Mr. Lakmal Kumara

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Humanities & Sciences | School of Education

Career Summary

Senior Lecturer SLIIT Malabe (Faculty of Humanities and Sciences) - Experienced as Deputy Director of Education related to Technology, Education Planning, Education Administration, Education Management, ICT in Education, Comparative Education, Distance Education, Blended Learning, Education Research, Etc.

Ten years of experience in the education field as an education administrator, World Bank & ADB project coordinator, teacher and officer trainer, and researcher,

Two years of experience as a deputy principal in national schools.

One year of experience as a visiting lecturer of education at SLIIT Campus

Nine years of experience as a resource person in teacher, principal, and officer training programs under the Ministry of Education & National Institute of Education.

Worked as a validated trainer in British Council Education Programs - Education Leadership & Management

Former Director of the Provincial Education Development Training Centre

Two Years of Experience as an Operation Executive in MAS active

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Masters in Comparative Education - Zhejiang Normal University - China 2020

Postgraduate Diploma in Education - Open University 2017
Postgraduate Diploma in Education Administration—National Institute of Education (Distinction) 2014
Bachelor of Science—University of Kelaniya (Second Class) 2012

HONOURS AND AWARDS

MOFCOM Scholarship Program - Masters in Comparative Education - Zhejiang Normal University - China 2020

Award for the Excellent Academic Records
Award for the Outstanding International Student 2018
United Nations, UNV50 Award 2021 Winning Team Leader for distance education during the 19 pandemic

APICTA - Asia Pacific ICT Awards 2022 - Gold Award (Project Manager)
National ICT Awards (NBQSA) 2023 – Most Outstanding ICT Achievement of the Public Sector (Project Manager)
National ICT Awards (NBQSA) 2022 – Gold Award (Project Manager)
Digital Excellence Award 2023 – Merit Award (Project Manager)

E-Swabhimani Award 2021 finalist for Learning Management System
Best Web Competition 2022 - Merit Award (Project Manager)
National Productivity Awards 2021 – 1st Place (Project Manager)

National Ingenuity Awards 2022 (Project Manager)

Research Interests and Memberships

Research Interests

ICT for Education, Educational Leadership and Management, Comparative Education, Education Technology, STEM Education

Memberships

Ongoing Research

Investigating ITDLH Instructors' Perceptions of Implementing Blended Learning in Teacher Training Programs
STEM attitude differences among secondary school students in Sabaragamuwa province, Sri Lanka

My Publications

Conference Proceedings

Karunarathnage Lakmal Eranda Kumara Readiness of Teachers in ICT Integration: An Investigation of Secondary Schools in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka in (ICH) 2023, year 2023, University of Kelaniya- Hybrid Session, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2023,
K.L.E.Kumara, V.Gamage, M.Wijesundara Artificial Intelligence Integration in Distance Learning: Readiness, Challenges, and Opportunities: Qualitative Study in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka in INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE OF NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SRI LANKA 2024, year 2024, National Library of Sri Lanka, pp.99-108, National Library of Sri Lanka, 2024/9/6,
K.L.E. Kumara DISTANCE EDUCATION PRACTICES IN SABARAGAMUWA PROVINCE: A CASE STUDY IN PRACTITIONER'S PERSPECTIVE in National Education Commission Sri Lanka- 1st Biennial Research Symposium on Education 2022, year 2024, Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, pp.36, National Education Commission , 2022/12/16,
Kumara K.L.E. Rajah A.M.,Ansaf M.T.M., Pathirana K.P.A.R., Herath H.M.A.S. Identification of School Clusters in Sabaragamuwa Province Using Geographic Information System in i-Purse Peradeniya University International Research Sessions, year 2024, University of Peradeniya - Hybrid, pp.62, University of Peradeniya, 2021/11/11,
Kumara K.L.E. Ansaf M.T.M., Rajah A.M., Wijerathna S.T.S., Pathirana K.P.R., Herath H.M.A.S. School Rationalisation Study in Sabaragamuwa Province Using Spatial Data Model with Special Reference to Dehiowita and Deraniyagala Divisions in i-Purse, Peradeniya University International Research Session, year 2024, University of Peradeniya - Hybrid, pp.64, University of Peradeniya,
Kumara K.L.E. Pathirana K.P.A.R., Herath H.M.A.S., Ansaf M.T.M Creating an Online Teacher Transfer System for Sri Lankan Education Sector: A collaborative Action Research Based on Sipthathu Education Management Information System (SEMIS) in i-Purse, Peradeniya University International Research Sessions, year 2024, University of Peradeniya - Hybrid, pp.74, University of Peradeniya, 2021/11/11,
Kumara K.L.E. A.Herath, A.Thawoos, A.Rajah CREATING A CONDUCIVE E-LEARNING ENVIRONMENT DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A COLLABORATIVE ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT ON E- NENAPIYASA AND ONLINE SUPERVISION in IRS- 2021- International Research Symposium (IRS), year 2024, University of Colombo, 2021/2,