reality, and community-engaged scholarship, Dr. da Silva occupies a pivotal role in harnessing the power of transformative digital tools for positive social impact. Her innovative projects aim to enhance learning, wellbeing, and accessibility in the virtual world by centering the “lived experiences” of end-users and prioritizing social good.

 

Prof. Fahriye Altinay

Near East University, Cyprus

 

Prof. Dr. Fahriye Altinay graduated from the Faculty of Communication. She completed her master degree in educational technology in the field of educational sciences, in the field of distance education. She completed his master's thesis subject as the subject of "communication barriers in distance education". In 2008, she graduated from the Near East University PhD program in Educational Management. The doctoral dissertation subject is referred to as the adaptation of learning organizations and distance education institutions. Later, she completed his doctorate program in Education Technologies at Middlesex University in 2010. In her doctoral dissertation, she focused on the subject of interaction in distance education, and worked on how student and teacher participation can be achieved in the learning and teaching process. In the field of educational technologies, especially in the field of distance education, since 2002, she has been carrying out academic studies in this field within the framework of international cooperation by sharing scientific studies with the academic world. She has over 1000 citations. Prof. Dr. Fahriye Altınay, since 2002, has been teaching undergraduate courses such as school experience in the field of Educational Sciences, instructional technologies and material design, classroom management, ethics and ethics in education, social responsibility, scientific research methods, she teaches postgraduate courses such as project management, education management, contemporary education supervision, society, culture and education.

Full-time faculty member at Near East University, Prof. Dr. Fahriye Altinay works scientifically and administratively on issues such as higher education board, multicultural, quality studies, strategic planning, unimpeded informatics, and smart society. Prof. Dr. Fahriye Altınay is the Vice Director of the Graduate Education Institute, the Chair of the Center for Social Research and Development, and the head of the Education Entrepreneurship and Innovation department and Computer Education and Instructional Technologies. He also works as an editor and referee in international journals and books. Currently, she has been editor of books on online learning pedagogy and management, narratives in online education.

Current scientific studies; Developing critical friends and skills online with international perspectives and practices, participation in online learning, online learning readiness of higher education institutions, education and distance education practices of disabled individuals in the pandemic period, open education resources, MOOCs, barrier-free tourism and education. The current projects she has been working on are the national database on the disabled, inclusive education practices, entrepreneurship, community analysis in the pandemic period.

 

Co-Presenter:  Zehra Altınay gained a master degree in the field of Educational Technology, Distance Education in Educational Sciences. Further to this, she completed PhD degree in Educational Administration and Management at Near East University. Then, she completed another doctorate programme in the field of Educational Technology at Middlesex University. She became a full time lecturer at Near East University. Zehra Altınay is Vice Director, Institute of Educational Sciences. She is also board member of Distance Education Center. Further to this, Prof. Dr. Zehra Altınay is the Director of Societal Research and Development Center. Zehra Altınay has national academic content book published by reputable publishing houses. Further to this, she has international academic content books. In addition, she has articles which were indexed at Social Sciences Index (SSCI), international book chapters and international articles that were indexed at the Educational field indexes (British Education Index, ERIC, Science Direct, Scopus, etc.). She has editorial role in respected journals and she is the reviewer over ten (10) journals. She is the member of E-learning Association, Association of Educational Communication and Technology, Global Universities in Distance Education Association, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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