Dr. Namali Suraweera is a reputed senior lecturer who has a lot of expertise in the practical aspect of Education. She has been a professional lecturer in the field and she is known for her interactive way of delivering lectures and educating students knowledge in a unique manner. Dr. Namali Suraweera is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Library and Information Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

Dr. Namali Suraweera has over 16 years of contribution to the profession and research in the field of Education where She has also contributed over 40 papers to learned journals and international conferences. She qualified for the title “Digital Teaching and Learning Technologist” by completing a course at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

She completed her Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of Social Sciences in Library and Information Science at the University of Kelaniya.  She earned her Ph.D. in Information Management in 2015 from the School of Information Management at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Dr. Namali Suraweera won Vice Chancellor’s award three times and received a number of scholarships. Further, she received the “Asia Library Leaders Promising Professional Award -2016”.

Dr Namali Suraweera is a member of the editorial board of The Internet and Higher Education and She has given her contribution as a resource person for many workshops in different faculties in public and private Universities in Sri Lanka. Her main teaching interests composed of information literacy, e-learning, digital/multimedia technologies, digital teaching and learning, and educational and social and cultural theories.