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.
Digital Transformation of Informal Learning Practices in STEM Education, Zubair Ahmad
The talk will enlighten the participants on the diverse strategies undertaken by a STEM-based informal learning center to combat the constraints in reaching out to the young generation with its research and innovation learning practices during the pandemic, Covid-19. The talk will initially drive the participants to understand digital transformation at an organizational teaching level and the limitations faced in the abrupt change of the informal learning ecosystem from physical to virtual mode.
Outcomes:
The talk will concentrate on the diverse teaching methods that were carried out in maximizing student participation during this unprecedented rapid digitalization in education.
The participants will be brought with experiences that will enlighten them on building resilience in constraining times.
The participants will define new possibilities in bridging the school-university gaps in this digitally progressing learning world through the cited experiences.
The participants can frame further research questions that arise from the different teaching experiences associated with the digital conversion of STEM teaching tools.
From this session, the participants will enhance their knowledge in managing the simultaneous use of varying Edtech tools to effectively build an interactive learning environment.
Creating Highly Personalised Learning Experiences that Fuel Student Engagement, Ionana Moldovan
From this presentation you will learn how to support personalised learning using digital tools and a curriculum to maximise student engagement and achievement.
We will discuss how to give your learners personalised learning spaces, how to prepare courses based on learners’ individual strengths, weaknesses, goals and learning behavior, and how to design courses that adapt to the learner’s activities in real-time.
Taking Ownership of Learning - How Technology can Support Learner Confidence in an Uncertain World, Louise Rowland
This presentation will explore the technology solutions that exist and are under development to tackle the problem of the learning divide - and the ways in which they can support those furthest away from either formal education or workplace learning.
We will look to answer three questions within the presentation, building on work we have funded and research and consultation we are currently engaged in: 1. What role can voctech play in re-engaging and motivating learners? 2. Is there a wider community or place based role that voctech can play to support learner engagement and increased confidence? 3. Can voctech play a role in supporting learner confidence within formal education settings?
This will be of particular interest to those who are grappling with the significant increase in loss of engagement and confidence, as well as those looking to understand ways to support communities and groups, such as under privileged learners, through better access, opportunity and provision. We will use a mix of case study and overview to highlight possible solutions and ways to tackle challenges.
Learning Outcomes:
- What role can voctech play in re-engaging and motivating learners?
- Is there a wider community or place based role that voctech can play to support learner engagement and increased confidence?
- Can voctech play a role in supporting learner confidence within formal education settings?