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.
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Wahid Siam |
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PH. D in Education (Educational Technology) Faculty of Education/ Damascus University |
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E-mail Address: edu_pd@svuonline.org |
EDUCATION & Diploma |
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1989 |
Ph. D. Education - Specialization: Educational Technology |
1983 | Educational Qualification Diploma |
1982 | B. A - Specialization: Education |
ACADEMIC TEACHING & TRAINING EXPERIENCES and POSITIONS |
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POSITIONS |
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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 |
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 |
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Scientific conferences |
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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 |
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University teaching by lecture and possibilities to improvement Tishreen University Journal of Research and Scientific Studies 1995, published. |
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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 |
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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). |
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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). |
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Selected Chapters in General Education, (UNICEF), 1996. |
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Instructor's Guide for Kindergarten Teachers (co-authored), UNICEF, (UNICEF, 1998). |
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Communication Guide and its Techniques for Kindergarten Teachers, (co-authored) (UNICEF, UNICEF, 1998). |
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Techniques of self-learning and distance learning - Damascus University - 2009 |
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Education and Information Technology, co-authored with faculty members in the Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods at Damascus University 2011 (Damascus University Press). |
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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). |