Shikha Raturi
Lecturer
Education
University of south pacific
Fiji
Biography
25+ years of work experience in Kenya, Papua New Guinea and now Fiji (Includes General and Organic Chemistry Teaching and Research and Consultancy). Over 15 years of Chemistry teaching, research (and consultancy) in tertiary Institutions and 5 years of Senior School Chemistry (includes IB,‘A’ level, ACT, KCSE, AISSCE, PNGHSC) Chemistry. Also worked at an International Research Laboratory for a short period. 25 years of eLearning and ICT integrated pedagogies as practitioner and trainer in Chemistry and now (since 2010) in Education. Currently, Elearning Academic and Practitioner and Teacher Educator (Tertiary teaching) and Research and consultancy.
Research Interest
eLearning; Technology enhanced Learning; mLearning; MOOCs, Learning Analytics; Open Educational Resources; Science Education; Chemistry Classrooms and learning and teaching; International Comparative Education, Learning and Teaching in Schools and Higher Education Natural Product Chemistry; Tissue Culture; Environmental Chemistry.
Publications
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Raturi, Shikha and Kedrayate, Akanisi (2015). Impact of elearning on primary school children and teachers: A study of the One Laptop Per Child Pilot project in Fiji. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, pp 3-24, Vol. 12, No.8. ISSN 1550-6908. http://itdl.org/Journal/Aug_15/Aug15.pdf
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Raturi, S. and Chandra, S. (2016): Learners and Instructors’ digital status and satisfaction with learning environments in Higher Education. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, pp 31-52, Vol. 13. No.5&6. ISSN 1550-6908 http://itdl.org/Journal/May_16/May16.pdf
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Raturi, Shikha (2017). ICT integrated pedagogies and teacher training: Perspectives from the Pacific Island Countries. International Journal of Instructional Technology and Distance Learning, pp 117-128, Vol. 14. No.4. ISSN 1550-6908 www.itdl.org/Journal/Apr_17/Apr17.pdf
