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Dear Master Class Trainees, welcome to the Master Class Training: Foundations for excellence in teaching online program.

My name is Wondifraw Dejene, and I am from the college of Social Science and Humanities. I Have been here at Dire Dawa University for about 18 years, since its establishment.

I grown up both professionally and academically here at DDU. My bachelor degree is in pedagogical science from Bahir Dar University in 2006; Masters degree in educational research and development from Addis Ababa University in 2010; and a Doctor of Philosophy in education with a specialization in curriculum and instruction from Bahir Dar University in 2018.

I am passionate about teaching. I enjoy teaching and influencing people. My research areas of interest are teacher education, academic integrity, and instructional technology.

In this program, I will help you complete the course successfully and proceed to the next level of training. Teaching online is now becoming the new approach we all have to be familiar with. Gettig ready for this new teaching approach begins with developing our digital skills and online pedagogy. I hope you will enjoy the program and waiting to see you all here.

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Hello everyone! Welcome to this Masterclass Teaching Online Session. This is Tsegaye Arega, Lead-facilitator for this Cohort. You can call me "Tsegish." I have been working in Dire Dawa University since 2015. I did my bachelors degree in Construction Technology and Management at Addis Ababa University in 2015 and, master degree at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 2019.  I am a certified MC teaching online trainer, certified professional higher education teacher & Registered Professional Engineer. I have a good exposure in various project and team work activities. I like to share and discuss ideas with people. Socializing with people, listening music, traveling and reading books are few of my hobbies.  I am here to take part the Co-facilitating roles and respond to your questions in the community forum and in some interactive sessions of the class. I found the Master Class session very interesting for me and I hope this online class will be interesting for you too and, I am very excited to see you all.

Here is my LinkedIn profile :https://www.linkedin.com/in/tsegaye-arega-9541b214b

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Greetings all, welcome to this Master Class course. This is Girum Dagnaw from Dire Dawa University Institute of Technology. I obtained my BSc degree from Addis Ababa University and my MSc and PhD degrees from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. I am now an assistant professor at the School of Computing at DDUIT. I have been working in the higher education sector for more than 18 years since the summer of 2005G.C. In the past, I have had offered multiple sessions of this class which has allowed me to learn a lot from trainees and other trainers alike. I will be with you in this cohort as a co-facilitator of the Master Class course.

I spend my free time watching documentaries and football. I also like to read novels.

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Hello, esteemed facilitators and colleagues!

My name is Asres Alemayehu, and I am an MC trainee for this Master Class on Teaching Online. I work in the Sport Science Department under CNCS at Dire Dawa University (DDU), where I’ve been since 2015/16. You can call me "Asre."

I earned my Bachelor of Education in Physical Education and Sport, with a minor in Biology, from Dire Dawa University in 2010. I also hold a Master of Science in Football Coaching from Jimma University (2014/15) and am a certified Junior Nation Football Instructor (EFF) with a CAF-C coaching license. Additionally, I have a higher diploma in Teaching Education from DDU.

My experience includes coaching youth and adult football players, leading teamwork activities, and training youth project coaches and sports professionals. I enjoy sharing ideas, socializing, traveling, reading, researching, exercising, and playing football.

I am excited about this Master Class and hopeful that it will help us all achieve our goals in the teaching profession effectively. It’s great to see everyone here, and I look forward to our collaboration.

Thank you!

Best regards,
Asres Alemayehu
LinkedIn link: https://et.linkedin.com/in/asres-alemayehu-koticha-528126115

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Welcome to the Master Class on Foundations for Excellence in Teaching Online. I'm Aragaw Hamza a lecturer at Dire Dawa University College of Medicine and Health Science Department of Anesthesia and the co-facilitator for this cohort. I have a B.Sc. in Anesthesia and an M.Sc. in Advanced Clinical Anesthesia from Jimma University (2012) and Addis Ababa University in 2020, respectively. I have had teaching experience since 2017 and have a higher diploma in teaching education. Furthermore, I have also taken a short course on e-learning course design and development. In addition, I have taken this Master class, and I have found it interesting. I hope you will also be interested. In my free time, I enjoy reading, traveling, and watching football. I'm excited to learn and share valuable experiences with you in this master class.

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Hello all. Welcome to Masterclass Training. This is Tessfu Geteye, assistant professor of computer science and technology at Dire Dawa University. I am one of the co-facilitators of this class. I have few experiences with online teaching and learning, such as taking an ICDL TOT, completing masterclass training, Certified TOT for Master class training, and teaching online courses for my postgraduate students. I have served my university for more than 15 years as an academic staff member, delivering several undergraduate and postgraduate courses and advising thesis of several undergraduate and graduate students. I also have more than 9 years of experience in various positions at Dire Dawa University. Currently, I am working as an e-learning director to facilitate the e-SHE project on behalf of Dire Dawa University. In my free time, I like to watch football and listen to music.

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Michael Taye, Online Master Class Trainee 

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Hi Everyone! I am Michael Taye, MSc. in Economics, from Addis Ababa University, and academic staff of Economics Department at Dire Dawa University. Since my date of employment, I have been engaged in teaching, different community services activities, training and consultancy service activities. Currently, beside the teaching profession, I am also working as Technology Innovation Incubation and Transfer Officer at Dire Dawa University. I have a good communication, leadership and problem solving skills. I am always eager to upgrade my skill by taking different courses and reading books.

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Hello Everyone,

I am delighted to join the Master Class online learning and teaching training program. My name is Markos Bekele, and I have been an instructor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Dire Dawa University since 2017. In my leisure time, I enjoy immersing myself in books, watching thought-provoking movies, and taking solitary walks to reflect and unwind.

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Greetings everyone. I am Endale and have been teaching in Dire Dawa University since 2007. I have a bachelor of education degree in chemistry from Bahir dar university, masters degree in analytical chemistry and currently completing PhD in materials chemistry. In my spare time, I like reading books (biographies, history and religion). As well as practicing graphics and computational softwares. I have participated on online teaching platforms related to ACS author university and Elsevier Researcher academy.

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My name is Yasin Alemu. I graduated from Dilla University in 2010 with a Bachelor’s degree in Education, focusing on Health and Physical Education. Following this, I pursued further studies at Haramaya University, where I earned a Master’s degree in Sport Nutrition. Since completing my studies, I have been serving as an instructor at Dire Dawa University, a role I have held since 2010. I am thrilled to be part of this program and look forward to contributing my expertise and learning from others in the field. you can call me Abu kulsum which is my nickname. My hobby is reading books.

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MC trainee in 2024

My name is samson Girma i am working in Dire dawa university in the position of ass.prof in the deparment of Sport Scinece since 2000 E.C. My hobby is reading different books , reading bible ,playing all ball game etc

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Hi everyone. This is Tolera Adugna Gudisa and i'm very happy to be one of the member of July MC trainee. I am graduated with B.Sc degree from dire dawa university in 2021 and M.Sc from haramaya university in 2024. Currently i'm working as a lecturer in Physics at dire dawa university. During my leisure time,i like to watch foot ball and read different materials.

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Rihana Ahmed, College of Business and Economics, Department of LSCM.

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Rihana Ahmed, College of Business and Economics, Department of LSCM.

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Hey every one! My name is Rihana Ahmed, from LSCM department. i'm graduated my Bsc in LSCM on 2012 at DDU and after one years of working in lecturing I started my Msc on the same field in DDU then it was completed on 2015 E.c currently i'm learning about the foundation of excellence in teaching online, thank u for giving this chance.

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Dear all, I am Sufian Kedir. I have acquired a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Arba Minch University . I have also completed my MSc in Computer Science and currently serve as a lecturer at Dire Dawa University. Additionally, I am a certified virtual assistant, having graduated from an online program with ALX.

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Tadesse Shefera, School of Computing, Department of Computer science

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Tadesse Shefera, School of Computing, Department of Computer science

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Hello everyone! My name is Tadesse Shefera, and I’m from the Computer Science department. I graduated with my BSc in Computer Science from Debre Berhan University in 2018 and began working at Dawa University in the same field that same year. I recently completed my MSc in Computer Science from Dire Dawa University in 2024, and I am currently learning about the Foundations of Excellence in Teaching Online. https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadesse-shefera-84432a203/

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Betel Assalfew, MSc, (Master class trainee)

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Betel Assalfew, MSc, (Master class trainee)

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Hello everyone this is Betel Assalfew, my friends call me Betty though. I got my MSc. in midwifery education almost four years ago and I am currently working as a lecturer in Dire Dawa University, department of Midwifery. I have an intense passion for teaching & I like reading poetry in my spare time. I only had little online learning experience therefore I expect to gain a lot from this one. Hope I will not be disappointed!

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Hello. I am Dawit Mellese (Dave). I am a midwife practitioner, lecturer, and researcher at Dire Dawa University. I am passionate about learning and doing research. Reading history and woodwork are my hobbies. I have an online learning experience and expect more on course development from this course.

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Dawit Mellese, Midwife Lecturer and researcher. (Master Class Trainee)

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Dawit Mellese, Midwife Lecturer and researcher. (Master Class Trainee)

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Bethelhem Hassen Assistant Lecture at Dira Dawa university 

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Bethelhem Hassen Assistant Lecture at Dira Dawa university 

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Bethelhem Hassen is a young, energetic woman enthusiastic to blend science and fashion to positively

impact lives through clothing. Achieving 94%, she became one of the top students in her 5-year Bachelor of

Garment Engineering study. With this result and a lot of competition, she managed to be an assistant

lecturer at one of the government universities. As textiles are the primary component of fashion design,

she was inspired by Ethiopian traditional textile weaves to design and create various sorts of clothing.

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Greetings all. I am Getinet Tolessa, MSc in Mathematics from Addia Ababa University, and academic staff of Mathematics department at Dire Dawa University. Since my date of employment, I have been engaged in teaching, community service. I have been also shoulder different responsibility being Collage Dean, Director of Registrar and President Office Head. I have a good communication and leadership skills.

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Antehunegn Bayleyegn(Trainee)                                    I am Antehunegn Bayleyegn  from Economics department. I am in macroeconomics analysis ,basically in monetary and fisical policy analysis. And also in data analysis;I have some certificates which have been taken through online in data analysis.thanks

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Antehunegn Bayleyegn(Trainee)                                    I am Antehunegn Bayleyegn  from Economics department. I am in macroeconomics analysis ,basically in monetary and fisical policy analysis. And also in data analysis;I have some certificates which have been taken through online in data analysis.thanks