Center for Research and Best Practice in Teaching and Learning (CELT)

CELT's duties and responsibilities revolve around the following three main processes:

• Instructional Design and Technology

• Learning Analytics and Educational Research

• Techno-pedagogical Training

The following is a more detailed list of what we do and offer:

Instructor Training

• Coordinating and conducting the orientation for new faculty at the start of the term;

• Organizing workshops and training programs in response to the needs and requests of faculty;

• Establishment of learning communities for faculty to interact with each other and the CELT.

Flipped Course Design

Assisting academics in the following:

• Designing a course from scratch;

• Redesigning an existing course;

• Determination of appropriate assessment methods;

• Determination of appropriate teaching strategies, methods, and techniques;

• Preparation of interactive course materials;

• Designing and shooting of instructional videos;

• Blackboard learning management system (LMS) course design;

• Providing needs analysis for courses, including Blackboard course design, lesson observations, and learning analytics.

Consultancy for Programs/Faculties

• Conducting needs analysis to find solutions to potential problems that may arise in teaching and learning processes;

• Structuring the design and materials of courses in accordance with international quality standards.

To enhance national/international awareness of Flipped Learning

• Providing expertise in educational projects;

• Publishing research in Flipped Learning and Educational Technology;

• Delivering presentations/talks at conferences;

• Establishing inter-institutional collaborations;

• Contributing to the development of global-level training for educators.

Instructional Environments

• Providing consultancy to faculty on the active use of the flipped studio on campus;

• Following and promoting current and emerging instructional technologies;

• Providing orientation to new faculty and students on the instructional software and tools they will use in the teaching and learning processes;

• Preparation of written and visual guides on the use of instructional software and tools;

• Providing one-on-one technical support to faculty and students on the use of instructional software and tools.

Individualized Academic Consultancy for Students

• Sharing study and learning tips;

• Modeling and applying self-regulation and self-reflecting strategies;

• Following and sharing technologies that facilitate students' learning experience;