Dr Ramiz Ali is an Assistant Professor of Digital Technologies and Pedagogy with over 20 years of experience in higher education. He holds a PhD in Education from the University of Wollongong, and a Master’s degree in e-Learning from the University of Technology Sydney in Australia. Ramiz previously served as the Head of the Centre at the former Centre for Open Learning (now CETE). He has extensive experience in higher education both nationally and internationally.

Doctor of Philosophy, (Digital Technologies in Education), University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia, 2023
Master of Arts in e-Learning, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 2009
Bachelor of Arts in Dhivehi Language, The Maldives National University, Male’, Maldives, 2006

Digital technologies in education
Generative AI and assessment
Pedagogical methods and approaches
Diffusion of innovations
Educational policy and leadership
Institutional change

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Abdulla Jameel, Thesis titled, ‘?????? ?????????? ???? ???????? ?????????? ???????? ?????? ???????? ???? ?????????????? ???????????? ?????????? ???? ??????’. [PhD student, Faculty of Arts; Role: Primary Supervisor; Ongoing from T1, 2026].
Asrath Naseer, Thesis titled, ‘Designing and Testing a Dhivehi Reading Comprehension Routine: A Design-based Research Study in Maldivian Primary Classrooms’. [PhD student, Faculty of Education; Role: Co-supervisor; Ongoing from T1, 2026].

Digital technologies in education
Generative AI and assessment
Pedagogical methods and approaches
Diffusion of innovations
Educational policy and leadership
Institutional change

Ali, R., & Maroulis, J. (2026). Assessment validity in the age of generative artificial intelligence: a critical review. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1-16.
Ali, R., & Georgiou, H. (2026). “We had No Choice”: Lecturers’ Experiences with a Top-Down Approach to the Institutional Adoption of Blended Learning. Higher Education Policy, 1-20.
Ali, R., & Georgiou, H. (2025). A process for institutional adoption and diffusion of blended learning in higher education. Higher Education Policy, 38(3), 523-544.
Ali, R. (2025). How challenging? Barriers for teachers in institutional implementation of blended learning. Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 40(3), 324-341.
Ali, R. (2024). Drivers and barriers for institutional adoption and diffusion of blended learning in higher education. In Case studies on blended learning in higher education: Policy, planning and quality assurance (pp. 73-92). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
Ali, R. (2024). Navigating for smooth sailing: a qualitative analysis of factors affecting institutional adoption and diffusion of blended learning. Policy Reviews in Higher Education, 8(2), 212-234.
Ali, R. (2023). e-Tutor: understanding the use of Facebook for informal learning through the lens of uses and gratifications theory. Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 20(3), 385-402.
Ali, R. (2023). Institutional adoption and implementation of blended learning: Differences in student perceptions. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 24(1), 37-53.
Ali, R. (2022). Potential of Viber Messenger to Foster Online Social Presence among Blended Learning Students. Journal of Educators Online, 19(3), n3.
Ali, R. (2019). Is blending the solution? A systematic literature review on the key drivers of blended learning in higher education. The Maldives National Journal of Research, 7(1), 29-42.

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2025, Panelist, “Sumeyku dhulhaheyokan: Dharinge tharubiyyathah kihaa muhimmu kameh baa”, Ilmy Foavahi, The Maldives National University, Malé, Maldives.
2025, Moderator, Panel Discussion, “From Chalkboards to Chatbots: Educators at the Crossroads of Innovation”, EduTech Symposium 2025, The Maldives National University, Malé, Maldives.
2024 Invited Panelist, “Emerging Technologies in e-Learning”. 17th International Malaysian Educational Technology Convention (IMETC). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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2021 Best Presenter Award, International Conference on Digital Technology in Education, South Korea
2018 Endeavour Research Leadership Award, The Government of Australia, Australia
2014 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education, Global Distance Edu. Congress, Mumbai, India
2009 Australia Awards (Postgraduate Scholarships), The Government of Australia, Australia

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