What should a lecture outline include?

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"...However much you study it, it will never wear out, nor shall it cease to inspire... Whoever utters it, speaks the truth; whoever acts upon it shall be rewarded, whoever judges according to it does justice… and whoever seeks guidance elsewhere is lost.

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Rasoolullah, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, said: “Take advantage of five before five:

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http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2006/08/things-you-really-need-to-learn.html


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How to attain peace?

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http://faculty.coehd.utsa.edu:16080/pmcgee/emerging/ http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/top100.html

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http://www.aft.org/pubs-reports/american_educator/issues/summer2005/cogsci.
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I have always been an advocate for the application of modalities
primarily for their representational value.

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What is Fiqh? - The ettiquete of performing salat, wudu, etc. - Islamic Law - Specifc Regulations on how to conduct yourself and manners Evolution of Fiqh? - How did the school of thoughts come to existence Laws established by divine revelation/original source/reference = Quran + Sunnah

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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

It is related that a devout worshipper by the name of Humam came to Imam Ali (May Allah Ennoble his countenance) and asked him to describe the pious people so vividly that he could almost see them. Ali (ra) responded:

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Notes from NAK's speech

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Description: Tawheed of Allah's Lordship and Right to be Worshipped

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Write the Quran
Design Tawheed 101 Course
Strive for Allah and Day of Judgement
Liberate al Quds

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You should know - may Allah have mercy upon you - that when the slave [of Allah] leaves his house to go to the mosque, that he is going to face Allah, the Irresistible, the One, the Omnipotent, the Exalted in Might, the Oft-forgiving, in the knowledge that nothing is hidden from Allah, wherever it might be, and that nothing is hidden from Allah and that even something as small as a mustard seed is not concealed from Him, nor even something smaller, nor larger - in the seven earths or the seven heavens, in the seven seas or the lofty mountains, fixed and firm.

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This note is to help me organize my thought around the concept of fitnato protect me from the hell fire.

Linguistic Meaning of Fitna: In Arabic, the goldsmith is called the fatan. The job of the goldsmith is to extract the gold from other material.

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Intro to Arabic Class Notes

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By Al-Hakim Al-Tirmidhi (lived during the 3rd Century AH)

By the rememberance of God the heart is refreshed and softened, but by the rememberance of one's passions and appetites it grows hard and dry.

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Source: Al-Raysuni, Ahamd. “Imam Al-Shatibi’s Theory of the Higher Objectives and Intents of Islamic Law”. The International Institute of Islamic Thought, 2005.


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Article by Jawad Nabulsi

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The farewell Pilgrimage of the Holy Prophet sallallahu alaihe wasallam may rightly be called the culminating point in his Prophetic career.

It was the sixty-third year of the Prophet’s life which coincided with the close of the 10th of Hijra that he decided to perform Hajj, which in history, goes by the name of Hajja-tul-Wada.

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When they were all assembled, the Negus spoke to them and said:

What is this religion wherein ye have become separate from your people, though ye have not entered my religion nor that of any other of the folk that surround us?

Ja'far answered him saying:

O King, we were people steeped in ignorance, worshiping idols, eating unsacrificed carrion, committing abominations, and the strong would devour the weak.

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I swear by Allah[1] that if all the good manners were embodied in one person, that person would definitely be the Prophet (SAWS[2]). That is why Allah (SWT) describes him by saying, what can be translated as, "And verily, you are on an exalted standard of character" (TMQ[3], 4:6.


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Article: http://www.amrkhaled.net/articles/articles1350.html

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Notes from Minra Course "Gifts of Prophet (SAWS)"

Most inner desire is to attain the pleasure of Allah (SWT) and His Prophet (SAWS)

Why pursuit knowledge?
- the heart and community is brought to life through firm knowledge
- to prevent us from doubting our deen
- To increase our love to Allah and His Prophet

What is our challenge?
- To build viable institutions of knowledge

Even if you hear beneficial knowledge for the 1000's time, it should effect you the same as the very first time

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I think the title is much weaker than its carrier. Maybe he gained it when he killed a lion in the desert; a lion that used to cut the road off the passengers and impose “taxes” on the merchants. Don't laugh; when weakness and humility get you, even an animal can rule you.


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In light of the principles which have passed us by in the previous section, I say to whoever wants to memorize a page from the Noble Quran from any chapter that I hope that you will stay with me so we can read the following steps together at ease paving the way to apply it precisely.

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The word LOVE and its derivatives are mentioned 92 times in the Quran.

Prophet (SAWS) said "My foundation is love"

Prophet (SAWS) said "You are not truly belivers until you love for your brother what you love for yourself"

Allah warns believers that he will replace them if they do not be mindful of Allah's love to them, and they love Him back.

The big deal is recipricated love. To love and to be loved is everything

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Technology is a tool or vehicle for change. It is the design of the instruction or research study that determines its effectiveness not the tool.

" We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. "
-- Anonymous

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The Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "One who helps a fellow Muslim in removing his (or her) difficulty in this world, Allah will remove the formers distress on the Day of Judgment."

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6 Ps
proper prior preparation prevents poor performance


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According to a hadeeth the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever wants to have ample provision and an extended lifespan, let him uphold the ties of kinship.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, hadeeth 1925)

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“And if the people of the towns had believed and had the Taqwaa (piety), certainly, We should have opened for them blessings from the heaven and the earth” [al-A’raaf 7:96]

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“Allaahumma inni as’aluka al-hudaa wa’l-tuqaa wa’l-afaafa wa’l-ghinaa (O Allaah I ask You for guidance, piety, integrity and independence of means).” (Narrated by Muslim, hadeeth 489.

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"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy ~ Rabindranath Tagore

‘Work for your terrestrial life in proportion to your location in it, and work for your afterlife in proportion to your eternity in it.’ Al-Ghazali

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A problem-based approach to design. As a tool for structuring problem solving, a process is helpful. But when the process overtakes the problem, it ceases to serve its function.

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Research is used to support theory.

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Most problems have elements of - lack of skills and knowledge, resources or motivation - and any solution should address all three elements. Training can only solve the lack of skills and knowledge element.

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The goal of these three theories is to communicate or transfer knowledge to learners in the most efficient, effective way possible

Quotes taken from "Advanced Web-based Training Strategies" by Driscoll and Carliner

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Collaborating via IVC (Interactive Videoconferencing)

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Why does vocabulary instruction have such a profound effect on student comprehension of academic content?

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Notes I took while I attended two Digital Brown Bags at the New Media Institute

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Instructional Designers - must become clever investigators, examining the characteristics of potential users, the learning environments, the percieved need for the instruction, and the instructional task before investing time and resources in the costly production of instructional materials.

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Americans generally accept on faith that this country has the best
higher education system in the world, and presume that everything is
going just fine when it comes to student achievement.

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Why are there high drop rates in online course?

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Usability: be able to always exit, go back to previous screen, user always in control, to be executed in background.

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These are some suggestions I have for my new fellow students during our Studio courses in Instructional Technology at the University of Georgia

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We need to work together, the school's faculty and instructional designers to develop a number of 'best teaching practices' that include online components. We need to make these curricula, complete with teaching materials, rubrics, and sample student work, available on a growing Best Practices site.

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Constructionism promotes hands on learning by making or creating. Dr Papert of MIT, developed the philosophy of Constructionism


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The web enables update, information, learning experiences, and collaboration wherever, whenever, and in the nick of time.

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