CURRICULUM VITAE

Leo Buscaglia

^Education:

PhD: Learning, Design and Technology (LDT), Mary Frances Early College of Education, University of Georgia (UGA), USA, Present
Master: Instructional and Learning Technology (ILT), College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Oman, 2018
Bachelor: Instructional and Learning Technology (ILT), College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Oman, 2009

^{Work Experience :}

PhD Graduate Student
^{Department of Learning, Design and Technology, College of Education,}^{University of Georgia, USA}
^{2023-present: Admitted as a graduate student in the LDT PhD program at UGA, USA.}

Lecturer / Faculty Member
^{Department of Instructional and Learning Technologies, College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman}
^{2020–2023: Taught different courses for pre-service teachers and undergraduate students. I worked}^{on different committees and presented various workshops for faculty inside and outside the university.}

IT Curriculum Specialist
^{General Directorate for Curriculum Development, Ministry of Education, Muscat-OmaN}
_{2017–2020: Worked in authoring and developing the curricula of IT for the public education schools. I participated}_{in designing, developing, and evaluating some lessons in those curricula.}_{Involved in committees and work groups on some related educational projects in MOE.}
IT Teacher
^{Ministry of Education, Muscat, Oman}
^{2009–2017: I worked as an Information Technology (IT) teacher in an Omani public school for nine years. Information Technology is a curriculum taught in the pre- and post-basic education systems in Oman to equip students with knowledge and skills related to information and communication technology.}

^Publications

Al Amri, A. Y., Osman, M. E., & Al Musawi, A. S. (2020). The Effectiveness of a 3D-Virtual Reality Learning Environment (3D-VRLE) on the Omani Eighth Grade Students’ Achievement and Motivation towards Physics Learning. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), 15 (05), 4–16. https://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jet/article/view/11890

Al-Amri, A. Y., Osman, M., & Al-Musawi, A. S. (2021). The Design Principles of a 3D-Virtual Reality Learning Environment (3D-VRLE) in Science Education. Interdisciplinary Journal of Virtual Learning in Medical Sciences , 12(4), 2. https://doi.org/10.30476/ijvlms.2021.91812.1106

Al-Amri, A. Y. & Al Musawi, A. Sh. (2022). Implementation and administration of online programs and courses. In A. S. Al-Harthi, A Comprehensive Outlook on Online and Distance Education in Higher Education: Leadership, Design, Application, and Evaluation, 151–178. Al Massira. (in Arabic). https://shorturl.at/rP023

M. Al Abri, A. Al Aamri, A. Elhag (2023). Developing Design Principles for Creating a Meaningful Learning Environment, EDULEARN23 Proceedings, pp. 6542-655. https://library.iated.org/view/ALABRI2023DEV

Conferences:

A paper entitled Developing Design Principles for Creating a Meaningful Learning Environment. The 15th annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma de Mallorca (Spain), 3rd–5th of July, 2023.
A paper entitled Using a 3D-Virtual Reality Learning Environment (3D-VRLE) in Teaching Science. The Seventh International Conference of the Omani Mathematics Committee: Trends in Innovative Mathematics Curricula, 20–22 December 2021, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
AL. Amri, A. (2018). The Effectiveness of the 3D-Virtual Reality Learning Environment (3D-VRLE) on the Omani Eighth Grade Students’ Achievement and Motivation towards Physics Learning, Paper presented at the 2nd Students Research Conference, 15–16 April 2019, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
A paper entitled Using a 3D-Virtual Reality Learning Environment (3D-VRLE) in Teaching Science. The second symposium for graduate research on qualified programs at the Ministry of Education was held at MOE on October 15–16, 2019.

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EMAIL: aa40205@uga.edu; asmaalaamriphd@gmail.com

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