Health Science Journal

Faculty of Education, University of Auckland, New Zealand

Kumar Laxman graduated with a PhD in instructional design and technology from Macquarie University, Australia on the Australian government's International Postgraduate Research Funding scholarship. I have worked in various capacities such as a high school teacher, instructional designer, educational researcher, academic etc with different schools, educational organizations and tertiary institutions. In the last several years, I have been involved in actively promoting the use of technology to advance innovation in teaching and learning and have served as a catalytic leader/team member in e-learning and educational initiatives. I have been involved in many funded educational research projects and widely published my work in reputable journals and presented at international conferences. I have also provided consultancy to a number of international organizations in the domain of education, particularly enabling them to leverage upon technologies in enhancing teaching and learning.

Consumer health informatics, Self-care, Telehealth, Mobile health, Personal health records, Health 2.0, Health Games