UTEL Symposium 2024

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Wednesday

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09:00am – 09:30am

REGISTRATION OPENING

09:30am – 09:35am

WELCOME ADDRESS

Dr. Fuad Mohammed Al-Ansari

HE. President of the University of Bahrain

09:35am – 09:40am

OPENING REMARKS

Dr. Amal Mohamed Alrayes

Director of the Unit for Teaching Excellence and Leadership, UOB
09:40am – 09:55am

KEYNOTE SPEECH 1

Does excellence need innovation?

Dr. Catherine Hack (PFHEA)

Lead Consultant Education, Advance HE, UK
09:55am – 10:10am

KEYNOTE SPEECH 2

Building Connections, Inspiring Minds: Cultivating Positive Student-Teacher Relationships

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Dr. Khalid Almashikhi

Dean, College of Arts and Applied Sciences, Dhofar University, Oman

10:10am – 10:20am

KEYNOTE SPEECH 3

Embracing conflict: Why intellectual discord breeds excellence in innovation?

Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli

Dr. Omar Al-Ubaydli

Director of Studies and Research, Derasat, Kingdom of Bahrain

10:20am – 10:25am

Q&A SESSION

10:25am – 10:30am

CLOSING REMARKS AND AWARD CEREMONY

10:30am – 10:45am

Coffee Break and Networking

10:45 am

Paper Presentation Sessions

10:45am – 11:00am

PRESENTATION 1

Development of teaching excellence in HE Hall S45- 108

The Impact of Implementing SCAMPER Technique on Students’ Problem-Solving Skills: The Case of Foundation Year Students at Bahrain Teachers College in The Study Skills Course (TCFN039)

Mrs. Zainab Ebrahim Khalil Al Tooq
Bahrain Teachers College – UoB

Active Learning & Student Engagement Hall S45 -07

The Effectiveness of Cooperative Activities in Developing Student-Teachers Critical Thinking Skills about mathematical teaching aids

Mrs. Shaima Ali Alaam
Bahrain Teachers College – UoB

Assessment & Feedback Innovations Hall S45-11

Effectiveness of Reflective Dialogue Groups Strategy on Improving Assessment for Learning Competency

Dr. S. Salah Alawi Salman
Bahrain Teachers College – UoB

11:00am – 11:15am

PRESENTATION 2

Development of teaching excellence in HE Hall S45- 108

Empowering Growth: Understanding the Art of Feeding-Forward in Higher Education

Dr. Hawra Jaffar Shaikh Mansoor
College of Engineering – UoB

Active Learning & Student Engagement Hall S45 -07

Enhancing pre-service teachers’ learning of key concepts through Teaching Learning Activities (TLAs)

Dr. Samira Farhat
Bahrain Teachers College – UoB

Assessment & Feedback Innovations Hall S45-11

Enhancing Student Clinical Competence and Mitigating Test Anxiety through Peer Assessment: An Action Research

Dr. Marwan Kamal Altheeb
College of Health and Sport Sciences – UoB

11:15am – 11:30am

PRESENTATION 3

Development of teaching excellence in HE Hall S45- 108

Empowering Students to Become Lifelong Learners: Key Home Environmental Resources, Literacy Practices and Skills, and Affective Factors Predicting Reading Achievement

Dr. Zainab Allaith
Bahrain Teachers College – UoB

Active Learning & Student Engagement Hall S45 -07

Enhancing Speaking Skills in English Speaking Courses

Mrs. Asma Hasan
English Language Center – UoB

Assessment & Feedback Innovations Hall S45-11

Using a Mental Health Clinical Simulation Experience to Decrease Nursing Students’ Anxiety during the Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Posting

Dr. Ahmed Hashem El-Monshed
College of Health and Sport Sciences – UoB

11:30am – 11:45am

PRESENTATION 4

Development of teaching excellence in HE Hall S45- 108

Note-taking and reviewing practices in HE: Enhancement in retention of lectured-information

Dr. Anamika Jiwane
College of Engineering – UoB

Active Learning & Student Engagement Hall S45 -07

An investigation into the use of CNC machining to enhance hands-on learning with Furniture Design students

Dr. Noor Aldoy
College of Engineering – UoB

Assessment & Feedback Innovations Hall S45-11

Enhanced Academic Performance Through Continuous Assessments: An Action Research Study on Third-Year Financial Management Students

Dr. Sara AlBalooshi
College of Business – UoB

11:45am – 12:00pm

Coffee Break

12:00 pm

Continue Paper Presentation Sessions

12:00pm – 12:15pm

PRESENTATION 5

Development of teaching excellence in HE Hall S45- 108

An exploration study of students’ attitudes toward learning Engineering Mathematics: A case study of Bahrain Polytechnic

Dr. Basma Salama Abusayam
Mechanical Engineering Department
Bahrain Polytechnic

Active Learning & Student Engagement Hall S45 -07

Enhancing Student Writing Performance Through AI-Powered Feedback

Dr. Neesha Khan Malik
Bahrain Teachers College – UoB

Assessment & Feedback Innovations Hall S45-11

A bibliometric analysis of ChatGPT applications in Medical Education: Investigating What? How? And Where?

Dr. Archana Prabu Kumar
College of Medicine & Medical Sciences, Arabian Gulf University – Bahrain

12:15pm – 12:30pm

PRESENTATION 6

Development of teaching excellence in HE Hall S45- 108

Integrating AI and VR for Immersive Learning: Analysis of data for implementation and Future Directions

Dr. Supriya Haresh Shukla
College of Arts – UoB

Active Learning & Student Engagement Hall S45 -07

Developing Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills Among Biology Students Using Smart Textbook: An Action Research

Dr. Sabika Allehdan
College of Science – UoB

Assessment & Feedback Innovations Hall S45-11

Implementing Online Collaborative Work to Improve Writing Skills

Dr. Hajar Kadhem
English Language Center – UoB