Background
Ibrahim Halloun earned in 1984 a PhD in Physics / Education from Arizona State University (ASU). He then joined Lebanese University and remained there until 2019 as tenured Professor of Physics and Education. Meanwhile, he held joint appointments at many institutions in Lebanon and abroad, including ASU, American University of Beirut, and UNESCO-Paris.
Through classroom-based research, he developed:
• Systemic Cognition and Education, for student and teacher self-fulfillment and empowerment for excellence in the 21st century and beyond.
• Modeling Theory in Science Education, for student-centered, model-based, meaningful learning of science.
• Viable means for characterizing and revamping student worldviews and conceptions.
His R&D work and interests also include:
• Educational policy and systemic reform, particularly in relation to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
• Convergence education and curriculum design, with focus on systemic cross- and trans-disciplinarity.
• Assessment and evaluation, including the development of a digital assessment platform for meaningful learning.
• Professional development of pre-service and in-service teachers.
• Cognitive science and neuroscience.
• Philosophy, history, and sociology of science.
Renowned scholars around the globe have qualified Professor Halloun work as “pioneering”, “ground-breaking”, “seminal”, “leading”, “profound”, “unique”, “setting standards”, and more.
Details at: www.halloun.net and www.hinstitute.org.