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F O U N D A T I O N   P R O G R A M                                              J A N U A R Y   2 0 2 1





           a moment to reflect
           GIVING



           THANKS













                                          There really isn’t      Program would like to extend our
                                          anything left to be     gratitude and say thank you to all of
                                          said about the last     those that have supported us, our
                                          eleven months           community, and those around the
                                          that hasn’t already     world. Thank you to the estimated 89
                                          been said. All of us    million healthcare workers around
                                          have been facing        the world. Thank you to the tens of
                                          what feels to be a      thousands of healthcare and essential
                                          Sisyphean task of       workers in Oman. Thank you to the
                                          carrying on,            Dhofar University medical staff and
                                          coping, and             security team for doing their best to
                                          adjusting to a new      continue to ensure the safety of our
                     normal that still doesn’t quite feel         environment. In doing so, the FP has
                     “normal”. The measures that we have          been able to continue to deliver a
                     all taken to protect ourselves and those     high level of academic excellence
                     around us is commendable to say the          while implementing core curriculum
                     very least. As a community, we have          changes.
                     been asked to be selfless, caring, and
                     charitable, and it is because of our         Following on this theme of thanks
                     collective determination that we have        and support, please join us as we take
                     been able to move forward.                   a look at how the FP is evolving its
                                                                  pedagogical model, the role the FP is
                     Entering into a new year is often taken      playing in developing the future
                     as a moment to reflect on the past.          educators in Oman, and how FP staff
                     With that in mind, the Foundation            are contributing to our community.

                                                                                            -Editorial Staff



             W H A T ' S   I N S I D E :                                     Department Updates
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             Giving Thanks             Flipped Classroom                     Advance HE Fellowship
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             Events & Highlights       Teacher Training Perspective          The Green Hand App
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