Mission
The mission of the Center for Teaching, Learning & Research is to assist educators in their professional development, provide teachers and students with innovative educational methodologies, techniques, and technologies, and serve as a research hub for educators, supervisors, and students.
Vision
The Center will be regarded as a model resource center for teaching, learning, research, and technology in education on a national and international level.
Objectives
- Assist educators in all levels as expert teachers through quality-established professional and technical development programs.
- Facilitate and support a “community of practice” in which teachers interact, learn, and support each other.
- Provide teachers and students (K-12 and College) with new educational methodologies, techniques, and technologies to enrich their knowledge and experience.
- Collaborate with other universities and private/public sector educational institutions in research and innovative educational initiatives.
- Support GUST University students, instructors, and new faculty members through consultations, workshops, and seminars.
- Offer an online hub and platform for educators and students to commune and acquire several skills through dedicated workshops and courses.
- Supporting faculty in executing their research in the related scope and domains of the center.
Meet The CTLR Team
Dr. Hala Al Mutawa
Chair
English Department
Dr. Hala AlMutawa is an Assistant Professor of Education at the English department, Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait. She is also the Chair of Center for Teaching, Learning & Research (CTLR) at GUST. Dr. Hala earned her Ph.D. degree in Curriculum and Instruction from The Pennsylvania State University in 2022. She also received her Masters' in TESOL from The University of Pennsylvania in 2018.
Expertise Area(s)
Teaching and Learning, Professional Development, Teacher Education, English Language Teaching, ESL Teacher Education In-service Teachers, Pre-service Teachers
Dr. Fadi Deeb
Member
Computer Science Department
Fadi K. Dib is a full-time assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science under the College of Arts and Sciences at Gulf University for Science and Technology (GUST). Fadi holds a PhD degree in Computer Science from the University of Kent, UK. His PhD thesis is titled "Improved Neighbourhood Search-based Methods for Graph Layout". He also holds M.Sc. degree and B.Sc. degree in Computer Science with a minor in Statistics and Operations Research.
Expertise Area(s)
My research interests are information visualization including graph drawing algorithms, optimization techniques, and data mining
Dr. Shahd AlShammari
Member
English Department
Dr. Shahd Alshammari is an Associate Professor of Literature at the English Department. She is a published author and her work has been shortlisted for The Barbellion Prize (London). Her research interests include disability studies, inclusive education, and students' empowerment through the uses of literature and bibliotherapy.
Expertise Area(s)
Introduction to Literature, Survey of English literature, Renaissance and Drama, Victorian Literature, Women's Studies, Disability Studies
Dr. Rawan Eid
Member
Mathematics & Natural Sciences
I am an Assistant Professor of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences. I received an BSc in Science with a major in Molecular Biology and a minor in Statistics in 2007 from Kuwait University. MSc in Biology from Royal Military College of Canada in 2013. The work was focused on the mechanisms underlying the cell death that occurs after a heart attack. It is believed that attenuating the cardiac cell death that occurs during a heart attack will dramatically increase the rate of survivors. I have identified a number of novel human cardiac genes that can prevent the cell from undergoing cell death in response to multiple stresses. I finished my PhD in Genetics Science from Queen's University, Canada. My Ph.D. thesis was about the Characterization of novel genes that are negative regulators of Programmed Cell Death (PCD). These genes were previously identified by screening a human cDNA expression library in yeast cells undergoing PCD in response to the expression of the pro-apoptotic Bax cDNA.
Expertise Area(s)
Biology, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Programmed Cell Death, Sequencing.
Dr. Carine Zanchi
Member
Social Sciences & Humanities
in 2019, Carine Zanchi joined Gulf University for Sciences and technologies as Assistant Professor from Jordan where she has been taught at King’s Academy. Before joining Kings Academy, she was also a French Instructor at Amman Al Ahliyya University (Jordan) where she developed a special French e-learning program for beginner Arab students. Prior to moving to Jordan, Dr. Zanchi worked as a French instructor at the University of Bahrain before being recruited by the Alliance Française of Bahrain as head of studies for children courses, and subsequently as director of courses. During this time, she was in charge of teacher training at the center and also the training of French language teachers in cooperation with the Embassy of France in Bahrain, the University of Rouen (France) and the Arab Open University of Bahrain. She obtained her Ph.D. in applied linguistics from the University of Lyon.
Expertise Area(s)
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): DELF-DALF examiner and scorer. - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL): AP French reader. Curriculum development.
Affiliated Faculty
- Dr. Cathy Daniel
- Dr. Ali Ahmed
- Dr. Asmaa AlDuhaim
- Dr. Mariam Almuhanna
- Ms. Milena Baeff
- Dr. Karim Ibrahim
- Dr. Robert Kirkpatrick
- Mr. Fawaz AlFares
- Prof. Ibrahim Arpaci
- Dr. Tareq Faizur Rasul
