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Prof. Dr. Balakrishnan Muniandy

Name of Staff: Prof Dr Balakrishnan Muniandy
Designation: Professor
Qualifications: PhD (Oregon, USA)), M.Ed (USM), B.A. (Hons) – Geography & Economics, (USM), Cert in Teaching (MTC Penang)

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

BOOKS AND MONOGRAPHS

  1. Ismail Md Zain &Balakrishnan Muniandy (2016). ASIE Instructional Design Model for the 21st Century Learning: An Integrated Approach in Instructional Designing for Teachers. Scholars’ Press: Saarbrucken, Germany.
  2. Jane Teng Yan Fan, Balakrishnan Muniandy& Paul D. Souza (2014)(Eds.). The Heart of Education: Learning to Live Together. UNESCO: Paris, France & Bangkok, Thailand.
  3. Balakrishnan Muniandy& Others (2014). Contributor to the Handbook of Games and Simulation in Teacher Education. Published by I-Tunes as Ipad Application developed collaboratively by the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE), the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE), the National Technology Leadership Coalition.
  4. Malliga K. Govindasamy, Balakrishnan Muniandy& Rozinah Jamaluddin (2012). The Effects of Pedagogical Agent on Low Academic Ability Students’ Learning of Science. Penang: Centre for Instructional technology and Multimedia. ISBN: 978-967-394116-2.
  5. Malliga K. Govindasamy &Balakrishnan Muniandy (2012). Animated Pedagogical Agents: The Emerging Facet in Instructional Technology. Penang: Centre for Instructional Technology and Multimedia. ISBN: 978-967-394-117-9.
  6. Balakrishnan Muniandy, Tan Poay Phing, Mona Masoosd, & Rossafri Mohamad (2010). Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Training Curriculum and strategies used for Training Pre Service Teachers in Malaysian Public Universities. CITM Research Monograph. ISBN 978-967-5417-29-0.
  7. Rossafri Mohamad, Balakrishnan Muniandy, Wan Ahmad Jaafar Wan Yahaya & Irfan Naufal Umar (2010). Design, Development and Testing of Interactive
  8. Fong Soon Fook, Rozhan M. Idrus, Balakrishnan Muniandy et. al (2010). Impact Assessment Study on the EDUWEBTV Programme. Published by UPPA, USM. ISBN. 978-983-2700-94-4.
  9. Wan Ahmad Jaafar Wan Yahaya, Sobihatun Nur Abdul Salam, &Balakrishnan Muniandy (2009). Persuasive Technology: The Design and Development of an Interactive Multimedia Application in Reducing Children Dental Anxiety. Penang: CITM. Research Monograph (ISBN 983-41741-3-2.)
  10. Mona Masood, Balakrishnan Muniandy& Irfan Naufal Umar (Eds.)(2009). The Future of Higher Education. Publication of South-East Asian Association of Institutional Research (SEAAIR). ISBN 978-983-3986-79-8.

BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. Malathi Letchumanan, Balakrishnan Muniandy and Mariam Mohamad (2020). Implementing e-book in mathematics course: Investigating postgraduate students patterns of use. In Donnie Adams & Dorothy Dewitt (2020). (Eds). Innovative Practices of Technology-Enhanced Learning. Tanjung Malim: Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris.
  2. Paul D. Souza &Balakrishnan Muniandy (2014). The Heart of Education is the Education of the Heart. In Jane Teng Yan Fan, Balakrishnan Muniandy & Paul D. Souza (2014)(Eds.) The Heart of Education: Learning to Live Together. UNESCO: Bangkok, Thailand.
  3. Maryam Sulaiman, Zurida Haji ismail & Balakrishnan Muniandy (2012). Cognitive Apprenticeship through lesson study: An approach towards shaping the mental models of teaching pre-service chemistry teachers. In Ahmad Nurulazam Md Zain & Devadason Robert Peter (Eds.)(2012). Transforming school science education in the 21st century. Penang: SEAMEO-RECSAM. ISBN. No. 978-967-930-022-2.
  4. Malliga K. Govindasamy &Balakrishnan Muniandy (2012). Issues and concerns when employing virtual talking characters in pedagogical roles. In Educational Practices in a Learning Ubiquitious Environment. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Educational Technology Association (META). ISBN 978-983-42733-5-4.
  5. Sathiayapriya Veloo &Balakrishnan Muniandy (2011). Acceptance of Readily and Freely Available Online Video Resources for Teaching English Language: An Evaluation by TESOL Pre-Service Teachers. In Rozhan et. Al. (2011). Open education: Towards a Ubiquitous Learning Environment. Petalin g Jaya: Pearson Malaysia.
  6. Malliga K. Govindasamy &Balakrishnan Muniandy (2011). Issues and concerns when employing virtual talking characters in pedagogical roles. In Rozhan et. Al. (2011). Open education: Towards a Ubiquitous Learning Environment. Petalin g Jaya: Pearson Malaysia.
  7. Nasim Ebrahimi Jozani &Balakrishnan Muniandy (2010). A content analysis of research published in ETR&D Journal (2003-2007). In Rozhan et. Al. (2011). Open education: Towards a Ubiquitous Learning Environment. Petalinng Jaya: Pearson Malaysia.
  8. Balakrishnan Muniandy (2010). Study on Status of Use of ICT in Science and mathematics Education among SEAMEO member countries. SEAMEO-RECSAM Monograph.
  9. Balakrishnan Muniandy, Rossafri Mohamad, Fong Soon Fook & Rozhan Mohammed Idrus (2010). Technology Application in Project-Based Learning. Journal of Communication and Computer, Vol. 7, No. 2. – Confirmed.
  10. Rossafri Mohamad &Balakrishnan Muniandy (2010). The design, development and testing of multimedia courseware template for history. Journal of Communication and Computer. Vol. 7(2).

JOURNAL ARTICLES

  1. Jeya Amantha Kumar, Balakrishnan Muniandy & Wan Ahmad Jaafar Wan Yahaya (2019). New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, Vol. 25, Nos 1-2, pp. 57-86.
  2. J.A. Kumar, B. Muniandy & Wan Ahmad Jaafar Wan Yahaya (2018). Exploring how emotional intelligence and academic achievement influences e-learning achievement: A case study in Malaysian Polytechnics. Advanced Sciece Letters 24(10, pp. 226-229.
  3. J.A. Kumar, B. Muniandy & Wan Ahmad Jaafar Wan Yahaya (2018). Exploring the effects of visual aesthetics in e-learning for engineering students. Knowledge management & E- learning – An International Journal 10(3), 250-264.
  4. Ismail Md Zain, Balakrishnan Muniandy& Wahid Hashim (2016). The Integration of 21st Century Learning Framework in the ASIE Instructional Design Model. Psychology Research, Vol. 6(7), pp. 415-425.
  5. Malathi Letchumanan &Balakrishnan Muniandy (2016). How Mathematics Postgraduate Students Use Mobile e-book?, Library Hi Tech News, No. 7, 2016, pp. 6-7, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 0741-9058, DOI 10.1108/LHTN-02-20160009.
  6. Malathi Letchumanan &Balakrishnan Muniandy (2016). Exploring the Influence of Utilitarian, Cognitive and Affective Factors on the Use of E-Books via Handheld Mobile Devices: A Review. Malaysian Journal of Mathematical Sciences. Vol. 10, pp. 249-266. Indexed by SCOPUS. ISSN 1823-8343. e-ISSN 2289-750X
  7. Jeya Amantha Kumar, Balakrishnan Muniandy, Wan Ahmad Jaafar Wan Yahaya (2016). Emotional Design in Multimedia: Does Gender and Academic Achievement Influence Learning Outcomes? Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, Vol 4 (3), pp. 37-50, ISSN: 2289-2990.
  8. Jeya Amantha Kumar, Balakrishnan Muniandy, Wan Ahmad Jaafar Wan Yahaya (2016). Emotional Design in Multimedia Learning: How Emotional Intelligence Moderates Learning Outcomes. International Journal of Modern Education and Computer Science, Vol. 5, pp. 54-63. 2075-0161 (Print), ISSN: 2075-017X (Online)
  1. Ismail Md Zain, Balakrishnan Muniandy& Wahid Hashim (2016). An Integral ASIE ID Model: The 21st Century Instructional Design Model for Teachers. Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 4(3), pp. 547-554. ISSN: 2332-3205.
  2. Suwarna Rani Subramaniam &Balakrishnan Muniandy (2016). Concept and Characteristics of Flipped Classroom (2016). International Journal of Emerging Trends in Science and Technology. Vol. 3(1), pp. 3422-3430. ISSN 2348-9480.
  3. S. Amutha &M. Balakrishnan (2015). Experiences and Challenges of Using Flipped Classroom by Postgraduate Students: A Preliminary Comparative Study Between India and Malaysia. Asian Journal of Humanitis and Social Studies. Vol. 3, Issue05, pp. 376-381.
  4. Nafiseh Hojjati &Balakrishnan Muniandy (2014). The effects of font type and spacing of text for online readability and performance. Contemporary Educational Technology, 2014, 5(2), 161-174.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS / PROCEEDINGS

  1. Fascilitators Views and Experiences of Teaching Older Adults to Use ICT, INTED 2015, Madrid, Spain, 2nd March, 2015.
  2. Why do older adults learn to use ICT: A Malaysian case study. INTED 2015, Madrid, Spain, 2nd March, 2015.
  3. Research in Educational Technology: An Epistemological and Methodological Analysis. 2nd ETAR Conference 2015, 25.11.2015, Bali, Indonesia.
  4. Managing and utilising online video clips for teaching English Language: Views of TESOL Pre service Teacher. 2nd International Conference on education and Management Technology (ICEMT 2011). August 19-21, 2011, Shanghai, China.
  5. User acceptance of a Key performance Indicators Monitoring System (KPI-MS0 in Higher Education: An Application of the Technology Acceptance Model. 2nd International Conference on education and Management Technology (ICEMT 2011). August 19-21, 2011, Shanghai, China.
  6. Acceptance of readily and Freely Available Online Video resources for Teaching English Language, 5th International Malaysian Educational Technology Convention (IMETC 2011), 16-19 October, 2011, Kuantan, Pahang.
  7. Academic use of Internet among undergraduate students: A preliminary case study in a Malaysian university. International Conference on Internet Studies, 24-27 November 2010, Taipei, Taiwan.
  8. Pre Service Teachers Experiences of Authoring Multimedia Projects. Global Learn Asia Pacific 2010, 17-20 May, 2010, Penang, Malaysia.
  9. Asssessing difficulties of conducting educational technology research by graduate students: A point of departure for building institutional instructional research capacity. SEAAIR 2008 Conference, Surabaya, Indonesia, 2008.
  10. Pre service teachers authoring multimedia: A project-based learning approach. ED-MEDIA 2008: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Vienna, Austria, 2008.
  11. Linking students globally through ICT project-based learning. ED-MEDIA 2008: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, Vienna, Austria, 2008.
  12. Preparing Pre Service Teachers to Use Information Technology in Education: A Case Study at Science University of Malaysia. 18th International SITE Conference, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 2007.

VISITING LECTURER, TRAINER AND KEY NOTE PRESENTATIONS

  1. Keynote Address entitled “Instructional Technology Framework at Global Standards” at International Conference organised by J.J. College of Education, Trichy, on 22.1.2018.
  2. Presentation of Workshop entitled “A Matrix of Content, Pedagogy, Theory and Technology in Teacher Education” to 40 Indian University Lecturers from 6 states of India, organized by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre, Bharathidasan University, Khajamalai Campus, Tiruchirappali, India on 20th January 2018.
  3. Invited Speaker at International Conference on “Globalization and Teacher Education” at Annapourna College of Education, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, entitled “ Globalization and Teacher Education – The Malaysian Experience”,  on 6th December 2017.
  4. Keynote address entitled, “Directions and Developments of Research Paradigms, International Conference on Globalization of Teacher Education, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India, on 19th January 2018.
  5. Keynote Speaker and Workshop Presenter for Graduate Students of Syiah Kuala Universitas, Acheh, Indonesia, 26th October, 2017.
  6. Keynote Speaker entitled “Positioning Technology and Theories in Studies and Pedagogical Application of Language, Art and Culture, at the Intrenational Seminar on Languages and Arts – ISLA 5, at Padang State University, Indonesia, 19th October, 2016.
  7. Invited Speaker at the Department of Educational Technology, Bharathidasan University, Indian – Present alecture entitled’ “Recent Trends of Research Areas in Educational Technology”, on 20th July 2015.

 

Official Correspondence Address:

School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences
Wawasan Open University
54 Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah,
10050 Penang

Email Address:

balakrishnanm1@wou.edu.my

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