Experience

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  Self-Employed

  • Beirut District, Lebanon

  • Artist

    • Oct 2015 - Present
    • Beirut District, Lebanon

    Reem Rashash-Shaaban is a poet , writer, and photographer. After spending thirty three years teaching at the American University of Beirut, she decided to go back to her passion: art. Reem uses her original photographs to reconstruct a new view of life and cities and mixes collage, pastel, ink and paint in her effort to keep the culture, thoughts and traditions of people alive.

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  Self employed

  • Beirut, Lebanon

  • Educational Consultant, Obelisk Education, Ltd.

    • Sep 2014 - Present
    • Beirut, Lebanon

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  Phoenicia University

  • Lebanon

  • Director of English Language Programs

    • Aug 2015 - Jan 2016
    • Lebanon

    Established an Intensive English Program consisting of three levels .Established the core English Program at the University.• Developed the curriculum, set up Program objectives and Program structure, recruited instructors, chose the books, set up schedule, developed policies and evaluation procedures• Oversaw the day-to-day running of the Program• Chaired meetings and appointed committees• Conducted orientation sessions for new students and teachers• Handled the budget• Drafted annual and interim reports• Assisted instructors in the development of midterm and final examinations• Addressed discipline problems• Coached instructors and supervised classroom teaching• Taught the Academic writing course

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  American University of Beirut

  • Lebanon
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Instructor, English Department

    • Oct 1981 - Aug 2014

    Taught Academic and Advanced Academic Writing at the Undergraduate level.Designed and implemented a blended course Designed and implemented web-enhanced courses Experimented with Facebook and What's App as a teaching tool

  • Instructor, University Preparatory Program

    • Jun 2011 - Jan 2012

    Taught reading, writing, listening and speaking at the intermediate level.

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  The University of Texas at Austin

  • Austin, Texas

  • Part time ESL Instructor, International Student Services Office

    • Jan 2014 - May 2014
    • Austin, Texas

    Taught Reading and Writing at the Intermediate Level.

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  Texas A&M Qatar

  • Doha, Qatar

  • Program Coordinator ,Summer Institute 2011. OASIS

    • Mar 2011 - Jul 2011
    • Doha, Qatar

    • Designed a program for the Summer Institute 2011• Set up the program objectives and structure• Oversaw the day to day running of the course• Developed language teaching material• Set up a Facebook group to supplement the course

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  American University of Beirut

  • Lebanon
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Director, University Preparatory Program

    • Sep 2009 - Feb 2011

    • Developed the curriculum, set up Program objectives and Program structure, recruited instructors, chose the books, set up schedule, developed policies and evaluation procedures• Oversaw the day-to-day running of the Program• Chaired meetings and appointed committees• Conducted orientation sessions for new students and teachers• Handled the budget• Drafted annual and interim reports• Assisted instructors in the development of midterm and final examinations• Addressed discipline problems• Conducted in- house training sessions for instructors• Coached instructors and supervised classroom teaching• Taught reading, writing, SAT preparation ,listening, and speaking skills• Taught American culture

  • Instructor

    • 1981 - 2010

    • Designed and implemented a blended course for English 204, Fall 2012-2013• Designed and implemented two web-enhanced courses for English 203 and English 238, Spring 2012 and Fall 2013.• Experimented with Facebook as a teaching tool in English 203 and 204 and 238

  • Assistant Director, University Preparatory Program

    • Oct 2006 - Aug 2009

    • Coordinated the writing of course objectives, course syllabi and assessment tools• Developed examinations for every level• Drew up course schedules for all levels• Met with teachers weekly

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  Obelisk Education, Ltd.

  • Educational Consultant

    • Jul 2007 - Sep 2009

    • Oversaw the development and administration of programs• Interviewed prospective teachers and staff• Balanced the budget• Assisted in designing syllabi• Trained staff • Developed evaluation forms• Drafted course descriptions• Edited letters and forms

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  University Preparatory Program

  • American University of Beirut

  • Director

    • Oct 2002 - Sep 2006
    • American University of Beirut

    • Developed the curriculum, set up Program objectives and Program structure, recruited instructors, chose the books, set up schedule, developed policies and evaluation procedures• Oversaw the day-to-day running of the Program• Chaired meetings and appointed committees• Conducted orientation sessions for new students and teachers• Handled the budget• Drafted annual and interim reports• Assisted instructors in the development of midterm and final examinations• Addressed discipline problems• Conducted in- house training sessions for instructors• Coached instructors and supervised classroom teaching• Taught reading, writing, SAT preparation ,listening, and speaking skills• Taught American culture

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  American University of Beirut

  • Director, UOP and Instructor

    • 1981 - 2006

    • Drafted interim and annual reports• Balanced the budget• Interviewed prospective instructors• Drew up schedules• Assigned and chaired committees within the Program• Assessed instructors• Served on University committees