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Nilushi Kumarasinghe

Concordia University
Nilushi Kumarasinghe works as a Research Associate at Sustainability in the Digital Age (SDA) and Science Officer at Future Earth. She is part of the Coordination Team for CODES , a global Coalition for Digital Environmental Sustainability. Nilushi holds experience in research, knowledge dissemination, and project coordination. She has over 5 years of experience working in climate change mitigation and adaptation and sustainable development. She holds a MSc in Environment and Resource Management from VU University Amsterdam (The Netherlands) and a BSc in Environmental Sciences from the University of Southampton (United Kingdom).

Sessions in which Nilushi Kumarasinghe attends

Thursday 9 February, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | 45 minutes
Hybrid

One of the greatest challenges with developing digital skills is figuring out what you need to learn and to what extent. This session provides a framework for guiding you through both challenges. Specifically, by the end of this session, you should be able to (1) use a search strategy that identifies the types of ...

Saul Carliner

Keynote speaker

Friday 10 February, 2023

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | 45 minutes
Virtual

Using "a day in the life" format, this session looks at how digital tools have shaped and reshaped the work of faculty, students, and administrators. Specifically, it looks at the typical software a faculty member, a staff member, and a student might use in one typical day in 1998, 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, and 2023. In doing so, this session provides a reflection on the evolving impact of digital tools in the life of higher education, the triumphs and challenges ...

Saul Carliner

Keynote speaker