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HRDI / Re: How can one be proficient in English?

« on: June 27, 2009, 05:21:03 PM »

Dear Shibli,

Your suggestions are very valuable. According to Krashen, without extensive reading and listening, speaking and writing cannot be developed.

So we are looking for ways in which our students can listen and read more so that they can speak and write better.

We are looking for implementation ideas across the university.

Would be delighted to hear your views.

-Yousuf

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HRDI / Re: Software Development Professionalism

« on: June 25, 2009, 07:42:37 PM »

Dear Workshop Participants,

I would like to thank you all for your active and enthusiastic participation.

As per the decisions taken in the workshop, each of the seven teams will create a template for use in documenting software projects by the Daffodil group. Each section template will be linked by the "Documentation Standard" template. Each person will take the template and produce a document for an existing project.

The templates will be modified after being tested by the participants. After this the templates and webspace will be available for daffodil group members for use in each project.

Since the work involved in preparing the templates and uploading with the help of Uzzal, the next workshop day will be Sunday, June 28th, 2009. Each team, pls be ready to present your template on Sunday morning to the rest of the group.

-Yousuf

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HRDI / Re: Software Development Professionalism

« on: June 24, 2009, 08:16:22 PM »

Dear All,

Thank you for your appreciation! It was all of you that made the workshop interesting! Thank you all.

Tomorrow is the start of the main part of the workshop. Look forward to your participation in preparing documentation standard.

-Yousuf

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HRDI / Re: English Department Workshop

« on: June 24, 2009, 08:13:02 PM »

Dear Atik,

Thank you for your post!

Could you pls help the other two groups to upload their presentations also could you pls elaborate a little on your bullets. If the other members of your group could also elaborate, i.e. explain the bullets it would be helpful.

Thanks.

-Yousuf

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HRDI / English Department Workshop

« on: June 21, 2009, 05:32:51 PM »

Dear Members of the English Department,

Our first workshop on "Finding ways to help our students develop English Language Skills" is tomorrow, June 22nd from 3pm to 6pm.

This is a participatory workshop where we will use our collective experiences to look at how the English Language Skills of students attending ENG113 can be improved and develop an implementation plan for Fall 2009.

Looking forward to seeing all of you listed below. Pls use this forum to record your thoughts as the workshop progresses and feedback.

Dr. Binoy Barman
Prof. Dr. Shusil Kumar Das
Ms. Irina Ishrat
Ms. Umme Kulsum
Md. Mustafizur Rahman
Ms. Asma Alam
Ms. Nahid Kaiser
Ms. Shamsi Ara Huda
Ms. Nusrat Jahan
Ms. Lina Ferdous
Kh. Atikur Rahman
Ms. Fatema Begum
Ms. Sushmita Rani

As you know the workshop will be in 306 and the workshop dates are:

June 22nd, 29th, July 6th and 13th.

As we would need our full concentration, it would be great if all mobile phones are on silent. Pls use the tea-break at 4:30pm to make the calls you need.

Thanks.

-Yousuf.

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HRDI / Re: Seminar for Self Development on "Speed reading à between 500 – 1000 words/min"

« on: June 21, 2009, 05:19:11 PM »

Dear Participants,

Pls give me some feedback on the seminar. Was it beneficial? What more benefit are you looking for?

-Yousuf

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HRDI / Re: Software Development Professionalism

« on: June 08, 2009, 05:14:49 PM »

Dear Participants,

Hope you all enjoyed the preparatory workshop.

Look forward to your comments.

-Yousuf.

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HRDI / Software Development Professionalism

« on: June 08, 2009, 12:19:35 PM »

Dear Software Professionals,

This is Yousuf from HRDI. We have a preparatory workshop today, June 9th, 2009, in Room 306 from 2 - 5. Bismillah!

Hope to InshaAllah see nominated participants there today.

After the workshop, it would be great if you could post your reflections in this forum. Thanks.

In particular, you could write about:

1. Things you learned in the workshop.

2. Things you would like to learn further.

3. Planning done in the workshop - was it adequate? Would you like to add anything?

4. Your reflection on the purpose of the workshop.

5. Whether you would like further such workshops. If yes, what should be the topic of the workshop.

Best regards.

-Yousuf.

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HRDI / Re: Self Development Workshops

« on: June 03, 2009, 01:53:49 PM »

Self-Development Workshops - "YOU"

Dr Yousuf facilitated a seminar a self-motivation workshop titled "YOU". This contained development of a self-development mind map.

Pls share your thoughts on this by replying to this post.

-Yousuf.

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HRDI / Re: Self Development Workshops

« on: June 03, 2009, 01:48:56 PM »

Self-Development Workshops - "Empty Room"

Raju Bhai presented a workshop to learn how to help each other by listening and sharing. If you have any comments pls reply to this post.

-Yousuf

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HRDI / Self Development Workshops

« on: June 03, 2009, 01:34:49 PM »

Dear Students and those interested,

Pls use this forum to talk about and reflect upon the Self-Development Workshops offered by HRDI.

Two seminars have already been held in Summer 2009. These were:

"Empty Room" hosted by Mizanur Rahman (Raju Bhai)

"YOU" hosted by Yousuf M Islam.

I have opened these two for discussion. Pls feel free to comment. The remaining seminars this semester are:

SELF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS (Summer 2009)

02:00 PM to 05:00 PM Saturdays – Facilitator Yousuf M. Islam, PhD

Date           *      Topic
June 20   *   Speed reading  between 500 – 1000 words/min.

June 27   â€¢   Note taking, self study skills  mind mapping

July 11   â€¢   Sentence construction

July 18   â€¢   Paragraph and assignment planning and editing

July 25   â€¢   Preparing presentations and speaking

August 1   â€¢   Time planning and coping with work load

August 8   â€¢   Group work division and cooperation

August 15   â€¢   Self-motivation and self-development