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Technical Tracks
METSMaC 2007 consists of the
following five technical tracks:
Engineering Education
Track
This track will explore the evolving
needs for engineering education over the next decade to counteract
the perceived skills deficiency of today’s graduate engineers.
Furthering engineering education through enhancing teaching methods
and curriculum will also be exploded. Abstract submissions on all
aspects of undergraduate education are also invited. All sessions
are quality driven and the topics include but not limited to:
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Innovative Curricula
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Innovative Teaching Methods
(Teaching with Technology, Internet..)
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Integrating Research into
the Curriculum
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Innovative Approaches to
Teaching Fundamental Topics
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Hands on Projects and Labs
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Integrating Design
throughout the Curriculum and Capstone Design Projects
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Project Management and
Industrial Interactions
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Freshmen Engineering
Programs
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Fostering Undergraduate
Research
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ABET (Objectives, Outcomes,
Assessment, etc.)
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Undergraduate Student
Research (poster session)
General Track
The General Session track at
the METSMaC Conference is designed for educators to present the
results of their experience and research into education topics that
are of concern and benefit to all secondary and tertiary teachers,
regardless of subject area. The topics of the presentations are wide
ranging, including pedagogy, curriculum development, assessment,
gender-related learning styles, academic integrity, cultural
considerations in teaching and learning, motivating students,
improving reading and writing skills, among others.
Science Track
The Science Track is
comprised of Physics and Chemistry disciplines.
The Physics session
attempts to bring teachers and educators teaching across the
secondary and tertiary levels together to share and exchange ideas,
information and views on current best practice as it relates to the
teaching and learning of physics. The track session explores issues
relating, but not limited, to current best practice. Here broad
ranging issues such as student concept knowledge and misconceptions,
the laboratory experience, the role of demonstrations, simulations
and online learning in the classroom, and content sequencing and
topics taught are explored within a forum open for debate. The track
session allows opportunities for lecture, workshop, demonstration,
and hands-on presentations.
The Chemistry session at the METSMaC Conference is designed
for educators working as teachers of chemistry to present results of
their research and experience in the teaching of the subject. Areas
covered include teaching methods, novel approaches to the teaching
of specific subjects, health and safety considerations and the use
of demonstrations. We consider the practical demonstration of
chemical principles to be of utmost importance and so one slot for a
practical demonstration presentation in the Chemistry department
labs at the Petroleum Institute is provided at each conference to
encourage the use of demonstrations in the teaching of Chemistry.
Mathematics Track
The objective of this track is to provide teachers of Mathematics
from the upper secondary, tertiary and bridging (foundation) levels
with access to recent information, and to innovations in technology
and pedagogy directly related to mathematics education. The track
strategy is to:
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bring ‘world leaders’ in the
field of mathematics, education and educational
technology to speak and run workshops at our conference
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provide an avenue / means
for local teachers to demonstrate their own ‘discoveries
/ methodologies / procedures’ within the contextual
framework of teaching in the Middle East (to EFL and to
native speakers).
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provide hands-on access to
the latest educational technologies and guidance /
support in its use and its applicability to relevant
teaching environments and requirements.
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provide a forum for
mathematics teachers to debate and discuss the efficacy
of all they have learned from this conference (and
others) in relation to their own teaching experiences
and requirements;
Computing Track
The computing track session
encourages teachers and educators at the secondary and tertiary
levels to exchange ideas and information on current theory and
practice relating to the teaching and learning of computing, as well
as to appropriate uses of technology in education not particular to
any of the other strands.
The track session explores topics ranging from convergences of
technology and pedagogy to issues relating to the teaching of
discrete skills in computing. Given the constantly developing nature
of the field, topics include but are not limited to:
Appropriate uses of Internet:
Managing learning with and about
computers:
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Assessment and policy
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Developing materials and
curriculum
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Developing and using
multimedia
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IT and networking issues
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Content and learning
management systems
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Professional development
through computing
Emerging technologies and eLearning:
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Attitudes of students and
teachers toward computing and technology
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Learning and using
applications and keyboarding skills
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Impacts on culture,
literacy, and society
The track session presentation
formats include lectures, demonstrations, reports of
research, and poster sessions.
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