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CEI Symposia on Teaching and Learning

CEI Symposia on Teaching and Learning Fall 2015/Spring 2016

The CEI Symposia on Teaching and Learning will take place in the fall and spring semesters on each campus. The symposia consist of two parts: the fall symposium will explore issues critical to teaching and learning and the spring symposium will address these issues by sharing best teaching practices.

The fall symposium will explore emerging themes related to four broad teaching and learning areas: Academic Language, Innovative pedagogies, Critical Thinking, and Formative Assessment. The spring symposium will be a follow-up from the fall symposium and provide a forum for sharing best classroom practices.

CEI Symposium on Teaching and Learning:

Exploring Issues Critical to Teaching and Learning

CEI Symposium on Teaching and Learning:

Sharing Best Practices

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Dates:

Dubai: October 27, 2015

Abu Dhabi: November 10, 2015

Abu Dhabi: February 9, 2016

Dubai: February 16, 2016

Venue:

AUH and DXB Convention Centers

AUH and DXB Convention Centers

Schedule and sessions

Schedule:

8:30 – 9:00 Light breakfast

9:00 -9:30 Introduction / Plenary

9:45- 10:30 Concurrent Roundtable Discussions (First Round)

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 11:45 Concurrent Roundtable Discussions (Second Round)

12:00-1:00 Lunch

Session Description:

The sessions will consist of facilitated roundtable discussions.
Each roundtable discussion will explore one of the four areas
related to teaching and learning– academic language, innovative pedagogies, critical thinking, and formative assessment.
The purpose of roundtable discussion is to explore the impact these areas have on teaching and learning at Zayed University. The themes and discussions will be addressed in the Spring symposium.

Schedule:

9:00 – 9:30 Light breakfast

9:30 - 9:40 Introduction / Plenary

9:40- 10:30 Session 1

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 11:50 Session 2

12:00-1:00 Lunch

Session Description:

The sessions will consist of a variety of workshops designed to share best practices that address the themes that emerged from the fall symposium. These sessions will address many of the issues raised in the fall roundtable via practical, hands-on strategies than can be applied to ones teaching; practice.