Fatema Mohammed Al Amri RMIT University
Every person has special abilities distinguishing [ him / her from others . Through such unique abilities , one obtains the power that enables him / her to succeed and make dreams come true . Fatema Mohammed Al Amri is an inspiring example of success to others . She is an Assistant Lecturer in the Design Department at Nizwa College of Applied Sciences , and the founder of Trees of Tales Project . Trees of Tales is an interactive application that encourages children to read and love reading by integrating fun with knowledge via a group of Omani tales and well-known Arabian characters such as ' Joha ', ' Owaysha ' and ' Ahmed , the Hunter ’. Fatema got the idea while working on how to join fun with learning using the new technological aids including ‘ iPads ’, as part of her PhD study . Fatema ' s specialization in IT and designin addition to being a mother have enabled her to come up with such a brilliant idea . She could realize howtoday ' s children would prefer to learn using the new technology . She used different programs including Photoshop and Unity to work on this project . It took a year for the drawing and design of the application , and three months for trying it out . The application is now available in the App Store in the English version , consisting of six stories . Fatema is looking forward to developing the application and introducing it in the Arabic language with more interesting stories .
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