Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Gulf Perspectives: Volume 1 Issue 1 , Open Access
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Zayed University Students’ Teaching and Learning Beliefs and Preferences: An analysis based on the surface versus deep learning approach
Alan RussellAnalyses of teaching and learning in higher education are increasingly being based on a distinction between surface and deep learning. This distinction is helpful for…
Becoming More Culturally Aware in the University Classroom: Advice from a faculty member teaching in the Gulf Region
Dawn McBrideThis article will outline my experiences and offer practical recommendations when teaching in a university classroom when the professor and the students come from vastly different…
Teaching, technology, and the modern classroom
Tim Walters, Steve LydiattOne of Zayed University’s publicly articulated missions is to lead higher education in the United Arab Emirates through teaching, learning, research, and outreach and to achieve…
Impact of Active Learning on Performance and Motivation in Female Emirati Students
John BurtStudents entering Zayed University are expected to become active participants in their learning. However, the majority of these students have come from a public education system…
Learner-Centered Outcomes in Subject-Centered Institutions: Metaphors for Muggle Learning
Leon FulcherLearner-centered education faces many challenges when introduced to university centers where faculty socialization into subject-centered teaching is the dominant ethos. Three…
Arabic Across the Curriculum in a Bilingual Gulf University
Nagwa HedaiatArabic Across the Curriculum is a broad language support program at Zayed University in the UAE, which has stimulated discussion on several issues concerning Arabic language…

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2077-5504Online date, start – end:
2020Journal’s owner:
Zayed University(opens new window)Open Access:
open accessEditor:
- Prof. Dr. Christina Gitsaki