Blended learning has become the "New normal" of current education. However, since most teachers have not received special blended teaching training, they habitually continue to use traditional teacher-centered concept when designing and implementing teaching, which seriously hindered development teaching. The OBE Outcome-Based Education is a learner-centered educational concept, points out dire...

Empowering learners and using powerful techniques are prominent elements in the discourse of adult and vocational education. But what constitutes the elements of what might be considered as powerful teaching? This paper begins by examining the way educators talk about power and then proposes four elements that lie at the heart of powerful teaching; understanding how power dynamics intersect wit...

Students entering Zayed University are expected to become active participants in their learning. However, the majority of these students have come from a public education system that is recognized to focus on teacher-centered passive learning. Students may be unprepared for this transition. This paper reports on a case study of changes in performance and motivation for students transitioning fr...

Data capture and use is vital for the continuous improvement of both student learning and behavior management. Previous studies on data use in the education sector have highlighted a number of problems associated with data quality and its subsequent use. These include the accuracy, consistency, completeness, and timeliness of data. Engagement issues with data have centered on the interpretation...

As technology continues to influence many aspects of our social and work lives, it is important that school experiences equip students the skills and knowledge that will enable them to develop into effective independent, creative, and lifelong learners to cope with the influx of changes. Given that teachers play a key role in the effective use of technology in education, there is a need to ensu...

 This work presents a group of tools for the management of distance education courses in the WWW (Word Wide Web) environment. The goal of this work is centered on the development of tools to allow teachers to manage the daily course activities. These tools should also supply the students with mechanisms for interaction with the course activities defined by the teacher. The use of the software ...

In their 2006 article, “The Role of the Student-Teacher Relationship in the Formation of Physicians: The Hidden Curriculum,” Haidet and Stein challenge us to consider the studentteacher bond as we educate medical students and help them develop their professional identities [1]. They approached this topic from the framework of relationship-centered care, which underscores the importance of all r...

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Singapore students boast stellar performance at international benchmarking studies such as PISA and TIMSS. One of the major contributors to the consistently good performance in mathematics and science is the quality of our science teacher education in Singapore. Through a consistent, systematic and continuous system, there is a seamless transition of pre-service teacher education to continuing ...