How to Use Pre-Recorded Lectures and Video Effectively: Faculty Insights
Faculty members at the American University in Cairo share strategies they’ve found effective.
Universities in Qatar Help Students Stay Connected in a Remote-Learning World
With less social interaction on campuses, students are feeling more stress. Universities are trying to help them maintain good mental health.
Encouraging Students’ Participation in Online Classes: Tools and Practices
One of the advantages of online learning is its potential for ensuring that everyone participates. Faculty members at the American University in Cairo share strategies they’ve found effective.
Mental Health Support for Students Is Still in Early Stages in the U.A.E.
Student access to counseling and preventive mental health support at universities in the United Arab Emirates need improvements, student and psychologists say.
Reduce Workloads to Ease Students’ Stress: Faculty Insights
Students may feel overwhelmed with the new demands of online learning. Faculty members at the American University in Cairo share tips on how they try to help.
Arab Girls Often Lack Access to a Key Educational Tool: Mobile Phones
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the gender gap that girls face in getting access to mobile phones, which are now often essential to accessing education.
Making Online Teaching Work: Insights from American University in Cairo Faculty
A newsletter of the Center for Learning and Teaching at the American University in Cairo asked faculty members to share tips on effective teaching online. Here are some of their observations.
Online Platform Helps Arab Students Gain Study and Work Skills
The Young Thinkers Program, created by the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education, is becoming a popular source for courses and advice on vital skills that aren’t taught in school.
In Iraq, War and Marriage Are Frequent Obstacles to Education
The pandemic is just one additional obstacle that is preventing girls from getting an education in a country with a chaotic and conflict-ridden recent history.
7 Ways to Assess Students Online and Minimize Cheating
Here are seven student-friendly ways to promote academic integrity in the virtual classroom without resorting to cheating-prevention tools.
