Over the past 12 years, I have continuously contributed to staff training and professional development locally within Scotland, nationally and internationally. The training I delivered is mainly focused on the effective use of educational technology in language education, which is targeted to teachers of MFL (Modern Foreign Languages) and LCTL (Less commonly Taught Languages).

• To date, I’ve designed and delivered 29 events/workshops (in total):
  • 2-4h training: 9 events
  • 1-day training: 12 events
  • 2-day training: 7 events
  • 4-day training: 1 event
• Delivered to 490 participants (primarily teachers) including:
  • 15 students enrolled on MSc Advanced Arabic
  • 23 colleagues/language teachers from LLC (IMES, DELC & Asian Studies)

To date, I have designed and delivered the following training events:

2021

Training Workshop | “I See What You Mean”: Training teachers to become competent in visual teaching & learning in the Arabic classroom

• Event: BATA Inaugural International Conference
• Location: 24 & 25 June 2021, Online
• Organiser: The British Association of Teachers of Arabic (BATA) and the University of Leeds

2019

1-day Training Workshop: 4Ts (Tried & Tested Tips To… Teach Arabic with Technology)

• Date: 3 Sep 2019
• Organised by:  Training Workshop
• No of Trainees: 8
• Location: Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, U. of Exeter
• Participants: Teachers of Arabic

2018

1-day Training Course: 4Ts for Reading! Tried & Tested Tips To … Teaching Reading with Technology Within and Beyond the Language Classroom

• Date: 8 Dec 2018
• Organised by: The British Association for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (BATJ)
• Location: King’s College London, UK
• Participants: Teachers of Japanese
• No of Trainees: 21

1-day Training Workshop: Teaching Arabic With Technology: Essential Skills & Tools

• Date: Jun 2017
• Event: Teacher-Training Programme for PG Students in the MSc Advanced Arabic
• Organised by: IMES, U. of Edinburgh
• No of Trainees: 7

2017

2h Training Workshop: Using Visuals to Empower Language Learning & Teaching

• Date: Jan 2017
• Conference: 9th Arabic Language & Culture Conference, British Council
• Organised by: British Council, London
• No of Trainees: 16

1-day Training Workshop: Teaching Arabic With Technology: Essential Skills & Tools

• Date: Jun 2017
• Event: Teacher-Training Programme for PG Students in the MSc Advanced Arabic
• Organised by: IMES, U. of Edinburgh
• No of Trainees: 8

2016

1-day Training Course: Teaching Japanese with Technology Within and Beyond the Classroom

• Date: 4 Jun 2016
• Organised by: The British Association for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (BATJ)
• Location: King’s College London, UK
• Participants: Teachers of Japanese Language from the UK and Japan
• No of Trainees: 47

2015

2-day Training Course: Teaching Arabic w/ Technology

• Date: 7-8 Sep 2015
• Location: Exeter University, UK
• Organised by: Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, Exeter University
• Participants: Teachers of Arabic language and Arabic literature from the Exeter University
• No of Trainees: 8

1-day Training Course: Teaching Arabic w/ Technology

• Date: 6 Jun 2015
• Location: Birmingham, UK
• Organised by: Arabic Teachers Association in the Midlands, Birmingham
• Participants: Teachers of Arabic in Primary/Secondary and Supplementary Schools
• No of Trainees: 25

1-day Training Course: Teaching Arabic w/ Technology

• Date: 7 Jun 2015
• Location: Liverpool, UK
• Organised by: Al-Gazali Multicultural Centre, Liverpool
• Participants: Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies
• No of Trainees: 30

2-day Training Course: Teaching Arabic w/ Technology

• Date: 17-18 Jun 2015
• Location: U. Edinburgh, Scotland
• Organised by: CASAW(Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World), U. Edinburgh
• Participants: Teachers and lecturers of Arabic language in HE (US &UK)
• No of Trainees: 6

3h Workshop: Teaching MFL Vocabulary w/ Technology

• Date: 3 Jun 2015
• Location: U. of Edinburgh
• Organised by: School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures (LLC), U. of Edinburgh
• Participants: Teachers of Modern Foreign Languages (French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese) at the U. of Edinburgh
• No of Trainees: 12

2h Training Workshop: Student-Generated Learning Resources

• Date: 23 Mar 2015
• Organised by: 8th Arabic Language & Culture Conference, British Council
• Location: SOAS, University of London, London
• Participants: Conference Delegates
• No of Trainees: approx. 30
• Arabic Article [Featuring my Presentation]

2013

2-day Intensive Course: Essential e-Learning Skills for Language Teachers

• Date: Jan 2013
• Location: U. of Edinburgh
• Organised by: CASAW(Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World)
• Participants: Teachers of Arabic at the U. of Edinburgh and other UK institutions
• No of Trainees: 5

4-day Training Course: Essential eLearning Skills for Arabic Language Teachers

• Date: 7-10 Jan 2013
• Organised by: Arabic for Non-Native Speakers Centre, U. of Qatar
• Location: University of Qatar
• Participants: Teachers of Arabic language and literature at the U. of Qatar
• No of Trainees: 8

2h Training Workshop: Using Technology in Teaching Foreign Language

• Date: Nov 2013
• Event: 7th Annual Conference for Arabic Language and Culture
• Organised by: British Council, London
• Participants: Conference Delegates
• No of Trainees: 15

2012 

2h Training Workshop: eLearning  & Technology for Arabic Teachers, Arabic Language & Culture in Schools Conference

• Date: 26 Oct 2012
• Organised by: Association for Language Learning and the British Council
• Location: Dulwich College (South London), UK
• Participants: Conference Delegates
• No of Trainees: 30

4h Training Workshop: Using Free Audio Online tools to Enhance Learning and Teaching in Languages

• Date: 15 Jun 2012
• Organised by: London Metropolitan University
• Location: London Metropolitan University, UK
• Participants: Teachers of Modern Foreign Languages
• No of Trainees: 20

4h Training Workshop: Podcasting and Videocasting

• Date: 12 Dec 2011
• Organised by: Digital Scholarship, School of Education, U. of Edinburgh
• Location: University of Edinburgh
• Participants: Academic and Support staff from the U. of Edinburgh
• No of Trainees: 30

2-day Intensive Course: Essential e-Learning Skills for Language Teachers

• Date: Sep 2012
• Organised by: CASAW(Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World), U. of Edinburgh
• Location: U. of Edinburgh
• Participants: Teachers of Arabic and Urdu in HE from the UK and abroad
• No of Trainees: 8

2011

1-day Training Workshop: Creating e-Flashcards for Language Learning and Teaching: Past, Present and Future

• Date:27 Jan 2011
• Organised by: e-Learning symposium 2011, LLAS (Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies)
• Location: University of Southampton, UK
• Participants: Teachers of Modern Foreign Languages
• No of Trainees: 7

1-day Training Course: Essential eLearning Skills for Arabic Language Teachers

• Date: Feb 2011
• Organised by: Al-Hijra and An-Nur Supplementary Schools
• Location: Kassim Darwich Grammar School, Manchester, UK
• Participants: Teachers of Arabic in Primary/Secondary and Supplementary Schools
• No of Trainees: 32

1-day Training Course: Essential eLearning Skills for MFL Language Teaching

• Date: Apr 2011
• Organised by: Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES), U. of Edinburgh
• Location: University of Edinburgh
• Participants: Teachers of Arabic, Persian & Turkish from IMES
• No of Trainees: 6

2-day Intensive Course: Essential e-Learning Skills for Language Teachers

• Date: Feb 2011
• Organised by: CASAW(Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World), U. of Edinburgh
• Location: Goldsmiths University, London
• Participants: Teachers of Arabic in HE and Primary/Secondary Schools from the UK and abroad
• No of Trainees: 7

2-day Intensive Course: Essential e-Learning Skills for Language Teachers

• Date: Jul 2011
• Organised by: CASAW(Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World), U. of Edinburgh
• Location: U. of Edinburgh
• Participants: Teachers of Arabic in Primary/Secondary and HE from the UK and abroad
• No of Trainees: 12

2010

2h Training Workshop: Essential eLearning Skills and Resources for Creative Language Teaching

• Date: Nov 2010
• Organised by: SSAT (Specialist Schools and Academies Trust), London
• Location: U. of Bradford
• Participants: Teachers of Arabic in HE & Primary/Secondary Schools from the UK
• No of Trainees: 25

1-day Workshop: eLearning Skills for Language Teachers

• Date: Aug 2010
• Event: Communicative Teaching Approach to Foreign Language Instruction: 5-day Intensive Course
• Organised by: CASAW(Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World), U. of Edinburgh
• Location: British Council, London, UK
• Participants: Teachers of Arabic
• No of Trainees: 13

1-day Training Course: Essential e-Learning Skills for Community Language Teachers

• Date: Nov 2010
• Organised by: Lincolnshire School Improvement Service, Arabic School For All (ASFA)
• Location: Lincoln, UK
• Participants: Teachers of Arabic in Primary/Secondary & Supplementary Schools
• No of Trainees: 16

1-day Training Course: Essential e-Learning Skills for Community Language Teachers

• Date: Sep 2010
• Organised by: Community Language Teacher Development Day, Westway Development Trust
• Location: London, UK
• Participants: Teachers of Arabic in Primary/Secondary & Supplementary  Schools
• No of Trainees: 23

2-day Intensive Course: Essential e-Learning Skills for Language Teachers

• Date: Jul 2010
• Location: Goldsmiths College, U. of London
• Organised by: CASAW(Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World) in collaboration w/ Goldsmiths College, U. of London
• Participants: Teachers of Arabic language in HE and Schools
• No of Trainees: 15