Dr. Elizaveta Berezina is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Sunway University, Malaysia, Faculty of Medical and Life Sciences, School of Psychology. She is a member of the European Association of Social Psychology, the British Psychological Society, and the International Society of Critical Health Psychology. Dr. Berezina having served as Lead Trainer for the AIDS Foundation East-West (AFEW), managed HIV-prevention programmes implemented by seven local NGOs across Russia.Her research interests include youth health promotion, lay representations of illness, behavioural change, personality, and well-being. Dr. Berezina has published widely on topics related to teaching innovation in psychology, curriculum design, learning outcomes, and experiential education.
"Enhancing Student Motivation and Engagement Through Technology"
This talk explores the transformative role of technology in fostering student motivation and engagement. It highlights practical strategies and innovative tools that create interactive, personalized, and meaningful learning experiences. Special attention will be given to the integration of problem-based learning (PBL), showcasing how technology can support inquiry-driven approaches, encourage critical thinking, and promote active participation. This talk connects educational psychology with modern teaching methods to explore how technology can create engaging learning environments that support student success.
Dr. Mariam Mohamad is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Sains Malaysia with research interests in mobile learning and mobile assistive technology. Recognized as a pioneer in mobile learning in Malaysia, her work has been cited by UNESCO and featured in Mobile Learning in Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region (Springer). She has presented her research widely at international conferences, including: UNESCO Mobile Learning Week 2014, Paris (Invited Speaker) ICEMT 2018, Okinawa, Japan (Invited Speaker) IMLF 2018, Singapore (Invited Speaker) ICEDU 2019, Kuala Lumpur (Plenary Speaker & Forum Panelist) ICEMT 2019, Nagoya, Japan (Plenary Speaker) IMRC 2020 and Education Science & Technology Conference 2020, Philippines (Keynote Speaker) TEL 2021, ICSE 2021, ICEEL 2021 (Keynote/Plenary/Invited Speaker) ICEPS 2023, ICLLL 2023, AETS 2024, ICETM 2024, ICLLL 2024 (Invited Speaker) She is also active in innovation, winning multiple awards for assistive learning tools, including gold medals at iCompEx 2016, IUCEL 2018, and IIDEA 2018, among others. Her research is supported by international grants from the Sumitomo Foundation and Japan Foundation. Dr. Mariam serves as an executive committee member of the Mobile Learning Association Malaysia, President of the Dyslexia Association (Penang), Advisor to the Special Needs Students Association (USM), and committee member of the R&D Unit at the Malaysian Association for the Blind.
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