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Sebah Al-Ali

Sebah Al-Ali

An ESL lecturer whose experience in programming and web development has made her passionate about integrating technology in her classes. She’s mainly interested in how technology can be efficiently utilized to facilitate active learning, develop interactive curriculum, and train teachers.
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Articles by Sebah Al-Ali

Goodbye, 2015: Class ac...

on December 24, 2015
2015 is almost done; it’s been a crazy year. A lot has happened in the UAE, around the world, online, and in our personal lives. It would a great class activity if we used this opportunity to e...

Word Association: A fun...

on December 19, 2015
One strategy to learn new words is to associate them with words we already know. And there is a nice iOS game for that: Word Association (link). The game lets you complete packs. In each pack, yo...

Google has an e-Cultura...

on November 17, 2015
We laughed a lot when one of my colleagues told us about a conversation that happened in her class. Teacher: Do you know where Alaska is? Student A, confidently: In Europe. Teacher: silence and a pa...

Superglued-to-phone syn...

on November 16, 2015
What’s the first thing you do when you’re waiting for something or someone all by yourself? Be honest, wouldn’t you reach to your pocket or purse and grab your phone? I know I would&...

Can emotions be quantif...

on November 15, 2015
What’s worse than not being able to sleep at night? Sleeping intermittently, because an inconsiderate neighbor’s tiny yet very loud dog is kept outside, barking all night…. with bre...

Want to be creative? 21...

on November 10, 2015
What is creativity?   Creativity has always been a buzzword, in different fields: teaching, marketing, public speaking, business, … It’s gained its popularity because it is what makes...