academic title and school
Academic title
Associate Professor
School Affiliation
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Contact Info
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Research
Technology integration in K-12 schools and higher educatio
eLearning/Distance Ed./ Web-based Instruction/Mobile Learning/Blended Learning
Effect of Interactive Multimedia on Learning/Teaching
Instructional Design/Digital Interactive Content Instructional Design/ Curriculum Development Models
Technology and ESL (English as a second language)/Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Instructional Technology and design/ Instructional media in education
Curriculum Development Models
Education
Ph.D. - Ph.D., Curriculum & Instruction/Educational Media and Computers (Educational Technology), ASU, Arizona, USA.
Post-doctorate and ad hoc faculty member, ASU, Arizona, USA
MA - Teaching English as a Second Language (MTESL), ASU, (GPA 4.0)
Postgraduate Diploma - English Language Studies, Sana'a University, Yemen
BA - English Department, F. Education, Sana'a, Yemen (Achievement Rank 1st)
Teaching Diploma - Diploma in Teaching, Teacher Training Institute, Taiz, Yemen (4th Rank in the Republic of Yemen
Professional experience
- University faculty member: face-to-face, blended, and online
- Academic Accreditation: NCATE, and CAEP
- Trainer: K-12 schools, university
- Consultant:k-12 schools, higher ed.
- Researcher
- Instructional designer
- Author: Books and modules
- Translator
- Reviewer: Research and awards
- Course syllabi developer
- Coordinator: Courses, programs, and conferences
- Graduate Thesis supervision.
Recent publications
- Abdelaziz, H. A., Ankit, A., Almekhlafi, A., Aderibigbe, S., Alawani, A., & Goyol, A. (2023). Professional Development Needs and Challenges Faced by K-12 Teachers in Delivering Effective Online Education in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 22(4), pp. 434-458, April 2023. https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.22.4.24
- Almekhlafi, A. G. (2023). al-fasl al-khamis: al-fajwa al-raqmiya wa-al-mu'allim [The Digital Divide and the Teacher]. In al-fajwa al-raqmiya: al-tahadiyat wa-al-tatbiqat fi al-bi'ah al-tarbiwiya al-arabiya [the Digital Divide: Challenges and Applications in the Arab Educational Environment]. Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States, pp. 286.
- Almekhlafi, A. G. (2022). al-daleel al-tatbeeqi li-tasmim al-mohtawa al-raqmi altafa'uli [Hands-on Guide for Designing and Developing Digital Interactive Content. Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Science and a partnership with International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2023, Hosted by UNESCO. Retrieved from https://teachertaskforce.org/ar/mrkz-almarf/aldlyl-alttbyqy-ltsmym-almhtwy-alrqmy-alnskht-alrbyt
- Almekhlafi, A. G. (2022). ADIC: Hands-on Guide for Designing and Developing Digital Interactive Content (English Version). Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation for Medical and Educational Science and a partnership with International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2023, Hosted by UNESCO. Retrieved from https://teachertaskforce.org/knowledge-hub/hands-guide-designing-and-developing-digital-interactive-content
- Almekhlafi, A. G., & Shaban, M. S. (2021). Students' and Instructors' Perceptions of the Use and Impact of Smart Mobile Learning at the UAE University. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 15(9), 349-367.
- Almekhlafi, A.G. (2021). The effect of E-books on Preservice student teachers' achievement and perceptions in the United Arab Emirates. Education and Information Technologies 26 (1), 1001-1021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-020-10298-x
- Deif Allah, A. A ; Almekhlafi, A.G., & Al-teneiji, A.K. (2021). eLearning effect on female students' achievement and motivation in the United Arab Emirates university. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 12(8), 3046-3058.
- Almekhlafi, A.G. (2020 Designing and Creating Digital Interactive Content Framework: Description and Evaluation of the Almekhlafi Digital Interactive Content Model. Science Education International 31 (2), 130-141
- Almekhlafi, A.G., SA Ismail, AA Hassan (2020). Teachers' Reported Use of Marzano's Instructional Strategies in United Arab Emirates K-12 Schools. International Journal of Instruction 13 (1), 325-340.
- Almekhlafi, A.G., ESA Abulibdeh (2018). K-12 teachers' perceptions of Web 2.0 applications in the United Arab Emirates? Interactive Technology and Smart Education.
- Hala, N., Alsheik, N., & Almekhlafi, A.G. (2017). Phonological awareness deficits among UAE struggling beginner readers and students with reading disabilities. Exceptionality Education International, 27 (2), 110–124. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5206/eei.v27i2.7755
- Haider, A. H, Almekhlafi, A.G. (2017). English Language Teachers' Perceptions of Using ICT in Teaching in Cycle Three in the United Arab Emirates. US-China Foreign Language 15 (6), 349-366. doi:10.17265/1539-8080/2017.06.001
- Alzayoudi, M.; Almekhlafi, A.G, & Almuhairi, O. (2017). United Arab Emirates University Students' Attitudes towards Students with Disabilities. Special Education Research Policy & Practice, 119-131.
- H Elhoweris, N Alsheikh, A Al Mekhlafi, N Alhosani, M Alzyoudi (2017). Effect of an Arabic Program of Direct Instruction for Phonological Awareness on Phonological Awareness Abilities. Exceptionality Education International 27 (2). DOI: https://doi.org/10.5206/eei.v27i2.7755
- Almekhlafi, A.G., S Ismail, MH Al-Mekhlafy (2017). Male and female language teachers' technology integration differences in elementary schools in the United Arab Emirates. International Journal of Research Studies in Educational Technology 6 (1), 1-14. doi: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrset.2016.1521