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  4. Abeywardena, Ishan Sudeera

Abeywardena, Ishan Sudeera

Researcher Title

Associate Director of Systems, Centre for Extended Learning

College/University/Company Affiliation

University of Waterloo

Address

Centre for Extended Learning (CEL) East Campus 3 (EC3) 195 Columbia St. W. Waterloo, ON

E-mail

[email protected]

Phone number

519-888-4567 ext. 47011

Research Focus

Open Education, Open Educational Resources (OER), eLearning, MOOC and Open and Distance Learning, Mobile Application Development

Top Cited Paper (past 5 years)

Abeywardena, I.S., Karunanayaka, S.P., Nkwenti, M.N., & Tladi, L. (2018). A Collaborative Approach to OER Policy and Guidelines Development in the Commonwealth: The Case of Botswana, Cameroon, and Sri Lanka. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 19(2), 71-88. Available at: https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/irrodl/1900-v1-n1-irrodl03962/1051242ar/abstract/

2nd Top Cited Paper (past 5 years)

Abeywardena, I.S. (2017). An empirical framework for mainstreaming OER in an academic institution. Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, 12(2), 230-242. Available at: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/AAOUJ-11-2017-0036/full/html

3rd Top Cited Paper (past 5 years)

Abeywardena, I.S., Marthinus, U. & Fifita, S. (2019). OER Mainstreaming in Tonga. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 20(1), 262-278. Available at: https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/irrodl/1900-v1-n1-irrodl04436/1057983ar/abstract/

Additional Info

Online presence: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishansa/

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