Presentations
Methods and Digital Solutions to Increase Student Engagement
Date Thursday, Dec 2 Time – Room: Pavillon
How can we not only encourage and strengthen students' levels of engagement in classrooms but use technologies as well to improve access to education and skills for work? These speakers share EdTech supported methods.
Louise Rowland
Deputy CEO, Ufi
Ionana Moldovan
Cypher Learning
Zubair Ahmad
Section Head of Module Development and Publication, Qatar University Young Scientists Center (QUYSC), Qatar
Dr. Zubair Ahmad has been continuously working with High school Research Experience Programs (HSREP) and Undergraduate Research Experience Programs (UREP) since 2016. Currently, he is executing two NPRP projects, 3 UREP projects, and a QU collaborative project and completed many other projects funded by QNRF (~$2.5M). He has also played a leading role in two other completed international research projects funded by the Japanese Society for Physical Sciences (JSPS) and the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia. He has supervised five postdoctoral fellows and over 5 Ph.D. students to completion, while he currently supervises 2 Ph.D. students. He published more than 185 research articles in the well-reputed international journals besides the 3 international patents (filled) and two book chapters (see cv). Additionally, Dr. Zubair has an extensive collaboration network worldwide. He has a robust research alliance with Stanford University, Georgia Southern University USA in STEM education.