Mais Fatayer
Mais is an education technology specialist, learning designer, and researcher. Mais has been working in higher education since 2008 during which she worked in several higher education institutions including the Open University, Western Sydney University and currently she is a learning design and technology specialist at the University of Technology, Sydney.
Her research interests focus on the use of technologies for learning and teaching, including Open Educational Resources (OER), learning design, and design-based research. Mais has received her Ph.D. from the School of Computing, Engineering, and Mathematics in 2016 from the University of Western Sydney. Her thesis is titled “Towards a sustainable OER module: Tapping into the cognitive surplus of student-generated content”. Following on from her doctoral work, Mais has utilised her experience in teaching and research in enhancing the adoption of educational technology in teaching practices. Working with academics, professional staff and directors of academic programs on advancing blended learning in different discipline areas, Mais led many initiatives for educational professional development, participated in multidisciplinary research and designed technology-enhanced learning and teaching solutions.