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Professor Dr Nor Aziah Alias, a Professor of Instructional Technology and currently an Honorary Professor at the Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia. She was graduated with a B Sc Physics and M Sc Physics from Indiana University, Bloomington and later pursued a Graduate Certificate in Open and Distance Learning (USQ, Australia) before her doctoral study in online learning. Her current research interest and activities are in the field of e-learning, open distance learning, learning design and design and development research(DDR). She has been awarded the Edu Tech Leadership Award (Higher Education) in 2019 and have recently been acknowledged as one of the Academic Icons by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (in conjunction with the National Academia Day).
Dr. Hjh. Norisah binti Suhaili graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in 1987 from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia before pursuing a Diploma in Education in 1988 at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Subsequently, she obtained a Master of Education (Curriculum & Instruction) in 1996 from the University of Houston,Texas, USA, followed by obtaining the ‘National Professional Qualification for School Headship’ (NPQH) from the Aminuddin Baki Institute in 2000, and finally earning a Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Curriculum in 2008 from Islamic University Malaysia. She began her career as an academic teacher in 1989 at SMB St. Joseph, Kuching (1989–1995), before being appointed as Senior Assistant of Student Affairs at Kolej Datu Patinggi Abang Haji Abdillah (1997–2000) and Senior Assistant of Student Affairs at SMK St. Teresa, Kuching (2000–2003). Her career continued as an academic teacher at SMK Petra Jaya (2008) before being appointed as Principal of SMK Pusa,Betong (2008–2012), followed by Principal of Sekolah Menengah Sains Kuching Utara (2013–2020). On December 7, 2020, she was appointed to hold the portfolio of Sarawak State Education Director, and subsequently served as Deputy Director-General of Education Malaysia (School Operations Sector), Ministry of Education Malaysia on March 1, 2022, prior to her mandatory retirement.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suhailah Hussien earned her Bachelor’s degree in Human Sciences (Philosophy) from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in 1996, followed by a Diploma in Education (English Language and Islamic Studies) in 1997, where she was awarded the Best Student Award for English Language specialization.She joined IIUM’s Department of Education as a lecturer in 1998 while pursuing her Master of Education in Social Foundations. Completing her Master’s in 2000, her thesis on the Teaching of Thinking in Malaysia was co-authored into a foundational reference book with Prof. Dr. Rosnani Hashim. In 2002, she pursued her Ph.D. in Philosophy of Education, specializing in Critical Pedagogy, at the University of Sheffield, UK, graduating in 2006 before returning to serve IIUM. In 2013, Dr. Suhailah was appointed Director of the Centre for Teaching Thinking (CTT, formerly CPIE), where she led training programs on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) and inquiry skills for teachers and professionals. Recognized nationally for her expertise, she also served on the development team for Malaysia’s HOTS MOOC modules. She currently serves as the Dean of the Kulliyyah of Education at IIUM and maintains active professional memberships in PESGB, INPE, and QRAM.