Senior Lecturer (Grade-I),
B.Ed (1st Class) -University of Colombo, M.Ed (UoC), M.Phil (UoC), Head of the DepartmentThe Department of Educational Leadership and Management
Faculty of Education
RG GS
Head of the Department [Department of Educational Leadership and Management], 3rd Floor , Faculty of Education
Contact:
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Office: 0112881168, Ext: 5500
E-mail: wmwee@ou.ac.lk, hdelm@ou.ac.lk
Mr.W.M.S. Weerakoon is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Secondary & Tertiary Education, Faculty of Education at the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL). Currently, he is working as the Head of the Department, Department of Educational Leadership and Management, Faculty of Education, OUSL since 2023. He has been an academic at OUSL since 2012. Before that, He gained 7 years of experience as a graduate teacher of Economics in the secondary school system in Sri Lanka. His key research focus areas are Educational Management and Administration and Educational Leadership.
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Areas of Specialization:Educational Leadership and Management
Research interests:Educational Leadership and Management, Educational Administration, Teacher Education, Instructional Supervision
Affiliations:- A life member of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Education (SLAAED)
- Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal “Journal of Innovative Practices in Education” <https://ou.ac.lk/journal-home-jipe/ >
- Working Group Member of the SER-OUSL 2019 – CRITERION 5 (Programme Design and Development) of the Institutional Review (UGC) -OUSL, 2019
Contributions:
FACULTY /UNIVERSITY LEVEL CONTRIBUTION
- Faculty Coordinator of Internal Quality Assurance Unit. (IQAU) – From October 2022-January 2023
- Working Group Member of the SER-OUSL 2019 – CRITERION 5 (Programme Design and Development) of the Institutional Review (UGC) -OUSL, 2019
- Member of the committee appointed for preliminary Investigation on violation of student discipline. (Ref/VV/12/02)
- Faculty representative to the RES Board (2019-2022)
- Faculty representative to the IT Committee (2015-2022)
- Faculty representative to the Senate Sub-committee on IT Policy (Until October 2022)
- Faculty representative to the Senate Sub-committee on IT Audit (Until October 2022)
- Member-University Senate (08.01.2023-Present)
- Member-Faculty of Education Board Meetings
- Member-Faculty of Education Research Committee
- Member-Faculty of Education Advisory Committee
- Member CRADE Sub Committee (Professional Development)
- Member CRADE Sub Committee (Learner Support)
- Chairperson of the subcommittee for Faculty Day Anniversary (Video) 2021
- Chairperson of the Faculty Day Anniversary -2025
- Member of the organizing committee of the Faculty Day Celebration (2023)
- Co-Editor of Faculty Magazine (“ADEEKSHA”) -2023
- Member of the panel of examiners meeting for final Examinations ( BEd, PGDE, MTE, MEd)
- Committee Member of International Research Conference- OUSL-2024
- Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Leadership and Management 2024-present.
- Short Course in School Management 2022-2023
- SLEAS -Capacity Development Programme – 2022-2023
- Post Graduate Diploma in Education-(PGDE) 2016-2019
- Continuous Assessment 2012-2015 Componnent of the PGDE programme -2012-20216
Course Team Leader //Chief Examiner
Course Team Leader/Chief Examiner- [PGDE] STP8209 -Educational Management
Course Team Leader/Chief Examiner- [M.Ed] STP9618 -Management in Educattion
Course Team Leader/Chief Examiner- [MTE] STP9544 -Teacher Educator as an Educational Leader and Manager
Course Team Leader/Chief Examiner- [B.Ed] STU6315 -Educational Management
Course Team Leader/Chief Examiner- [B.Ed- SNE] STU6224 -Educational Management
Researches:Research Project Coordination
Adoption of the Commonwealth Digital Education Leadership Training in Action (C-DELTA) Programme in Sri Lanka Implementation of C-DELTA in Sri Lankan Secondary Schools (Phase 3) – Research project supported by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada (2022) – <https://cdeltaousl.wordpress.com/>
Adoption of the Commonwealth Digital Education Leadership Training in Action (C-DELTA) Programme in Sri Lanka Implementation of C-DELTA in Sri Lankan Secondary Schools (Phase 2) – Research project supported by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada (2020-2021) – <https://cdeltaousl.wordpress.com/>
Adoption of the Commonwealth Digital Education Leadership Training in Action (C-DELTA) Programme by Teachers and Students of Secondary School Level in Sri Lanka (Phase 1) – Research project supported by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada (2018-2019) <https://cdeltaousl.wordpress.com/>
Publications:Book Chapters
“The Pathway to Paradigm Shift” (Integrating OER in Education Practice: Practitioners Stories), OUSL. Edited by prof. S.P.KarunanayaKa and S. Naidu ISBN 978 955-23-1516-8: [ https://ou.ac.lk/home/images/OUSL/publications/intergratingOERinEducationalPractice.pdf ]
“Effectiveness of New Innovations Introduced to the Continuous Assessment Mechanism of the Post Graduate Diploma in Education Programme” (OUSL Journal, (2015), Vol 8, ISSN 1880-3621)- http://repository.ou.ac.lk/handle/94ousl/630
“A critical Investigation on The Continuous Assessment Mechanism of the Post Graduate Diploma in Education Programme. Faculty of Education, Ousl-2015
“Dreamweaving Open Educational Practices (Book- Edited by prof. S.P.KarunanayaKa and S. Naidu ISBN 978 955-23-1622-7: [ https://ou.ac.lk/home/images/OUSL/publications/Dreamweaving%20Open%20Educational%20Practices.pdf ]
Refereed Journal Articles
Weerakoon, S., & Careemdeen, J. D. (2023). The Dynamics of University-School Partnerships in Teacher Education Practicum: A Comprehensive Analysis and Framework for Successful Implementation. Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies, 49(4), 505-514. DOI: 10.9734/ajess/2023/v49i41228
Karunanayaka, S. P., Weerakoon, W. M. S., Wijesekera, H. D., Nawarathna, N. M. R. K., Ramathass, P., & Weerasinghe, M. D. B. P. (2022). Towards Digital Thinking and Practices: Experiences of Sri Lankan Teachers and Students. Open Praxis, 13(4), 365–377. DOI: http://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.13.4.262
Karunanayaka, S. P., & Weerakoon, W. (2020). Fostering Digital Education among Teachers and Learners in Sri Lankan Schools. Journal of Learning for Development, 7(1), 61-77. https://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/390
Kugamoorthy, S., & Weerakoon, S. (2018). Continuous Assessment Methods: Critical review for quality improvement of the Postgraduate Diploma in Education Programme of the Open University Sri Lanka. International Research Journal of Human and Social Sciences, 5(10). (http://www.aarf.asia/hr2.php?p=Volume5,Issue10,October,2018
National and International Conference Proceedings/ Presentations/Abstract/Extended Abstract
Weerakoon, W. M. S, Nawarathna, N. M, Sandamali,K.A.D (2023). Teaching practicum: building a university-school partnership, Open University Research Session 2023
Weerakoon, W.M.S., C. Hewapathirana, P. Ramathass, M.N.C. Fernando .(2022). A Paradigm Shift In School Leadership: Principals’ Reflections About The Programme Of School Management. paper presented at International Open University Research Sessions, Open University of Sri Lanka. (ID-22-A-Paradigm-Shift-In-School-Leadership-Principals-Reflections-About-The-Programme-Of-School-Management.pdf)
Weerakoon,W.M.S(2022). Pedagogical innovations for Teaching Practicum. paper presented at Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum, Calgary, Canada (Paper published at PCF10, https://doi.org/10.56059/pcf10.7212)
Karunanayaka, S.P., Weerakoon, W.M.S., Nawaratne, N.M.R.K., Ramathass, P., Weerasinghe, M.D.B.P. & Wijesekera, H.D. (2021). Promoting digital education practices among teachers and students in Sri Lankan secondary schools. [Paper presentation]. ICDE Virtual Global Conference 2021, 25-29 October 2021
Karunanayaka, S.P., Weerakoon, W.M.S., Nawaratne, N.M.R.K., Karunanayake, S., & Careemdeen, J.D. (2019). Adoption of C-DELTA by Sri Lankan Teachers and Students: An Action Research. [Paper presentation]. 9th Pan Commonwealth Forum (PCF9), 9-12 September 2019, Edinburgh, Scotland.
De Silva D.V.M., Anuruddhika B.G.H., Rathnayake R.N.P., Alwis K.A.C., Kugamoorthy S., Ketheeswaran K., Deepthini D.D.I., Chathurika D, Weerakoon W.M.S. (2021). Difficulties Encountered by the Students in Completing the Research Project in Undergraduate Degree Programmes, Open University Research Sessions (OURS), 16th & 17th September 2021, OUSL, Sri Lanka
De Silva, D.V.M., Anuruddhika, B.G.H., Rathnayake, R.N.P.; Alwis, K.A.C.; Kugamoorthy, S.; Ketheeswaran, K.; Deepthini, D.D.I.; Chathurika, Dilini; Weerakoon, W.M.S. (2020). Quality of the practices applied for the facilitation of the completion of the research project in undergraduate degree programmes. http://repository.ou.ac.lk/handle/94ousl/1701
Karunanayaka, S.P., Weerakoon,S., Nawaratne, N.M.R.K., Karunanayake, S., Careemdeen, J.D. (2019). Adoption of C-DELTA Programme by Sri Lankan Teachers and Students. paper presented at Ninth Pan-Commonwealth Forum, Edinburgh, Scotland. (Paper presented at PCF9, http://hdl.handle.net/11599/3424)
Kugamoorthy,S., Weerakoon, W.M.S., Wanasinghe, W.M.S., Careemdeen. J.D. (2017). A Study on Student Teachers’ Perceptions on the Continuous Assessment Methods of the Postgraduate Diploma in Education Programme. paper presented at annual academic sessions, Open University, Sri Lanka. (Proceedings | OURS)
Karunanayaka, S.P., Naidu, S., Kugamoorthy, S., Dhanapala, T.D.T.L., Ariyaratne, A., Gonsalkorala, L.R., Rajini, M. W.M.S., Karunanayake,S,. Sudarshana, M.L., Nawaratne, N.M.R.K., Fernando M.N.C., Gnaneratnam, K. (2016). Towards Open Educational Practices with Reflective practices. paper presented at annual academic sessions, Open University, Sri Lanka. (Proceedings | OURS)
Karunanayaka, S.P., Naidu, S., Kugamoorthy, S., Dhanapala, T.D.T.L., Ariyaratne, A., Gonsalkorala, L.R., Rajini, M., Weerakoon, S., Wanasinghe, S., Karunanayaka, S., Sudarshana, M.L., Nawaratne, R., Fernando, M.N.C., & Gnaneratnam, K. (2016). Towards open educational practices with reflective practice. Research paper presented at the Open University Research Sessions (OURS)-2016, 17-18 November 2016, Nawala, Sri Lanka
Karunanayaka, S.P., Naidu, S., Kugamoorthy, S., Gonsalkorala, L.R., Ariyaratne, A., Dhanapala, T.D.T.L., Rajini, M., Wanasinghe, S., Weerakoon, S., Karunanayaka, S., Sudarshana, M.L., Nawaratne, R., Fernando, M.N.C., & Gnaneratnam, K. (2015). Perspectives and practices of student teachers of OUSL in the use of OER in teaching and learning. Research paper presented at the OUSL Annual Academic Sessions-2015, held 19-20 November 2015, at OUSL, Nawala.
Weerakoon, W.M.S. (2013). Organization of the Instructional Supervision Process in the Schools. Research paper presented at the Open University Research Sessions (OURS)-2013 (https://ours.ou.ac.lk/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/EDU-11-Formated.pdf)
Lekamge,G.D., Kugamoorthy,S., Karunanayake,S., Nawarathne,N.M.R.K., Hewapathirane,C., Weerakoon.W.M.S. (2013). Introduction of new innovations to continuous assessment: a success or failure? Research paper presented at the Open University Research Sessions (OURS)-2013
Unpublished Dissertations
Weerakoon, W.M.S. (2016). Comparative study on Teaching practice component of the Post Graduate Diploma in Education programmes of the universities, dissertation Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Philosophy in Education, University of Colombo.
Weerakoon, W.M.S. (2010). Study on the effectiveness of internal supervision organization of Sri Lankan schools, dissertation Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education in Educational Management, University of Colombo.
Training and Professional workshop participation
- CONTESSA Train-the-Trainer Workshop conducted by the Colombo University and The Open University 3rd May 2022 to 5th May 2022
- Workshop on Creating Interactive Sessions using Word/PDF -5th March 2021,
- Workshop on Authentic Teaching-Learning and Assessment Strategies for a Skills-oriented Curriculum. – 27th August 2020
- Workshop on analyze and brainstorm on ATLAS– 28th August 2020
- Workshop on “Designing Authentic e-Learning Experiences for e3 Learning” – 16th September 2020
- Workshop on Planning of authentic e-learning experiences on selected topics -29th September 2020
- Workshop on “Alternative Assessment Strategies for Authentic eLearning” (by Dr. Sanjaya Mishra)- 22nd October 2020
- Workshop on “Adding TEC-VARIETY in Authentic e-Learning Experiences” – 19th November 2020
- Workshop on Integrating OER and Adopting OEP in Authentic e-Learning Experiences. – 01st February 2021
- Workshop on “Mindfulness” Conducted by SATI PASALA Foundation, Kaduwela -14th December 2022
- Workshop on “How can ODL provide LifelongLearningOpportunities for Skilling, Upskilling, and Reskilling of the Workforce”. -30th December 2022
- Workshop on “How to prepare a quality questions paper” -1st November 2022
- MATE (IN) restructuring workshop 28th, March 2012
- Seminar on “Code of Ethics” -27th April 2012
- Seminar on “How to use S &T Unicode system” – 31st May 2012.
- Seminar on “Student identity” -30-03-2012.
- Seminar on” Preparing 21st-century learners: implication for school pedagogy and teacher education -5th November 2012.
- Workshop on “how to support students to complete M.Ed dissertations- 2nd February 2013.
- workshop on Safeguarding University Autonomy on 27th March 2013.
- workshop on Testing & Evaluation – 5/02/2016.
- Workshop on BIG BLUE BUTTON 07/08/2018.
- Workshop Online Course Development -10.08.2018-14.08.2018
- Workshop on OMIS Development-01-10-2018
- Right to Information workshop 24.01.2019
