Dr. Kalpani Manathunga
August 8, 2023 2023-12-25 12:35Dr. Kalpani Manathunga
Head | Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
FACULTY OF COMPUTING | COMPUTER SCIENCE & SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
- Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade) at the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
- Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
- Lecturer at the Department of Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
- Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
Academic Qualifications
- PhD in Information and Communication Technologies, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain (2017)
- Master of Computer Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (2011)
- BSc in Information Technology, Curtin University of Technology, Australia (2007
Honors and Awards
- Predoctoral researcher grant by the Department of Information and Communication Technologies, UPF, Spain (2013 – 2017)
- Visiting researcher at the Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, UK (October 2016 to January 2017)
- Academic excellence cash prizes awarded by SLIIT (2005, 2006)
Interests
- Technology Enhanced Learning
- Learning analytics and scalable pedagogies
- Educational Psychology
- Human Computer Interaction
- Social Network Analysis
- Assistive Technologies
Memberships
- Member of Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET)
- Member of European Association of Technology-Enhanced Learning (EA-TEL)
- Automatic grading of programming assginments
- Collaborative learning approaches in scalable educational scenarios
- Smart educational platforms
My Publications
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
- Kalpani Manathunga, Davinia Hernandez Leo ” “Authoring and enactment of mobile pyramid?based collaborative learning activities” “ British Journal of Educational Technology, vol.49 , Issue 2, 2017, pp.262-275, https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12588,
- Kalpani Manathunga, Davinia Hernandez Leo ” “Has Research on Collaborative Learning Technologies Addressed Massiveness? A Literature Review” “ Journal of Educational Technology & Society, vol.18, Issue 4, 2015, pp.357-370,
- Javier Melero, Davinia Hernandez Leo, Kalpani Manathunga ” “Group-based mobile learning: Do group size and sharing mobile devices matter?” “ Computers in Human Behavior, vol.44, 2015, pp.377-385, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.11.078,
- Ishari Amarasinghe, Davinia Hernandez Leo, Kalpani Manathunga, Anders Jonsson ” “Sustaining Continuous Collaborative Learning Flows in MOOCs: Orchestration Agent Approach” “ Journal of Universal Computer Science, vol.24, Issue 8, 2018, pp.1034-1051, 10.3217/jucs-024-08-1034,
BOOKS
- Kalpani Manathunga ” Technology Support for Scalable and Dynamic Collaborative Learning: a Pyramid Flow Pattern Approach.” Barcelona, Spain, UPF, 2017, pp.180,
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
- Kalpani Manathunga, Davinia Hernandez Leo PyramidApp: Scalable Method Enabling Collaboration in the Classroom in European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning 2016: Adaptive and Adaptable Learning , year 2016, Lyon, France, pp.422-427, Springer, 07 September 2016,
- Kalpani Manathunga, Davinia Hernandez Leo Flexible CSCL Orchestration Technology: Mechanisms for Elasticity and Dynamism in Pyramid Script Flows in 13th International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) 2019, year 2019, Lyon, France, pp.248-255, International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), Jun-2019,
- Kalpani Manathunga, Davinia Hernandez Leo, Mike Sharples A Social Learning Space Grid for MOOCs: Exploring a FutureLearn Case in EMOOCs 2017: Digital Education: Out to the World and Back to the Campus, year 2017, Madrid, Spain, pp.243-253, Springer, 20 May 2017,
- Kalpani Manathunga, Davinia Hernandez Leo A Multiple Constraints Framework for Collaborative Learning Flow Orchestration in ICWL 2016: Advances in Web-Based Learning , year 2016, Rome, Italy, pp.225-235, Springer, 01 October 2016,
- Kalpani Manathunga, Davinia Hernandez Leo Flexible CSCL orchestration technology: mechanisms for elasticity and dynamism in pyramid script flows in 9th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, year 2017, Barcelona, Spain, pp.6277-6286, IATED, 03 July 2017,
- Kalpani Manathunga, Davinia Hernandez Leo, Jaime Caicedo, Jhon Jairo Ibarra, Francisco Martinez Pabon, Gustavo Ramirez Gonzalez Collaborative learning orchestration using smart displays and personal devices in European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning 2015: esign for Teaching and Learning in a Networked World , year 2020, pp.596-600, Springer, 15 Nov 2015,