The first virtual educational forum “Towards a sustainable blended education: Reality, empowerment and ambition” held through Microsoft Teams platform concluded on Wednesday. It was held under the patronage of Prof Dr Abdullah bin Khamis Ambosaidi, Under-Secretary for Education.
A number of Directors-General at the ministry attended the forum with wide participation from different groups in the educational field. The two-day forum included six discussion sessions covering four different topics, with the aim of highlighting the efforts, and reviewing 22 of the distinguished teachers’ initiatives from various government schools in the educational directorates in the governorates, which had a positive impact on the continuation of distance learning.
The evening session of the first day included the presentation of four initiatives under the topic “Effective application of electronic evaluation methods.” The first one was titled “Interactive activities for the musical skills curriculum,” the second was titled “Smart assessment form for the musical skills course for grades 11-12 in blended education,” the third was “Questions and answers in Arts for grades 11 and 12,” and the fourth initiative was titled “With my ideas I make change.”
The programme for the second day included two sessions, which focused on the topic “Effective application of integrating synchronous and asynchronous classes.” The first session showcased four initiatives. The first one was titled “Even under the shade of trees,” the second was titled “Electronic books,” while the third came under the titled “I can,” and the fourth one was “Creative online lessons (Thing link).”
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