Brief Bio
Dr Aisyah Saad is an Independent Consultant and Trainer. She formerly served as Associate Professor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and authored Elevate, a book on academic presentations. In 2020, the book was selected for Dana Penulis (Writer’s Grant) from Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia (The National Library of Malaysia).
A registered pharmacist, she received her Ph.D. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) from The University of Nottingham (United Kingdom). She taught at School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) from 2005 – 2018. Dr Aisyah Saad had worked in hospital and retail pharmacies, viz. Watson’s Personal Care Stores. Her pharmacy ex-students’ questions inspired the popular blog post on pharmacy careers in Malaysia. Read about pharmacy career paths post.
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For further info on my research;
- ORCID: 0000-0002-0241-9804
- ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aisyah-Saad-Abdul-Rahim
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=A-FdypAAAAAJ&hl=en
- Scopus Author ID: 24528457300
- ResearcherID: AAE-5022-2021
Topics for speaking engagements / workshops:
- Academic presentations – potential audience: Faculty members, lecturers, healthcare practitioners, students.
- Digital learning / online courses – educators and students in higher education e.g. escape rooms and interactive lectures.
- Scholarly teaching – from classroom to publication.
Past notable experiences in academia:
Teaching Leadership
- Teaching slides featured as slide examples in the best-selling Presentation Zen (PZ) and PZ Design book series.
- Recipient of USM’s Anugerah Pendidik Sanjungan 2013 (University’s Teaching Excellence Award).
- Shortlisted in the Top 50 for Wharton-QS Stars Reimagine Education Awards 2014 out of over 400 applicants worldwide (Hybrid Learning).
- Judge for the ‘Oscars’ of Innovations in Higher Education, QS Reimagine Education awards (ICT, Hybrid Learning, VR since 2017), and other e-Learning competitions e.g. International University E-Learning Carnival (IUCEL).
- Keynote speaker and Lead trainer at national and international workshops on MOOCs, Technology in Education and Presentation Skills.
E-learning and MOOCs
- ACE That Presentation, a MOOC on Presentation Skills.
- Co-researcher, COMPETEN-SEA Jom Du-it! Entrepreneurship Skills MOOC for Single Mothers, ERASMUS+ Grant (2016-2018)
- Member of Malaysian e-Learning Council (MEIPTA) (2016-2018)
- USM MOOC Manager (2015-2018)
Administration and Fellow
- Chairperson, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Discipline
- Editor-in-Chief, Malaysian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Consultant, Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (2020-2022)
- Board member of Postgraduate Studies, National Institute of Pharmaceutical and Nutraceuticals Malaysia, IPHARM
- Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute for Glycomics, Gold Coast Australia—working in the labs of Professor Mark von Itzstein.
- Fellow and Research Fellow at a National Institute and two Centres – IPHARM, USM Centre for Academic Excellence, CDAE@USM and USM Centre for Chemical Biology, CCB@USM.
At the requests of some readers, I will continue sharing my thoughts on higher education, technology, presentations and pharmacy. Or any topics that I find interesting, worthy to dive deep 😉
I am available for consultation, coaching and training on presentations, online courses, 21st century skills and competencies in institutions and companies. Some topics are listed here. Do check out some free video tutorials on Canva, PowerPoint and other tips on presentations.
Any further enquiries? Kindly email me at hello@draisyah.com