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Qatar Academy TED Talks
TEDxQA Thursday June 4 - 21st Century LearningTopic: Deeper LeadershipMost of us see leadership as a process of engaging with others to make a positive difference. One of the precursors to deep and authentic leadership is discovering purpose, or conviction, in one’s life. The Deeper Leadership presentation is about how to discover and sustain conviction so that we can all be the transforming educational leaders w e hope to be. Deeper Leadership - TEDxTalks 6-4-09.pptAudio Podcast of presentation Speaker: Dr Dennis RobertsBio: Dr. Dennis (Denny) Roberts – Assistant Vice President for Faculty and Student Services of Qatar Foundation. His responsibilities at Qatar Foundation include working with QF staff who coordinate recruitment/admission, campus and residence life, student center, community building, and other emerging programs. The Qatar Foundation staff of Faculty and Student Services work collaboratively with the student affairs staff in each of Education City’s branch campuses; the focus of this work is enhancing the learning opportunities available for students and creating a stronger sense of campus community. Dr. Roberts is a former president of the American College Personnel Association, has authored three books, and over thirty book chapters and other articles. He presently serves as a Senior Scholar of the American College Personnel Association, has been a member of the International Leadership Association from its founding, and serves on the Board of Trustees of the LeaderShape Institute.Blog: http://pursuingleadership.blogspot.com/ Topic: Knowledge Net (Microsoft Learning Gateway (MLG)) - Qatar Educational PortalKnowledge Net is the Supreme Council of information & communication technology (ICTQatar) educational portal that uses MS Learning Gateway, which provides the means to improve the delivery of educational content, and the conduct of access to resources and enhance communication and speed up administrative functions to include the country's ambitious vision of education.Knet & MLG TEDx QA Talk.pptx Audio Podcast of presentation  Speaker: Ahmad AlkhatibBio: B.Sc (Computer Science), MBA, PhD (UC). ICT specialist Al Ahnaf Independent School, Doha, QatarLinks: http://ahmadalkhatib.blogspot.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/ akhatib http://www.alahnafschool.net http://twitter.com/a_akhatib http://picasaweb.google.com/a. akhatib Topic: Life as an Open BookHow can we encourage teachers to look beyond their fear and follow their passions and begin to create open honest online identities that reflect their true selves in order to better connect with their students for a more authentic learning environment. Eventually creating a system that not only allows for teacher creativity and expression but actively promotes and encourages it, so teachers are not too busy or scared to express themselves online, and actually given time to reflect, create, and share. Audio Podcast of presentation Speaker: Jabiz RaisdanaBio: My name is Jabiz Raisdana. I have a B.A. in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University and an M.A. in TESOL from Teacher’s College, Columbia. I have seven years of teaching experience overseas and have also taught for two years at a high needs high school in New York City. I have taught Language Arts and Humanities, and I can teach Journalism and Global Issues. I am currently the K-6 English as an Additional Language(EAL) coordinator/teacher at Compass International School in Doha, Qatar.I love teaching and cannot think of any other job that I would rather have. I far more enjoy spending time with young adults than grown ones, and I feel sorry for people who do not have the time to spend with kids. Links: http://intrepidteacher. edublogs.org http://intrepidflame.blogspot. com/ http://twitter.com/ intrepidteacher See Jabiz's blog post 'Life as an open book' NOTE: This is NOT an official TED event, but an independently organized TEDx event. This event is NOT being organized by the TED organization. This independent TEDx event is operated under license from TED |
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