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The Quality Assurance Unit organized a QA Awareness session for the ELC on Thursday, 22nd February 2018 in the VIP Room. The session covered the following topics:
- Quality Assurance Audit
- Institutional Assessment Process
- Institutional Assessment Report Writing
- ADRI Model
- Rating for the Institutional Assessment
The ELC staff members received useful training that will help them during the coming stage of the accreditation process.
The Professional Development Committee, ELC organized a “Best Practices and Teaching Tips" session for the ELC Staff on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at 12:20 pm in the VIP Room. The head of the committee welcomed all with a brief summary about the activities of the committee.
The Professional Development Committee in coordination with the E-Learning Committee, ELC organized a training workshop on" Using Smart board in the Classroom for ELT" on the 25th January 2018 in Free Access Lab (Engineering Building) Mr. Mahmood Al Hosni (Acting Director for Teaching and Learning Technologies at Modern College- Muscat) conducted the training.
The English Language Centre-Academic Advising Council conducted a workshop on "Self Study Skills" on January 17th 2018 at Ibri College of Technology.
Mr. Abdullah Al Balushi, ELC-Academic Advising Coordinator, spearheaded the said workshop. He said that the program aims to improve the “self-study skills” of foundation students (Jan 2018 Patch) in and outside the four walls of the classroom.
The Professional Development Committee in coordination with E-Learning Committee, ELC, organized a two-day training of the nominated teachers of all levels on MyELT Platform. The training was conducted by Mr. Baha Zaki( ELC Staff member)The training was on Wednesday on the 17th January 2018 (Level 3& 4) and on Sunday on the 21st January 2108 (Level 1& 2) Those nominated trainee will be responsible for sharing the knowledge with the rest of level colleagues.
The English Language Center awarded the top scorers from the Foundation and the Post Foundation programs for Semester 1, on January 16, 2018 in its first award ceremony. The ceremony was held in the VIP room at 12:pm. Shaikh Abdul Aziz Al Bulushi was the chief guest.
High achievers from Levels 1, 2, 3, 4, Technical Writing I, Technical Writing II, Technical Communication and Public Speaking were awarded certificates and presents. Students who took part in National Day celebrations were also recognized.
The ELC teachers had their first staff meeting of the second semester on January 12, 2018, in the VIP Room. Dr. Sultan Al Ghafri, the HoC, discussed many important points with the staff.
The English Language Centre at IbriCT is pleased to announce the publication of Dr. Alexander first book on “Writing Effective Sentence” The staff congratulate the author on the successful completion of his work and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.
The Professional Development Committee of the English Language Centre organized two ELT presentations on Thursday, December 14, 2017. The first guest speaker Dr Muna Saif AlKalbani, assistant professor Arab Open University Oman gave a presentation on one of the most challenging aspects of English language teaching in Oman: Students Motivation.
ELC staff had end of semester meeting with HOC on 14 December, 2017, in the VIP Room. Dr. Sultan Al Ghafri, Hoc, discussed some important matters with the staff.