Dr. Rohan Jowallah is an educator and literacy scholar in the School of Education (SOE), where he serves as Senior Lecturer in Literacy Studies. He holds a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Language and Literacy in Education from the University of Sheffield, England, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). His teaching and research centre on critical literacy and Freirean pedagogy, digital and AI literacies, and the preparation of teachers to support striving readers. Dr. Jowallah began his career as a classroom teacher in Jamaica and has since taught and worked in England and the United States, bringing more than 30 years of education experience. His scholarship traces a continuous line from the word to the algorithm: from critical literacy to the new literacies demanded by intelligent technologies, informing his work on literacy pedagogy, AI literacy, and inclusive practice. He also brings extensive experience designing and developing courses for face-to-face, online, blended, and immersive environments, aligning learning outcomes, assessment, and learning activities to create engaging and inclusive learning experiences. He has delivered more than 50 invited presentations and keynote addresses. Dr. Jowallah has authored book chapters, refereed journal articles, and conference proceedings.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Jowallah, R., & Bennett, L. (2025). Bloom’s taxonomy: A proposed application to instructional design. In S. Wa-Mbaleka, B. Chen, G.-E. Petre, & A. deNoyelles (Eds.), The SAGE handbook of higher education instructional design (pp. 127–138). SAGE. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781036203849.n12
Jowallah, R., & Kaletski-Maisel, G. (2025). Integrating AI in special education and instructional design. In S. Gregory (Ed.), Effective instructional design informed by AI (pp. 203–220). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-6527-4.ch007
Kaletski-Maisel, G., & Jowallah, R. (2025). Empowering citizens: Preparing for the future of digital literacy and AI in education. In M. M. Kh. Hawamdeh (Ed.), Digital citizenship and the future of AI engagement, ethics, and privacy (pp. 133–150). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-9015-3.ch005
Bennett, L., & Jowallah, R. (2022). Preparing teachers for the post-COVID era: A practical framework for teaching within new learning spaces. In P. H. Bull & G. C. Patterson (Eds.), Redefining teacher education and teacher preparation programs in the post-COVID-19 era (pp. 132–155). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8298-5.ch008
Bennett, L., & Jowallah, R. (2021). A case for implementation of extended reality in early childhood education. In C. C. M. Deaton, S. M. Linder, J. Herron, & R. D. Visser (Eds.), Using mobiles in early childhood and elementary settings (pp. 111–128). Information Age Publishing.
Jowallah, R. (2020). A multilayered approach for addressing poverty and education in African American communities. In P. W. Jones (Ed.), Fostering collaborations between African American communities and educational institutions (pp. 155–172). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1181-7.ch008
Jowallah, R. (2020). Enabling and empowering inclusion through partnerships with families, school, and community. In H. van Rensburg & S. O’Neill (Eds.), Inclusive theory and practice in special education (pp. 1–16). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2901-0.ch002
Thompson, K., Jowallah, R., & Cavanagh, T. B. (2019). “Solve the big problems”: Leading through strategic innovation in blended teaching and learning. In Y. Qian & G. Huang (Eds.), Technology leadership for innovation in higher education (pp. 26–48). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7769-0.ch002
JOURNAL ARTICLES
Sugar, A., Bauer, S., & Jowallah, R. (2024). Best practices for synchronous online teaching: A framework to support engagement and inclusion. FDLA Journal, 8(1), Article 17. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fdla-journal/vol8/iss1/17
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
Williams, F. W., & Jowallah, R. (2025). The intersection of AI in higher education: Pros and cons for cultural inclusion and engagement. In B. K. Smith & M. Borge (Eds.), Learning and collaboration technologies: 12th International Conference, LCT 2025, held as part of the 27th HCI International Conference, HCII 2025, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 22–27, 2025, proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 15807, pp. 200–213). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93567-1_14
Bauer, S., Jowallah, R., Gunter, G., & Futch, L. (2019). Broadening blended learning via XR: A case for another modality. In S. Carliner (Ed.), Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 544–547). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/211124/
Jowallah, R., Bauer, S., Futch, L., & Gunter, G. (2019). Developing, designing, and implementing extended reality within learning environments: A reflection and ethical considerations for implementation. In S. Carliner (Ed.), Proceedings of E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 553–556). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
SELECTED INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND KEYNOTES
2026
Jowallah, R. (2026, October). The missing infrastructure: Why AI won’t secure our environment unless we build the people who can question it [Keynote address]. 2026 SEPTOM International Conference, Nigeria.
Jowallah, R. (2026, October). Designing sovereign learning futures: Will AI democratise Caribbean education or recolonise it? [Keynote address]. The UWI 2026 Biennial Conference for the Schools of Education, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Jowallah, R. (2026, April). The sovereign classroom: Assessment, equity, and AI governance in the Caribbean [Keynote address]. Beryl Allen Teaching Award and CETL Faculty Award Ceremony, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica.
Jowallah, R. (2026, April). AI and the future of pastoral care: Opportunities, challenges and ethical imperatives [Keynote address]. National Association for Pastoral Care in Education Conference, England.
Jowallah, R. (2026, March). Using AI to leverage careers [Keynote seminar]. HEART/NSTA Trust and Ministry of Education, Jamaica.
Jowallah, R., Marsh, T., Talagadadeevi, R., Laureceau, B., & Diaz, A. (2026, February). Healing oasis for peace [Conference session]. Institute of Artificial Intelligence, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.
2025
Jowallah, R. (2025, September). Beyond the screens: Preparing online educators for wearable AI technologies [Conference session]. Digital Learning Day, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.
Jowallah, R. (2025, August). Artificial intelligence at the service of early childhood education [Conference presentation]. Early Childhood Practitioners’ Conference, Lima, Peru.
Jowallah, R. (2025, April). Online teaching in the age of AI [Conference session]. Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, United States.
Jowallah, R. (2025, April). Merging minds, machines, and mission: The future of education [Featured session]. Jamaica Teachers’ Association Conference, Jamaica.
Jowallah, R. (2025, January). Transforming doctoral psychology training for a technological age [Conference presentation]. National Association of Psychologists and Educators, New Orleans, LA, United States.
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