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Ravinder Kumar ravinder.kumar@mail.mcgill.ca

Contact: 1(514) 966 7000

Summary

Education

Doctor of Philosophy – Education (Fall 2016 –2019), McGill University, Montreal

M.A. – Educational Technology (2015-16), Concordia University, Montreal

M.Sc. – Mass Communication (2000), Guru Jambeshwar University, Hisar, India

Academic Work Experiences

▪ Assigned as Instructor : EDEC 262-004

Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University

MCLIU Part-Time position (January, 2018 – April 2018)

Duties: Teaching, Assessment, and Facilitation

▪ Teaching Assistant : EDEC 262-002

Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University

Part-time ( January, 2018 – April 2018)

Duties: Literature review, Data analysis and Report writing

▪ Teaching Assistant, EDUC 301/4B Department of Education, Concordia University

January 2016 – April 2016

Duties: Teaching Assistance, and assessment

▪ Assistant Professor, Full-time Faculty (Department of English)

Punjab University Colleges, India. (2003 – 2012)

Duties: Teaching, Evaluation, and Research.

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Non-academic experiences (Extra- curricular activities)

▪ Member of McGill Review committee for the Review of SEDE ( 2017)

▪ Member of McGill University Cyclic review committee for MWC ( 2017)

▪ VP Diversity and Equity Council at EGSS ( 2017-2018)

▪ Vice President (Education), Concordia Toastmasters (April – September 2016)

▪ Competent Communicator : Toastmaster International (2015-16)

▪ Area Nodal Officer (NCC) – 2008-2012

▪ Youth Festival Organiser, Commentator & Mentor – 2003-2012

▪ Member of the development, budget and admission committee

Community and Volunteer Activities

▪ Volunteered for the XXIInd International Congress on Personal Construct Psychology

Concordia University (2017/7 - 2017/7)

▪ Volunteered for the Provoking Curriculum Conference 2017: Provoking Curriculum

Encounters McGill University (2017/2 - 2017/2)

▪ Volunteered for the International Society for Performance Improvement (2016/4 -

2016/5)

Research Experiences (Presentations / Participation)

Kumar, Ravinder (2017). Presented a paper on “The Uses of Augmented Reality in Learning

Sciences : Pros and Cons at the ITEC 2017 held at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

(August 16-18 , 2017).

Kumar, Ravinder (February 2017). Presented a paper titled, Expanding stances and spaces for

learners through designed -based interactive curriculum, at the Provoking Curriculum

Conference 2017: Provoking Curriculum Encounters McGill University & CSSE conference

held at McGill University ( 11-12 February 2017).

Kumar Ravinder, Diana Farr, Martine Dolimere, Stacy Pollack. (2016). Retro Motors : A Road

to Success. International Society for Performance Improvement conference held at Philadelphia,

USA, Philadelphia, United States (April 8-10, 2016).

Kumar, Ravinder ( March 2016). IInd prize in the competition held by Commission scolaire de

Montréal (CSDM) Grand Défi de la technologie éducative, got joint second prize for producing

Une intervention bienveillante contre l' intimidation (September 2015- March 2016).

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Participated (2007) in the International Workshop on Systemic Functional Linguistics at Guru

Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. (15-19 January 2007).

Participated (2007) in the International Seminar on Contemporary Trends in Language,

Discourse and Cultural Studies at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. (20-21 Jan.

2007).

Masters Thesis

The Effect of Collaborative Learning on Student Achievement : A Meta-Analysis. (2017).

Concordia University. Master's Thesis. Supervisor: Professor Richard Schmid

Referred: Forthcoming contributions (Accepted/ submitted / in press)

Kumar, R. (2017). Student teacher’s identity-formation through reflexive inquiry: A conceptual

view. A book chapter accepted. SENSE Publications.

Kumar, R. (2017). Examining the relationship between teachers’ beliefs and practices in a

diverse classroom: A research proposal. Manuscript accepted for publication J-BILD.

Kumar, R. (2017). Extending classroom for diverse learners via integrating the affordances of

technology in pedagogy: A theoretical framework. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Kumar, R. The uses of augmented reality in learning sciences: A Review. TOJET.

Starr, L. & Kumar, R. (2017). Transformative leadership: A process to bridge self and

community for social change. Manuscript in preparation.

Star, L. , & Kumar, R. (2017). Notion of questioning in education leadership.

Other Creative Output

Sellers, Brian ; Kumar, Ravinder ; Schatkowsky, Mat ;. Go Bowling. (2016). Contribution

Percentage: 31-40 Description / Contribution Value.

Description : This creative digital artwork aims at to inform about the game of bowling. The

production includes the history, rules, techniques, tools, of the game. The main purpose of this

creation is to educate and help people learn how to play bowing game.

Kumar Ravinder Gill. CSDM sponsored project Les Comportements bienveillants. (2016).

Contribution Percentage: 91-100 Description / Contribution Value.

Description : This digital online program was designed to educate the school community about

the problem of bullying behaviour at educational settings. The stress was given on practice of

benevolent behaviour during interactions among school community.

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Professional Memberships

▪ Member of The Canadian Society for the Study of Education

▪ Member of International Society for Performance Improvement

▪ Canadian Education Association (CEA)

Other Online Courses completed (Edx)

Harvard x online course GSE2x Leaders of Learning from Harvard University (2014)

MITx course 11.132x Design and Development of Educational Technology from MIT (2014)

UQx course Write101x English Grammar and Style from the University of Queensland (2014)

UQx: Crime101x The Psychology of Criminal Justice from the University of Queensland (2014)

Technological Fluency

Knowledge of varying applications available for Macintosh (OS) and Microsoft (Windows)

environments.

Working knowledge of CMSs platforms such as myCourses, MOOCs and and edX

Knowledge of eportfolio designing and webhosting.

Knowledge of e-learning and LMSs software (Captivate, Lactora, Klynt, & WordPress)

Knowledge of graphics, media design, and development applications (such as Snagit, Photoshop,

Canva, imovie and adobe Indesign)

Knowledge of MS suite (Word, PPT, and Excel)

Knowledge of research software SPSS and Nvivo

Linguistic Fluency

English: Speaking and listening – Good, Reading, and writing – good.

French: Speaking and listening – fair, Reading and Writing – fair.

Hindi: Speaking and listening – Good, Reading and writing – good.

Punjabi: Speaking and listening – Good, Reading, and Writing – fair.