Digital learning impacts motivation, knowledge acquisition
While online learning is becoming common practice in education at various levels, its impact on students is only now being studied closely. While teachers are solving issues like how to keep students...
Measuring success in digital teaching can take many forms
With the recent weather upsets that the Sultanate of Oman and the UAE have faced, the impact on education came into discussion once again.While snow days are common in cold countries, rain days seem...
How teaching history helps in critical thinking
The recent opening of Fort Al Mirani to the public has created much interest in the rich history of Muttrah and Muscat and the successive groups of traders who have visited, worked and formed part of...
Ramadhan reflections find a place in digital
As the holy month of Ramadhan reaches its culmination for this year, the process of reflection and prayer gains new meaning. Many people have used journals to keep track of their activity in this...
Ramadhan recipes bind generations together
Ramadhan is a time when families and communities gather in faith and reflection. But it is also a time when each member of a family gets involved in the process of putting together a memorable iftar....
Revitalising the art of storytelling
Two important occasions were celebrated last week in Oman namely Mother’s Day as well as the International Day of Storytelling.It may seem that they are unconnected, but in a way, there is nothing...
Reading together makes for better family bonding
AS winter gently disappears for this year and the unrelenting sun begins to shine on much of Oman, people are going to be indoors as much as they can, bar the evenings to catch the cool breeze. How to...
Digital content in education should be used
As more and more students look to digital content to gain knowledge, hone a skill or improve their language skills, the role of online platforms has gained importance and recognition.No longer are...
Translation has made reading more accessible to children
As the Muscat International Book Fair ended this weekend, the presence of a large number of children was most encouraging. Shifting between colouring books, illustrated and even squeezable story books...
Innovation in teaching benefits teachers, learners
As Oman celebrated Teacher’s Day on February 24, it is an appropriate moment to consider the ways in which teachers’ roles are changing in the current world of vast and swift...
Book Fairs are becoming popular in Oman
With the launch of the 28th Muscat International Book Fair on February 22, the popularity of book festivals in Oman is being firmly established.With the participation of more than 847 publishing...
Staying motivated through online communities
February is the month when all the resolutions made early in the New Year are unravelling for most. Be it reading more, losing weight, doing new courses or any other promise, we find it difficult to...
Redefining education in the age of AI
There is not a single moment that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not being used today, often unknowingly.Be it while using maps to navigate, using digital payment services or the very strange way...
Playing it by the ear: Audio books are trending across all age groups
Whether working out at the local gym or walking along the beach, seeing people with tiny headphones is one of the most common sights.While some may be on a phone call, most are listening to music, a...
Non-fiction dominates the 2024 reading list
While fiction and poetry takes us to imaginative corners of our world and beyond, non-fiction like biographies and historical accounts reminds us of the realities around us.There are some great books...
The rise in sales of children’s books gives us hope
As the book fair season is all set to begin in the Middle East, there are encouraging signs that books are alive and well. Despite worries that physical books would be shelved for newer digital...
How museums can help with mental health
One of the most visited places during the Oman National Day holidays a couple of months ago was Oman Across Ages Museum, located in Manah, about a 15-minute drive from the city of Nizwa.Its popularity...
A literary journey of motivation and inspiration
A great way to greet the new year is to have a long list of unfinished books and a promise to read them all.2024 promises to be rich in literary output but more importantly, it will be an interesting...
Understanding the past year through books
It is no understatement that 2023 has been a tumultuous year of strife and tensions across the world. It has upended many comfortable notions that we had for a while: the benefits of economic...