School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences

Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy (Teacher Training and Education Sciences), University of Malaya, 2025
• Master of Education (English Language Teaching) Merit, University of Glasgow, UK, 2012
• Bachelor of Education (Hons) in Teaching English as a Second Language (With Distinction), University of Malaya, 2011
• Cambridge International Diploma in Teaching and Training (CIDTT), 2014

Notable Experience: 

• Programme Lead for the Bachelor of Education (Honours) Programme
• Internal Quality Audit Lead for the School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences
• Appointed National APEL.A Assessor for the field of Education in WOU since 2015
• Appointed APEL.M Panel of Experts for the field of Education in WOU since 2024
• Appointed Language Consultant for Penang Science Cluster (PSC) since 2023

Area of Research Interest:

• English Language Teaching
• Teacher Professional Development
• Teacher Education and Training
• Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL)

Professional Highlights:

• Appointed Panel of Assessors for Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), 2024-2026
• Invited Speaker for MACEE@60 Conference 2023
• Plenary Speaker for 1st International English Teachers Conference 2017 (INETCon 2017)
• Member of Interview Panel for Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD) organized by Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange (MACEE)

Published Work:

Published over 20 book chapters, proceedings and journal articles in high impact journals.

Publication Highlights:

• Ooi, L. H., & Othman, J. (2025). Bridging Theory and Practice: How Open Distance Learning Fosters ESL Teachers’ Professional Growth in Malaysia. Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, 20(1), 82-97. https://doi.org/10.1108/AAOUJ-08-2024-0105 [Scopus]
• Ooi, L. H., & Othman, J. (2025). Reframing identity: How open distance learning shapes in-service ESL teachers’ professionalism. Journal of Nusantara Studies (JONUS), 10(1), 420-442.
• https://doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol10iss1pp420-442[ESCI/WoS]
• Bhandigadi, P, Ooi, L. H., & Por, F. P. (2025). National Philosophy Shaping Education: Malaysia. In M. Mukhopadhyay, M. Kaibarta, B. Gantait, & Mrinal Mukherjee (Eds), The world of learning: Lessons from 52 countries Volume 1 (pp. 415-434). Educational Technology and Management Academy.
• Ooi, L. H., & Abdullah, A. C. (2024). Lessons learnt from engaging TESL students in online learning during a pandemic in a Malaysian ODL institution. In I.F.A. Badiozaman, J. Newton, & H. J. Leong (Eds), Access, Equity and Engagement in Online Learning in TESOL: Insights on the Transition to Remote Learning (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032657233
• Abdullah, M. N. L. Y. B., Ooi, L. H., Nagaratnam, S., & Leong, H, J, Y. K. (2024). Factors Influencing Undergraduates’ Students’ Engagement in Online Learning: A PLS-SEM Approach. Learning, Research and Practice, 10(2), 233-257. https://doi.org/10.1080/23735082.2024.2348997. [Scopus]
• Tan, S. F., Ooi, L. H., Mellisa Ng, L. Y., & Sim, T. Y. (2024). Undergraduates’ perception, engagement and learning experience in online learning amid Covid-19 pandemic. International Journal of Instruction, 17(2), 401-418. https://doi.org/10.29333/iji.2024.17223a [ESCI/WoS]
• Ooi, L. H., & Othman, J. (2023). Challenges faced by ESL in-service teachers enrolled in a teacher education programme via open distance learning in Malaysia. Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, 18(2), 121-131. DOI 10.1108/AAOUJ-12-2022-0173. [Scopus]

Awards and Recognition: 

• Won ‘Best Paper’ as co-author in the International Conference on Digital Application and Management Innovation (ICDAMI24).
• Won the Gold Medal as co-author for the ‘Best Paper Award’ in the 34th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU2021).
• Won the Gold Medal as the main author for the ‘Best Practice Award’ in the 32nd Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU2018).
• Awarded ‘Best Paper Presenter’ for 1st GEN TEFL International Conference 2016.
• 2009/2010 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program for East Asia and Pacific Recipient.