Faculty Development Program

Centre of Academic Excellence (CAE) has initiated series of Faculty Development Programs (FDP) for their teaching staffers that will give them a deeper insight to reflect on teaching practices and portfolio building.

Outdoor Comfort Project – RAK Municipality Internship experience

There has been a noticeable increase in thermal stress in recent years, which has had negative effects on public health, energy consumption, productivity at work, and the use of public areas. Setting the management of outdoor comfort as a top priority will help to reduce these issues and improve liveability. High temperatures pose a serious …

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Why Machine Learning in Antenna Design?

Ms. Annie Threse Edwis is a teaching professional in SQA Approved Center, University of Stirling RAK Campus. She has completed her graduation from Madurai Kamaraj University, India in Electronics & Communication Engineering  &  master’s degree from Anna University, India in Communication Systems. She has around 16 years of teaching experience at various ranks in UAE …

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8 day FDP organised by Hindusthan School of Arts and Science

Empowering Resilience: Unveiling the Neuroscience of Emotional Regulation Ms. Shanthi Rajan, Director – IQAD recently participated in an 8 day FDP organised by Hindusthan School of Arts and Science, Tamilnadu, India to deliver an FDP on “The impact of Attitude, Behaviour and Emotional Intelligence on your performance” on 4th of February, 2024. Many of us feel like …

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FDP Session-3 Enhancing Research Excellence (facilitated by Dr. Prakash Vel, Associate Professor at University of Wollongong in Dubai)

The role of teachers in academia is of prime importance. Effective teachers should adopt RITS (Research informed teaching strategy) as opposed to being just research factories or third-party knowledge transporters. To this end, it can be assumed that the need for teachers to be active researchers is at the highest level now. Considering the importance of research …

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FDP Session-2 The impact of Curriculum Design (CD) to enhance Student Engagement (SE) (by Shanthi Rajan)

Student Engagement (SE) has become a relevant topic in academic institutions and research in academia identifies the importance of SE with regards to student success and their overall academic achievements. Curriculum and instructional design plays a significant role allowing learners’ construct meaning to what they learn and its impact on student performance. The role of …

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FDP Session-1 The importance of attitudes, values, behavior and SEI as an Educator (facilitated by Shanthi Rajan)

Healthy workplace and emotionally healthy communities are more happier and more productive as they learn to balance their emotional selves. Social + Emotional Intelligence (SEI) is a form of intelligence that drives our success in work and in life and in our relationships with others. SEI is about being aware of ourselves and others, in the …

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