Professional Development

  • Engaging students with interactive online lectures, Rutgers University-Camden, September 1st, Fall 2022. Review techniques and tools (such as Playposit and VoiceThread) that increase student engagement with online lecture materials. I joined using Zoom Link.

  • eLearning Conference, 7th Annual, Rutgers University-Camden, November 12th, Fall 2020.
  • This virtual conference presented different tools and strategies that the instructor can apply to engage students with technology in traditional, online, and hybrid courses. The courses included sessions on pedagogies and technologies that can help you engage your students in learning. I joined using Zoom Link.
  • Quality Standards in The Teaching Process, Virtual Faculty Development course, Helwan University, Egypt, November 22-23, 2020.
  • Decision Making and Problem Solving, Virtual Faculty Development course, Helwan University, Egypt, November 17-18, 2020.
  • Organizing Scientific Conferences, Virtual Faculty Development course, Helwan University, Egypt, November 15-16, 2020.
  • Designing academic courses in light of labor market competencies and quality standards, Virtual Faculty Development course, Helwan University, Egypt, October 27-28, 2020.This course aimed at discussing different ways of re-designing courses and ways to apply technology in the classroom and online classes.
  • Use of Technology in Teaching, Virtual Faculty Development course, Helwan University, Egypt, October 25-26, 2020.This course aimed at discussing different tools and strategies that can be applied in the classroom to engage students with technology in traditional, online, and hybrid courses.
  •  Teaching Accommodations For Students with Disabilities, Virtual Faculty Development course, Helwan University, Egypt, October 11-12, 2020.
  •  BIG PROBLEMS: MAKING SENSE OF 2020, by Linda Villarosa, Author and New York Times Magazine Contributing Writer, A virtual event organized by Barnard College, Columbia University, October 2020.
  • The 2020 Virtual Economics Teaching Conference, October 22 -23, 2020, Cengage Events.
  • Remote Teaching Webinar, Rutgers University-Camden, Spring 2020. This webinar presentation aimed at discussing the best practice for online exams, how to create and grade assignments in canvas.
  •  Popcorn & Pedagogy discussion, Rutgers University-Camden, Fall 2019. This was a group discussion of Rutgers-Camden faculty members titled “Reaching Struggling Students”. The purpose of the meeting is to share questions and experiences between faculty on different topics such as what do we mean when we talk about student engagement? What do we mean when we say a student has disengaged? What does this mean for different student populations? Why might students choose to disengage? What is the responsibility of the professor vs. the student when a student is disengaged?
  •  Pizza and Pedagogy Workshop, Rutgers University-Camden, Fall 2018. This was an informal alliance of a small group of Rutgers-Camden faculty members who met on a roundtable and have interdisciplinary discussion around the topic: “What’s coming with Canvas?”. The main aim of the meeting is to discusswhat Canvas will look like and what features it offers.
  •  eLearning Conference, Rutgers University-Camden, Spring 2018. This conference presented different tools and strategies that the instructor can apply to engage students with technology in traditional, online, and hybrid courses. I joined using Live Stream Link.
  •  Pizza and Pedagogy Workshop, Rutgers University-Camden, Fall 2017. This was an informal alliance of a small group of Rutgers-Camden faculty members who met on a roundtable and have interdisciplinary discussion around the topic: “Rethinking online discussions: moving beyond post once, reply twice”. The main aim of the meeting is to discuss how discussion board can facilitate online learning.
  •  Digital Teaching Fellowship Workshop, Rutgers University-Camden, Spring 2017.This was a two-day workshop where full-time faculty members who won the Digital Teaching Award gathered together to learn about re-designing courses and how to apply technology in the classroom and online classes to engage students.
  • eLearning Conference, Rutgers University-Camden, Spring 2017. This conference presented different tools and strategies that the instructor can apply to engage students with technology in traditional, online, and hybrid courses.
  • Digital Pedagogy Working Group, Rutgers University-Camden, Spring 2015 and Fall 2016. This was an informal alliance of a small group of Rutgers-Camden faculty members who met to ask questions, share tips, and discuss best practices about using digital technologies for classroom, online, and hybrid teaching.