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Prof. Amani Khalaf Hamdan Alghamdi

POSITION: Vice Dean/ Educational Development

P er so nal Da ta

Nationality | Saudi Arabian

Place of Birth | Al Medina Al Munawara

Department | Curriculum and Teaching Methods

Official IAU Email | [email protected]

Office Phone No. | 013-33337009

Lan gu ag e P ro fi c i enc y

Language Read Write Speak

Arabic Excellent Excellent Excellent

English Excellent Excellent Excellent

French Excellent Beginner Beginner

Ac ad emi c Q u al i fi c a ti o n s

Date Academic Degree Place of Issue Address

2006 Ph.D. in Education Studies University of Western Ontario London, Ontario

Canada

2002 M.Ed. Education Studies Curriculum Mount Saint Vincent

University

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Canada

1995 B.Sc. (Hons.) / B.Ed. in Science and Education

(Physics)

(NOW) Taibah University Al Medina Al Munawara, Saudi

Arabia

P hD, Ma st er o r F el l o ws hi p Re s earc h Ti tl e: ( Ac a de mi c Ho no r s o r Di s ti nc ti o n s)

PhD Intersecting educational experiences and gender perceptions.

Master Bringing a global education perspective to understand the other: A case study of Western myths of Muslim women

Bachelor

Poject*

Skeleton and its usage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia

P ro f es si o n al Rec o rd :

Job Rank Place and Address of Work Date

From To

Professor Education, Curriculum and Teaching Methods 07/2019 Present

Vice

Dean/Educational

Development

Deanship of Educational Development

Imam Abdurrahman Bin Faisal University

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

03/2019 Present

Vice Dean College of Education/ First Female VD of the Female section

Imam Abdurrahman Bin Faisal University

(Known as University of Dammam until 2016)


08/2011 02/2019

Visiting Professor College of Education

Memorial University of Newfoundland / St. John„s, Newfoundland, Canada

10th

August 2018 24th

August

2018

Associate Professor College of Education

Imam Abdurrahman Bin Faisal University /

University of Dammam


06/2014 Present

Director Directorate of Monitoring Academic Performance. Vice Presidency office of

Academic Affairs.




2018 Present

Supervisor Scientific Chairs. Scientific Deanship




2016 Present

Assistant Professor College of Education



2011 06/2014

Cultural Consultant College of Education

Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio, United States

(online consultant for Teaching World Cultures and Global Issues, Ed. T & L 883)

2010 2011

Assistant Professor Core Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

2009 2011

Adjunct Professor Faculty of Education

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

2008 2009

Research Leader Faculty of Education



2008 2009

Department Head

Department of Humanities and Sciences

College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences

2006 2008

Saad Specialist Hospital, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Affiliated with the University of Ulster

Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Lecturer Faculty of Education

University of Western Ontario

London, Ontario, Canada

2005 2005

Research Assistant Faculty of Education



2004 2005

Teaching Assistant Physics Department

Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

1999 2000

Instructor /

Teaching Assistant

Department of Physics

Girls College of Sciences

Al Medina, Saudi Arabia

1995 1998

Aca de m i c Aw a rds , F e l l ow s h ips A nd Gra nts

Type Name Institution Topic Value Year

Award for the

Research and

Studies theme, PI

Promoting Values

Award

Abdullah Fouad Award for

Values promotion

The role of new media in promoting

values from the point of view of Saudi

youth

1,500 $ 2018–

2019

Research Grant,

PI

Scientific Research Deanship of Scientific

Research, University of

Dammam, Dammam, Saudi

Arabia

Cultural factors influencing male and

female elementary school students„

learning of scientific concepts

4,000 $ 2015–

2016

Research Grant,

PI



Dammam

The perceptions of faculty members at

the University of Dammam regarding

their own teaching effectiveness

4,000 $ 2013–

2014

Research Grant,

GM



Dammam

Using a Torrens test to build a science

unit for grade one students in Saudi

Arabia

4,000 $ 2013–

2014

Research Grant,

GM



Dammam

Road safety and its effects as a school-

based initiative

4,000 $ 2013–

2014

Award

Honorary Award

Center of Excellence for the

Development of Science and

Mathematics, King Saud

University,

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia


Mathematics Curriculum

4,000 $ 2013

Research Grant,

GM



Dammam

The Accuracy of Predicting University

Students„ Academic Success

4,000 $ 2012–

2013

Award Canadian Women„s

Studies Association

Canadian Women„s Studies

Association

Women„s Studies Scholarly work Award 200 $ 2011

Book Prize

Research Grant,

PI

Scientific Research

Development of

Science and

Mathematics

Center of Excellence for the


Mathematics, King Saud

University

Saudi elementary school science

teachers„ beliefs about teaching science

in the new millennium

8,000 $ 2010–

2011

Award First Annual

Graduate Student

Award

Canadian Society for the Study

of Women in Education

Graduate Student Award 200 $ 2006

Award Excellent Graduate

Student Award

Cultural attaché of the

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Excellent Graduate Student Award N/A 2005

Doctoral

Fellowship

N/A University of Western Ontario,

London, Canada

Doctoral Fellowship

10,000 $ 2004–

2005

Doctoral

Fellowship

N/A Cultural Mission of the


Doctoral Fellowship

11,000 $ 2002–

2006

Award Excellent Student

Award

Cultural attaché of the


Excellent Graduate Student Award N/A 2002

Master„s

Fellowship

Master„s

Fellowship

Cultural Mission of the


Master„s Fellowship

18,000 $ 2000–

2002

Award Graduation with

Distinction

Girls„ College,

Taibah University, Physics

Department

Medina, Saudi Arabia

Graduation with Honour

200 $ 1995

Award Dean„s Honour List Girls„ Education College,

Physics department,

Taibah University

Graduation with Honour

200 $ 1991–

1995

P ri ma ry A rea s O f Ex p er ti se A n d In te re s t

Curriculum reform in Saudi Arabia

Science and science education from a global perspective

Curriculum theory

Higher education in Saudi Arabia

Teaching and learning in higher Education

Multicultural education

Women„s education in Saudi Arabia

Gender Studies/ Women Studies

Narrative/qualitative research

Sc i en ti fi c Ac hi ev em en ts

P ubl i sh ed Re fer ee d Sc i e nti fi c Re sea rc he s BO O K C H AP T ERS

# Name of

Investigator(s)

Chapter Title Publisher and Date of Publication

1 Alghamdi, A.K.H. (in

press).

The Tension of “Othering” in Writing Course Syllabi in

Saudi Arabia

Subject Category: Curriculum Theory

In Press

2 Alghamdi, A.K.H., &

Hussain, I. (2018).

Representing cultural values through children„s stories: a

perspective from Saudi Arabia

Subject category: Curriculum theory

In Aghasaleh. R. (ed.), Children and Mother Nature:

Storytelling for a Glocalized Environmental

Pedagogy, pp. 36–43.

© 2018 Sense Publishers.

3 Hamdan, A. (2017). Saudi Arabia: Higher education reform from 2005 onwards

and the implications for women

Subject category: Saudi higher education

In S. Kirdar (Ed.), Education in the Arab world. pp.

197–210.

London, UK and New York, NY: Bloomsbury.

4 Hamdan, A. (2016). The making of world class universities: Saudi Arabia„s

higher education system


In K. Gray, ‎H. Bashir & ‎S. Keck (Eds.), Western higher

education in Asia and the Middle East: Politics,

economics, and pedagogy. pp. 155–175.

London, UK and New York, NY: Lexington.

5 Hamdan, A. (2016). Reforming higher education in Saudi Arabia: Reasons for

optimism


In F. Badry & J. Willoughby (Eds.), Higher education

revolutions in the Gulf: Globalization and

institutional viability. pp. 153–178.

New York, NY: Routledge.

6 Hamdan, A. (2015). The interaction between online learning and educational

culture: A Saudi Arabian experience

Subject category: Curriculum and culture

In N. Sultan & H. Jamal Al-Lail (Eds.), Creative

learning and MOOCs: Harnessing the technology for

a 21st century education. pp. 197–204.

Newcastle-upon-Tyne: UK: Cambridge Scholars

Publishing

7 Hamdan, A. (2012).

The cultural aspects of e-learning and the effects of online

communication: A critical overview


In U. Demiray, G. Kurubacak & T.V. Yuzer (Eds.),

Meta-communication for reflective online

conversations: Models for distance education (pp.

184–204). New York, NY: IGI Global. Invited

publication.

8 Hamdan, A. (2010). E-learning and teaching: The need for clear pedagogy


In T.V. Yuzer & G. Kurubacak (Eds.), Transformative

learning and online education: Aesthetics,

dimensions and concepts. pp. 111–126.

New York, NY: IGI Global. Invited publication.

9 Hamdan Alghamdi,

A. (2010).

Deconstructing Euro-centric myths about Muslim women:

Reflections of a Saudi educator.

Subject category: Islam and women

In B. Subedi (Ed.), Critical global perspectives:

Rethinking knowledge about global societies. pp.

77–102. Greenwich, CT: Information Age

Publishing.

# Name of

Investigator (s)

Paper Title Publisher and Date of Publication


Alanzi, F.H. (2019)

Creating scientific dialogue through social media:

exploration of Saudi pre-service science teachers

Subject category: Science education

Research in Science & Technological Education,

37:4, 471-491, DOI:

10.1080/02635143.2019.1570107


Sun Young Kim, S.

(2019)

The impact of a science methods course on female pre-

service teachers„ beliefs within a Saudi Arabian context


Baltic Journal of Science Education, 18(1), 19-38,

DOI: 10.33225/jbse/19.18.19


Sun Young Kim, S.

(2019)

Female Secondary students„ and their teachers„ perceptions

of Science Learning Environment within the Context of

Science Education Reform in Saudi Arabia


International Journal of mathematics and science

Education

DOI: 10.1007/s10763-018-09946-z


Azam, S. (2018)

Differentiation in Saudi Pre-service Science Teacher

Program


Journal of Baltic Science Education.17 (3), 428-445.


Hassan, N.A. (2018)

The Effectiveness of the Summer Immersion Program for

Developing Time Management and Metacognitive

Thinking Life Skills among Female Secondary School

Students in Saudi Arabia


Journal of educational and psychological studies. 12

(4), pp.750-758.

DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jeps.vol12iss4pp750-

758

6 El Hussain, M.,

Deilek, M., Nagy, N.,

& Alghamdi, A.K.H.

(2018)

The Impact of Digital Technology on Female Students„

Learning Experience in Partition-Rooms: Conditioned by

Social Context


IEEE Transaction on Education. 61 (4), 265 – 273.

DOI: 10.1109/TE.2018.2840501

7 Alghamdi, A.K.H.

(2018)

Faculty Professional Development and Its Impact on

Teaching Strategies in Saudi Arabia


Journal of Teaching and Teacher Education. ISSN

(2210-1578) Bahrain University

8 Mulhem, H., El

Alaoui, K., Abdul-

Rahim, M. B., Pilotti,

M., & Tallouzi, E. A.

Alghamdi, A.K.H.

(2018)

Responses to the Statements of New General Self-Efficacy

Scale: The Case of the Arabic-English Bilingual Speaker


Journal of Cross - Cultural Psychology, 49(3), 470-

487.

doi:http://dx.doi.org.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/1

0.1177/0022022118757915

9 El Hussain, M.,

Deilek, M., &

Alghamdi, A.K.H., &

Nagy (2018)

Learning Behind Glass Walls: Learning Style and Partition-

room, Is There a Correlation?

Subject category: Women„s education

International Journal of Innovation Science


Mughrabi, R. (2018)

Cultural factors that affect learning scientific concepts at

the elementary level from the standpoint of science

teachers in primary school students at Nairiyah


IUG Journal of Educational and Psychological

Sciences. Arabic article (Research sponsored by the

Deanship of Scientific Research IAU Grant:

2015013. Arabic article

Ref er ee d Sc i e nti fi c Re s earc he s Ac c ep t ed fo r P u bl i c a ti o n

# Name of Investigator(s) Research Title Journal Acceptance Date

1 Alghamdi, A.K.H., & Ibrahim, R. The perceptions of faculty members of

the University of Dammam regarding

their teaching effectiveness

Subject category: Faculty development

Qassim University Educational

Journal, 4(12). Arabic article

sponsored by the Deanship of

Scientific Research.

2016

2 Alghamdi, A.K.H., & Mummaer,

O.

Pedagogical implications of a

microteaching training workshop on

students and faculty at the University of

Dammam


Jazan University Education

Journal.

2016

3 Alghamdi, A.K.H., Khanfar, A., &

Almulhim, H.

Arabic children„s channels„ ethical

responsibilities: Analysis of the hidden

curriculum


Sharjah University Journal of

Humanities and Social

Sciences. Arabic article.

2017

4 Alghamdi, A.K.H. The extent to which Arab children„s

channels adhere to their cultural

responsibilities: An analytical reading


Journal of Education and

Psychology, Bahrain University.

Arabic article.

2017

5 Alghamdi, A.K.H., & Deraney, P. Teaching research skills to

undergraduate students using an active

learning approach: A proposed model

for preparatory-year students in Saudi

Arabia


International Journal of

Teaching and Learning in

Higher Education.

2018

6 Alghamdi, A.K.H., & Alhattami,

A.

Leadership of teacher students Saudi

students„


Journal of Education and

Learning.

2018

Scholarly Books Authored

# Name of Author Book name Publication Information

1 Hamdan Alghamdi, A. (2009). Muslim women speak: A tapestry of lives and dreams. Toronto, ON: Women„s Press. Award Winning

Book.

2 Hamdan Alghamdi, A. (2009). Bringing a global education perspective to understand

the “other”: A case study of Western myths of Muslim

women.

Saarbrücken, Germany: VDM Verlag.

Scholarly Book Edited

# Editor and Year Title Publication Information

1 Hamdan, A.K. (Ed.) (2016). Teaching and learning in Saudi Arabia: Perspective

from higher education

New York, NY: Sense Publishers.

Scientific Research Papers Presented to Refereed Specialized Scientific Conferences

# Name of Investigator(s) Research Title Conference and Publication Date

1 Najdi, E., & Alghamdi AkH

(2019)

The impact of the use of differentiated education

strategy in the development of educational

achievement in the science curriculum for the

elementary school students.


A scientifically Literate Generation for thriving

economy. The third excellence Conference on

science and Mathematics Education. Poster. King

Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2 Hamdan, A.K., & Malekan, M.

(2017).

Citizenship education in science textbooks in Saudi

Arabia.


Toronto, ON: CSSE Conference on Education

3 Hamdan Alghamdi, A.K.

(2016).

Extracurricular activities: A powerful pedagogical

tool for improving Saudi students„ dispositions and

skills in higher education.


Paris, France: International Conference on the

Social Sciences, Arts, Economics and Education.

4 Hamdan, A.K., & Malekan, M.

(2016).

Cultural factors influencing male and female

elementary school students„ learning of scientific

concepts.


Melbourne, Australia: Third Asia Pacific

Conference on Advanced Research

5 Alghamdi, A.K.H., & Hassan

Abdulslam, N. (2016).

The effectiveness of the SA-RSI summer immersion

program for developing cognitive life skills of gifted

high school students in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Kyoto, Japan: International Symposium on

Economics and Social Science – Summer Session

6 Alghamdi, A.K.H. (2015). The culturally relevant teaching of English in Saudi

Arabia.

Prague, Czech Republic: Science Academy.

7 Alghamdi, A.K.H. (2015). The cultural and educational impact of using social

media by Saudi Arabian female university students.

London, UK: Brunel University.

8 Alghamdi, A.K.H. (2014). Faculty members„ perceptions of online learning at

the University of Dammam Saudi Arabia.

Copenhagen, Denmark: Aalborg University, ACPI

at the 13th European Conference on e-Learning

9 Omar M., & Alghamdi, A.H.

(2013).

Differences between gifted and average student-

leaders on leadership styles.

Istanbul, Turkey: From Early Potential to

Excellence

10 Alghamdi, A.H. (2006). Women and health in Arab Muslim societies: Saudi

Arabia a case study.

Toronto, ON: York University, Conference

Proceedings of the 6th CASWE Biannual Institute

Translated Books (from English to Arabic)

Author and Year Title Publication Information

Cash, R. (2010). Advancing differentiation. Free Spirit

والتعلم للقرن تطوير التعليم املتمايز: التفكير

الواحد والعشرين

الناشر: دار الكتاب التربوي الظهران اململكة

العربية السعودية

Cox, D. (1999). Differentiation in the regular classroom. Free

Spirit

التمايز في الصف الدراس ي العادي

ظهران اململكة الناشر: دار الكتاب التربوي ال

العربية السعودية

Scholarly Film Review

# Author and Year Title Publication Information

1 Hamdan, A. (2005). “Mona Lisa Smile”: More than a smile. International Education Journal, 6(3), 417–

420.

Published papers


1 Hamdan Alghamdi, A.K. &

Mohammed Samah, Z. (2018).

Learning Outputs and Intermediate Tests in the

Faculty of Education, Imam Abdurrahman bin Faisal

University: An Analytical Study


Wisdom:

Psychological and Educational Studies. 16, 8-

40. Arabic Article


(2018). Hussain, I., and Al-

hattami, A.

Plagiarism in Saudi Arabian public higher education:

reasons and solutions


Asian Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social

Studies 1(1): 40-48,


(2018).

The gulf between text and context: Critical discourse

analysis of English textbooks used in Saudi Arabia„s

preparatory-year programs

Curriculum Perspectives, 38(1), pp. 27–38.


4 AlKalaf, T., Alghamdi, A.K.H.,

& Mughrabi, R. (2015).

Developing a study Unit based on critical

thinking in science for elementary school students


Alexandria University Journal. Sponsored by the

Deanship of Scientific Research IAU. Grant:

2014237. Arabic Article. 27(1), 45-70.

5 Alghamdi Hamdan, A., &

Alhattami, A. (2018).

The efficiency of a leadership program on Saudi

students„ perception of leadership skills


Journal of Education and Learning, 12(2), pp.

1–13.

6 Alghamdi, A.K.H., Mughrabi,

R. & AlKalaf, T.

The effectiveness of a training program based on

traffic safety to develop a culture of traffic safety

among primary school students in the Eastern Region

of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia


Al Azhar University Journal. Sponsored by the

Deanship of Scientific Research IAU. Grant:

2014221. Arabic Article.

7 Alghamdi Hamdan, A., &

Alahmed, S. (2018).

Effective Methods for Teaching English Vocabulary to

Saudi Female Students


Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn)

12 (1). 118-124

8 Alghamdi, A.K.H., & Ahmed,

E. (2018).

Leadership skills of female university students in

Saudi Arabia: possibilities for improvement


Journal of Global Research in Education and

Social Science, 11(1), 2454-

1834. http://www.ikpress.org/index.php/JOGR

ESS/article/view/1593

9 Alghamdi, A.K., Alhattami, A.,

& Kayan, F. (2017).

Evaluating teaching strategies in higher education

from students„ perspectives


Journal of Education and Learning, 11(2), 120–

129. DOI: 10.11591/edulearn.v11i2.5981

10 Alghamdi, A.K.H. (2017).

The effects of an integrated curriculum on students„

achievement in Saudi Arabia


EURASIA Journal of Mathematics Science and

Technology Education, 13(9), 6079–6100.

11 Hamdan Alghamdi, A.K., & El

Hasan, W. (2017).

Multiliteracies and the pedagogy of empowerment:

The perspective of Saudi female students


The Journal of Teaching English for Specific and

Academic Purposes, 4 (2), 417–434.


(2017).

Extracurricular activities: A powerful pedagogical tool

for improving Saudi students„ dispositions and skills in

higher education


Baskent University Journal of Education, 3 (2),

112–120.

13 Alghamdi, A.K.H., & Ibrahim,

R. (2017).

The impact of life skills applications and the

integration of science and mathematics teaching on

IUG Journal of Educational and Psychological

Sciences, 25(4), 126–145. Arabic article.

http://www.ikpress.org/index.php/JOGRESS/article/view/1593

http://www.ikpress.org/index.php/JOGRESS/article/view/1593

the development of achievement among elementary

school students in Saudi Arabia


14 Hamdan, A., Alexander, N., &

Al-Hattami, A. (2016).

Saudi female students„ perceptions of leadership: An

overview.


Advancing Women in Leadership Journal, 36,

36–48.


Effectiveness of a proposed strategy based on

cooperative learning for the development of scientific

research skills among students of the preparatory year

at the University of Dammam


Um AlQuraa University Education Journal, 7(1),

65–104. Arabic article.


Reasons for the application of the primary grades

teacher program from the standpoint of the faculty at

colleges of education in Saudi Arabia


Taibah University Education Journal, 10(1),


17 Hamdan, A. (2015). Challenges and constraints encountered by Saudi pre-

service science teachers: a critical perspective


Learning and Teaching in Higher Education:

Gulf Perspectives, 12(1). http://lthe.zu.ac.ae

18 Reda, G., & Hamdan, A.

(2015).

Gender, language, and society: Saudi female university

students„ perception of the category of professions


Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies,

4(2), 666–689. DOI: 10.4471/generos.2015.53

19 Bubshait, A., & Alghamdi,

A.K.H. (2015).

Factors affecting Saudi female students„ perceptions of

Saudi aptitude test at the University of Dammam


The Saudi Journal of Higher Education, 13,



Alhattami, A. (2014).

The accuracy of predicting university students„

academic success


Journal of Education and Psychology, 17(2),

213–222. JESTEN. King Saud University.

Sponsored by the Deanship of Scientific

Research IAU. Grant: 2013057.

21 Alghamdi, A.K.H. (2014). Muslim women stereotyped: Deconstructing common

myths


American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences,

31(1), 77–102.

22 Hamdan, A. (2014).

Paternal support as a driver for educational success

among Arab Muslim Canadian women.


Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and

Humanities, 22(2), 429–454.

23 Hamdan Alghamdi, A.K. The road to culturally relevant pedagogy: Expatriate McGill Journal of Educational Research, 49(2),

http://lthe.zu.ac.ae/

(2014).

teachers„ pedagogical practices in the cultural context

of Saudi Arabian higher education


201–226.


Saudi female students„ interest in studying Science at

the College of Science University of Dammam


College of Education Science Journal, 15(1), 1–

22. Bort Said University, Egypt. Arabic article.

25 Hamdan, A. (2013).

An exploration into private higher education in Saudi

Arabia: Improving quality and accessibility?


ACPET Journal of Private Higher Education,

2(2), 33–44.

26 Mujawamariya, D., &

Hamdan, A. (2013).

Appropriately diverse? The Ontario Science and

Technology Curriculum tested against the Banks

model


Canadian Journal of Education, 36(4), 416–

448.

27 Alghamdi, A. (2013).

Pedagogical implications of using discussion board to

improve student learning in higher education


Higher Education Studies, 3(5), 68–80. ISSN

1925-4741 E-ISSN 1925-475X

28 Hamdan, A.K. (2013).

The reciprocal and correlative relationship between

learning and online education: Case study from Saudi

Arabia


The International Review of Research in Open

and Distance Learning, 14(3).

29 Alghamdi, A.K.H., & Deraney,

P. (2013).

Effects of teaching critical thinking to Saudi female

university students using a standalone course


International Education Studies, 6(7), 176–188.


(2013).

Pre-service teachers„ preferred methods of

assessment: A perspective from Saudi Arabia

Subject category: Teacher education

Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 38(4).

31 Alghamdi, A.H., & Al-Salouli,

M. (2013).

Saudi elementary school science teachers„ beliefs:

Teaching science in the new millennium


International Journal of Science & Mathematics

Education, 11(2), 501–525.

32 Alghamdi, A. Hamdan

(2012).

The role of authentic Islam: The way forward for

women in Saudi Arabia


Journal of Women of the Middle East and the

Islamic World (HAWAA), 10(3), 1569–2086.

33 Hamdan, A. (2012).

Autoethnography as a genre of qualitative research: A

journey inside out.

International Journal of Qualitative Methods,

11(5), 585–606.

Subject category: Narrative research

34 Hamdan, A.K. (2012).

Windows of faith and freedom: A Muslim woman„s

narrative


Canadian Journal for the New Scholars in

Education, 4(1).

35 Hamdan, A. (2010).

Single-sex or co-educational learning experiences:

Views and reflections of Canadian Muslim women


Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 30(3), 375–

390.

36 Hamdan, A. (2009).

Reflexivity of discomfort in insider-outsider

educational research


McGill Journal of Educational Research, 44(3),

377–404.

37 Hamdan, A.K. (2009).

Narrative inquiry as a decolonizing methodology


InterActions: UCLA Journal of Education and

Information Studies, 5(2), article 5.

38 Hamdan, A. (2007).

Arab Muslim women in Canada: The untold narratives


Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 27(1) 133–

154.

39 Hamdan, A. (2007).

The issue of hijab in France: Reflections and analysis


Muslim World Journal of Human Rights, 4(2),

1–29.

40 Hamdan, A. (2006).

Arab women„s education and gender perceptions: An

insider analysis


International Journal of Women„s Studies, 8(1),

52–64.

41 Hamdan, A. (2005).

Saudi women„s education: Achievements and

challenges.


International Education Journal, 6(1), 42–64.

42 Dunlap, R.A., Alghamdi, A.,

O„Brien, J.W., & Penney, S.J.

(2004).

A Mössbauer effect investigation of

superparamagnetic behavior in ball milled Mn-Zn

ferrites.

Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 365(1–2),

84–88.

Book Reviews


1 Alghamdi, A.H. (2009) Mud city, by Deborah Ellis.

International Journal on World Peace.

2 Alghamdi, A.H. (2007). Race against time (CBC Massey Lectures Series) by

Stephen Lewis.

International Journal on World Peace.

3 Alghamdi, A.H. (2005). Improving multicultural education: Lessons from the

intergroup education movement by Cherry A. McGee

International Review of Education.

Banks.

4 Alghamdi, A.H. (2005). The out-of-school children„s program in Nepal: An

analysis by Sumon Kamal Tuladhar, 2004.

The Canadian and International Education

Journal, 34(2), 100–102.

5 Alghamdi, A.H. (2005). Losing our language: How multiculturalism

undermines our children„s ability to read, write and

reason by Stotsky, Sandra.

The Education Review.

6 Alghamdi, A.K.H. (2005). Multicultural politics: Racism, ethnicity, and Muslims

in Britain by Tariq Modood.

American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences

(AJISS), 22(4).

7 Alghamdi, A.K.H. (2005). Globalizing education: Policies, pedagogies and

politics, edited by Michael W. Apple, Jane Kenway and

Michael Singh.

The Education Review.

8 Hamdan, A.K.H. (2005). All American Yemeni girls: Being Muslim in a public

school by Loukia K. Sarroub.

American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences

(AJISS), 22(2), 121–124.

Contribution to Scientific Conferences and Symposia

# Conference Title Place and Date of the Conference Extent of Contribution

1 Reforming Education in Saudi

Arabia: The Way Forward

UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning

Hamburg, Germany, 2014

presenter

2 An Exploration into Private

Higher Education in Saudi

Arabia: Improving Quality and

Accessibility?

American University of Sharjah

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

2014

presenter

3 Pedagogical Implications of

Using Discussion Board to

Improve Student Learning in

Higher Education

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

2014

presenter

4 The Interaction between Online

Learning and Educational

Culture: A Saudi Arabian

Experience

Effat University

Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2014

presenter

5 Promoting critical thinking and

creativity for students in K-12

Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd University


2013

presenter and facilitator

6 Social Networking and Its Effect

on Youth Education

Canada at the Edge Conference, Memorial University

St. John„s, Newfoundland, Canada

2013

presenter

7 Leadership and Gifted Students Anadolu University

Istanbul, Turkey

2013

presenter

8 The Cultural and Educational

Impact of Using Social Media on

Saudi Arabian Female University

Students

The International Association of Technology, Education and

Development (IATED) Conference

London, United Kingdom

2013

presenter

9 Pre-service Teachers„ Preferred

Methods of Assessment: A

Perspective from Saudi Arabia on

Group versus Individual

Assignments

London International Conference on Education

London, United Kingdom

2012

presenter

10 Saudi Elementary Science

Teachers„ Perceptions towards

the Reformed Curriculum

Canadian Society of Education Congress, University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

2012

presenter

11 Critical Thinking in Saudi Arabia:

Critical Reflection, in

collaboration with Philline

Deraney (of Prince Mohammad

Bin Fahd University)



2012

presenter

12 Analysis of Critical Thinking

Indicators in Archived Problem-

Based Learning Online:

Discussions of Undergraduate

Science Learners Using the

Community of Inquiry Model, in

collaboration with Anne Noble

(of the University of Victoria



2012

discussant

13 Biology Teachers Who Use the

Outdoors in their Teaching:

Using Discourse as a Lens, in

collaboration with Julieta Delos

Santos (of the University of

Alberta)



2012

discussant

14 The Ontario Science and

Technology Curriculum for

Grades 1-8, in collaboration

with co-author Dr. Donatille

Mujawamariya (of the University

of Ottawa)



2012

presenter

15 Reformed science curriculum in

Saudi Arabia

Dammam School Board


2012

Invited speaker

16 Excellence in Leadership Al Amal Group


2011

presenter and facilitator)

17 Curriculum vs. Context PMU Second Research Colloquium, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd

University


2011

presenter

18 Intercultural Dialogue Initiative

with Dorothy Vanderring

Newfoundland Teachers

St. John„s, Newfoundland, Canada

2011

Invited speaker

19 Using Extra Curricular Activities

to Empower Second Language

Learners

International English Language Teaching Conference, Sultan Qabos

University

Muscat, Oman

2011

presenter

20 Panel Presentation on Critical

Thinking in Saudi Classrooms



2011

presenter, organizer and

moderator

21 Teaching Thinking to K-12

Students

Dammam School Board


2010


22 Higher education for global

citizenship in the Arabian Gulf –

a regional approach?

Presentation by Sally Findlow,

Keele University

General Research Meeting

Cambridge, United Kingdom

2010

chair of the discussion session

of Sally Findlow„s paper

23 E-Learning and Teaching: The

Need for Clear Pedagogy

World Congress of Comparative Education Societies

Istanbul, Turkey

2010

presenter

24 Integrating Students„ Native

Language in Foreign Language

Classrooms Exemplified by a

Project in Saudi Arabia

Society of Modern Languages Conference (General Research Meeting)

Augsburg, Germany

2010

group presenter in

collaboration with Dr. Telma

Gharibian and Mrs. Wi-Si

Elhasan

25 Multiliteracies Pedagogy for

Empowerment and Language

Teaching

Third Annual Conference of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Association

of Language Teachers (KSSALT), Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd

University


2010

group presenter in

collaboration with Monique

Yoder, Wai-Si El- Hassan and

Dr. Telma Gharibian

26 Stories Novice Researchers Tell:

Diverse Approaches to Narrative

Research by Four Doctoral

Candidates in a Faculty of

Education

Fifth Biennial Interdisciplinary Conference on Narrative Research:

Exploring the Narrative Landscape – Issues, Investigations, St. Thomas

University

Fredericton,

New Brunswick, Canada

2010

panel discussion participant in

collaboration with Dr. Natasha

G. Wiebe and Dr. Dorothy

Vaandering

27 The “us vs. them”: Muslims in

North America„s context teaching

about the “other” in the time of

Developing Peace: Education for Mutual Understanding: The Fourth

Annual Conference of the International Education Program, New York

University

presenter

war New York City, New York, United States of America

2009

28 Teaching ethics through

narrative: Case study of ethics

teaching for pre-service nurses

First Inaugural Conference on Engaging Reflection in Health

Professional Education and Practice


2009

presenter

29 Narrative Inquiry as a

Decolonizing Methodology

Fifth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (QI2009):

Advancing Human Rights Through Qualitative Research, University of

Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

2009

presenter

30 Presenting Muslims in North

American Contexts

Provoking Curriculum Conference, University of Windsor

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

2009

panel presentation participant

in collaboration with Dr. Carl

Davila, Michael Fickess and

Catherine Snyder

31 Teaching Professional Ethics and

Code of Conduct for Nursing

Students

Sustaining Ethical Leadership: Interdisciplinary Conversations,

Canadian Jacques Maritain Association, Carleton University


2009

presenter

32 Immigrant Women, Human

Rights, and the Canadian Health

Care System: Critical Perspectives

Canadian Society for Women in Education (CASWE), Carleton

University


2009

presenter

33 Arab Muslim Women„s

Narratives: Experiences in

Canadian Educational

Institutions

Canadian Society for Women in Education (CASWE), Carleton

University


2009

presenter

34 Ethnocultural Diversity in

Ontario„s French Science and

Technology Programs: A

Comparative Analysis of the

1998 and 2007 Programs

Carleton University


2009

presenter in collaboration with

Donatille Mujawamariya

35 Women and the Skills Shortage

Conundrum: An Historical

Analysis of Institutional and

Governmental Resistance

Carleton University


2009

presenter and session chair

36 The Voices of Muslim Women in

Canada: Reflections from the

Science Field

Dialogue intercultural: Décoloniser le savior et le pouvoir, Université

Fédérale de Santa Catarina

Florianopolis, Brazil

2009

co-presenter

37 Teaching for Global Education:

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally

Algonquin College


2009


38 Teaching for Peace and Global

Justice

Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa


2009


39 Teaching in Saudi Arabia First Learning and Teaching Conference: New Horizons in Saudi Arabia

Education, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Association of Language Teachers

(KSAALT), affiliated with TESOL International


2008

Invited speaker

40 Cyber Citizenship: Vistas and

Vision

Sixth Learning and Technology Symposium

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2008

presenter

41 Diversity of Arab Muslim

Women: Forgotten Reality

Symposium: Global Thinking about Global Education

San Diego, California, United States of America

2007

author of the paper, by Binaya

Subedi

42 Teaching through E-learning at

the College Level

Faculty Professional Development: Understanding Your Role, Fostering

Excellence in College Teaching, International Society for Exploring

Teaching and Learning

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

2007

presenter

43 Reflexivity in Educational

Research: An Unending Odyssey

Canadian Sociological Association. Methodology Session: Revisiting

Reflexivity: Issues of Epistemology and Methodology in the Social

Sciences

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

2007

presenter

44 E-learning and its impact on

teaching

Second Annual International Education Conference, Learning &

Teaching – A Global Mindset

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America

2007

presenter

45 Child Right: Where do we stand?

Saudi Arabia a case study

Investment and Citizenship Towards a Transdisciplinary Dialogue on

Child and Youth Rights, Brock University

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

2006

presenter

46 Arab Muslim women narratives:

Intersecting educational

experiences and gender

perceptions

Canadian Society for Studies of Women in Education (CASWE) Annual

General Meeting, York University

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2006

award recipient

47 Women and health in Arab

Muslim societies: Saudi Arabia a

case study




2006

presenter

48 Quilted narratives of Arab

Muslim women tapestry:

Intersecting educational




presenter

experiences and gender

perceptions

2006

49 Arab Muslim Women in Canada.

States of Mind: Creating and

Transcending Borders through

Education

Negotiating Identities: Minorities and the State, Association of Middle

East Women„s Studies at MESA 2006, New York State University

New York City, New York, United States of America

2006

presenter

50 Islam and Muslims after

September 11, 2001

London District Christian Secondary School


2005

Invited speaker

51 Islamophobia and Ontario

Schools Post 9/11: Teachers„

Responsibilities

Multiculturalism and Education Course for Pre-service Teachers,

Faculty of Education, University of Western Ontario


2005

invited presenter

52 Teaching in a Multicultural

Society Post September

11/2001: Multicultural

Communities and Education

One Vision – Many Voices Cross Cultural / Anti-racism Education

Conference, University of Alberta

Edmonton, Ontario, Canada

2005

presenter

53 Narrative in Feminist Research Feminist Research Methodology (class for graduate students), Faculty

of Education, University of Western Ontario


2005

invited presenter

54 Girls„ Home Economics

Curriculum in Saudi Arabia: A

Critical Textual and Discourse

Analysis

Canadian Society for Studies of Home Economics (CARHE), University

of Western Ontario


2005

presenter

55 Multicultural Education and

Muslims„ Representation

Multicultural Days Conference, Brock University

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

2005

presenter

56 The Issue of Hijab in France:

Different War, Different Frontier?

Canadian Society for Studies of Women in Education (CASWE)

Conference, York University


2005

presenter

57 The “Us vs. Them”: Muslims in

North America„s Context

Teaching about the “Other” in

the Time of War

Canadian Society for Studies of Women in Education CASWE. York

University


2005

presenter

58 Gender issues in Islamic feminist

thought and recent experiences

of Arab Muslim women in the

world of Islam

Canadian Society for Studies of Women in Education CASWE. Windsor

University

Windsor University, Ontario, Canada

2005

presenter

59 Education and multiculturalism

post in the new millennium

Cultural Studies Matters: A Conference on Cultural Studies and

Education, Teachers College of Columbia University

New York City, New York, United States of America

presenter

2005

60 Multicultural Education after

September 11, 2001:

Decolonizing Education and Re-

visiting Muslims„ Representation

Canadian Society for the Study of Education (CSSE), York University


2005

presenter

61 Education and Gender: Arab

Muslim Women in the Canadian

context

Faculty of Education, University of Western Ontario


2004

thesis proposal presentation

62 Saudi Women„s Education:

Achievements and Challenges

Pre-CSSE Canadian Society for the Study of Education Conference,

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

2004

presenter

63 The “us vs. them”: Muslims in the

North American context teaching

about the “other” in the time of

war

Second Annual Peace Education Conference in Canada, McMaster

University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

2003

presenter

64 Moving Beyond the Monolithic

Approach to Education: A

Comparative Approach to

Gender Issues in Muslim

Thought and Western Feminist

Thought

Expanding the Paradigm: What is Education Anyways? York University


2002

presenter

Participation In Other Conferences, Workshops And Courses

# Conference Title Place and Date of the Conference Date

1 Supporting and Developing the

Dissemination of Research in

Arabic

Deanship of Scientific Research, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam,

Saudi Arabia

2018

2 First Periodic Meeting of the

Scientific Teams of Standards of

Educational Curriculum

Education Evaluation Commission, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2018

3 Forum of Leading Women in

University Education

Academic Leadership Center, Ministry of Education, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2018

4 Writing Curriculum Standards Education Evaluation Commission, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2018

5 Review of Drafts of the

Components of Specialized

Frameworks for Standards of

Science Curricula and

Development

Education Evaluation Authority, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2017

6 Fourth Career Forum 2017 Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

2017

7 Preparing for the Stage of Writing Education Evaluation Commission, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2017

Standards for the Educational

Curriculum

8 Academic Excellence Project Deanship of e-Learning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi

Arabia

2017

9 Review Drafts of the

Components of Specialized

Frameworks for Standards of

Science Curricula and

Development

Education Evaluation Commission, Al-Madina, Al-Munawara, Saudi Arabia 2017

10 Activate the Community

Learning Strategy

Deanship of Community Service, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University,


2017

11 Develop Mentoring Skills and

Academic Care

Ministry of Education, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2017

12 Scientific Forum: The Medium

and the Achievement of Security

Faculty of Arts, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

2017

13 Conference on Excellence in

Science Education and

Professional Mathematics –

Future Prospects


2017

14 Forum on the Saudi Framework

for Qualifications: A Participatory

System and Future Vision


2017

15 Instructor in Leading Community

Dialogue

King Abdulaziz center for National Dialogue.


2017

16 Participation of Female Leaders

in Administrative and

Development Decision-making

in the Public and Private Sectors

and the Challenges They Face

Institute of Public Administration, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2016

17 Leading Women in Higher

Education


18 Kyoto University of Japan

Conference

Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan 2016

19 First Learning Forum Saad Private Schools, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia 2016

20 Best Practices in Training and

Mentoring


21 Quality Management Workshop

of the National Institute for

Measurement and Evaluation

National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA) Riyadh,

Saudi Arabia

2015

22 CLEAR Conference: International

conference on language and

literature in education and

research

Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic 2015

23 e-Learning 2.0 2015 Conference Brunel University, London, United Kingdom 2015

24 Curriculum Conference: Student

Axis of the Educational Process

Brunel University London, United Kingdom 2014

25 Leadership webcast Deanship of Development, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2014

26 13th European Conference on e

learning.

Alborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark

2014

27 21 century Academic forum

preparing students and

researchers for the 21 century.

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

2014

28 UNESCO Institute of Lifelong

Learning Conference

Hamburg, Germany 2014

29 Ethical Research Practices Deanship of Scientific Research, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2014

30 Fourth Workshop for Female

Leaders

Ministry of Higher Education, Riyadh Saudi Arabia 2014

31 Teaching Strategies for Higher

Order Thinking Skills

Deanship of Faculty Development, University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2014

32 Fourth Exhibition for Universities

and Colleges

Ministry of Higher Education, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2013

33 Third Workshop for Female

Leaders

Ministry of Higher Education, Riyadh Saudi Arabia 2013

34 Quality Assurance Deanship of Quality Assurance, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2013

35 Creativity in Education Saudi Reading Association, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 2013

36 Sixth Annual Conference

KSAALT: Diversifying Education:

Teaching, Learning and

Language

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Association of Language Teachers (KSAALT), Prince

Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

2013

37 AMEEMR Meeting: Designing

and Conducting Qualitative

Research

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2013

38 Advancing Differentiation by

Richard Cash

Mawhiba Training Center in collaboration with Technical and Vocational Training

Corporation Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

2013

39 Personal Character Course Mawhiba Training Centre Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia 2013

40 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Association of Language

Teachers Reading Strategy

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Association of Language Teachers (KSAALT), Al-Khobar,

Saudi Arabia

2013

41 Teaching and Learning:

Motivating Students

Deanship of Faculty Development, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2013

42 Metacognition (webcast)


43 Motivation of Students„ Learning

(webcast)

Professor Michael Wei, Dean of Faculty Development, University of Dammam,


2013

44 International Conference on

Early Childhood Development

Princess Nora Bint Abdulrahman (PNU) University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2012

45 Strategies for Improving

Research Outcomes I

University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2012


Research Outcomes II

University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2012

47 Teaching and Learning

Workshop

University of Dammam with Clemson University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2012

48 Charting a Course for a

Successful Research Career

webcast

University of Dammam with Trinity College, Dublin, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

2012

49 Workshop for Research in Higher

Education

College of Arts, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2012

50 First International Conference for

Early Childhood Education

Princess Nora Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2012

51 First Annual Mathematics

Meeting: The Magic of Teaching

College of Science, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2012

52 Teaching and Learning

Workshop



Research Outcomes

Deanship of Scientific Research, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2012


Research Outcomes

Deanship of Scientific Research, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2012

55 Reforming Faculties of Education

in the Kingdom in Accordance

with the NCAAA Standards

Requirements

College of Education Jubail, University of Dammam, Jubail, Saudi Arabia 2012

56 Course Design in Accordance


Requirements

College of Applied Sciences, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2012

57 Program Design in Accordance


Requirements

College of Arts, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2012

58 Stanford Visitors„ Series Lecture College of Arts, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2012

59 Workshop on Evaluation and

Assessment

University of Dammam and the Institute of Education of the University of London

Workshop on Evaluation and Assessment, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

2012

60 Engaging and Motivating

Students in Language Learning

Effat University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2012

61 Motivation Matters

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Association of Language Teachers (KSAALT), PMU 2012

62 KSAALT Fifth General Meeting:

Exams and Methods in TESOL

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Association of Language Teachers (KSAALT),


2012

63 KSAALT Fourth General Meeting:

Spreadsheets as Pedagogical

Tools in the Language Classroom



2012

64 Second PMU Research and

Professional Development

Colloquium

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

2011

65 First PMU Research and

Professional Development

Colloquium

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia 2011

66 Students„ Identities and

Language Learning in Saudi

Arabia

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

2011

67 Oman International Conference:

Empowering Teachers and

Learners

Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. 2011

68 Oman International Conference:

Why English grammar is so

difficult (not), with Mr. Scott

Thorbury

Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. 2011

69 Academic Leadership

Development Workshop

Ministry of Higher Education, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2011

70 Workshop on Teaching and

Learning

University of Dammam and the Institute of Education of the University of London,


2011

71 KSAALT Third General Meeting:

Leveraging Peer Feedback in the

Classroom



2011

72 KSAALT Second General

Meeting: The Lecture Central

Classroom



2011

73 Narrative Matters

Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Narrative (CIRN) London ON Canada. 2010

74 Professional Ethics in a Time of

Globalization

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 2010

75 Research for Action and Change:

A Focus on the Lives of

Immigrant and Refugee Women

Centre for Education & Research for Violence Against Women and Children,

University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

2006

76 Oasis of Liberty Conference The Arabia Reading Association, Manama, Bahrain 2006

77 Sixth Annual Feminist Research

Group (FRG) Conference: Inter-

Actions: Exploring Diverse

Feminist Perspectives

Feminist Research Group (FRG), University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario 2005

78 Multicultural Education

Workshop for Pre-service

Teachers: Transition into the

Profession

University of Western Ontario, London, Canada 2005

79 Teaching Assistant Training

Program for Graduate Students

University of Western Ontario, London, Canada 2004

80 Radiation Safety Training Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada 1999

Facilitated Workshops

# Workshop Title Languages Number Institution

1 Introduction to Higher Education

in Saudi Arabia

Arabic and English 7 Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal

University / University Of

Dammam

2 Designing Students„ Activities Arabic and English 3 Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal


Dammam

3 How Students Learn Arabic and English 3 Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal


Dammam

4 Ethical and Professional

Development of Faculty

Members



Dammam

5 Advancing Differential

Instruction



Dammam

Membership of Scientific and Professional Societies and Organizations

# Organization Membership period

1 Saudi Arabia Association for Education and Psychology (JESTEN) 2013–present

2 Saudi Scientific Association of Measurement and Evaluation (SSAME) 2012–present

3 Canadian Association for Teacher Education (CATE) 2012–present

4 Comparative and International Education Society of Canada (CIESC) 2012–present

5 Canadian Association for Curriculum Studies (CACS) 2012–present

6 Canadian Association for Research in Early Childhood (CAREC) 2012–2017

7 Canadian Educational Researchers„ Association (CERA) 2012–2017

8 Peace Interchange Group (based in Toronto) 2006–present

9 Canadian Society for the Study of Women in Education (CASWE) 2000–present

10 Ontario Multicultural Association (OMAMO) 2000–2011

11 Educators for Disability and Gender Equity (EDGE) 2000–2010

Certificates of Appreciation

# Certificate Name and/or Provider Period

1 Deanship of Student Affairs, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University / University of Dammam 2013–2018

2 Deanship of Education, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University / University of Dammam 2012–2017

3 Center of Community Services, College of Education, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University / University

of Dammam

2012–2017

4 Deanship of the Preparatory Year, University of Dammam 2012

5 Certificate of Accomplishment of 79 Points of Professional Development,


2011

6 Dr. Issa Al Ansari, Rector of Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University 2010–2011

7 Certificate of Accomplishment of 79 Points of Professional Development,


2010

8 K AlSaif, Principal of the Dammam Education Board 2010

9 KSAALT Certificate for Presenting 2010

10 KSAALT Certificate for Chairing the Closing Session 2010

11 KSAALT Certificate for Organizing the Conference 2010

12 Roots and Shoots Award, Algonquin College, Ottawa, Canada 2009

13 Certificate for Participation in the Seminar Ethics in Globalized World,

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

2007

Editorial Responsibilities: Reviewer of Scholarly Journals

# Journal Title Period

1 International Journal of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education 2016

2 International Journal of Qualitative Research in Education 2010–present

3 International Journal of Instruction 2012–present

4 International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 2010–present

5 International Journal of English Teaching and Literature 2010–present

6 International Journal of Sociology and Anthropology 2009–present

7 Law and Religion Journal 2008–present

8 The Canadian Journal for New Scholars in Education 2008–present

9 American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences (AJISS) 2008–present

10 Journal of Sex Education 2006–2010

11 International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education 2005–present

12 KSAALT Abstract Review Committee member 2009–2011

13 Advisory Board member of the International Journal of Instruction 2011–present

14 Oryx, PMU Newsletter Editorial Board 2010–2011

Te a ch ing A ct iv it ie s

Undergraduate courses

# Course/Rotation Title Year and program Institution

1 Strategies of Teaching 2013–2014

Bachelor of Education

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University / University of

Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

2 Thinking Skills

2012–2013

Bachelor of Education



3 Research Skills

2012, Bachelor of

Education



4 Practical Education Course 2011–2018,

General Diploma in

Education



5 Advanced Strategies in Teaching Science 2011–2017

General Diploma in

Education



6 Principles and Organization of Curriculums

2011–2012

General Diploma in

Education



7 Curriculum Foundation and Organization 2011, Bachelor of

Education



8 Research and Thinking Skills 2011, Preparatory Year



9 Islamic Studies in English I

2011, Core Curriculum Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, Saudi

Arabia

10 Islamic Studies in English IV 2010-2011, Core

Curriculum

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, Saudi

Arabia

11 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving 2010-2011, Core

Curriculum


Arabia

12 Introduction to Psychology 2010, Core Curriculum Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, Saudi

Arabia

13 Written Communication 2010, Core Curriculum Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, Saudi

Arabia

14 Islamic Studies in English III 2010-2011, Core

Curriculum


Arabia

15 Writing and Research 2009-2011, Core

Curriculum


Arabia

16 Professional Development and Competencies 2009-2011, Core

Curriculum


Arabia

17 Islamic Studies in English II 2009, Core Curriculum Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, Saudi

Arabia

18 Curriculum Planning and Implementation 2010-2011, undergraduate Arab Open University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

19 Science Curriculum 2010, undergraduate Arab Open University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

20 Social Justice and Global Education 2009, Post Graduate

Teacher Education Program



21 Islamic Studies I

(Ethical and Professional Practice in Nursing)

2006–2007, BSc in Nursing

program


Saad Specialist Hospital


affiliated with the University of Ulster


22 Multicultural Education for Pre-service

Teachers

2004-2005, Post Graduate

Teacher Education Program



23 Physics 1101 1999–2000, BSc program Dalhousie University

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

24 Physics 1101-1201 1995–1998, BSc program Taibah University

Medina, Saudi Arabia

Graduate Courses

# Course/Rotation Title Year and program Institution

Curriculum theories and Planning 2019-present Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University / University of


1 Advanced strategies in Science Teaching 2016-2018, Master of Curriculums

and Teaching Methods



2 Curriculum Evaluation 2016-2019, Master of Curriculums




3 Theories of Science Teaching 2015-2019, Master of Curriculums




4 Curriculum Terminology in English 2015-2019, Master of Curriculums




5 Readings in Curriculums and English

Language

2015-2018, Master of Curriculums




6 Evaluation and Development of Science

Curriculums in Public Administration

2015-2016, Master of Curriculums




7 Issues and Problems in Teaching 2014-2019, Master of Curriculums




8 Ethics in Educational Leadership

2014, Master of Educational

Leadership



9 Management Ethics

2014, Master of Educational

Leadership



10 Design and Development of Lessons 2011-2018, Master of Curriculums




Curriculum Support Documents


1 Alghamdi, A.H. (2012). Orphanage curriculum: A curriculum to

support orphans„ education.

Dammam, Saudi Arabia: Ministry of Social

Affairs. Arabic document.

2 Alghamdi, A.H. (2002–2010). Chapter of an M.A. thesis as part of the

required readings in Dr. Sue McGregor„s

course book for the 2002-2007 Global

Education course at Mount Saint Vincent

University.

Halifax, NS: Mount Saint Vincent University.

3 Alghamdi, A.H. (2002–2012). Chapter of an M.A. thesis as part of the

required readings in Dr. Merry Merrifield„s

course book for the 2002-2006 Global

Education course at Ohio State University

(part of a unit on Islam and Muslim

Women).

Columbus, OH: Ohio State University.

4 Alghamdi, A.H. (2006–2010). Chapter of a doctoral dissertation as part of

the required readings in Dr. Sandra Deluca„s

course book for the 2006 Narrative in

Qualitative Research course at the

University of Western Ontario and at

Fanshawe College.

London, ON: University of Western Ontario and

Fanshawe College.

Course and Curriculum Design, Development And Writing

# Course or Curriculum

Institution Year(s)

1 Curriculum for Children with Special

Needs (Orphans)

Ministry of Social Affairs Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2010

2 Social Justice and Global Education University of Ottawa


2009–2011

3 Islamic Studies II, Women in Islam Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University


2009–2011

4 Islamic Studies IV, The Legacy of the

Prophet Mohammed (PBUH)



2009–2011

5 Islamic Studies III, Islam and the West Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University


2009–2011

6 Islamic Studies I, The Holy Quran Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University


2009–2011

7 Islamic Studies II, Islamic Ethics for Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University 2007–2008

Health Professionals Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

8 Research and Evidence Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University


2007–2008

9 Islamic Studies I (Ethical and

Professional Practice in Nursing)

Saad College of Nursing


2006–2007

10 Multicultural Education for Pre-service

Teachers

University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada 2004–2005

Supervision of Master and/or PhD Thesis

# Degree Type Title Institution Date

1 Master

Najdi, E.

Supervisor

The effectiveness of a training program based on

differentiated instruction on the development of teaching

skills among science teachers and its impact on the

academic achievement of their students.

Dammam, Saudi Arabia: Imam

Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

/ University of Dammam

2015–

2019

2 Master

Almarzoog, H. Supervisor

The effective strategy of lesson study as a tool in enhancing

teachers„ educational competencies and improving science

students„ achievement in primary education.



/ University of Dammam.

2015–

2019

3 Master

Al-Shewail, A.

Supervisor

Brain-based science education in Ras Tanura among

science teachers: A case study



/ University of Dammam.

2015–

2019

4 PhD

Alshagdalei, N. External

Examiner

Quality of women's learning experiences in digital

information systems and learning environment in higher

education in Saudi Arabia.

University of Brighton, UK 2018

5 Master„s capstone project

Deraney, P. Examiner

Analysis of EFL academic writing in a Saudi university St Paul, MN: Hamline University. 2015

6 AlGallaf, A.A. Commitee

Member

The experiences of Arab female immigrant patients in

emergency departments in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Halifax, NS: Dalhousie University. 2012

Adm in is tr at i ve Re s p o ns i bi l i t ie s , C om m itte e an d C om m un ity Se r v ice

Administrative Responsibilities

# From To Position Organization

1 2018 Present Director Academic Performance Monitoring Department

Academic Affairs Agency

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University


2 2016 Present Supervisor Scientific Chairs



3 2018 Present Member Preparatory Committee for the Study Plan for the Bachelor„s Program in

Early Childhood Development Teaching

College of Education



4 2018 Present Member Advisory Board

Raseel Center for Educational Consultation


5 2017 2018 Member Planning Committee for English-language Courses for Students in the

Scientific Track




6 2017 2017 Member Permanent Sub-committee to Control Administrative Irregularities within

Colleges Located in Al-Rayyan, Saudi Arabia

7 2017 2017 Member Strategic Planning Committee




8 2017 2017 Member Committee for the Review, Evaluation and Structure of Postgraduate

Programs




9 2017 2017 Member Committee for the Restructuring of Undergraduate Programs




10 2017 2017 Member Committee for the Preparation of the Ph.D. Program within the

Department of Curriculum and Teaching Methods




11 2016 2016 Member Higher Committee for the Supervision of Parallel Programs


Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University / University of Dammam


12 2016 2016 Member Committee to Develop the Recruitment Strategy

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University/ University of Dammam


13 2016 2016 Member Committee for the Promotion of Excellence in Teaching




14 2015 present Supervisor Unit of Scientific Chairs



15 2014 2015 Supervisor Program for the Development of the Internal Leadership Skills of Female

Students



16 2014 2014 Head Organizing Committee for the

Promoting Leadership Skills Workshop

(20-hour program for female students held on April 28 and 29, 2014)





(20-hour program for female students held on June 4 and 5, 2013)



18 2012 2013 Member Early Years Curriculum Program Committee





(20-hour program for female students held on May 8 and 10, 2012)



20 2011 2012 Head Early Childhood Education Program Committee



21 2011 present Vice Dean College of Education



22 2011 2011 Member Early Childhood Education Program Committee



23 2011 2012 President (elected)


affiliated with

TESOL International and ITEAFL


24 2010 2011 Editor in Chief

Female Campus Monthly Newsletter



25 2010 2011 Vice President (elected) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Association of Language Teachers (KSAALT),

affiliated with



26 2010 2011 Member Colloquium Organizing Committee



27 2010 2011 Member Faculty and Staff Search Committee



28 2009 2011 Student Advisor



29 2009 2011 Member Scientific Committee for Understanding Mathematics and Science

Concepts

Center of Excellence for Mathematics and Science Teaching

King Saud University

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

30 2009 2011 Member

Student Affairs Committee



31 2009 2010 Member Academic subcommittee


affiliated with



32 2009 2010 Coordinator

Core Humanities and Social Sciences



33 2009 2010 Reviewer Master„s Programs Curriculum Development Committee



34 2006 2008 Department Head and

Lead Curriculum

Developer

Department of Humanities and Sciences


Saad Specialist Hospital


affiliated with the University of Ulster


Facilitator of a leadership excellence seminar (seven sessions,

seven hours)

Web CT Training Certificate (University of Ulster)

Designer of curricula for 16 courses

Supervisor for the teaching of eight courses

Designer of five modules for the Access Program (university

preparatory program)

Marketing committee consultant

Research committee consultant

Designer and provider of a Safety in the Sciences Laboratories

workshop

for students and staff at Saad Specialist Hospital

35 2006 2006 Secretary Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Association of Language Teachers (KSAALT),

affiliated with TESOL International and ITEAFL

36 2003 2005 Representative of the

Faculty of Education

Society of Graduate Studies



Volunteer Work

# Type of Volunteer Organization Period

1 Workshop for the National Dialogue on Social Networks King Abdulaziz Center for Dialogue, Dammam, Saudi

Arabia

2017

2 Workshop for the Sixth National Dialogue on Social

Networks

King Abdulaziz Center for Dialogue, Dammam, Saudi

Arabia

2013

3 Recurring column for Asdaf, the newsletter Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University / University

of Dammam

2013–2018

4 Volunteering at the Ministry of Education School Board Dammam West Office, Saudi Arabia 2009–2019

5 Volunteering at the Ministry of Social Affairs orphan

programs

Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2009–2019

6 Volunteering at the Orphanage of the Eastern Province Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2009–2015

7 Volunteering at the Association for Social Awareness and

Rehabilitation

Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia 2009–2015

8 Workshop presentation: Improving thinking skills, critical

thinking skills and creative skills

Board of Education, Dammam, Saudi Arabia 2009

9 Presentation: Excellence in Leadership at the World

Assembly of Muslim Youth

Dammam Saudi Arabia 2009

10 Volunteering to assist new immigrants from Arab Muslim

nations to Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2008–2009

11 Volunteering at the London Islamic School London, Ontario, Canada 2003–2004

(summers)

Short Diplomas and Courses

# Diploma / Certificate Institution and/or Location Period

1 Workshop for the National Dialogue on Social Networks Education Direct 2008

2 Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2008

3 Diploma in Child Psychology (w/distinction) International Correspondence School

2000

4 Diploma in Interior Design International Correspondence School 1999

Completed Courses

# Diploma / Certificate Institution and/or Location Period

1 Certified Trainer for National Dialogue (40 hours of

training)

King Abdulaziz Center for Dialogue


2012

2 Counselling Skills

School of Social Work



Canada

2003

3 Intensive Course in Counselling School of Social Work



Canada

2003

4 Graduate physics core courses (two full credits) and

a graduate-level project



Canada

1999– 2000

5 Six language certificates Mount Saint Vincent University


Canada

1999– 2000

6 Six computer certificates Dalhousie University


Canada

1998–1999

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