PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Lab Advisor (23/03/2009 – current, Part Time), Integrated Help Services, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Job Description
- This job improved my communication and troubleshooting skills. I have learned how to work in a team, thus increased my boundary of friendship to different nationalities and culture. I also learned a lot about QUT – its management, faculties, and policies. The most important thing about the work lies in its nature –helping students. At the end of my shift, I feel happy for being able to help the needy students, especially international students.
- Assist integrated help service staff to provide a qualitative help services
- Establish and strengthen relationships between the students and the university
- Help students with computer troubleshooting
- Orient Students with QUT environment
Job Description
- This job, built on my previous teaching and helpdesk skills, prepared me for a better delivery in teaching and research capacity building. It was during this period that I had an opportunity to attend research workshops, oversea academic conferences, and meet scholars around the world.
- Provide qualitative education in the field of IT to the undergraduate students
- Provide timely and constructive feedback on students’ learning and achievement
- Design and develop teaching and learning materials for the college
- Help and manage college’s LAN(local area network)
- Provide computer services such as software and hardware installations in Labs and faculty computers, and troubleshooting
- This job, besides the regular duties, allowed me to learn more about QUT and local communities; Australian life and experience; international students and their culture; and more.
- Help students with computer troubleshooting
- Orient Students with QUT environment
- Make sure that the computer labs are maintained neat and clean
Job Description
- Teaching school students were both fun and challenge. Besides the improvement in communication and teaching skills, I have learnt to be patient and caring. I have also developed a good relationship with the community and organizations both at the personal and professional level.
- Teach Physics, Mathematics and Computer Application to grade 7 – 10.
- Look after the school’s computer lab and network
- Look after the welfare of students
- Organize activities/functions
- Establish relationships between the community and the school through parent-teacher meeting, student feedback, and school functions and activities.
VOLUNTER WORK/COMMUNITY SERVICE
02/12/2010 -03/12/2010: The Australasian Conference on Information Systems (ACIS 2010), QUT, Brisbane Australia
Job Description:
- Student Volunteer
- Assist Organizer and Session chairs
- Contact person: Dr Wasana Bandara (w.bandara@qut.edu.au
Job Description:
- Fill sample bags for the event "IT Can Take You Anywhere" organized by Colleen Stieler, Senior Project Officer, Smart Classrooms, Education Queensland (colleen.stieler@qed.qld.gov.au) to attract girls into information technology.
Job Description:
- Conduct Computer Literacy classes (4.00pm -5.30 pm) for students and Staff of YHS.
24th June to 27th June 2008. Paro College of Education, Paro (As one of the resource persons).
Brief Description
Action Research is a systematic collection of data to answer a research question for improvement. Action research is a professional development geared towards a social practice.
Objectives
The main objectives of the workshop are to
equip the teachers of Paro Valley with skills and knowledge to conduct an educational action research
write an action research proposal
identify issues in their respective schools/classrooms which can be tackled by doing action research
Agenda/topics
Some of the topics covered were:
- What is research?
- Action Research as professional development
- Practical issues in action research
- Action research models
- Literature review
- Data Collection
- Proposal writing
Participants
The participants were the teachers (30 participants) from Paro Valley.
14th April and 5th May 2007. Paro College of Education, Paro. Online Learning and Teaching System (OLTS) is a web based teaching learning tool. The OLTS is designed to facilitate teaching-learning activities by shortening the gap between the learner and the tutor. It makes simpler and effective for both the administrator, at various levels (such as module coordinator, dept head, course coordinator), and the learner to perform or assign a task.
Objectives
The main objectives of the programme are
equip the college with OLTS (new technology for the college)
familiarize faculty members with OLTS
Make work easier for learners and administrators and tutors by shortening the gap between them.
appreciate the use of Information Technology in teaching
- The agenda of the programme were:
- Orientation to OLTS
- Demonstration on the use of OLTS
- Hands on Practice
Participants
The professional programme was conducted for the all faculty members.
2002- 2003: Yangchenphug Higher Secondary School, Thimphu, Bhutan.Computer Literacy Program for IT Club members (students) and staff.
Brief Description
Computer Literacy Programme is for the beginners who did not have basic skill and knowledge in using computers.
Topics
- Some of the topics covered are:
- File and Computer Management
- Microsoft word processor
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
Agenda
