Randa Jad-Moussa's Page

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School / Work Affiliation: UCSD

Blog: http://lughatilaerabiyya.blogspot.com/

Website: http://www.wix.com/rmoussa/My-Arabic

About Me: I earned my M.A. in Educational Psychology with specialization in cognitive psychology and adult education at McGill University in Montreal. I hold a bachelor in English Language and Literature from the Lebanese University and a graduate diploma in Education from the American University of Beirut.

I am thoroughly interested in Task Based Learning and Project Based proficiency guided learning enhanced and facilitated by modern technologies. I have presented on educational technology implementation and the role of culture in the language classroom at California Language Teacher Associations (CLTA) annual conferences in 2008 and 2009. I also presented on the topic of task-based functional learning and Assessment using Rubrics and a variety of educational technology tools at the Arabic National Convention in Chicago (2008) and at Microsoft in Seattle (2008) on how Microsoft applications help language teachers teach more effectively. I also led an Arabic teacher training workshop on computer applications and Web 2.0 applications funded by a grant by STARTALK (June 2009)

I researched and published on cognitive models in hypermedia project design protocols manifested by expert versus novice web site designers. I continue to research and to develop my skills in technology and especially educational technology tools that would improve teaching practices and learning outcomes.

I am the advisor for USD student organizations: a Special Interest Group- Students for Justice of Palestine and the Arab Culture Awareness Club and continues to support students in creating cross cultural understanding and community involvement.

With 15 years of second language teaching experience, I teach elementary and intermediate Arabic language courses at UCSD and USD.