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Mersiha Kovacevic Biography Academic Appointments Professional Education Teaching Honors and Awards Research interests Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations
Lecturer, Senior Learning Designer

Mersiha Kovacevic

mersiha.kovacevic@mbru.ac.ae

Mersiha Kovacevic is a lecturer and senior learning designer at Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) with over 10 years of experience in higher education. Prior to joining MBRU, Mersiha worked as an instructor, curriculum developer, and course designer in higher education institutions in Saudi Arabia and the United States. She earned her Certificate in E-Learning Instructional Design from the University of Washington and is currently finalizing her doctoral program in Educational Leadership with a focus on Adult Education and Online Learning at the City University of Seattle. The topic of her doctoral research is employee participation in the early stages of organizational change in healthcare settings.

Academic Appointments

2022 - Present

Lecturer

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE.

2017 - 2019

Instructor

City University of Seattle, United States of America.

2013 - 2016

Instructor

University of Business and Technology, Saudi Arabia.

Professional Education

2023

EdD in Leadership (spec. Adult Education & Online Learning)

City University of Seattle, U.S.A.

2018

Certificate Program in E-learning Instructional Design

University of Washington, U.S.A.

2012

MA Languages and Intercultural Studies

University of Strasbourg, France.

2010

BA French Language and Literature/ Italian Language and Literature

University of Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Teaching

  • Teaching learning design and technology-enhanced education to faculty in faculty development programs
  • Teaching about online and blended learning to healthcare professionals in conferences
  • Teaching learning design and technology-enhanced education to K-12 teachers
  • Teaching English for academic purposes to undergraduate and graduate students

Honors and Awards

2021

Community Engagement Award

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE

2015

Exceptional Performance Award

University of Business & Technology, Saudi Arabia

2015

Outstanding Professional Achievement Award

Creative Classroom Activities, University of Business & Technology, Saudi Arabia

Research interests

  • Organizational learning and development
  • Leadership development
  • Change management
  • (Agile) learning design
  • Education for sustainable development

Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations

  • Member of the organizing committee and learning experience advisor for the Futures Leaders Summit 2023
  • Mentoring UAE-based higher education teams in the Learning Design and Education for Sustainable Development Bootcamp 2022
  • Online Facilitator in “Leaders of Online Learning”, a course for K-12 teachers
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info@mbru.ac.ae
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