Postgraduate research students

My academic trajectory is rooted in digital learning, with a particular emphasis on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). My research interest in MOOCs grew out of my professional learning experience as a teacher-learner in Coursera dating back to 2011. This specific research interest evolved during my postgraduate study at the University of Leeds, where I obtained my Master's degree in Education, Technology and Learning in 2017. Under the supervision of Dr. Carlo Perrotta, I conducted my dissertation on the Motivational Typology of Professionals in MOOCs from Developing Countries.     

Therefore, my current PhD study explores the impact of MOOCs on in-service teachers' self-regulated learning skills in Central Asia context. Specifically, I am investgating what self-regulated learning skills (i.e. goal setting, task analysis) teacher-learners in Uzbekistan develop during their MOOC learning journeys, and what factors can contribute to the development of these skills. Having served international organizations like USAID, RTI, American Councils for International Education and British Council as an instructional designer in their efforts to redefine teacher professional development programs in my country, I witnessed that there is self-regulated learning skills shortage in in-service teachers in Uzbekistan.     

Mixed-methods research is the philosophy and methodology that underpins my current research approach. This perspective is deeply informed by my expertise in instructional design, where the combination of more than one approach yielded impactful results at the stages like needs analysis or evaluation of instructional project cycles.     

Khakimova, N., Mukhammedov, E., Abdigapparov, D., Kiran, P., Rozikova, R., Kurbaniyazov, I., Akhmedova, F., Shalaeva, E. and Malvicini, P., UZBEKISTAN CASE STUDY. COVID-INDUCED INEQUALITIES: EDUCATION, HEALTH SERVICES, DIGITAL ACCESS, AND FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, p.77. 

SAMR different? English Teaching Professional, May issue, 2018, Pavilion Publishing. 

• Dr Kevin Proudfoot
• Dr Mark Peart

Digital Environment and Inequality of Educational Opportunities summer school program, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia - 07/2019. 

In the past, I taught courses related to instructional design, technology-enhanced learning and academic Engish at Webster University and Westminster International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 

Academic and Professional Achievements, Awards and Scholarships 

Chevening Scholarship, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom - 08/2016.