Specification Document of Geography and GIS Program

Teaching Strategy

Description of how it will be used

Lectures

Lectures stand as one of the most prevalent teaching methods for conveying knowledge and elucidating theories. They serve to expound upon the theoretical aspects of the program courses to a sizable group of students within a classroom setting, facilitating opportunities for discussion, reading, commentary, and questioning. Typically, lectures are conducted for large groups of students ranging from 50 to 150 or more. They are a common feature in educational science courses, specialized subjects, and general culture.

Seminar

Seminars are an academic sessions to discuss research presented by a student or researcher for the purpose of evaluating the research or modifying its plan. They will be applied to graduation research.

Cooperative learning

Cooperative learning entails the organization of students into small groups, wherein they collaborate to accomplish tasks, engage in educational activities, or solve problems collectively. Each student actively participates in the activity, exchanging ideas and assuming various roles, while also assisting their peers in learning as per their individual abilities and capabilities. This strategy will be used in many of the program courses.

Brainstorming

Brainstorming is an educational technique that involves a group of students using the brain to collaboratively find a solution to a problem by collecting ideas that spontaneously come to their minds. The goal is to reach creative solutions.

Dialogues and discussions

Dialogues and discussions are encouraged by allowing students to pose questions during lectures, which are then answered either by the instructor or fellow students. This interactive strategy serves to strongly reinforce and clarify the lecture topics, enhance students’ engagement and comprehension, capture attention, and prevent boredom from setting in.

Problem-solving

Problem-solving is a teaching method that begins with a situation, question, or phenomenon that students observe but cannot understand. It raises questions in their minds as well as desires to find relevant solutions. The process commences by identifying and formulating the problem, followed by proposing potential solutions and evaluating their effectiveness. Finally, a solution is selected to be implemented and verified. This method is employed to address educational, personal, or societal issues that may be related to the curriculum topics. It primarily aims to cultivate critical thinking skills among students.

Graduation Project

The graduation project involves students being assigned or choosing a topic pertinent to their educational specialization, dealing with a field problem related to the elements of the educational process: teacher, student, curriculum, or the educational process itself.

Inquiry-based learning

Inquiry-based learning involves presenting students with real-world issues and problems and asking them to analyze and address them. It encourages high-level thinking skills among students.

Research

Research assignments involve a student or a group of students conducting in-depth studies on a topic relevant to the course, utilizing fundamental research skills. These assignments are expected to be a minimum of 20 pages in length, with their tools and components tailored to the nature of the topic and course material. Research assignments are predominantly utilized for graduation projects and in courses where instructors deem it necessary for students to engage in research activities.

Symposiums

Symposiums are primarily conducted with small groups of students, typically ranging from 20 to 30 participants, to facilitate enhanced opportunities for discussion and active participation in the educational process. In all courses, they are allocated one hour per week. (serving as an exercise)

Practical training

Practical training is implemented in courses that necessitate hands-on experience and application, including: Tajweed, learning and teaching strategies, grammar and morphology, computer skills, research fundamentals, and graduation research.

Microteaching

Microteaching employs authentic teaching situations in a simulated classroom environment, providing student teachers with opportunities to practice real-world teaching scenarios in a simplified setting. It will be used to train student teachers in the Practicum course 1.