Nandan P.A.
I am a teacher educator by profession and currently a doctoral research scholar in the Interdisciplinary Programme in Educational Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.
Research disciplines
Teacher education and continuing professional development, Teachers' beliefs, Teacher use of educational technology, and Learning sciences.
Research interests
Understanding the teaching-learning ecosystem.
Investigate the role of context in the development of teachers' beliefs and practices of technology integration.
Scaffolding teachers for effective integration of learner-centric approaches using technology.
Key skills
Research: Expertise in conducting qualitative research; applying ecological perspective to understand the interplay between individuals and their environments; employing case study research design; designing data collection tools such as interviews, surveys, etc.; and doing thematic analysis to identify and analyze patterns within qualitative data.
Teaching: Active learning strategies, Technology integration, Blended learning, Inclusive education.
Design: Instructional designing, Human-Computer Interaction (e.g. persona creation, wireframing, prototyping).
Creation: e-learning content development, Photography, Videography, Audio and video editing.
Knowledge of Software: Moodle, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe XD, Steinberg Nuendo Music Software, Articulate Storyline.
Membership in professional societies
Student member of EdTech Society, October 2023 - October 2024.
Member of the South Asian Learning Sciences Research Collective.
Student member of International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), Apr 2022 - Dec 2025.
Member of Special Interest Group (SIG) for CSCL and LS for 2022-2023 under the Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE).
Life member (ID: N158) of the Indian Association of Teacher Educators (IATE).
Professional recognition and fellowship
Awarded Prof. Ram Kumar Scholarship for participating in the 16th Educational Data Mining (EDM) Conference 2023 held in the Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru, India, during 11-14 July 2023.
Awarded an APSCE Merit Scholarship from the Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education for participating in the 30th International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE) 2022 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from November 28, 2022 – December 2, 2022.
Awarded Senior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Education, by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Delhi on 22nd July 2021.
Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Education, by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Delhi on 5th January 2019.
Awarded Special Jury Mention for the Short Film ‘Let it Spread’ in the National Documentary and Short Film Festival of the 9th International Film Festival of Thrissur (IFFT) held in Thrissur, Kerala during 06-13 May 2014.
Professional experience
Research Scholar
Employer: EdTech Tulna
Role: EdTech products landscaping, literature survey, design of the evaluation instrument, studies related to reliability and validity of the instrument.
About the project: Created out of a partnership between the IDP in Educational Technology and Central Square Foundation.
Project goal: To create research-based EdTech quality standards for the Indian context, apply to evaluate existing EdTech products and publish these evaluation reports in the public domain for consumption by all stakeholders.
Link: https://edtechtulna.org/
(May 2020 - Jun. 2021)
Teaching Assistant
Employer: National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)
Course: Designing Learner-Centric MOOCs
Course type: AICTE approved FDP Course. Elective (Online mode)
Jan. 2022 - Apr. 2022
Teaching Assistant
Course: ET 601 - Introduction to Educational Technology
Course type: M.Tech. & Ph.D. core course
Instructor: Prof. Sahana Murthy
IDP in Educational Technology, IIT Bombay
Semester: 2021-22/Autumn Semester
Aug. 2021 - Jan. 2022
Teaching Assistant
Course: ET 614 - Instructional Systems Design
Course type: M.Tech. & Ph.D. elective course
Instructor: Prof. Sahana Murthy
IDP in Educational Technology, IIT Bombay
Semester: 2020-21/Spring Semester
Jan. 2021 - Jul. 2021
Teaching Assistant
Course: ET 601 - Introduction to Educational Technology
Course type: M.Tech. & Ph.D. core course
Instructor: Prof. Sridhar Iyer
IDP in Educational Technology, IIT Bombay
Semester: 2020-21/Autumn Semester
Aug. 2020 - Jan. 2021
Assistant Professor in Education
M.E.S. K.S.H.M. Training College, Edathanattukara, Kerala.
Jul. 2018 - May 2019
Production Assistant
CCTV News TV Channel, Community Cable Network Ltd., Kunnamkulam, Kerala.
Sep. 2014 - Feb. 2015
Intern
KAIRALI-WE TV Channel, Malayalam Communications Ltd., Kochi, Kerala.
May 2013 - Jun. 2013
Certificates
National Eligibility Test (NET) for Assistant Professor in Education, by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Delhi on 5th January 2019.
National Eligibility Test (NET) for Assistant Professor in Mass Communication and Journalism, by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Delhi on 12th July 2019.
Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) for Teaching in Elementary Stage (Classes VI-VIII), by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Delhi on 4th January 2019.
National Cadet Corps (NCC) 'C' Certificate, by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India on 20th February 2012.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Inter-Disciplinary Programme in Educational Technology
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay
2019 - Doing
Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Mysuru
University of Mysore
2016 - 2018
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) Physical Science
MES KSHM Training College, Edathanattukara, Kerala
University of Calicut
2014 - 2015
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Electronic Media
Department of Electronic Media and Mass Communication
Pondicherry University
2012 - 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Physics
Sree Krishna College, Guruvayur, Kerala
University of Calicut
2010 - 2012