Fernando A. Senior. Ph.D.
Dr. Fernando Senior is a learning strategist and designer. His main ambition is to contribute to the development of expertise in individuals. For nearly forty years, he has collaborated with higher education institutions, industry, non-profit organizations, and government agencies in different regions of the world. He is the former president of the International Board of Standards for Training, Performance & Instruction, an organization that formulates professional standards for instructional designers, among others. He represents Quality Matters in the Latin American and the Caribbean region, an organization that promotes quality assurance in online & digital education. He holds a doctorate in Educational Psychology from the University of Illinois, a master’s degree in Educational Technology from the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, and a bachelor´s in psychology from the University of Puerto Rico in Mayaguez.
Bashayer Al-Mahdi
A forward-thinking Bahraini artist and Multimedia designer, Bashayer Al-Mahdi embraces the evolving landscape of multimedia. With extensive teaching experience at various universities in Bahrain, she skillfully merges traditional art practices with digital innovation. As an early advocate for generative AI, Bashayer introduces these transformative tools to her students through dynamic lectures and workshops.