Joint Programmes/ Module development across collaborators

Dilanthi makes an active contribution to teaching programmes and she has sustained performance at national or international level demonstrating a significant contribution to teaching, learning and assessment related activity through distinction in leadership of a major teaching team; leading teaching collaboration with other institutions; publications on teaching and learning; teaching grants and contracts secured; external examinerships; regular teaching visits to other university departments; invited presentations at national/international teaching and learning conferences, lectures, seminars and membership of professional groups; awards; membership of national or international committees relating to teaching and learning; acting as adviser/consultant and keynote addresses at teaching-related conferences. These activities demonstrate her leadership in teaching programmes including teaching and curriculum design.

As part of several European commission funded international research projects that are detailed in section 7 of this CV, several Masters/CPD/PhD modules were developed, across the international partner universities and delivered as part of joint programme delivery:

  1. INCLUDE (INCLUsive Disaster Education) project reimagined online disaster resilience distance learning education so that it better supports the diverse DRR community. A survey on current online, distance learning strategies currently used in DRR education and their effectiveness, by taking into consideration in promoting gender equality and sensitivity was carried out. A digital competence framework for educators in building capacity to implement online and distance teaching and learning in DRR, so that it better supports the diverse DRR community, also in addressing both natural and biological hazards and their integration was thereafter developed. This was the basis to design an innovative University-Industry digital learning platform to provide high quality inclusive digital education to DRR community by exploring the opportunities of the use of disruptive technologies in online distance learning education in DRR. 2022 – 2024.
  2. Several Massive Open On-line Courses (MOOC) were developed as part of the REGARD project, which was launched in September 2018 with the aim to develop competencies in rebuilding communities following a disaster and conflict-induced mass displacements from the perspective of the built environment. The following four training modules were identified and developed based on the competency framework that was developed: Introduction to Mass Displacement; Mass Displacement and the Built Environment; Planning and Design for Mass Displacement; Construction and Facilities Management. 2018 – 2022.
  3. Master of Science/ Postgraduate Diploma/ Postgraduate Certificate in Building Resilience in Tropical Agro-Ecosystems were developed as part of the BRIATE project (Building Resilience in Tropical Agro-Ecosystems). It had 15 compulsory and elective modules. Development of three modules were led by my team: Ecosystem Management and Resilience; Disasters and Agricultural Vulnerability; and Research Dissertation. 2019 – 2024.
  4. A trans-disciplinary and innovative research-based learning platform to tackle climate change in coastal regions, was developed as part of the BEACON (Built Environment leArning for Climate adaptation). There were also guidance notes with case studies and good practices on implementing local adaptation strategies together with the development of curricular of the proposed learning platform. 2022 – 2024.
  5. Two Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)PhD Modules were developed as part of the project: Integrating education with consumer behaviour relevant to energy efficiency and climate change at the Universities of Russia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh (BECK): Disaster risk management, climate change and development; and Climate change and disaster risk reduction nexus. 2019 – 2022.
  6. Professional doctoral framework and a programme in disaster resilience, together with a suit of modules were developed linked to CADRE project (Collaborative Action towards Disaster Resilience Education). Study of existing professional doctorates conducted in partner countries, supported by the industry needs capture was the basis the development of this doctoral programme. Module specifications and study guides and study material were developed foe the fooling modules: Governance, legal frameworks and compliance; Business continuity management; Disaster response; Contracts and procurement; Resilience technologies, engineering and infrastructure; Knowledge management; Social and cultural awareness; Sustainability and resilience; Ethics and human rights; Innovative financing mechanisms; Multi stakeholder approach, inclusion and empowerment; Post disaster project management; Multi hazard risk assessment; Research methodology; Critical professional reflection in disaster resilience; and on Literature review and synthesis. 2014 – 2018.
  7. Resilience Management, and Leadership in Humanitarian Assistance Management, linked to RESINT project (Collaborative Reformation of Curricula on Resilience Management with Intelligent Systems in Open Source and Augmented Reality). 2016.
  8. Principles of Disaster Mitigation and Reconstruction, linked to CENEAST project (Reformation of the Curricula on Built Environment in the Eastern Neighbouring Area).

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