Leigh Powell
Contact Faculty www.linkedin.com/in/leigh-powellDr. Leigh Powell holds a doctorate in Education where her research focused on how to apply
data-driven strategies to promote the development of learning and teaching. She has had the
opportunity to work in various capacities on research projects related to public health, teaching
practice, and learning design. Currently a Lecturer and Senior Learning Designer with the Institute for
Excellence in Health Professions Education, Leigh has developed multiple projects related to
community health education and faculty development. She has a strong interest in learning analytics and how best to leverage and visualize data for the purposes of improving academic experiences.
Academic Appointments
Lecturer
Mohammed Bin Rashid University, Dubai, UAE.
Professional Education
EdD (Educational Technology - Curriculum and Instruction)
University of Florida, United States of America.
MEd (Educational Technology)
San Diego State University, United States of America.
BA with distinction (Sociology)
San Diego State University, United States of America.
Teaching
- Instructor, Digital Education Program
- Instructor, Advanced Clinical Educator (ACE) Program
- Instructor, Blended Learning Design
- Instructor, Teaching Assistant Training program
- Development of Master/PGDip/PGCert of Health Professions Education
Honors and Awards
Community Immunity Program – Engaging 1 Million Learners
MBRU Excellence Award – Community Engagement
Best Paper Award - “Self-Organising P2P Learning for 21C Education.”
Conference: International Symposium on Smart Learning for the Next Generation, IC'13
Publications
Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
- Member, Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR)
- Member, Association for Educational Communications & Technology
- Member, IEEE Transactions on Education
Research interests
- Learning Analytics
- Learner profiling
- Precision education
- Online and technology-enhanced teaching and learning
- Conversational agents, conversation design
- Communities of practice
Clinical and Community Service
- Member, Student Assessment & Progression Committee (SAPC), MBRU, 2021-present
- Member, Digital Learning Committee, MBRU, 2020 – present