Biography
Dr Nurhasmiza Sazalli has over 22 years of experience in education. She holds a PhD in Education from the University of Exeter, United Kingdom, specialising in AI tools training, mobile learning, and design thinking. She also holds three master’s degrees, including an MBA in Digital Entrepreneurship. As the CEO@Faculty Fellow at McDonald’s Malaysia, she developed mobile app content for onboarding new employees and designed the company’s Talent Development Programme, enabling McDonald’s staff to pursue MBAs at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
An advocate for digital learning, Dr Sazalli has trained school teachers, university academics, and McDonald’s employees in mobile learning since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Her workshops emphasise design thinking and aim to create future-ready educators capable of delivering engaging, meaningful training. She also leads the Bijak Lestari University Social Responsibility (USR) team, offering AI training for educators, STEM activities for students, leadership workshops, and parenting skills programs.
Passionate about collaboration, Dr Sazalli has worked with institutions such as the Okayama University of Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, and McDonald’s Malaysia. Currently, she leads the PhD and Master in Education TESL programs at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, supervising 15 PhD students. The courses taught by her include ‘Innovations in Education’, ‘Materials and Syllabus Design’, ‘Second Language Acquisition’, and ‘English for Professional Communication’.
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