Project Tags: Educational Innovation

Slate-Q: Scaffolding literacy in academic and tertiary environments: The case of communication in information systems

The proposed project seeks to improve the quality of student technical and professional communication at the postsecondary level through a literacy intervention study. In particular, this project focuses on the…

Testing English reading comprehension through deep text analysis and question generation

This is a follow-up proposal to NPRP-09-873-1-129 “A natural language processing-based active and interactive platform for accessing English language content and advanced language learning” (completed August 2014) whose goal was…

Learning4teaching-Qatar: Examining Qatari teachers’ experiences of professional development in English language teaching

This proposed study will examine public-sector Qatari English language teachers’ experiences in, and reported use of, professional development (PD). As a national case study in the larger cross-national Learning4Teaching Project,…

Challenging best typographic practice and using language learning technology to improve second language learners’ reading fluency

(1) Challenging Best Typographic Practice and Using Language Learning Technology to Improve Second Language Learners’ Reading Fluency; (2) Sequencing the Imagined and the Concrete: Using Image, Text, Motion, and Sound…

Alice for Middle East — Alice ME

Alice is a software tool for introducing computational thinking and programming concepts in the context of creating 3D animations. Alice has been remarkably successful in North America, where research has…

Innovative computing and mobile technology for improving English literacy skills for children and for adults

The contribution of the proposed research is the innovation of computing and mobile phone tools for enhancing English literacy. Low English literacy impedes well-being for several populations. Past studies have…

Intelligent learning environments for computer science undergraduate education

The goal of this proposal is to support Computer Science (CS) education at the undergraduate level. The Qatar National Vision 2030 emphasizes excellence in education to foster the development of…

Improving professional communication skills through an online tutorial

Recent workplace studies have shown that a typical professional in a scientific or technical field spends more than half of his/her time communicating technical information to a variety of audiences…

Advancing Arabic language learning in Qatar

All prior language research has shown that a negative attitude towards one’s mother tongue not only makes mastering the language difficult but also detrimentally affects the person’s self esteem. Across…

Improving reading skills in the middle school science classroom

Reading in content areas such as science requires that students read and understand expository texts. Expository texts are characterized by dense factual information, multisyllabic technical vocabulary, complex and interconnected sentences,…