iPad Tips: Disable Noti...
It is sometimes difficult to keep students engaged and on-task when they keep getting those messages on top of their iPad screens notifying them of a new message on BBM, of a new follower on Instag...
January 2015 - Foundations Newsletter
21st Century Academic F...
Two Dubai Women’s College Foundations teachers presented at the recent 21st Century Academic Forum/International Conference on Language Learning and Teaching 2014 in Knowledge Village, Dubai. Ri...
Writing on the Web
One of the commonly faced challenges with iPads in our language classrooms is finding ways to suitably use iPads to facilitate and practice writing skills. In a previous post, we looked into ways to...
DWC Foundations Student...
DWC Foundations student Asma Al Marzooqi launched her first ever novel at the recent Sharjah Book Fair. Her novel, entitled “But I Moved On” ( و لكنني مضيت ), is one of reflections and f...
Birds on campus
The United Arab Emirates is a great place to be if you are interested in birds. In the winter months many migratory birds arrive or are seen on passage. Despite it being a semi arid country, human int...
Autism Spectrum Disorde...
The aim of this series is to provide a non-technical discussion of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) that will help you as a HCT Foundations teacher to better identify and help Foundations students with ...