In Lebanon’s current sociopolitical climate, teachers and students are facing severe challenges both in and outside the classroom, which is putting the traditional teaching approach to the test. Lack of resources, electricity cuts, no internet or an expensive low-quality connection, and high students drop-out rates – particularly in public schools with second shifts to accommodate…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS) at the Lebanese American University (LAU) has been awarded a grant of 59,995 Euros from HOPES (Higher and Further Education Opportunities and Perspectives for Syrians) for a project entitled “ Blended Learning Summer Schools for Teachers Working with Vulnerable Children”. This 12 months project is in partnership with University College…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University and the UCL Institute of Education, University College London organized “A Consultation Workshop on Teaching Professional Development (TPD) through Technology” on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Sonbola Learning Centre in Anjar from 10:00 a.m. till 02:00 p.m. This consultation meeting informed the process of developing…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University and the University College London School of Education organized a consultation workshop on “Community Research Methodology and MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)” on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Beirut from 10:00 a.m. till 01:30 p.m. The workshop brought together researchers, institutions and…
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Dates: Thursday December 14 and Friday December 15, 2017 Location: UNESCO Beirut Office Under the Patronage of H.E. Dr. Marwan Hamadeh, the Minister of Education and Higher Education, the Teacher Education Research Group (TERG) organised the SDG4 Teacher Conference (Arab States) – Quality and Innovation in Teacher Professional Development: Issues and Challenges. TERG is a…
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Date: Thursday August 03 and Friday August 04, 2017 Location: Lebanese American University The Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University, the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity, and the UCL Institute of Education hosted a two-day workshop on Community Researcher Training, Teacher Development and New Educational Technologies. This is the second of a series…
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The study is an assessment of a training programme initiated by the British Council in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education ( MEHE). The overall objective of the programme was to improve Syrian students’ learning experience of foreign language in Lebanese public schools in cycle 1. The findings revealed that the STEPS…
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