About me
Ts. Dr. Mas Nida Binti Md Khambari is an Associate Professor in Educational Technology at the Faculty of Educational Studies, [Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)](https://profile.upm.edu.my/khamasnida). She completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at UPM before earning her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2014. Her research focuses heavily on instructional technology, augmented reality (AR), gamification, and teacher professional development for the digital era [Google Scholar - Mas Nida Md. Khambari](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=UikslZkAAAAJ&hl=en). Alongside her teaching and research, she serves as the head of UPM's Educational Technology Unit, is a key task force member for the Putra Future Classroom, and holds an executive committee role in the Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE). Over her career, she has secured over 20 intellectual property registrations (MyIPO) and has been recognized with prestigious honors, including the Putra InnoCreative Award and the APSCE Early Career Researcher Award.
Ts. Dr. Mas Nida Binti Md Khambari is a prominent Malaysian academic who serves as an Associate Professor in Educational Technology within the Department of Science and Technical Education at the Faculty of Educational Studies, [Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)](https://profile.upm.edu.my/khamasnida). A double alumna of UPM, she completed her Bachelor’s degree in 2007 and her Master’s degree in 2010 before moving to the United States, where she earned her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2014. Driven by a passion for modernizing classrooms, her extensive research focuses on transforming traditional paradigms through [Google Scholar - Mas Nida Md. Khambari](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=UikslZkAAAAJ&hl=en) instructional technology, augmented reality (AR), gamification, computational thinking, and digital learning agility.
Beyond her teaching responsibilities, Dr. Mas Nida plays a pivotal role in shaping institutional and regional educational policy. She is the Head of the Educational Technology Unit at UPM and acts as an Innovation Coordinator under the university's Putra Science Park, contributing directly to the Putra Future Classroom task force. On a global stage, she is an active Executive Committee member of the Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE). Her professional influence is backed by a robust research profile; she has served as the principal investigator or co-investigator on nearly 20 research grants totaling over RM1.1 million, has authored more than 50 research articles exploring topics like MOOC continuance intention and digital native skill-gaps, and holds over 21 intellectual property registrations with the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO). Her forward-thinking contributions to pedagogy have earned her multiple prestigious honors, including the Putra InnoCreative Award, the Vice Chancellor's Fellowship Award, and the globally recognized APSCE Early Career Researcher Award.