Dr. Kuldip Kaur Karam Singh

• Consultant, UNICEF HQ New York, Programme Division
  − Teacher Development Specialist, Education Section
  − UNICEF Global Focal Point for Norwegian Teacher Initiative: Strengthening Multi-Partner Cooperation to Support Teacher Policy and Improve Learning
• LeapEd Services Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  − Head, Educational Development
• Open University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  − Professor of English as a Second Language Education (2006)
  − Deputy Dean, Faculty of Education and Languages
  − Graduate Programmes Convener for MEd & PhD in Education
  − Module Development Trainer and Writer for BEd, MEd & PhD for OUM
  − Teacher Development, Curriculum Development, Programme Development and Assessment for Distance Learning
  − Trainer and Programme Developer for Meteor Learning and Institute of Professional Development
• University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  − Associate Professor (1996)
  − Undergraduate (TESL) Programme Coordinator, Department of Language and Literacy Education

• Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
  − Lecturer, English language Department

Teacher Trainer and Textbook Developer for Punjabi Language Education, Khalsa Diwan Malaysia, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Perak, 30100 Ipoh.

Academic Papers & Articles

• Soon S. T., Kuldip Kaur & Philip Ling (2019). Cybersafety in Education for the 21st Century: A Comparative Study of Malaysia and Thailand. Proceedings of the International Conference on Education pp. 28-40. 10-11 April 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Kuldip, Kaur, Soon, S. T. & Ling, P. (2018). Cyberbullying and Youth Disposition Survey 2018. Paper presented at DIGI Malaysia, 29 Nov 2018.
• Kuldip Kaur (2017). White Paper. Improving Student Outcomes in Malaysian Schools: A Trust School Initiative. LeapEd Services, Sdn. Bhd.
• Kuldip Kaur (2015). National Survey Report: Growing Digital Resilience among Malaysian School children on Staying Safe Online. DiGi Telecommunications Malaysia.
• Kuldip Kaur (2014). National Survey Report: Capacity Building among Malaysian Schoolchildren on Staying Safe Online. DiGi Telecommunications Malaysia.
• Katarzyna Pawelczyk & Kuldip Kaur (2014). Exploring the Digital Landscape in Malaysia: Access and Use of Digital Technologies by Children and Youth. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Malaysia.
• Kuldip Kaur (2014). The Emergent Nature of Strategic Mediation in ESL Teacher Education. Language Teaching Research Journal, pp. 1-16, Sep 2014, SAGE publications.
• Kuldip Kaur (2012). Becoming Successful ESL Writing Teachers: A Sociocultural Perspective. ESL Practitioner: Journal of the Malaysian English Language Teaching Centre, Ministry of Education, Malaysia.
• Kuldip Kaur (2011). The Role of Constructivist Pedagogy in ODL Teacher Education: A Malaysian Case Study. Proceedings of the IGNOU National Seminar on Teacher Education through Open Distance Learning in the Context of the Right to Education, New Delhi, India, 23-24 March 2011.
• Kuldip Kaur, Chung, HT & Lee, N. (2010). Correlates of Academic Achievement for Master of Education Students, Open University Malaysia. Proceedings of the 6th Pan-Commonwealth Forum, Kochi, India, 24-28 Nov 2010.
• Kuldip Kaur (2010). Best Practices in Distance Learning: Refocusing Educational Opportunity in the 21st Century. Proceedings of the E-learning in Education Conference, Qatar University, 25-27 Oct 2010.4
• Rahmah Hashim & Kuldip Kaur (2008). Ensuring Continuous Academic Mobility in a Borderless World. Proceedings of the ASAIHL International Conference, 7-10 April 2008, Bangkok Thailand.
• Kuldip Kaur & Nirwan Idrus (2006). Human Capacity Building through the Recognition of Prior Learning: Implications for Higher Education. Proceedings of the 6th SEAAIR Conference: Transforming Higher Education, 5-7 Sep 2006, Langkawi, Malaysia.
• John Arul Phillips, Ansary Ahmad & Kuldip Kaur (2005). Instructional Design Principles in the Development of an E-Learning Graduate Course. Proceedings of the International Conference on eLearning for Knowledge- based Society, 4-7 Aug 2005, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Kuldip Kaur (2005). F2F Segued into E: Effective Teaching in Integrated Environments. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on E-learning/Information, 1-3 Sep 2005, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
• Kuldip Kaur, Ahmad Hashem & Mansor Fadzil (2005). Recasting the Learning Experience: The Role of a Learning Management System in an ODL Institution. Proceedings of the CRIDALA Conference at Open University Hong Kong, 20-22 June 2005.
• Zoraini Wati Abas, Kuldip Kaur & Ansary Ahmed (2005). Transforming ODL through Online Collaboration: The Hidden Curriculum. Proceedings of the CRIDALA Conference, Open University Hong Kong, 20-22 June 2005.
• Harvinder Kaur and Kuldip Kaur (2005). Collaborative Online Learning: Issues in Online Facilitation. Proceedings of the ICDE International Conference, 19-23, Nov 2005, New Delhi, India.
• Kuldip Kaur & Zoraini Wati Abas (2004). An Assessment of e-learning Readiness at Open University Malaysia. Proceedings of the International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE), Nov 30-Dec 3, 2004, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
• Kuldip Kaur & Zoraini Wati Abas (2004). Implementation of Collaborative Online Learning at Open University Malaysia. Proceedings of the 2004 Southeast Asia Association for Institutional Research (SEAAIR) Conference, 21-23 Sep 2004 Wenzhou, China, pp 453-462.
• Kuldip Kaur (2001). Addressing Literacy Needs of Teacher Trainees. Proceedings of the Southeast Asia Literacy and Reading Conference (SEALRC), 9-10 Nov 2001, National University of Malaysia.
• Kuldip Kaur (1996). Evaluating Children’s Writing. In Adam Brown (ed.), English in Southeast Asia. Proceedings of the First “English in Southeast Asia” Conference, National Institute of Education, Singapore, Nov 1996.
• Kuldip Kaur (1995). Why They Need English in Malaysia: A Survey. World Englishes, 14 (2), 223-230.
• Kuldip Kaur (1995). English Language Education in Malaysia and the Management of Change. 2020, 3(6), 24-27.
• Kuldip Kaur & Samuel, M. (1994). ESL Teacher Trainees’ Theoretical Orientations on Teaching, Learning and
• Language: Incongruencies and Implications for Teacher Education. Journal of Pendidikan, (Journal of Education) 16: 59-69.
• Kuldip Kaur (1994). (Paper written in Malay Language) Pemelajaran dan Pemerolehan Bahasa Kedua oleh
• Kanak-kanak dan Orang Dewasa, [Second Language Learning and Acquisition by Children and Adults, Journal of the Institute of Language and Literature, Malaysia] Jurnal Dewan Bahasa, 38:645-650.
• Kuldip Kaur (1992). Theory and Practice in ESL. The English Teacher: Journal of the Malaysian English Language Teaching Association, vol. 21, 76-83.5
• Kuldip Kaur (1992). Metacognition: Review and Application. Journal of the Malaysian Reading Association (Jurnal Pembacaan), vol. 1, 1-9.

Books

• Kuldip Kaur (Ed.) (2004). Second Language Writing. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Sasbadi.
• Kuldip Kaur & Basil Wijasuria (Eds.) (2004). Transcending Boundaries: Selected Papers on ESL Teaching and Learning. Sasbadi-MELTA ELT Series. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Sasbadi.
• Zoraini Wati Abas, Kuldip Kaur, Hairudin Harun (2004). (E-book) E-Learning Readiness in Malaysia. Ministry of Energy, Water and Communication, Malaysia and Open University Malaysia.

Chapters in Books

• Kuldip Kaur (2007) Enlivening the Promise of Education: Building Collaborative Learning Communities through Online Discussion Forums. In Elspeth McKay (Ed.) (2007) Enhancing Learning through Human-Computer Interaction, pp. 132-153 Hershey, PA, USA: Idea Group, Inc.
• Kuldip Kaur & Harvinder Kaur (2006) Bridging the Distance in ESL Teacher Education: Strategies for Effective Facilitation in Collaborative Online Learning. In Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan (Ed.) Online Applications in Education. Serdang, Malaysia: Putra University Malaysia Press.
• Kuldip Kaur (2004). Effective Models of Writing Instruction for Limited English Proficiency Learners. In Kuldip
• Kaur (Ed.) (2004). Second Language Writing. Sasbadi-MELTA ELT Series. Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Sasbadi.
• Kuldip Kaur (2003). The Road to Writing: Scenarios from Primary Schools. In Malachi Edwin Vethamani (Ed.) (2003). Readings in TESL, Volume I. Sasbadi-MELTA ELT Series: Petaling Jaya, Malaysia