Paul Woodfall is Oxford University Press’ Regional Training Co-ordinator for the Gulf, Yemen, Lebanon and Kazakhstan. He has given training workshops from K1 -12 and trained university teachers in Spain, UAE, KSA, Iran, Turkey, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Yemen and the Sultanate of Oman. He has lived and worked in the region for over 18 years. Specifically interested in “learning by doing”, his main goalis to promote a greater understanding of student-centred, enquiry-based learning approaches, with the overall aim of encouraging critical thinking and the development of good study skills at all levels during the educational process.

Dr. Karleen Goubeaud is an Associate Professor of Science Education at Long Island University in New York, USA. Her teaching and research focuses on teachers' instruction and assessment practices in STEM.

Simon Borg has been involved in language education over 30 years. He has worked in a range of international contexts and is recognized internationally for his work on teacher professional development. After 15 years at the University of Leeds, where he was Professor of TESOL, Simon now works full-time as an Educational Consultant, with a particular focus on designing, facilitating and evaluating teacher professional development programmes. He also holds a Visiting Professor position at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Full details of his work (including a blog) are available at http://simon-borg.co.uk.

Richard Harrison is an author, publisher and teacher-trainer based in Oman and also London. He has taught at universities throughout the Middle East region for more than 25 years. He also lived in Moscow for three years working for the British Council as the ESP consultant for the Russian Federation. Richard is the founder of Canford Publishing which is based in London and Muscat. His main academic interests are the teaching of writing, English for Academic Purposes, language change and also critical thinking. His many ELT publications include: Framework: Academic Writing and Critical Thinking (Canford Publishing). He is also a co-author of the popular OUP series Headway Academic Skills.