Abdulrahman (or Abdul for short) Al Lily[back]

Supervisor(s)Dr. Chris Davies
Working Title of Thesis
See Research Topic below
Previous Education and Professional Background

 

Academic Qualifications 2008-Present: PhD (ICTs in Higher Education) - Oxford 2008: MA (ICTs in Education) - Manchester 2007: Pre-Sessional English for Academic Purposes - Manchester 2005: Diploma (NLP) - American Board 2002-5: BA (Math Education) - 1st Class Honors - Teachers’ Colleges Career History (In KSA) 2009-Present: Lecturer in ICTs in Education - King Faisal Uni. 2005-9: Teaching Fellow in ICTs in Education - King Faisal Uni. 2005: Math Teacher - Royal Commission 2002-5: Director (PT) - Charity 2002-4: Guide (PT) - Travel Agency Voluntary Activities 2007-8: Member of a Curriculum Development Team - Uni. of Manchester 2007-8: Student Representative - Uni. of Manchester 2006: Chair of the Website Committee - Al Ahsa Teachers’ College 2005: ICTs Trainer for Laboratory Staff & Citizens - KSA 2005: Vice-president of a Summer Club - KSA 2004: Member of the Student Affairs & Internet Committee - Al Ahsa Teachers’ College 2004-5: Member of the Website Committee - Al Ahsa Teachers’ College 2003: Designer of the Al Ahsa Teachers’ College Website 2002-4: Coordinator of a Summer Club - KSA Prizes & Awards (KSA)2009: 2009: Letter of Thanks from the Saudi Embassy in London for Excellence in the Doctoral Programme 2006: Award for Academic Distinction- Prince Muhammad Al Saud 2005: Award for Academic Distinction - Prince Badar Al Saud 2005: Yellow & Orange Belt - Saudi Arabian Karate Federation 2005: Award for Outstanding Teachers - Ministry of Education 2004 and 2005: Award for Academic Excellence - Al Ahsa Teachers’ College 2004: Award for Affective Presenter - Prince Muhammad Bin Jalawi 2002: Award for Affective Presenter - Ministry of Education Skills Oral and Written Presentation, Training, Management, Leadership, Social Communication, Technology & Graphic Design

Interests Social, Political & Learning Theories, Organisation of Higher Education, Continuing Professional Development for Academics, Feminism, Art, Information and Communication Technologies. Hobbies Managing, Organizing, Coordinating, Training, Reading, Writing & Travelling PS Abdul has "a soul eager for tops", and is often described as generalist, perfectionist, having vision, hard working, diplomatic, persistent, ambitious, well-organised, creative, up-to-date, confident, a leader, a presenter, argumentative, independent & willing to affect the organisation with which I'm involved.

 

Research Topic

Investigating the Ways in Which the Integration of the Internet into Saudi Higher Education is Changing the Experience of Female Undergraduates from a Social-Cultural Standpoint

Publications and Conference Presentations

Al Lily, A.E. (2008). The Importance of Fostering a Culture of Critical Reflection concerning Information and Communication Technology among Academics, Unpublished MA Dissertation, University of Manchester, UK. Papers 2009: Allowing Objectivism and Subjectivism to Co-exist 2009: Trustworthiness as the Preferable Concept to Judge Qualitative Research 2008: The Complexity of Ethics in E-Social Science Research 2008: The Prominence of the Educational Contribution as a Common Interest among Theories of Modern Society

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