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    Tasneem Anwar

    Assistant Professor

    tasneem.anwar@aku.edu

    Telephone: 92 21 36347611

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    Introduction

    Dr Tasneem Anwar is a passionate science educator advancing STEM education through interconnected expertise: designing curricula and professional development to support teachers integrating STEM into middle grades; leveraging AI and non-AI educational technologies for impactful learning; and enhancing instructional design for diverse modalities, including face-to-face, online, and blended formats. Nationally, she received the Best University Teacher Award (2020) from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and locally the Outstanding Teacher Awards (2018, 2023) from Aga Khan University. A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK) and inaugural member of the Haile T. Debas Teachers’ Academy, she strives to empower educators and drive innovation in higher and science education.

    Education

    • PhD Curriculum and Instruction, Concentration in Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) Education, University of Minnesota, Twin cities campus, Minnesota, USA, 2017
    • MEd Teacher Education, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2007
    • BEd Science Education, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2000
    • MSc Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 1997
    • BSc Botany, Zoology, Geography, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 1993

    Training


    Current areas of teaching

    • Qualitative Research Methods
    • Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
    • STEM Education
    • Science Education

    Research interests

    • Science Education
    • STEM Education
    • Digital Pedagogy
    • Qualitative Research
    • Design based research

    Experience

    • Assistant Professor, Institute for Educational Development, Aga Khan University, 2017 to date.
    • Graduate Research Assistant and STEM Instructional Coach, STEM Education Center, University of Minnesota, 2012-2016
    • Teacher Trainer, Teacher Training & Curriculum Development Wing, DHA Education Branch, Lahore, Pakistan, 2010-2012
    • Assistant Teacher Trainer, Teacher Training & Curriculum Development Wing, DHA Education Branch, Lahore, Pakistan, 2003-2010
    • Senior Mistress, Defence Public School, Junior Campus, T-Block, DHA, Lahore, Pakistan, 2002-2003
    • Examination In Charge, Defence Public School, Junior Campus, T-Block, DHA, Lahore, Pakistan 1998-2000
    • Science Teacher, Pride Public School, Raiwind Road, Lahore, Pakistan, 1997
    • Science Teacher, City Grammar School, Canal View, Lahore, Pakistan, 1994-1995

    Professional associations

    • Member, The National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), 2013-Present
    • Member, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), 2014-2022
    • Member, British Educational Research Association (BERA), 2021
    • Member, The Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE), 2013-2017

    Awards and honours

    • Outstanding Teacher Award for Sustained Scholarship of Discovery, AKU-IED, 2023
    • HEC’s Best University Teacher Award in Social Sciences, Arts/ Humanities, Education, Law, and Management, 2020
    • Inaugural member, Teachers’ Academy of AKU, 2021
    • Winner, AKU Best University Teacher Award – Nominated for HEC BUTA Award 2020
    • Fellow, the Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom, 2020
    • Outstanding Teacher Award for Sustained Scholarship of Integration, AKU-IED, 2018

    Publications

     

    • Investigating science teachers’ technology integration in classrooms. A case study of a private higher secondary school in Karachi, Pakistan
    • Transfer of Learning: Lessons Learnt from the Design, Facilitation, and Evaluation of a Faculty Development Course
    • Transfer of STEM Research for Designing Contextually Relevant Curriculum in Pakistan: A Case Study

     

    Created on:06/07/2017 Last modified:12/06/2024

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