Under the patronage of Prof. Mansour Bin Ibrahim Al Mansour; The supervisor of the College of Dentistry and in the presence of the Faculty members, a panel discussion was held at the faculty and delivered by Dr. Mo'taz Abdul Qader Khair Allah on ( Modern Standards in Higher Education). It discussed the different methods used to pass information onto the student as well as its relation with the syllabus. It also discussed the main obstacles for communication between the student and the teacher.
The lecturer has demonstrated that the teaching programmes in the Faculty of Dentistry should re-evaluate the relationship between what the faculty member introduces and the students' outcomes. He also added that we must move from the traditional education system where the lecturer is the only source for information to become as an assistant and aide to students.
Here are the recommendations made by this discussion panel:
1-Setting the basic objectives and outcomes of the curriculum.
2-Developping and adopting the appropriate methods for teaching a particular curriculum that should be commensurate with its nature and objectives.
3-The new teaching methods must be applied seriously.
4-Assessing of students' achievement and the compatibility between the outcomes and the objectives.
5- Make the necessary adjustment on these teaching methods and avoiding any possible mistakes.
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