Instructor
M.Ed. (by research), Educational Technology - University of Southern Queensland (Australia), 2018
M.A. Applied Linguistics and TESOL - University of New South Wales (Australia), 2003
Bio
Ajda Osifo is an Instructor who joined Zayed University in August 2013. Prior to moving to the UAE in 2013, she taught at the University of Sydney Foundation Program in Sydney, Australia and also served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of New South Wales Institute of Languages. Her wide ranging experience spans teaching EAP, ESP, Academic Writing and IELTS courses in higher education. Concurrently, she worked with AMEP (Adult Migrant English Program), where she was involved with teaching migrants and humanitarian entrants. Ajda has presented at national and international conferences and published her work internationally. She is currently doing her Doctor of Philosophy degree at University of Canberra, Australia.
Office
Abu Dhabi - Khalifa City, MF3-2-016
Phone:
+971 2 599 3254
Email:
Ajda.osifo@zu.ac.aeTeaching Areas
Ajda is passionate about pedagogical innovations and her research interests include educational technology, design for flexible learning environments, mobile teaching pedagogies, digital transformation and community of inquiry.
Research and Professional Activities
Osifo, A. (2019). Improving Collaboration in Blended Learning Environments Through Differentiated Activities and Mobile-Assisted Language Learning Tools. 15th International Conference on Mobile Learning 2019, Netherlands. DOI:10.33965/ml2019_201903L001
Osifo, A. (2016). ADDRESSING DIFFERENTIATION USING MOBILE-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING. In INTED2016 Proceedings (pp. 1924-1929). IATED. DOI:10.21125/inted.2016.0014
Osifo, A., & Radwan, A. (2014). Mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) applications for interactive and engaging classrooms: APPsolutely. In Conference proceedings. ICT for language learning (p. 282). libreriauniversitaria. it Edizioni.
