Dr. Farrah Dina Yusop, the Deputy Director of the Curriculum Development Center and senior lecturer of the Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia has been awarded the prestigious Outstanding Journal Article Award 2014 from the world renowned Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), USA.

Dr. Farrah Dina Yusop, the Deputy Director of the Curriculum Development Center and senior lecturer of the Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia has been awarded the prestigious Outstanding Journal Article Award 2014 from the world renowned Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT), USA. 

The award recognizes the authors of exceptional articles published in high quality educational technology journals. The award winning article, “On becoming a civic-minded instructional designer: An ethnographic study of an instructional design experience” was published by the British Journal of Educational Technology, one of the most influential journals in educational technology. It was adapted from her PhD works and co-authored with Associate Professor Dr. Ana-Paula Correia from Iowa State University, USA. 

The article aims to demonstrate the feasibility of the Civic-Minded Instructional Designers (CMID) framework for educating Instructional Design and Technology professionals to utilize their knowledge and skills to help solve social problems and improve people’s lives. A panel of educational technology scholars judged the paper based on various aspects. This article emerged as the best based on its practical contributions to deepen understanding of the roles of instructional design professionals within larger social contexts. 

The award was presented at the AECT 2014 “Learning, Design, and Technology” Convention held in Jacksonville, Florida, USA on Nov 4-8, 2014. This is the first time a Malaysian has won an award at the USA-based AECT convention.