Johan @ Eddy Luaran
Professor (Instructional Technology) at the Faculty of Education,
Universiti Teknologi MARA.
My passion for Teaching:
I believe the fundamental goal of teaching is to foster learning. Learning takes place in many different circumstances and contexts. Although everyone is capable of learning, a student's desire to learn is a vital pre-condition to effectively mastering new concepts and skills.
Johan @ Eddy Luaran is a Professor of Education at the Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia, with over 20 years of teaching and learning experience in diverse contexts. He has dedicated his career to researching and supporting meaningful learning for students. After obtaining his Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, he pursued his passion for education and earned a Master's Degree and a PhD in Educational Technology. His research focuses on the use of technology to promote effective learning, and he has authored several Scopus-indexed papers in this area.
Johan has been a leader in several national projects and is recognized for his teaching and learning innovations related to e-learning. In 2014, he was awarded the UiTM e-Learning Award by the Vice-Chancellor, and in 2015 and 2019, he received the Excellence Service Award. Recently he has been appointed as a Visiting Professor for Zhengzhou Preschool Education College (ZZPEC), China.