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Critical Thinking & WrittenCommunication (ENG 2301)

Term: 2023-2024 Academic Year - Fall Semester

Faculty

Dr. Peter BORKOWSKI
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Courses ONLINE
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My name is Soufiane Lahmine, from the Center for Teaching and Learning, I’m the Senior Instructional Designer responsible for developing and managing online courses at AUI.

Your course will be available on Canvas LMS

It’s recommended to use an updated web browser but If you’re on-the-go there is a mobile APP that you could download and use very user-friendly).

https://aui.instructure.com/

Please, make sure to avoid https://aui.beta.instructure.com as it isn’t the live platform and any progress there will be lost within 1 week.

You will also find an introductory unit in each course named "Must know" where you will see some video tutorials that can help you with your online experience.

Should you encounter any problems in dealing with the platform or any technical issues, please do not hesitate to contact me at s.lahmine@aui.ma or online.courses@aui.ma.

For any help or question concerning the course content please contact your professor of the course that you could find near about the course.

P.S: Those are online self-paced courses; you don't have a specific schedule. (check due dates in the Canvas platform). Please, contact your professor to know more about the course. 

I hope you will enjoy this online experience.

Wishing you the best of luck in your learning journey at AUI.

Best regards, 

Soufiane LAHMINE
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As a highly experienced Digital Learning Expert, I bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table. My journey started in 2010 when I began freelancing in national and international R&D projects, working with universities, NGOs, and international organizations like the Korea International Cooperation Agency, ERASMUS+, NAVANTI group, FHI360, and more.

In 2012, I was awarded the valedictorian of the first-class multimedia instructional design “IPM” master of education (M.ed) in Morocco, which set me on the path to founding the first COP hub in educational innovative technologies through a mLearning blog in Morocco (My M.ed thesis). Within the same year, I was appointed as the Instructional Designer in the ITQANE (Improving Training for Quality Advancement in National Education) e-learning project. I prepared training modules for teachers.

My passion for education and technology led me to work with the agriculture sector in 2013, through the Enhancement of KariaNet network Program in Morocco E-learning: Web 2.0 as a tool for the exchange and sharing of information and promotion of agriculture and rural areas. Since then, I have been organizing an annual educational event called ICT Days in Education, bringing together teachers and practitioners from the MENA region and around the world to share innovative ideas about education.

In 2017, I faced a new challenge as an Educational IT engineer within the scope of the National Program of Reading-Reading for Success project by Creative Associates and funded by USAID. As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, my focus shifted towards Hy-flex & online innovative technologies, and I designed training and courses to help teachers and students navigate the new reality.

Since 2020, I have been enrolled in the evaluation era as a support center operator within Erasmus+ KA2 capacity building for higher education project, a program for education promotion. Additionally, I am volunteering as an IT consultant and vocational trainer for middle school teachers in disadvantaged areas in Morocco through the Global Alliance for Africa.

In 2023, I was appointed by the Europen Training Foundation (EU) as Community of Innovative Educators Ambassador of Morocco. Acting on education, training, and reforms.

As a lifelong learner, I am committed to implementing and facilitating quality education and supporting innovative ideas that improve education.

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Pre-requisites: Successful completion of all SSK courses, ENG 1301 and COM 1301
This course is designed to perfect writing skills necessary to advanced undergraduate writing in the humanities and social sciences and especially to
improve students' abilities to write cogent argumentative prose in academic settings. It will build on the skills of clarity, coherence, and attention to audience and purpose established in ENG 1301 and COM 1301, and will emphasize the refinement of writers' abilities to incorporate research appropriately and gracefully into texts. The course will provide instruction and practice in the identification and analysis of the written and spoken argumentation of others.It includes exposure to and practice in a variety of approaches to argumentation, including those of Aristotle,Toulmin, Habermas, and Rogers.It includes instruction in identifying and framing issues, recognizing argument styles, reading argumentation, and identifying and a