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Mr. M.L. Sudarshana

B.Ed.(Hons)(UOC) M.Ed.(UOC)

Senior Lecturer (Grade I)

Department of Secondary and Tertiary Education
  • Department of STE, Faculty of Education, The Open university of Sri Lanka, Nawal
  • Office: 11288389, +94717554131
  • mlsud@ou.ac.lk

Mr. M.L. Sudarshana is a lecturer in the Department of Secondary and Tertiary Education at the Open University of Sri Lanka. He holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Colombo. His teaching areas include Educational Technology, Foundations of Education, and Curriculum Theory and Practice.

His research focuses on improving teaching and learning through the integration of digital tools. He is also dedicated to curriculum development and exploring the evolving role of technology in education.

Before his academic career, Mr. Sudarshana served as a teacher and principal at a government school, gaining valuable experience in educational leadership and teaching practice.

Educational Technology, Sociological Foundations of Education, Curriculum theory and practice

Educational technology, educational sociology and curriculum related research

STP8312-Multi-grade Teaching – 3 credits (Course Team Leader)
ESP2204- Educational Technology – 6 credits (Course coordinator)
STP8502- Foundations of Education – 5 credits (Course coordinator)
STP8307- Curriculum Theory and Practice- 3 credits (Course coordinator) Ed. Drama and Theatre
STU5526 – Foundations of Education- 5 credits (Course coordinator)
STP8505 – Comparative Education and Educational Problems (Course coordinator)
STU5827 – Educational Technology Ed. Natural Sciences
STU5526 – Foundations of Education – 5 credits
STU5816 – Educational Technology – 8 credits

  • Towards Open Educational Practices with Reflective Practice (2016) OURS (He was a member of the research group)
  • Skills and Practices the Graduate Teachers Should Have to Become Successful Online Learners and Their Provincial Wise Differences (2017), The 31 Annual Conference of the Asia Association of Open Universities (AAOU) 2017 (27-29 September)
  • Teachers’ Existing Learning Practices and Communication Skills Conducive to Online Learning.(2017), Open University Research sessions-OUSL 2017 (16th & 17 November)
  • Teachers’ Gender and Their Individual Attributes in Relation to Online Learning.” the 32 Annual Conference of the Asia Association of Open Universities (AAOU) 2018 (24-26 October 2018)
  • Ordinary Level Students’ Achievement in Sinhala Language Competencies Related to the Writing in Relation to the Urban and Rural Schools (2018) 11th Annual Research Conference- 2018, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka.
  • Instruments in Teaching – Learning Process by The Student Teachers of the Post-graduate Diploma in
  • Education (PGDE) Programme (2019) The 33 Annual Conference of the Asia Association of Open     Universities (AAOU) 2019 (14-16 October 2019)
  • A study on Employment of Sri Lankan Undergraduates at 8th Annual Research Conference 2015 held on 26th– 28th March 2015 at Royal Asiatic Society in Sri Lank. Abstract published in the conference proceedings.
  • Students’ Self Perceptions on their Performance during Teaching Practice Stage I at Research Dissemination Seminar in commemoration of the 8th Anniversary and 6th Annual Academic Sessions   of the Faculty of Education, held on 3th February, 2011. Abstract published in the conference proceedings. (Group Research; Team member)
  • An Investigation on the Residential Area (Urban-Rural) of University Students’ According to Their Subject Stream at Research Dissemination Seminar in commemoration of the 12th Anniversary of the Faculty of Education held on 2nd February, 2015. Abstract published in the conference proceedings.
  • A Study on Assessment of Student Teachers’ Progress During Teaching Practice Stage 1 of the PGDE Programme of the OUSL, on Master Teachers’ Perception, 4th International Symposium of Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka held on 11th -12th January 2013. –

DREAMWEAVING OPEN EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES, ISBN 978-955-23-1622-7 Published by the Open University of Sri Lanka (I was one of the writers of a book chapter)

Teaching Learning Stimulators (2017) European Journal of Education Studies. Volume 3/ Issue3/2017.ISSN 2501-1111

Application of Modern Technology into The Classroom Teaching-Learning Process by the in-Service Graduate Teachers in Sri Lanka (2018) European Journal of Education Studies. Volume 4, Issue 10, 2018/2017.ISSN 2501-1111

A Study on The Postgraduate Diploma in Education Student Teachers’ Inclination and Relevant Resources for Online Learning (2019). European Journal of Education Studies Volume 6, Issue 4, 2019 – . ISSN 2501-1111

“ NATURE OF EMPLOYEMENT  AMONG THE CONVENTIONAL SRI LANKAN UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES” for the Online International  Journal of Sai Om journal of Arts & Education: A Peer Reviewed International journal (Online ISSN 2348-3520) August, 2015, Volume 2, Issue 7 Annex -9           

“PHYSICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN   SRI LANKAN STATE UNIVERSITIES” for the Online International Journal of Sai Om journal of Arts & Education: A Peer Reviewed International journal (Online ISSN 2348-3520) September 2015, Volume 2, Issue 8. Annex – 10           

“NATURE OF EXTRA COURSES FOLLOWED BY SRI LANKAN STATE UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATES OTHER THAN THE DEGREE: WITH REGARD TO THEIR MONTHLY FAMILY INCOME” for the Online International Journal of Sai Om journal of Arts & Education: A Peer Reviewed International journal (Online ISSN 2348-3520) November 2015, Volume 2, No 10.     Annex – 11 

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A life member of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)

A life member of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Education (SLAAED)

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