teaches at the Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia. In over twenty years in UNIMAS, she has taught and supervised students on topics related to teaching and learning, particularly in the use of technology to support and enhance learning. Fitri is currently involved in teaching and training Masters and PhD students and local Sarawak teachers to use Gamification as an indigenous and creative approach to engage young school children to learn and focus in class, especially those in remote and rural locations in Borneo.
last update: October 2020
Articles published on IXD&A:
• ‘Emergency Remote Teaching Scenarios, Struggles and Soundboxes: A Case Study on Malaysian Teachers’, N. 46, 2020, pp. 13 – 28, abstract, download, (https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-046-001), Google Scholar
"xThe shift to emergency remote teaching has created a ripple effect in education across the globe. Although efforts to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic can be lauded, much remains unknown in ..."
"xThe shift to emergency remote teaching has created a ripple effect in education across the globe. Although efforts to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic can be lauded, much remains unknown in ..."
• ‘Game-based learning to teach Higher Order thinking in Rural Schools – Case studies in Sarawak Borneo’, N. 41, 2019, pp. 78 – 86, abstract, download, (https://doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-041-006), Google Scholar
"This action research utilised game-based learning principles in rural schools in Sarawak. Game design thinking was proposed as a pedagogical approach to guide teachers to address Higher Order thinking..."
"This action research utilised game-based learning principles in rural schools in Sarawak. Game design thinking was proposed as a pedagogical approach to guide teachers to address Higher Order thinking..."
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