لمحة عامة
Welcome to the Centre for Teaching and Learning at DU
The Center of Teaching and Learning (CTL) is a service-research unit within Dhofar University supporting and serving the university and community at large.
CTL was established in 2008 to provide a variety of teaching resources and services for faculty throughout the university. The Center conducts workshops and discussion groups, provides professional development, electronic resources, generates teaching tips, and is available for private, confidential consultations and classroom visits. The more recent initiatives draw on the resources and capacity to engage the community in the best teaching practices and professional development.
الرؤية
The CTL will play a leadership support through the promotion of the best teaching practices and research teaching nexus at Dhofar University.
رسالة المركز
The CTL is a support unit for faculty, teacher practitioners and school administrators in shaping practice through professional development and research. The CTL shall be seen to support continuous improvement in teacher professional practice at the university and the community.
Rationale
The rationale for CTL is to instill best teaching practices, scholarship and leadership by providing educational development opportunities for practitioners.
أهداف المركز
The main objectives for CTL are to coordinate professional development activities, bring applied research to professional practice, make assessments, and evaluate teacher professional development programs.
A. Educational Development
- A.1. Promote professional development and training at Dhofar University
- A.2. Provide on-time professional development services and consultancies
- A.3. Coordinate and administer all in-service teacher training workshops at Dhofar University
- A.4. Organize Professional Educational Professional Practice Seminars
- A.5. Promote professional development and training in Omani Schools; Establish development research projects within the university and in partnership and the community
B. Research
- B.1. Encourage faculty scholarship through teaching-research nexus
- B.2. Conduct analytical studies of teacher training programs
- B.3. Provide empirical and evaluative research reports on teacher training programs
- B.4. Make recommendations on professional teaching practice
- B.5. Establish a yearly professional development research priorities
- B.6. Maintain a database of teacher-research scholarly activities in Oman and the Gulf region
CTL Workshop List 2019/2020
No. | Development program name | التأريخ |
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1 | Effective Student Writing | 6/11/2019 |
2 | Alignment of PLOs and CLOs | 9/11/2019 |
3 | Community Service Priorities in Oman | 11/12/2019 |
4 | Course Design, Course Syllabus and Lesson Plans | 14/12/2019 |
5 | National Research Priorities | 21/12/2019 |
6 | Grant Proposal Writing | 21/12/2019 |
7 | Challenges of teaching online: Connecting the missing pedagogical links in virtual ELT classrooms | 9/5/2020 |
8 | Medical social work: An analytical perspective in the social context of corona virus in the Arab Gulf | 20/5/2020 |
9 | Covid 19 and challenges of online teaching and learning | 11/6/2020 |
10 | Applied linguistics research during Covid 19 pandemic: Scope, challenges, and future directions | 18/6/2020 |
11 | Impact and implications of the Covid-19: Response on translation and translating | 2/7/2020 |
12 | Latest Trends and Experience in Management Education - Key Learnings and Insights from CEEMAN | 3/7/2020 |
13 | Stress, Anxiety, and Precautions: coping with COVID-19 pandemic. | 10/7/2020 |
14 | Multicollinearity in Regression Analysis: Reasons, consequences, detection and remedies. | 17/7/2020 |
15 | Navigating Accreditation during a Pandemic. | 26/7/2020 |
16 | Best Practices to Consistency Achieve Learning Outcomes in Engineering Laboratory Courses During COVID-19 Pandemic | 20/8/2020 |
CTL Workshop 2020/2021
No. | Development program name | التأريخ |
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1 | Planning and Delivering Effective Online Classes | 19/10/2020 |
2 | Recent advances in nanotechnology | 21/10/2020 |
3 | Teaching Blind Students Online: Challenges and Strategies | 28/10/2019 |
4 | Reflective Practice for Teachers | 4/11/2020 |
5 | Advance HE: A Snapshot to the College of Engineering | 2/11/2020 |
6 | Showcasing Best Online Teaching Practices from DU Law Classrooms | 9/11/2020 |
7 | The Role of Universities in National Inovation Ecology in View of Oman Vision 2040 | 11/11/2020 |
8 | Advance HE: A Snapshot to the Foundation Program | 11/11/2020 |
9 | Optimization of Maintenance Processes | 25/11/2020 |
10 | Advance HE: A Snapshot to the College of Commerce and Business Administration | 2/12/2020 |
11 | Basics of Research and Research Methodologies | 5/12/2020 |
12 | Online Teaching, Assessments and Evaluation: Striking a Balance | 12/12/2020 |
13 | How to Publish in Quality Journals: The Art of Planning and Writing Skills | 19/12/2020 |
14 | Why Publish in Impact Factor Journals | 9/1/2021 |
15 | Students Engagement in Virtual Classrooms | 13/2/2021 |
16 | Online Student Assessment | 20/2/2021 |
Coordination Committee
الرقم المتسلسل | الاسم | Ext. | |
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1 | Dr. Khalid Muslem Al Mashikhi | 7200 | Khalid@du.edu.om |
2 | Dr. Vijay Singh Thakur | 7205 | vijay_thakur@du.edu.om |
3 | Dr. Sobhy Ahmed Soliman | 7268 | sobhy@du.edu.om |
4 | Dr. Ahmed Balkahir | 7293 | abalkhair@du.edu.om |
5 | Dr. Kavita Chavali | 7419 | kchavali@du.edu.om |
6 | Dr. Mohammad Wasi Ahmad | 7360 | mwaahmad@du.edu.om |
7 | Dr. Syed Arshad Ali | 7552 | sali@du.edu.om |
8 | Dr. Ahmed O.K Hosnia | 7175 | ahosnia@du.edu.om |
9 | Ms. Mediha Younis | 7266 | myounis@du.edu.om |
CAAS Webinars
الرقم المتسلسل | Webinar Title | التأريخ | No. of Attendees | Link |
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1 | Challenges of teaching online: Connecting the missing pedagogical links in virtual ELT classrooms | 09 May 2020 | 59 | https://youtu.be/rcj5-SoctT0 |
2 | Medical social work: An analytical perspective in the social context of corona virus in the Arab Gulf | 20 May 2020 | 58 | https://youtu.be/_bN085DeYXE |
3 | Covid 19 and challenges of online teaching and learning | 11 June 2020 | 29 | https://youtu.be/XgTzHOaeTRY |
4 | Applied linguistics research during Covid 19 pandemic: Scope, challenges, and future directions | 18 June 2020 | 38 | https://youtu.be/Pj3MyynX91g |
5 | Impact and implications of the Response Covid-19 on translation and translating | 02 July 2020 | 26 | https://youtu.be/2coTVqsKN2U |
6 | Recent advances in nanotechnology | Oct 21, 2020 | 35 | https://youtu.be/-oMFj4oqWwg |
- لمحة عامة
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لمحة عامة
Welcome to the Centre for Teaching and Learning at DU
The Center of Teaching and Learning (CTL) is a service-research unit within Dhofar University supporting and serving the university and community at large.
CTL was established in 2008 to provide a variety of teaching resources and services for faculty throughout the university. The Center conducts workshops and discussion groups, provides professional development, electronic resources, generates teaching tips, and is available for private, confidential consultations and classroom visits. The more recent initiatives draw on the resources and capacity to engage the community in the best teaching practices and professional development.
- الرؤية
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الرؤية
The CTL will play a leadership support through the promotion of the best teaching practices and research teaching nexus at Dhofar University.
- رسالة المركز
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رسالة المركز
The CTL is a support unit for faculty, teacher practitioners and school administrators in shaping practice through professional development and research. The CTL shall be seen to support continuous improvement in teacher professional practice at the university and the community.
- Rationale
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Rationale
The rationale for CTL is to instill best teaching practices, scholarship and leadership by providing educational development opportunities for practitioners.
- أهداف المركز
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أهداف المركز
The main objectives for CTL are to coordinate professional development activities, bring applied research to professional practice, make assessments, and evaluate teacher professional development programs.
- What we do
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A. Educational Development
- A.1. Promote professional development and training at Dhofar University
- A.2. Provide on-time professional development services and consultancies
- A.3. Coordinate and administer all in-service teacher training workshops at Dhofar University
- A.4. Organize Professional Educational Professional Practice Seminars
- A.5. Promote professional development and training in Omani Schools; Establish development research projects within the university and in partnership and the community
B. Research
- B.1. Encourage faculty scholarship through teaching-research nexus
- B.2. Conduct analytical studies of teacher training programs
- B.3. Provide empirical and evaluative research reports on teacher training programs
- B.4. Make recommendations on professional teaching practice
- B.5. Establish a yearly professional development research priorities
- B.6. Maintain a database of teacher-research scholarly activities in Oman and the Gulf region
- Workshops
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CTL Workshop List 2019/2020
No. Development program name التأريخ 1 Effective Student Writing 6/11/2019 2 Alignment of PLOs and CLOs 9/11/2019 3 Community Service Priorities in Oman 11/12/2019 4 Course Design, Course Syllabus and Lesson Plans 14/12/2019 5 National Research Priorities 21/12/2019 6 Grant Proposal Writing 21/12/2019 7 Challenges of teaching online:
Connecting the missing pedagogical links in virtual ELT classrooms
9/5/2020 8 Medical social work: An analytical perspective in the social context of corona virus in the Arab Gulf 20/5/2020 9 Covid 19 and challenges of online teaching and learning 11/6/2020 10 Applied linguistics research during Covid 19 pandemic: Scope, challenges, and future directions 18/6/2020 11 Impact and implications of the Covid-19: Response on translation and translating 2/7/2020 12 Latest Trends and Experience in Management Education - Key Learnings and Insights from CEEMAN 3/7/2020 13 Stress, Anxiety, and Precautions: coping with COVID-19 pandemic. 10/7/2020 14 Multicollinearity in Regression Analysis: Reasons, consequences, detection and remedies. 17/7/2020 15 Navigating Accreditation during a Pandemic. 26/7/2020 16 Best Practices to Consistency Achieve Learning Outcomes in Engineering Laboratory Courses During COVID-19 Pandemic 20/8/2020 CTL Workshop 2020/2021
No. Development program name التأريخ 1 Planning and Delivering Effective Online Classes 19/10/2020 2 Recent advances in nanotechnology 21/10/2020 3 Teaching Blind Students Online: Challenges and Strategies 28/10/2019 4 Reflective Practice for Teachers 4/11/2020 5 Advance HE: A Snapshot to the College of Engineering 2/11/2020 6 Showcasing Best Online Teaching Practices from DU Law Classrooms 9/11/2020 7 The Role of Universities in National Inovation Ecology in View of Oman Vision 2040 11/11/2020 8 Advance HE: A Snapshot to the Foundation Program 11/11/2020 9 Optimization of Maintenance Processes 25/11/2020 10 Advance HE: A Snapshot to the College of Commerce and Business Administration 2/12/2020 11 Basics of Research and Research Methodologies 5/12/2020 12 Online Teaching, Assessments and Evaluation: Striking a Balance 12/12/2020 13 How to Publish in Quality Journals: The Art of Planning and Writing Skills 19/12/2020 14 Why Publish in Impact Factor Journals 9/1/2021 15 Students Engagement in Virtual Classrooms 13/2/2021 16 Online Student Assessment 20/2/2021 - People
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Coordination Committee
الرقم المتسلسل الاسم Ext. Email 1 Dr. Khalid Muslem Al Mashikhi 7200 Khalid@du.edu.om 2 Dr. Vijay Singh Thakur 7205 vijay_thakur@du.edu.om 3 Dr. Sobhy Ahmed Soliman 7268 sobhy@du.edu.om 4 Dr. Ahmed Balkahir 7293 abalkhair@du.edu.om 5 Dr. Kavita Chavali 7419 kchavali@du.edu.om 6 Dr. Mohammad Wasi Ahmad 7360 mwaahmad@du.edu.om 7 Dr. Syed Arshad Ali 7552 sali@du.edu.om 8 Dr. Ahmed O.K Hosnia 7175 ahosnia@du.edu.om 9 Ms. Mediha Younis 7266 myounis@du.edu.om - Webinars
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CAAS Webinars
الرقم المتسلسل Webinar Title التأريخ No. of Attendees Link 1 Challenges of teaching online: Connecting the missing pedagogical links in virtual ELT classrooms 09 May 2020 59 https://youtu.be/rcj5-SoctT0 2 Medical social work: An analytical perspective in the social context of corona virus in the Arab Gulf 20 May 2020 58 https://youtu.be/_bN085DeYXE 3 Covid 19 and challenges of online teaching and learning 11 June 2020 29 https://youtu.be/XgTzHOaeTRY 4 Applied linguistics research during Covid 19 pandemic: Scope, challenges, and future directions 18 June 2020 38 https://youtu.be/Pj3MyynX91g 5 Impact and implications of the Response Covid-19 on translation and translating 02 July 2020 26 https://youtu.be/2coTVqsKN2U 6 Recent advances in nanotechnology Oct 21, 2020 35 https://youtu.be/-oMFj4oqWwg