Educational Habilitation Diploma (EDU)

About the program
Program rules
Program courses
Program director
Academic staff

EDU is a scientific, educational, and professional program which aims at training learners (who are unqualified educationally) in the skills needed for the teaching process and providing them with the educational, psychological, and philosophical foundations for teaching methods, education technologies, evaluation styles, and learning theories.

Registration

In order to accept the student in the EDU Program, (he/she) must obtain the Bachelor degree from a Syrian university in one of the specialties approved by the higher Education Council or an equivalent certificate from a recognized college or institute at the Higher Education Council and the certificate shall be equivalent according to the rules of the Ministry of Higher Education.
The applicant shall pay the registration fees set in the financial regulations of the University and the fees determined by the University Council annually.

Studying duration

The maximum duration of studying for the student in the diploma is two academic years. The student is dismissed at the end of this period if he has not succeeded in all subjects.

Costs and Fees

Fee Type	The Amount
Fee Type	(SYP)	EURO(€)	Dollar ($)
Registration Fee	3500	70	80
Annual Fee	7500	150	160
Certificate Fee	5000	100	110
Exam Fee for each Course	1000	-	-
Transcript Document Extraction	2500 * Number Of Copies	20	25
Course Fee without the Exam Fee	16000	100	110
Notes	20% of the tuition fees is deducted for members of the and their sons. This discount does not include fees and exam costs. 50% of the tuition fees is deducted for military personnel, whether they are military personnel or in compulsory or reserve service in the army and the armed forces. The cost of the Placement Test and the Admission test is paid for Dubai students at the University's Access Center in Dubai (cash in AED). The cost of the Placement test and the Admission test is paid for students in (Jordan / Egypt / Lebanon / Turkey / Bahrain / Erbil / Sultanate of Oman) at the University's access points in Amman / Cairo / Beirut / Istanbul / Manama / (Cash in USD.) The cost of the Placement test and the Admission test is paid for students in ) at the University's access points in (Cash in ) The fees payment and tuition feesfor students in / Dubai - Saudi Arabia - Jordan - Lebanon - Egypt - Kuwait - Turkey - Bahrain, Oman, Erbil are paidin EURat one ofthe Commercial Bank of Syria branches(after final acceptance and registration) After admission and final registration, students in (Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Bahrain, Erbil, Sultanate of Oman) have to pay an additional amount of 30 USD at the University's access points in Amman / Cairo / Beirut / Manama / Erbil / For each course concerning the services of the Center and the cost of examinations. After admission and final registration, students in Dubai have to pay an additional amount of (250AED) at the University's Access Center (Dubai) For each course concerning the services of the Center and the cost of examinations. After admission and final registration, students in Kuwait have to pay an additional amount of (15KD). Also students Turkey have to pay an additional amount of ( 40 US) at theUniversity's Access Center in Kuwait / Turkey for each course concerning the services of the Center and the cost of examinations.

Success and graduation conditions

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Wahid Siam
PH. D in Education (Educational Technology) Faculty of Education/ Damascus University
E-mail Address: edu_pd@svuonline.org

EDUCATION & Diploma
1989	Ph. D. Education - Specialization: Educational Technology
1983	Educational Qualification Diploma
1982	B. A - Specialization: Education

ACADEMIC TEACHING & TRAINING EXPERIENCES and POSITIONS
POSITIONS
1995 - 1997	Head of Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods, University of Damascus
1997 - 2000	Vice Dean of Faculty of Education, University of Damascus
2011 - 2013	Dean of Faculty of Education, University of Damascus
2009 - present	Director of Educational Qualification Diploma Program at Syrian Virtual University
Academic experiences
1982	Teacher at Teacheing Education Institute, Damascus
29/02/1984 - 4/8/1990	teaching assistant at Faculty of Education, University of Damascus during which the duration of the scholarship for study and specialization, Damascus
1984 - 1989	Delegate to Germany for the preparation of a doctorate degree in education, specialization: educational technology and teaching Techniques, Germany
5/8/1996 until 26/3/1996	Lecturer in Department of Curriculum and Teaching Methods, Faculty of Education, Damascus University, Damascus
27/3/1996 - 22/8/2001	Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Teaching Methods, Faculty of Education, Damascus University, Damascus
23/8/2001	Professor of educational technology and teaching Techniques in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching Methods, Faculty of Education, Damascus University, Damascus
2000 - 2001	Associate Professor of Educational Technology, Faculty of Education, Sultanate of Oman, Damascus
2001 - 2003	Professor of Educational Technology, Faculty of Education, Ajman University of Science and Technology, United Arab Emirates
1/9/2003 - 31/8/2006	Professor of Educational Technology, Faculty of Education, University of Bahrain, in Department of Education and Information Technology, Bahrain
2006 - present	Professor of Educational Technology, Faculty of Education, Damascus University, Damascus
Teaching experiences
Faculty of Education, Damascus University	Principles of Teaching and Teaching Techniques: for students of postgraduate diploma in educational disciplines
	Educational Technology (theoretical / practical): for students of educational qualification diploma.
	Educational Curricula: for students of educational qualification diploma.
	Teaching Principles: for students of educational qualification diploma
	Teaching Techniques (theoretical / practical): for second year students.
	Supervision of practical education for students of educational qualification diploma
	Management of Learning Resource Centers (theoretical /practical)
	Communication Technologies 2007-2008
	Instructional Technologies (for Master in Educational Technology students)
	Educational Computers and Internet (for Master in Educational Technology students)
	Instructional Design (for Master in Educational Technology)
Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, Baath University	Principles of Teaching: for students of educational qualification diploma
Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, Baath University	Educational Technology and Teaching Techniques: for students of educational qualification diploma
Faculty of Education in Ebri, Sultanate of Oman. 2000-2001	Instructional Technology (theoretical / practical) for third year students, basic education Supervision of practical education
Department of Educational Technology, Faculty of Education and Basic Sciences, Ajman University of Science and Technology, 2001-2003	Visual Communication
	Audio-Visual Communication
	self- learning
	Studies in Educational Technology
	Educational portfolios
	Practical Education in the field of Teaching Techniques
Department of Education and Information Technology, Faculty of Education, University of Bahrain: 2003-2006	Use of Computers in Education
	Computer as a means of Communication EDTC 422
	Learning Resources and Information EDTC 328
	Organization and Management of Education Technology
	Communication Theories and Technology
	Individual Education Technology EDTC 337
	Production and Use of Teaching Techniques
	Introduction to Educational Technology
	Field training in the field of Education Technology

Scientific and Professional Experiences
Scientific conferences
1997	The Role of Education Colleges in Education Development for enhancement in the Arab World through participation in a scientific research entitled: "Towards a New Educational Philosophy in Some Functions of Modern Education Colleges", Damascus University
1998	The Second Arab Psychological Workshop, Syrian Society for Psychological and Educational Sciences, Damascus
1998	Educational Sciences between Originality and Modernity, through participation in a scientific research entitled: "The effectiveness of video programs in the teaching of Islamic education topics,", Yarmouk University, Jordan
1999	Solutions the Urgent Educational and Training Problems, Department of Educational Methods, Faculty of Education. Through the participation of scientific research entitled: "the views of teachers on the importance of the use of educational techniques and difficulties of use.", King Saud University
1999	Educational Technology and its Role in the Development of Education in the Arab World, Department of Educational Technology, Faculty of Education, by participating in a scientific research entitled: Damascus ", Qatar University
2000	The Arab Child Culture (Future Vision for the 21st Century). through participation in a scientific research entitled: "Effectiveness of drawing and use of colors in teaching children health and safety principles", Zagazig University, 25-27 March, Zagazig University, Benha Branch, Egypt
26/2/2002	Patterns and Systems of Technical and Vocational Education and in the Arab World and in the World, Arab Union for Technical Education through participation in a scientific research entitled: Students' views on the difficulties of studying motor skills, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
1996	conference of experts on the development of methods of teaching Arabic language, Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science in Damascus, 24-28 / 3, Damascus
1998	Distance learning conference , Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science in Tunis, Tunis
2000	The Second Educational Conference at Sultan Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman on 23-25 / 10/ by presenting a research entitled: Distance education, a model of self-education in the next century, Qaboos University in the Sultanate of Oman
2000	The First Educational Conference of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at Mu'tah University, 29-31 /10/, entitled: Education and the Challenges of the 21st Century by presenting a scientific research titled: Practical problems in the teaching chemistry in the primary stage from teachers’ perspective, Mu'tah University, Jordan
2006	The E-Learning conference at the University of Bahrain, April, Bahrain
2005	The First Annual Scientific Research Conference at the University of Bahrain entitled: (Towards Distinguished Scientific Research at the University of Bahrain) 18 - 19 April, Bahrain
2005	The Conference on Educational Quality in universities University of Bahrain 11 - 13 April and participation in a scientific research entitled: Distance education as a model of higher education and quality control in its systems, Bahrain
2006	The School Reform Conference at the University of the United Arab Emirates (April) and presenting a paper entitled: The role of teaching techniques in supporting school reform, United Arab Emirates
2011	Conference of Education Technology and Communications at King Saud University as an expert, King Saud University
Scientific Researches
University teaching by lecture and possibilities to improvement Tishreen University Journal of Research and Scientific Studies 1995, published.
Effectiveness of video recordings in the teaching of Islamic education topics, field study on the students of the Junior high stage in school of Damascus (Arabic Journal of Education - Elixo - Volume IX - First Issue 1999).
Techniques of Education, The Arabic Encyclopedia - Damascus - 1996 - published.
Towards a new educational philosophy in some modern functions of faculties of education (presented to the conference of the Faculty of Education, University of Damascus 1997) - published.
Role of the Faculty of Education, University of Damascus in the development of pre-university education in the Syrian Arab Republic. (Presented to Conference: The Role of Colleges of Education in the Development of Pre-University Education in the Arab World - Beirut 1999) - Published.
Problems of the practical work in the teaching of chemistry in the Junior high stage from teachers’ perspectives (field study in schools of Damascus), (Journal of Research, University of Aleppo - Series of Arts and Humanities, No. 37, 2000) .
The educational qualification diploma students point of views' towards the use of video in study of (techniques of education) course in the Faculty of Education, University of Damascus. (Journal of King Saud University – Volume14 - Educational Sciences and Islamic Studies (2) - 1422 e / 2002) - published.
Effectiveness of painting and use of colors in teaching kindergarten children foundations of health and safety. (Journal of Childhood and Development - Arab Council for Childhood and Development - Issue 1, spring 2001) - published.
Fear among children - a demonstration and its causes, its cases and methods of treatment (Journal of Builders of Generations - Year 8 - Issue 32 - October 1999) - Published
video technology and its role in the development of the educational process (Journal of Builders of Generations - Year 4 - Issue 13 - January 1995) - published.
Educational bag - an application of the systems approach in teaching (Journal of Builders of Generations - Year 9 - Issue 36 - October 2000) - Published
Distance education (the model of self-education in the next century) Journal of Social Affairs - Issue 69 - Year 18 - Spring 2001) - Published.
Attitudes of high school students towards the television educational programs. (Damascus University Journal of Arts, Humanities and Education - Vol. 16, Issue 3, 2000).
Students' opinions of the difficulties of studying motor skills (field study in industrial secondary schools in Damascus) (Damascus University Journal of Educational Sciences - Journal 17 - second issue - 2001).
The role of teaching techniques in supporting school reform (model of the school of the future, published in the school reform conference at the United Arab Emirates University 2007

Books
Methods and Styles of Teaching and the use of Teaching Techniques, co-authored with a group of experts 1994 (Publications of the Training Department, Ministry of Health, Damascus - Syria)
Techniques of Education, co-authored with Prof. Dr. Fakhr al-Din al-Qala 2000 (Damascus University Press).
Guidelines of Supervisors of Practical Education, co-authored with faculty members in the Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods, Damascus University 1996, (Damascus University Press).
Selected Chapters in General Education, (UNICEF), 1996.
Instructor's Guide for Kindergarten Teachers (co-authored), UNICEF, (UNICEF, 1998).
Communication Guide and its Techniques for Kindergarten Teachers, (co-authored) (UNICEF, UNICEF, 1998).
Techniques of self-learning and distance learning - Damascus University - 2009
Education and Information Technology, co-authored with faculty members in the Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods at Damascus University 2011 (Damascus University Press).
Introduction to the Techniques of Education co-authored with faculty members in the Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods at Damascus University 2011 (Damascus University Press).