Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DETAILS

Ms. Prema Ponnudurai

  • Head of School - School of Media and Communication

  • School of Media & Communication
    Faculty of Social Sciences & Leisure Management
  •    +603 56295000
  •   prema.ponnudurai@taylors.edu.my

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
(Role),(Level),(Duration)
  • Director, Impact Lab Education For All, Taylor's University, 01/07/2023 to present
  • Committee Member for Curriculum Design, Assessment and Delivery (CDAD), Taylor's University, 01/01/2020 to present
  • Head of Department, Department of Liberal Arts & Humanities, School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences & Leisure Management, Taylor's University, 01/07/2019 to present
  • Senior Lecturer I, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, 04/01/1999 to present
  • Deputy Director, Impact Lab Education For All, Taylor's University, 01/11/2021 to 15/06/2023
  • Chairperson, Franchise Joint Programme Management Committee, Taylor's University, School of Liberal Arts & Sciences, 01/10/2020 to 20/05/2022
  • Program Director, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, 01/08/2012 to 01/06/2019
  • Acting Deputy Dean, 01/05/2016 to 31/03/2017
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
(Qualification),(Institution)
  • Master of English as A Second Language, UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA, Malaysia
  • Bachelor Of Arts (English Literature), Uni. Of Buckingham, United Kingdom
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
(Organisation),(Role),(Duration),(Level)
  • Public Relations Practitioners Society of Malaysia, Member, 2024 to present (National)
  • Malaysian Association of Communication Educators (MACE), Academic Member, 2023 to 2024 (National)
  • US State Department -International Exchange Alumni, Life member, Since 2017 (International)
  • Malaysia English Language Teaching Association, Member, 2017 to 2018 (National)
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
(Area)
  • Educational Linguistics (English)
  • Education Policy, Management And Administration
  • E-Learning
  • Curriculum Development
  • World Literature Studies
TEACHING
(Course Title),(Level of Study),(Institution),(Month/Year)
  • English Composition II, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (01/2017)
  • Malaysian Literature, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (08/2016)
  • English Composition II, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (01/2015)
  • Intl. English Language Testing System, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (01/2007)
  • English Composition I, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (01/2007)
  • Basic English Writing, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (01/2007)
  • English for Specific Purpose- Mass Communication, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (01/2005)
  • Testing of English as a Foreign Language, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (01/2004)
  • English for Specific Purpose - Architecture & Built Environment, Bachelor Degree, Taylor's University (01/2004)
  • Intensive English Levels-1-3, Pre-University, Taylor's University (01/2003)
  • English for Academic Purpose, Pre-Univ, Taylor's University (01/2001)
  • Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT), Pre- University, Taylor's University (01/2000)
PUBLICATIONS
(Title of publication in APA style)
Book Chapter
2020
  • Ponnudurai, P., & Ponniah, L. S. (2020). Future Ready Universities: Embracing the 4th Industrial Revolution. In P. Kumar, M. Keppell, & C. Lim (Eds.), Preparing 21st Century Teachers for Teach Less, Learn More (TLLM) Pedagogies (pp. 54-66). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-1435-1.ch004
     
2018
  • Ponnudurai P., Ganesan R. (2018) First-Year Experience (FYE) Curriculum Review for Academic, Social, and Emotional Connect. In: Tang S., Cheah S. (eds) Redesigning Learning for Greater Social Impact. Springer, Singapore
     
Article in Journals
2018
  • Ponnudurai, P., Irawan, K.M., (2018). An Exploratory Study of the Reading Habits of Urban Malaysians and its Impact on Academic Achievement.International Journal of Engineering and Technology. Vol.7 (3.25), 263-267. DOI: 10.14419/ijet.v7i3.25.17559 (SCOPUS-Indexed)
2017
  • Ponnudurai.P, Eshodha A. Andrew. (2017). EMPLOYABILITY AND MOTIVATING FACTORS AMONGST MALAYSIAN GRADUATES 3(3), 83-86 (SCOPUS-Indexed)
2014
  • Ponnudurai, P., & Jacob, T. T. (2014). Facebook: A shift from social to academia. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 123, 122-129. (SCOPUS-Indexed)
2012
  • Ponnudurai, P.,De Rycker, A,( 2012). Malaysian Gen Y’s Usage of Vocabulary in Academic Essay-Writing: A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Online versus Print Reading-to-Write Tasks. 4 (1), 63-76 (SCOPUS-Indexed)
Article in Proceeding
2018
  • Prabha. S, Prema.P (2018).Attitudes of Arts and Business Major Students towards Chemistry in a Liberal Arts Education System. Proceeding of the 11th Taylor's Teaching & Learning Conference.Kuala Lumpur
2014
  • Ponnudurai, Prema; Jacob, Tarosh Thomas (2014). Facebook: A shift from social to academia. TAYLOR'S 6TH TEACHING AND LEARNING CONFERENCE 2013: TRANSFORMATIVE HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING AND LEARNING IN PRACTICE (TTLC2013), 123, pp.122-129 (ISI-Indexed)
     
Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,TV,Popular Magazine)
2020
  • Ponnudurai,Prema (June 2020). The Future of Higher Education has Begun. https://en.calameo.com/read/005063995a91c43e3ab4d
Digital Media
2023
  • Ponnudurai.Prema ( 2023) Leverage on ChatGPT Technology, The Sun Daily,
  • Ponnudurai.Prema (2023).ChatGPT by OpenAI: Academia in knots about bots. The Malay Mail
2022
  • Ponnudurai.Prema (2022).Re-Humanising Education. Bernama News
  • Ponnudurai.Prema. (2022) Rehumanising Education. Sin Chiew Publications
2021
  • Ponnudurai, Prema ( 2021) Driving our higher education back on track as an international education hub. https://bebasnews.my/?p=68905
Print Media
2023
  • Ponnudurai. Prema ( 2023).Supporting futuristic approach education the way forward. The New Straits Times
2022
  • Ponnudurai. Prema (2022) Universities must help students build human connects. The New Straits Times
2020
  • Ponnudurai. Prema. 10th May 2020, Redesign Learning, The Star. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/education/2020/05/10/redesign-learning
CONSULTANCY PROJECT
(Project title),(Organisation),(Duration),(Role),(Level)
  • Development of Communication Kits for National Sport Athletes., National Sports Council, 08/05/2024 to 10/05/2024, Expert Advisor (Government Sector)
  • Virtual Educational Conference, Conference Partners Sdn Bhd, 10/08/2020 to 09/08/2022, Consultant  (International)
  • Highly Immersive Program -English Language, Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Bandaraya, Bangsar, 02/04/2018 to 31/12/2018, Committee Member (Government Sector)
  • United Nations Sustainable Development Goals- Feedback Panel, United Nations, 05/02/2018 to 31/01/2019, Committee Member (International)
PRESENTATION
(Title),(Event),(Date Presented),(Organiser),(Level)
ORAL PRESENTER
  • Attitudes of Arts and Business Major Students towards Chemistry in a Liberal Arts Education System, Taylor's 11th teaching & learning Conference, 22/09/2018 to 23/09/2018, Taylor's University (International)
  • To Read or Not to Read, 3rd ASIA International Conference, University Technology Malaysia, 09/12/2017 to 10/12/2017, Universiti Tecknologi Malaysia and Academia Society & Industry Alliance (International)
  • First-Year Experience (FYE) Curriculum Review for Academic, Social, and Emotional Connect, Taylor's 9th Teaching & Learning Conference, 06/10/2016 to 08/10/2016, Taylor's University (International)
  • Redesigning Curriculum through the First year Experience (FYE) Lens, Student Transition, Attrition and Retention Conference( STAR), 15/07/2015 to 18/07/2015, University of South Australia (UniSA) (International)
  • Facebook: A shift from social to academia, Taylor's 6thTeaching & Learning Conference, 10/10/2013 to 12/10/2013, Taylor's University (International)
  • Impact of ICT on argumentative content and vocabulary usage, International Conference ICT for Language Learning, 13/07/2011 to 16/07/2011, Pixel International Conferences (International)
  • Malaysian gen y s usage of vocabulary in academic essay-writing: a comparison of the effectiveness of online versus print reading-to-write tasks, South East Asia Research Centre Conference (SEARCH), 09/09/2010 to 11/09/2010, Taylor's University (International)
AWARDS AND STEWARDSHIP
(Name of Award/Stewardship),(Award Category),(Awarding Institution),(Year Awarded),(Type of Award)
  • Study of U.S Institutes (SUSI), Funded by Fulbright Commision, Special, New York University, New York, 2017 (Fellowship)
COURSE ATTENDED
(Course Title),(Course Mode),(Date/Duration),(Level)
  • Constructive Program Alignment- Taylor's Curriculum Framework, Non research, 18/09/2018 to 19/09/2018 (University)
  • Digital Campus and Learning Transformation: Immersive AR/VR, Blended Learning Innovations, Analytics and Next Generation Learning Spaces Conference , Research, 14/08/2018 to 16/08/2018 (International)
  • Center for Global Citizenship and Multicultural Dialogue, Research, 17/07/2018 to 17/07/2018 (University)
  • Kickstart your Research: From Research Idea to Research Article, Research, 01/05/2018 to 31/07/2018 (University)
  • Enlightening Academic Staff in MyRA Publication, Research, 14/11/2017 to 14/11/2017 (University)
  • Flagship Project, Research, 17/05/2017 to 17/05/2017
  • Teach Less, Learn More' Workshop, Research, 09/05/2017 to 09/05/2017
  • Leadership for Heads of Department, Research, 23/02/2017 to 23/02/2017
  • Briefing on iCGPA to Deans & HODs in Taylor's University, Research, 10/01/2017 to 10/01/2017
  • Differentiated Instruction for Higher Education, Non research, 25/11/2016 to 25/11/2016 (National)
  • Mastering Blended Learning, Non research, 20/10/2016 to 20/10/2016 (University)
  • Mastering Blended Learning, Non research, 20/08/2016 to 20/08/2016 (University)
  • ISO9001:2008 Internal Auditing Skills Workshop, Research, 19/05/2015 to 21/05/2015 (National)
  • X-Space Training, Non research, 04/06/2014 to 04/06/2014 (University)