Sam Faissal
A former colleague once described him as: “someone who likes to learn things and then teach them his way”. Sam is obsessed with the idea of creating learning experiences that enable the learner to achieve the desired learning outcome in a human-centered and goal-oriented way.
He is concentrating his efforts on helping corporate, post-secondary, and k-12 educators improve their online teaching. Throughout his career, he delivered in-class, blended, and online training for more than 150 organizations in 11 countries. Recently, he helped professors from Concordia University Part-Time Faculty Association (CUPFA) digitize their content.
Sam also creates self-paced eLearning and Micro-Learning modules enabling learners to do what they need to do, but better. He has recently worked on projects for Canada Post, The World Bank, and many others.
He also organized a fully sponsored Moodle Moot conference for educators and eLearning professionals. Moodle is one of the world’s most used Learning Management Systems.
Sam holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and a masters’ degree in Instructional Design.
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My Reviews
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL101): Synchronous vs Asynchronous
this training exceeded my expectations. Sam explained the concepts very succinctly, and I loved the participation and student involvement. He also modeled what he was teaching - introducing all the different audience engagement tools that could be used. His visual aids were outstanding, his teaching manner was very relaxed and confident, and he repeated individual questions so everyone was involved! Overall, an excellent learning experience!
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL101): Synchronous vs Asynchronous
Sam did a wonderful job defining both forms of learning; giving the strengths and weaknesses of each; and facilitating a discussion on what were the participants' needs for our own future training! Looking forward to the next course.
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL102): Instructional Design for eLearning
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL102): Instructional Design for eLearning
WOW - Sam provided great information, in a well sequenced format. Wonderful with encouraging questions and explaining concepts. Really looking forward to his next sessions!
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL102): Instructional Design for eLearning
Very instructive
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL103): Virtual Classrooms
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL103): Virtual Classrooms
Sam is an awesome instructor and knows his subject in and out. He breaks down concepts into user-friendly bites, plus has a lot of interaction to keep us engaged! Wonderful class.
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL103): Virtual Classrooms
Excellent delivery
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL101): Synchronous vs Asynchronous
Thank you Sam. Lots of helpful information!!
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL101): Synchronous vs Asynchronous
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL101): Synchronous vs Asynchronous
All my questions were answered thank you!
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL103): Virtual Classrooms
Sam is an awesome instructor who is willing to share his knowledge and experience. All trainers could learn from him. Looking forward to the next one!
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL102): Instructional Design for eLearning
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL102): Instructional Design for eLearning
Thank you Sam for your comprehensive overview of instructional design and on-demand learning development
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL101): Synchronous vs Asynchronous
Sam was very knowlegeable about online training. Great pacing and made it interesting. Thanks!
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL102): Instructional Design for eLearning
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL101): Synchronous vs Asynchronous
Getting Started with Online Learning (GSOL101): Synchronous vs Asynchronous
Sam is very knowledgeable. His introductory course was a good starting point, and I look forward to attending more of his webinars about online learning.