Lecturer
Higher Colleges of Technology
Total years of experience :30 years, 5 Months
Overall Purpose: To assist the Head of department (HoD) in leading and managing the department so that it realizes its potential in the delivery of high-quality operational academic activities and contextualized courses, and in its endeavor to enhance the student learning experience.
• Monitor & develop teaching and learning activities
• Oversee student registration, including the unusual custom cases
• Academic Advising coordination and overseeing advisors in the monitoring of weak students
• Organize and disseminate the approved Department operational Timetables
• Oversee all staff assignments and teaching loads
• Organize and coordinate staff peer observations and assist HoD with Peer Observation (Procedures)
• Liaise with staff and the librarian regarding resources for the department, timely delivery of Library books and guidance with book orders
• Liaise with Students Services on student matters
• Coordinate with assessment committee on exam timetable preparation, assigning of invigilation duties, facilities and ensuring proper execution of exams
• Oversee that course coordinators have uploaded their material onto Moodle with updated Course Guide and lecture materials
• Ensure that course files are updated and examination materials and student samples are properly archived
• Assist HoD in addressing academic concerns of students and faculty members
• Delegate tasks where necessary to staff
• Note absence and sick leave of staff
*Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics as per the related discipline.
*Prepare materials for laboratory activities and course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and hand-outs.
*Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
*Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
*Supervise students' laboratory work.
*Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
*Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and
participating in professional conferences.
*Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
*Assist students who need extra help with their coursework outside of class.
*Prepare course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments, and hand-outs.
*Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
1- Observe curriculum delivery and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize curricula and teaching methods, and to determine areas where improvement is needed.
2- Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate ICT teachers.
3- Evaluate curricula, teaching methods, and programs to determine their effectiveness, efficiency, and utilization, and to ensure that school activities comply with IAT regulations & standards.
4- Plan and lead professional development activities for teachers. Collaborate with other colleagues and participate in committees to develop and maintain curriculum standards, and set performance goals and objectives.
5- Collect and analyze survey data to forecast curriculum change needs.
6- Plan and prepare formative assessment of different ICT subject areas.
7- Coordinate to maintain integrity of assessment process
Company: Ministry of Education / Abu Dhabi Education Council - Al Ain, UAE
Tenure: March /2004 - November/2009
Position: Instructional ICT supervisor of IT instructors for grades 1-12 in Al Ain
Job Duties:
Highlight of ICT Instructional Supervisor Job duties in ADEC:
• Observe curriculum delivery and examine learning materials to evaluate and standardize
curricula and teaching methods, and to determine areas where improvement is needed.
• Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate ICT teachers.
• Evaluate curricula, teaching methods, and programs to determine their effectiveness,
efficiency, and utilization, and to ensure that school activities comply with ADEC regulations & standards.
• Plan and lead professional development activities for teachers.
• Collaborate with other colleagues and participate in committees to develop and maintain curriculum
standards, and set performance goals and objectives.
• Collect and analyze survey data to forecast curriculum change needs.
• Plan and prepare formative assessment of different ICT subject areas. Coordinate to maintain
integrity of assessment process
IT technician and instructor
Teaching IT courses
2012 Master of Education in Leadership "with honors" Abu Dhabi University UAE Research in progress: “The Effect of Software Simulation-Based ELearning on Higher Education Students’ Academic Achievement and Motivation in ICT courses in UAE” “Transformational Leadership: How Principals Can Build a Collaborative Culture to Reform Schools” in progress to be published in EMAL journal. “ERP Systems in Arab Education Sector: Towards Improved Implementation and Utilization” Which is a Chapter in a published book with the title: Information Systems Applications in the Arab Education Sector Available at amazon.com and at: http://www.igi-global.com/book/information-systems-applications-arab-education/64907 Game-based learning: turning gaming into a student-centered approach to learning Paper presented in TACON 2017 PDC conference March 2017 Transform Your Teaching: Mobile Learning Using iBook. Paper presented in Plenary session for “MLearning in Context: Localizing a Global Trend” conference 28 Nov. 2015 TESOL Arabia with TAEDTECH an TTD SIG “Effective use of iBooks in classroom”, Paper presented in IAT Tec conference 2013 and in Spark Event May 2015 Two papers one on ‘Video Conferencing in Education’ and the other on ‘Utilizing Technology in Education’ that was presented in the Ministry conference for promoted Instructional supervisors in 2004
1993 B.Sc. in Computer Science - major Computer/Statistics UAE University, Al Ain, UAE