An Innovative Approach to Improve Skills of Students in Qatar University Spending in Virtual Class through Learning Management System

In this study, students’ learning has been investigated and satisfaction in one of the course offered at Qatar University Foundation Program. Innovative teaching has been implied methodology that emphasizes on enhancing students’ thinking skills, decision making, and problem solving skills. Some interesting results were found which could be used to further improvement of the teaching methodology. In Fall 2012 in Foundation Program Math department at Qatar University has started implementing new ways of teaching Math by introducing MyMathLab (MML) as an innovative interactive tool in addition of the use Blackboard to support standard teaching such as Discussion board in Virtual class to engage students outside of classroom and to enhance independent, active learning that promote students’ critical thinking skills, decision making, and problem solving skills through the learning process.

Authors:

• Mohammad Shahid Jamil
• Mohamed Chabi

Keywords:

• Blackboard
• MyMathLab
• study plan
• discussion board
• critical thinking
• active and independent learning
• problem solving.

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