Volume Two - Academic Conferences

Zaffar Ahmed Shaikh and Shakeel Ahmed Khoja
Table 4 shows 18 skills for communication and interaction competency. The most desirable skills of
this list include: (a) allowing learners to define, create and shape their own learning content, (b) encouraging
peer learning, social links and participation, (c) promoting teamwork among learners, (d)
engaging students in group processes of inquiry, and (e) building confidence and communication
skills of their students. Management and administration competency received 9 distinct skills set. The
most important skills include: (a) maintaining and managing learning environments within and outside
the classrooms, (b) promoting accessibility for learners, (c) providing learning guidance, evaluation,
feedback and advice to students, (d) enabling self direction, knowledge building and autonomy of students,
and (e) assessing efficacy of the current learning process and learning services.
Towards the students’ area, acquainting students’ with basic technology skills becomes more important
for the use of technology competency, such as: facilitating students to become prosumers of
knowledge, ideas and artifacts, helping students see the value and benefits of new technologies and
empower him to adapt to the changes, supporting applications of learning, learning communities,
groups of learners and networks, facilitating information presentation, and creating online interactive
content for learning.
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