With extensive experience in program development, emphasizing the interdisciplinary evolution of higher education, and the study and scholarship of literary studies. I am involved in various funded research projects that aim at exploring the dynamics of the digital transformation of digital humanities: social media analytics, user experience (UX), Conversational technology design (Chatbots), Constructing remediation models of literary characters, moviemaking, virtual reality (VR), and extended reality (XR), and human/technology relations.
Orchida Fayez Ismail
Assistant Professor Digital Humanities
Leader: Digital Studies Research Group.
Senior Fellow - Teacher Trainer HEA-UK
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Phone
00966503497169
Email:
Address:
Salahuddin, Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
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Date of Birth:
October 20th, 1968
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EXPERIENCE
2008-Present
Assistant Professor
Prince Sultan University, PSU
Within my role(s), I have embarked on both program development and teacher training: both within a highly collaborative framework where digital instructional tools and technology are at its core
1999-2005
Producer/Announcer
Channel 2, Saudi Arabian T.V.
Through a range from news reports to media coverage of cultural events, I have gained a first-hand experience that compliments my course administration of Global Media and Technology
1991-1993
Demonstrator (TA)
Mansoura University, Egypt
As a junior staff member, the defining elements of my career were defined by earning two scholarships from The Fulbright Commission: TEFL from Ohio University (teaching) & research from the American Center in Hyderabad, India.
EDUCATION & Professional Development
Edu.: 2000-2005
Ph.D. Degree
Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University
Anger in Selected Plays by Amiri Baraka and Brian Friel is a comparative study of the workings of racial discrimination in two seemingly different human experiences
Edu.: 1993-1997
Master's Degree
Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University
The Female Image in Lilian Hellman's Plays explores a wide range of representations of women roles thriving for recognition against socioeconomic political forces
Edu.: 1989-1992
Bachelor's Degree
Faculty of Arts Ain Shams University
Bachelor with Honors
Prof. Dev.: DHOx2021 - 2018
Research Training
Digital Humanities at Oxford, UK
Keble College
Prof. Dev. 2018
Data Analytics Track
One Million Arab Coders Initiative
Udacity, UAE.
Prof. Dev. 2016
Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy
Advanced Higher Education Academy
UK
Prof. Dev. 1992
TEFL Certificate
Fulbright Scholarship
Ohio University, USA
Research Projects & Publications
Fayez, O., Ismail, H., AlKhayat, A. & Aljohani, R. (2022). Crowdsourcing, Sentiment Analysis and Content Analysis as an Ethnographic Reflection of Social Media Human/Climate Interaction. Accepted for WiDS PSU 2022 IEEE indexed conference.
Rashid, S., Fayez, O. & Ismail, H. (2021). Digital social support for students during Crises: Pivotal Support for the online
transformation. Journal of Public Health Research. Doi:10.4081/jphr.2021.2148, Scopus Q2.
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Fayez, O. (2021). Constructing a metadata model to capture the deconstruction of literary characters: Remediation of evil, Cogent Arts & Humanities, 8:1, DOI: 10.1080/23311983.2021.1973649, Scopus Q3.
Ozfidan, B., Ismail, H. & Fayez, O. (2021). Students' Perspectives of online teaching and Learning during COVID19 pandemic. Online Learning Journal (OLJ). Indexed in Web of Science (ESCI) and Scopus, Q1 - Funded Project.
Hall, M. & Fayez, O. (2020). Literary and Rhetorical Technology: Individualized Project-based Digital Expressions of Saudi Students in Higher Education. The International Journal of Technologies in Learning, 27(2), 52-67. doi:10.18848/2327-0144/CGP/v27i02/51-67, Scopus Q4.
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Orchida Fayez, "Constructing a Metadata Model to Display the Deconstruction of Literary Expression." Digital Humanities Summer School at Oxford University DHOxSS2018. , Keble College, London. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34936.34563.
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Fayez, O. & Ismail, H. Introducing Metadata in the Teaching of Literature: A Qualitative Approach to promote Digital Humanities (2018) 10th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies conference Proceedings. Palma de Mallorca, Spain. doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2018.1876.
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Fayez, Orchida, 2018. ""It's Alive": Implications of the Constant Transformation of English." The International Journal of Communication and Linguistic Studies. 15 (4): 21-32. doi:10.18848/2327-7882/CGP/v15i04/21-32.
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Fayez, O. & Ismail, H. The Evolution of a Community of Practice: The Impact of Mentoring and Peer Support on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (2018) The International Journal of Adult, Community and Professional Learning 25 (1): 25-35. doi: 10.18848/2328-6318/CGP/v25i01/25-35.
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Fayez, O & El Sherief, E. (2017). The Transformational Triad of Quality Assurance, Quality Enhancement and Quality Assessment: Higher Education in Focus. INTED2017 Proceedings. doi: 10.21125/inted.2017.0833 ISSN: 2340-1079 ISBN: 978-84-617-8491-2
Fayez, O. (2011). The Interrelation between the Supernatural Jinn and Evil in Naguib Mahfouz’ Arabian Nights and Days. International Journal of the Humanities, Volume 9, Issue 11, pp.229-242. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Article: Electronic (PDF File; 786.859KB).
Fayez, O. & Hor, G (2009). Visualization and Verbalization: It’s Application in EFL. International Journal of the Humanities, Volume 7, Issue 8, pp.33-42. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Article: Electronic (PDF File; 1.135MB).
Hor, G. & Fayez, O (2010). Learning Preferences: A Case Study of Female Saudi College Students. TESOL Arabia Conference Proceeding's
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Conference Presentations
Digital Filmmaking Training / On-demand Bootcamp
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL63bfEWt5eUEHR5pF8u18OHA8Cc_B8a45
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Women in Data Science WiDS Forum 2018, Big Data Analysis in the Teaching, Learning and Research of Humanities: Qualitative Frontiers Prince Sultan University in Collaboration with Stanford University
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Translation & Authoring Center Translation Seminar 2018, Five Implications of the Prevalence of Science on the Translation of Medical and Scientific Material Prince Sultan
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11th International Technology, Education and Development Conference 2017 (virtual presentation): The Transformational Triad of Quality Assurance, Quality Assessment, and Quality Enhancement: Higher Education in Focus Valencia, Spain.
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Fifteenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities 2017 (Virtual Lightning Talk): It’s Alive: Implications of the Continuous Transformation of English London, UK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZDuJ1ocTzc
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Twenty-Fourth International Conference on Learning 2017 (virtual lightning talk): The Evolution of a Community of Practice in a Private University in Saudi Arabia: Mentoring and Peer Support on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Hawaii, USA.
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English Language & Translation Research Forum 2017 (in person presentation): Implications of the Prevalence of Science in Daily Discourse: A Translator's Perspective. Riyadh
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3rd Research Exhibition 2017 (Poster Presentation): A Case of Quality Enhancement in Higher Education Riyadh
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Translation Seminar 2017(In person seminar): A Translator’s Dilemma in the 21st Century. Riyadh
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International Translation Day 2015 (Interactive Lecture): The Future of Arabic: A Translator’s Lost Cause. Prince Sultan University, Riyadh
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English Research Forum 2015 (in person presentation): The Embedded Rebellion in the Interchanging Representation of Monsters
Career Expo 2014 (Workshop): Boundaries, Frontiers and Bridges. Prince Sultan University, Riyadh
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KSAALT 7th Annual Conference (an affiliate of TESOL International) 2013 (Workshop): Promoting Student Autonomy Through Research Skills. Riyadh
Prince Sultan Research Day 2012 (Workshop): Promoting Student Autonomy Through Teaching Research. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Best Practices in Higher Education Conference 2010 (workshop): The challenge of Teaching a Multilevel Classroom. Riyadh
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1st Global Conference on Magic and the Supernatural 2009 (in person presentation): The Jinn an Equivalent to Evil in 20th Century Arabian Nights and Day. Salzburg, Austria
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TESOL Arabia Conference 2008 (in person presentation): Learning Styles: A Case of Female Saudi College Students Dubai, UAE
Awards
Rector's Award of Best Teacher - 2015
Exemplary Moodle (LMS) Award 2015
Professional Development Award 2013
Best E-Learning Award - 2020
EXPERTISE
Senior Fellow (Teacher/ Mentor HEA-UK
The Post Graduate Teaching Certificate is an opportunity to create a community of practice where collaboration among colleagues offer a unique opportunity of professional development. Besides mentoring, teaching the Modules of Diversity & Inclusion and Instructional Digital Tools marks an innovative aspect of the program and my career.
Director of University Level English Department
The department is a venue that supports various college programs by offering courses in communications, academic writing and research. The position entails the strategic planning of curricula development, introducing technology, conducting needs analyses to propose an array of elective courses
Literature Course Group Supervisor
Leading the team assigned to propose a Minor in Digital Literary Studies constitutes the most evident contribution of my career and is the subject of one of the case studies for which I have earned my senior fellow-ship. The proposition includes transforming the literature courses, initiating new courses while collaborating for best results.
SKILLS
Instructional Digital Tools - Advanced
Digital Humanities Curricula Design - Advancd
Teacher Training - Advanced
Social Media Analytics
- Intermediate
Linked Data - In Progress
Quality Enhancement - Intermediate
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