EDUCATION

2013 Ph.D. Instructional Technology Ohio University, USA

2009 M.S. Communication Technology and Policy Ohio University, USA

2005 M.B.A Human Resources and Marketing Anna University, India

2003 M.A. Economics Kerala University, India

2000 B.A. Economics Kerala University, India

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2021 – Present Executive Director , EdTech Society registered at IIT Bombay https://etsociety.org/, Provide strategic leadership for a professional non-profit association called EdTech Society. Which focuses on Educational Technology.
2024 - Present NPTEL+ Instructor on Instructional Design
2021 – 2022 Visiting Faculty The Interdisciplinary Programme in Educational Technology (IDP-ET) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.Taught Instructional Design and Educational Technology courses for M.Tech and Ph.D students, Mentored students on Instructional Design projects to solve real world instructional problems including AECT’s Design and Development competition.
2017 – 2021 Director, Curriculum and Assessment Design and Improvement, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, Ohio, USA, Was part of the leadership team to implement a new medical education curriculum called PHWC at Ohio University, USA. , Trained medical education faculty on Flipped classroom pedagogy and Team-Based Learning (TBL), Mentored more than 30 faculty members on designing teaching modules using the backward design Instructional Decision Model (IDM).
2021 – Present Technology Adviser/Director Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, G.S. Gawande College, Maharashtra, India
2018 – 2019 President– International Division, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) USA
2017 – 2018 Conference Planner -International Division, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) USA
2014 - 2017 Instructional Designer, School of Nursing, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA

CERTIFICATIONS

2021 Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification (Credential # 3146198), valid till Oct 1 2027
2019 Trainer-Consultant in Team Based Learning (TBL) from the Team Based Learning Collaborative (TBLC).
2014 Online Course Peer Reviewer from the Quality Matters.
PANELIST 2019 Invited panelist by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) USA to recommend passing standards for the Humanistic Domain of COMLEX-USA Level 2-Performance Evaluation.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2021 - 2022 Visiting Faculty The Interdisciplinary Programme in Educational Technology (IDP-ET) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
2013 – 2017 Adjunct Professor - Instructional Technology, at Innovative Learning Design & Technology program at the Patton College of Education Ohio University.
2010 – 2011 Teaching Assistant, Instructional Technology, at Innovative Learning Design & Technology program at the Patton College of Education Ohio University.
2005 - 2007 Lecturer, Department of Management, NRI Institute, Bangalore, India.