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Today is 27, August 2024 

My Learning4Content course home page

= My profile =

hi everyone, I am Fardeen Khan , from the beautiful island of Mauritius.With wikieducator i hope to enrich my skills on wikis as well as sharing knowledge.

my website (under construction) http://fardeen.khan.x10.mx/echo_parakeet.html

Professional background
I AM A BIOLOGIST

BSc, PGCE, MSc. project title: Using OERs for teaching Biology students using wiki, blogs and podcasting at A level and participated in the Global forum in Washington, USA in November 2011
 * coordinator of Microsoft pathfinder school John Kennedy College- year 2011
 * Microsoft most innovative educator for Year 2012 and participated in the Middle east and Africa forum in Marakesh, Morocco with project title 'A garden in the Clouds'
 * publication / international conference: Impact of Learner Generated Digital Content on Knowledge Acquisition and Representation in the international conference, The future of education year 2013.
 * postgraduate qualification in educational technology at Masters level.

Education
I am an educator teaching Biology at secondary level

My interests
As a microsoft expert educator and the use of innovative technologies to enhance learning of Biology As a Microsoft expert educator I will help to improve student achievement by using technology to redesign the learning experience and to reform education by bringing positive change to the teaching-learning environment. The insights proposed are as follows:
 * Why you would like to consider yourself to be a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert.

• The formulation of and adherence to an implementation plan. Like any project, technology integration needs to be properly planned and the plan needs to be adhered to and its implementation monitored. Without this, there will be little or no chance for successfully achieving the set goals.

• The creation of an information network in and among schools with access to the Internet.

• The creation of new technology-rich learning communities of teachers and students that

(1)  foster more active learning,

(2)  provide access to information,

(3)  enable teacher-student communication and collaboration irrespective of time, geography, age and ability,

(4)   transform the classroom into a global learning environment by providing links to the rest of the world, and

(5)  Link homes, schools and society so that learning not only occurs in schools but anywhere and at anytime during the life of an individual.

(6)  I believe that school in Mauritius is more than a place of instruction or a “knowledge distribution center”, rather a place where school community learns together to solve their problems and to reach their goals more effectively. Schools are functioning as a “learning organization” as indicated by: Providing continuous learning opportunities; Fostering inquiry and creativity, encouraging sharing ideas and collaborations; as well as interacting openly with their environment. In a learning innovative school, students are pursuing common purposes with a collective commitment to regularly weighing the value of those purposes, modifying them when that makes sense, and continuously developing more effective and efficient ways of accomplishing those purposes and to function as a “learning organization” in one of the major challenge of an innovative educator

Mauritius, my Beautiful island, as a Biologist and a Mauritian,

Mauritius is not just about sun, sea and sand. There is a whole "nature" dimension to experience inside the island in the midst of its lush vegetation. Being of volcanic origin, Mauritius offers a haven of natural beauty.'

Flora: The flora of Mauritius is composed of 700 species of indigenous plants. Vividly coloured flowers decorate the island. With over 60 orchid species alone, Mauritius is the second largest supplier of plants and cut flowers in the world after the Netherlands. Many of those plants are threatened with extinction.

Fauna: The absence of man and the isolation of the island of Mauritius over millions of years have enabled a remarkable fauna to evolve here, undisturbed. This is often the case in remote and isolated islands. However, the arrival of man and the ensuing colonisation have impacted negatively on the native wildlife, leading many species into extinction or on the edge of it.   

Professional
I am also a professional Beekeeper in the Field of Apiculture

Introduction to Beekeeping

Personal
sports, table tennis, badminton and Football ( You'll never walk alone)

Also as a social worker to help vulnerable people in the locality''

My wiki projects
My Project: 'Microscopes and Their Uses in Biology'

Microsoft expert educator project: Teaching Biology with QR codes.



 * I registered for eL4C47, a Learning4Content workshop to learn wiki skills.

Feedback and notes from my WikiNeighbours

 * Welcome - glad to see you're up and running! - Randy Fisher 10:25, 21 November 2010 (UTC)


 * That's a colorful and informative page you have Fardeen. A small suggestion is to use contrasting colors for the background and the text. All the best... Cynthia..--Agnes 14:13, 24 November 2010 (UTC)


 * I love the photographs, Fardeen. I also am very interested in Mauritius. Nice to see you here in WikiEducator. --Wendy E Burton, Director, Teaching and Learning 03:21, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

My Sandbox
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