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Assessment generally can apply in by two main methods; Direct method and  Indirect method. The best way for accurate assessing is through both of them. Before starting any course it is better to give the learners the specific Rubric sheet so they have clear vision about the outcomes from each course and prepare for what they expect form their instructor at one hand  and what their responsibilities at the other hand. In this way they assessed during the course they will not be surprised. Also motivating them to put a schedule for themselves accordingly. I want to highlight the point that pedagogical change in assessment is the great step towards making a good progress in effective learning in such away that would inspire the learners. In my opinion, one of the most difficult obstacles from shifting teacher centered to  student centered is pedagogical change in assessment, if one overcome this difficulty the other steps will be easy. For example; in student centered the teacher will work as a organizer and facilitator and the learners will participate in planning their  own assessment. Improve learners skills before assessing them one of the effective way of learning, by giving them assignments to discover their abilities. in such away the assessment  methods should be align with expecting outcomes.
In addition, during this module our teachers applied most of the assessment methods with us as we learned by practice not only theory which make this module more interesting and made each of us involved with each method and interact with the topics and be part of the whole process.

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The purpose of "assessment" in origin is for learning rather than evaluation. Actually it is supports and enhances learning process. There are different types of assessment. Since we cannot apply the same assessment tool for different topics and evaluate all the students with the same tool.
In one of the reference mentioned that  " The assessment method to be effective  is should be; Reliable, Feasible, and have Educational impact".
For example, if one take a group of student and want to evaluate their knowledge for mathematic course and the same group for literature course it is not reliable to use the same assessment tool for the two different topics. Since each topic need specific tool for evaluation, even inside the same group it is not practical to apply the same way for all the students. Most of the mistakes of evaluation come from assessing different topics with the same method.
Also the teacher should always remember the major goal for assessing students is" learning" not categorized them. Another example; It is okay in a particular school using specific method for science but in another school use different method for the same topic. Here the importance  and role of teacher comes how to deal with the topics and learners at the same time.
In my opinion, the best assessment method should be before, at the middle, and at the end of each lecture or course depending on the time, resources, and number of the students.
In this way, the evaluation will be accurate, consistent, and more practical. If it is possible to apply this method during each lecture that will guarantee the effective learning.

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Diary 6  2nd Theme " Learning Environment"

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Diary 6  2nd Theme " Learning Environment"

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Learning environment should be provide all the necessary tools and equipment that student need to learn effectively, if we talk about the ideal or positive learning environment which includes both physical location (university campus, home) and network (friend and family, college). Regarding university campus which is related to each of (class room, research center, free Wi-Fi, library, laboratory, green area, cafeteria, transportation, health care, art gallery, theater, copy center, clean rest room, nursery care, etc..). . Another key point for effective learning is teacher’s character, not everyone have the natural ability to teach ( i.e teacher should have some basic skills of learning, like; tolerance to interact with all the students, communication skills, creativity in class, etc..)

To access all the necessary tools that mentioned above by specifying a budget to universities either by government or by university itself through gaining money from projects inside the campus (like building community centers inside the campus, banks) and serve that budget for providing an effective learning environment for students

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Diary 5  2nd Theme " Learning Environment"

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Diary 5  2nd Theme " Learning Environment"

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First of all and before going into any detail, teachers should know about psychology of his/her students before anything else, have a background about each student in the class before applying any learning method. Learning environment has a great role in the learning process. Which include both physical environments, networks and family of the students. For instance in class, the lessons should meet student’s interest, and that will be done through asking them questions, at least at the first week, let students introduce themselves, through this the teacher will have an idea how to interact with the students. Also give them orientation about what they can expect from teachers during the course and what are their responsibilities. And give them a tour around the school and show them the tools of learning like how to use data show, the screen, laboratory, library, cafeteria etc...Then depending on knowledge level of the students give them assignments, in a way that will not be too easy that make most of the students bored and not too difficult that make them lost.

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In addition, during one of our session about learning method we discussed a point that does not important how much we know, the most important how much we can do of what we know. Problem based learning support that idea in which students can identify a problem and depending on their knowledge find different solutions for the same problem and share their ideas, at the same time we can teach them by doing, not just by lecturing them theoretically without any practice. Since I attend one of the webinar about “Civic Universities” was presented by Prof.Olli Neimi from Finland, he said that; the best way of learning is through learning by doing, in this way the learning will be more effective. Another method were discussed during one of our sessions that left and impact on me which was story based learning, this method also effective since the learner will engage to the story and will be part of the subject. Also, in blended learning method teachers teach them how to work in team for a project or assignment will help them to comprehend the subject at the same time enhance them to collaborate together and this will be beneficial later in their life. In my opinion both problem based learning and story based learning both related to authentic type of learning.

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3rd dairy 1st Theme “Types of learning methods”

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3rd dairy 1st Theme “Types of learning methods”

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The process of learning is an ongoing process for both instructors and learners, and it will not start at specific stage of education then stop. It starts from birth then continue. Human naturally curious creature who want to discover and investigate their surrounding environment. There is no limit for learning, so we cannot put boundaries for learners to follow specific method and apply the same method for all the learners. That will captivate them, make them less creative and acting like robot to just obey and do nothing, we need to raise creative generation.
For that reason using variety of methods for learning have been create, what we need is to apply those methods carefully since each learners have particular understanding for particular subject. For instance, we attend one of the video regarding the teaching method, when the teacher got the idea to give students freedom to choose the method they want, then the role of the teacher shift from teacher center to student center, and the teacher became a guid in a corner, a mentor to inspire and nourish students’ mind towards learning. Learning process its role is to enhance student skills and knowledge to make the learning outcomes more effective.

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1st diary  General overview about   “Pedagogy” 

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1st diary  General overview about   “Pedagogy” 

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At first, I want to say what does “Pedagogy” mean, its an art of learning, and its ongoing learning process for both teacher and learner, during the process both learn from each other depending on teacher’s passion and experiences in learning  and learner’s abilities both psychologically and genetically to absorb the material. In this way, teacher will learn how to deal with each student and find new or better way to deliver the subject to the student. In another side, student will learn both from the teacher and later when he/she learn from themselves when the teacher was not around.

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Another point, in the learning process, the teacher should not use only one method for the entire course, since one particular method make students feel boring and have no interest to continue, while using different techniques and tools for learning enhance students and intrigue their minds to learn more, and cannot wait to see what will be in the next class.
Asking students to search for another sources besides what they learn in class regarding specific topic to broad their knowledge,  later discuss what they collect about that topic with what they learn in class, in another side keep them updated about the topic. And collecting extra information help them get more and more idea about particular topic. Another benefit of searching the learner will improve his/her soft skills during that, for instance; the learner will improve how to find the required topic in a short time by practice which is beneficial for them later in their academic life.