Ali Shaker

About the Candidate

Ali Shaker

263 Rue De L’Etang Rockland, Ontario K4K 0K1 613-323-3036 – 1alishaker@gmail.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-shaker-phd-candidate-oct-57009a44/
SUMMARY
Management, instruction, coordination, and administrative skills developed from over fifteen years of successful national and international experience designing, running, and evaluating local and national programs for Indigenous individuals, and racial minority groups at The Korean National Center for Education, Nunavut Arctic College, and Experiences Canada;
Ongoing and in-depth experience in designing, running, managing and evaluating various programs and workshops at Experiences Canada;
Extensive experience in designing courses and programs, curriculum development and program evaluation at Nunavut Arctic College;
Over 15 years of teaching experience through in-person and online models;
Successful experience managing teams, assessing progress and guiding ongoing efficiency;
Excellent communication skills with co-workers, key stakeholders, customers and the public developed

from seven years of teaching and research advocacy experience;
Prioritization skills with the ability to organize work autonomously obtained through experience

providing coordination and management support services for educational institutions and non-profit organizations.

Languages: English, Persian, and basic French

Computer Skills: MS Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams), TalentLMS, Blackboard, Brightspace, Canva, Google Workspace including Calendar, Meet, Chat, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Workspace for Education, human resources and records information management systems, SAP, and research databases in education social sciences.

WORK EXPERIENCE

National Project Coordinator 2022-Present

Experiences Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
• Recruit content partners, webinar speakers, and youth leaders from across Canada to assist with
national forums;

Successfully train, observe, and evaluate new staff and assist to improve efficiency;
Support the creation and delivery of over 20 e-learning modules;
Have so far developed and coordinated the delivery of 6 national programs simultaneously.

Instructor
2018-2022
Ottawa Catholic School Board and Gaybridge Malkam, Ottawa, Ontario

Designed and delivered daily lessons that met the learning objectives of Government of Canada

employees that resulted in over 90% of learners to pass language assessment tests;
Developed curriculum that approaches learning holistically and meet short-term and long-term

developmental goals;
Designed and delivered engaging lessons based on the Language Instruction for Newcomers to

Canada (LINC) curriculum and to prepare adult refugees and immigrants to pass their citizenship test.

Instructor & Researcher 2018-2022

The University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
Assisted professors to effectively navigate Brightspace, analyze, and decipher research data;
Used the Brightspace platform extensively to design and instruct lessons, add or remove components,

answer students’ questions, and evaluate their assignments.

Curriculum Developer & Instructor 2015-2017

The Nunavut Arctic College, Pond Inlet, Nunavut
Designed 2 new Bachelor of Education Courses in creative arts for Inuit preservice teachers;
Trained core and specific theoretical and practical academic knowledge of preservice teachers and

gauged their learning through diverse assessment strategies resulting in 100% of enrolled students to graduate the program as certified teachers.
EDUCATION
2023

2015

Advisor 2020-2022

Antiracism and Inclusion Action Committee, The University Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
• Led the development of research questions, specified target participants, and oversaw

data analysis resulting to a list of recommendations that ensured inclusion and full participation of all in their faculty programs.

Grant Recipient 2015-2016
PhD Candidate
Master’s in Education
Bachelor of Education 2014 Faculty of Education, The University Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario

ACHIEVEMENTS AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES
The Government of Nunavut Cultural Heritage Department, Iqaluit, Nunavut
• A Bachelor of Education course which I designed and taught won a grant from the

Government of Nunavut to further document and feature the contributions made by Elders of the Community.

Elected Representative

The Senate of The University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
• Designed and created faculties and departments, and set the University’s educational

policies.

Educational Staff Trainer

Likoni Public Schools, Mombasa, Kenya
• Observed local teachers at work and presented evidence-based successful strategies

through workshops and roundtable sessions.

TRAINING/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2013-2014

2010
Safety Cleared 2022

United Nations Department of Safety and Security

Adult Education Certificate 2015

Canadian College of Educators, Mississauga, Ontario

Ontario College of Educators 2014

Ontario College of Educators, Mississauga, Ontario