Program
Improving Teaching Through Research
April 25, 2016
Conference Program
Venue |
Zayed University, Dubai Campus – Conference Center |
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Time |
Conference Room 1 |
Conference Room 2 |
8:30-10:00 |
Light Breakfast and Refreshments - Foyer |
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9:30-3:00 |
Celebration of Faculty Scholarship |
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Poster Exhibits |
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10:00-10:30 |
Session 1 Catherine Nickerson1, Valerie Priscilla Goby1, & Chrysi Rapanta2 1 Zayed University, UAE 2 Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Mobile or Not? Assessing the Instructional Value of Mobile Learning |
Session 10 Michael Bowles Zayed University, UAE The Impact of Using a Vocabulary-Learning App on the Vocabulary Development of Emirati Learners |
10:30-11:00 |
Session 2 Robyn Albers & Angela Elsmore Zayed University, UAE Teaching Business Communication Through PBL to Increase Depth of Learning with Emirati Students |
Session 11 Eltigani Hamed & Nada Rabie Zayed University, UAE Modifying the Process of Instructing Students on Academic Writing |
11:00-11:30 |
Session 3 Cindy Gunn American University of Sharjah, UAE Group Projects in Foundation Electrical Engineering Courses: Do they Help, Harm or Make No Difference to the Students’ Learning Experience? |
Session 12 Zoe Hurley, Nalan Kerr, & Michelle Antero Zayed University, UAE WoW: Window on the World: Academic Reading Circles and Augmented Reality Apps for Deeper, Richer Reading |
11:30-12:00 |
Session 4 Edward Carlstedt & Jonathan Turner Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE Autonomous Learning Through Group Meetings |
Session 13 Jase Moussa-Inaty, Mark Causapin, & Timothy Groombridge Zayed University, UAE Is Language or Mode of Instruction more Important when Learning how to Solve Mathematical Word Problems? A Cognitive Load Perspective |
12:00-12:30 |
Session 5 Sarah Hopkyns & Timothy Nicoll Zayed University, UAE Action Research on Emirati Vocabulary Learning Preferences |
Session 14 Shashidhar Belbase Zayed University, UAE Exploring the Impact of Individual Consultations on Students’ Learning of Mathematics at College Level |
12:30-1:30 |
Lunch – Conference Center Foyer |
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Time |
Conference Room 1 |
Conference Room 2 |
1:30-2:00 |
Session 6 Robert Bohning & Erik Thornquist Zayed University, UAE Mobile Technology, Error Correction, and Multiple Literacies: Teachers Using Quip to Improve Writing |
Session 15 Nada Rabie1 & Nihal Hamed Rabie2 1 Zayed University, UAE 2 Al HOSN University, UAE Effects of Using Jigsaw in Teaching Higher Education Courses |
2:00-2:30 |
Session 7 Guy Meredith Zayed University, UAE Using Mobile Technology to Encourage Student Dialogue in Computer-Mediated Collaborative Writing |
Session 16 Mouhamad Mouhanna UAE University, UAE Conducting Action Research in the Workplace |
2:30-3:00 |
Session 8 Senem Donanci Zayed University, UAE Using ‘Exploratory Talk’ in a Mobile Learning Enhanced Academic Writing Course |
Session 17 Troy Priest, Afaf Al Bataineh, Scott Benson, David Palfreyman, & Fayez Sayed Zayed University, UAE Developing Students’ Critical Thinking Skills: A Cross-Disciplinary Community of Practice |
3:00-3:30 |
Session 9 Nayyer Chandella Lahore College for Women University, Pakistan Empowering Women through Critical Education: Challenges of Implementing Critical Pedagogy in Language Education in UAE Higher Education |
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3:30 - |
Final Comments and Coffee |