Foyer - 2^nd Floor Convention Center

8:00 -

Registration Desk Opens

8:30-9:30

Breakfast

Multipurpose Room – 2nd Floor Convention Center

9:30-10:00

Opening Session & Celebration of Fellowship Awardees

Room A – 2^nd Floor Convention Center

10:00-10:30

Session 1

An Improved Pedagogical Approach for Teaching Computer Programming

Fatima Alharbi & Sanaa Kaddoura

10:30-11:00

Session 5

A Learning Oriented Assessment that Develops Students’ Non-Technical Skills

Maurice Danaher & Anthony Rhodes

11:00-11:30

Session 9

Facilitating Student Engagement Through the Provision of Clarification for Assessments

Mathew Nicho

11:30-12:00

Session 13

Almekhlafi Digital Interactive Content Model (ADIC)

Abdurrahman Ghaleb Almekhlafi

12:00-12:30

Session 17

Practical Pedagogy for Teaching an Information Technology Introductory Course

Sanaa Kaddoura & Fatima Alharbi

12:30-13:30

Lunch Break @ the Foyer – 2^nd Floor Convention Center

13:30-14:00

Session 21

An Experiential Learning Approach to Fostering Learner Autonomy among Omani Students

Anita Teresa Boggu

14:00-14:30

Session 25

The impact of International Business Strategy Simulation Games on Student Engagement

Tim Rogmans & Wasseem Abaza

14:30-15:00

Session 29

Innovative Peer Tutoring Methods to Enhance the Student Learning Experience

Vasila Al Khaldi

15:00-15:30

Session 33

Supporting Learning in Theoretical Courses Through Involvement in Laboratory Activities

Maisa El Gamal

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break @ the Foyer – 2^nd Floor Convention Center

Room B – 2^nd Floor Convention Center

10:00-10:30

Session 2

Using Students’ Questions to Guide Information Literacy Sessions

Jeff Verbeem

10:30-11:00

Session 6

Videotaped Story Workshop Method Stimulating University Students’ Learning and Innovation

Ghadah Al Murshidi & Enas Abulibdeh

11:00-11:30

Session 10

Innovative Assessment Tools for Effective Language Learning: Learning Oriented Assessment

Hisham AlSaghbini

11:30-12:00

Session 14

Exploring Glocal Identity Construction Through Social Media-Based Project Work

Sarah Hopkyns & Timothy Nicoll

12:00-12:30

Session 18

Teaching Writing Through Modeling to Lower Level Students

Huda Jamal & Olga Spuskanyuk

12:30-13:30

Lunch Break @ the Foyer – 2^nd Floor Convention Center

13:30-14:00

Session 22

Effect of Group and Individual Peer Feedback on L2 Writing

Ali Shehadeh

14:00-14:30

Session 26

Effects of Written Corrective Feedback on Grammatical Accuracy: Evidence from Arab EFL Classrooms

Khaled Karim & Martin Endley

14:30-15:00

Session 30

Using a Corpus to Teach EAP Writing to Emirati Learners

Fatma Elshafie & Beth Wiens

15:00-15:30

Session 34

Developing Writing Skills in the Classroom: How to Construct a Single Mental Model from a Written Discourse?

Mohammad Amin Mozaheb, Mostafa Shahiditabar & Mohammad Hossein Behnoud

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break @ the Foyer – 2^nd Floor Convention Center

Room C – 2^nd Floor Convention Center

10:00-10:30

Session 3

Using Academic Reading Circles to Assist Students Studying Content Courses in a Second Language

Zoe Hurley, Kirk Dowswell & Michelle Antero

10:30-11:00

Session 7

Boosting Creativity Through Group Presentations

Maher Bahloul

11:00-11:30

Session 11

The Quality of Prosodic Features in the EFL Classroom

Khalid  Albadawi

11:30-12:00

Session 15

The Effect of Mobile Learning on Learner Autonomy: A Case Study

Hussam Alzieni

12:00-12:30

Session 19

Change Labs and Design Thinking Methodologies for Multimodal Teaching and Learning

Zoe Hurley & Michael Bowles

12:30-13:30

Lunch Break @ the Foyer – 2^nd Floor Convention Center

13:30-14:00

Session 23

Teaching critical thinking skills: A case study of the Omani EFL classroom

Iryna Lenchuk & Amer Ahmed

14:00-14:30

Session 27

Zayed University Students’ Perceptions of Goal Conduciveness of Academic English Courses

Amir Kaviani

14:30-15:00

Session 31

Self-Reflection as a Pedagogical Diagnostic Tool

Patrick Lichty

15:00-15:30

Session 35

Integrating Teaching and Research: Exploring the Nexus

Hashil Al-Saadi

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break @ the Foyer – 2^nd Floor Convention Center

Room D – 2^nd Floor Convention Center

10:00-12:30

Workshops: Research & Publication Skills

10:00-10:30

Session 4

Guidelines for Internal Grant Applications and Financial Management

Michael Allen & Ingrid Liekens

10:30-11:00

Session 8

Enhancing Faculty Research Agendas Through the Scholarship of Institutional Service

Wafa Zoghbor & Kristine N. Stewart

11:00-11:30

Session 12

Tips and Strategies for Publishing a SoTL Article: A Journal Editor’s Perspective

David Palfreyman

11:30-12:00

Session 16

Library Databases: Your Best Sources for Research

Lynnette Harper

12:00-12:30

Session 20

RefWorks Citation Management Basics

Judith Mavodza

12:30-13:30

Lunch Break @ the Foyer – 2^nd Floor Convention Center

13:30-15:30

Symposium: Classroom-Based Research In Progress

13:30-13:50

Session 24

Investigating the Effectiveness of Cross-Cultural Peer Review on English Composition Students’ Writing and Self-Editing Skills

Stephanie D. Siam

13:50-14:10

Session 28

Innovative Teaching Strategies to Enhance Student Learning through Educational Technologies in Higher Education

Afshan Parkar

14:10-14:30

Session 32

Using multiple choice quizzes for monitoring students’ motivation, engagement, and information retention

Damien Carberry

14:30-14:50

Session 36

Improving UAE National Students’ Social Responsibility Competence Through Citizenship Education Curriculum

Shytance Wren

14:50-15:10

Session 37

Mapping Entrepreneurial Awareness in Business Students

Vindhya Sathya Singh

15:10-15:30

Session 38

The Impact of Formative Assessment on Learning Mathematics

Manisha Kankarej

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break @ the Foyer – 2^nd Floor Convention Center