The e-Learning Center provides a number of
services to the university community in order to achieve its objectives.
Services and activities currently being offered by the Center include:
Awareness Events
The Center regularly organizes
public events on different issues related to e-Learning, like benefits and
limitations of e-Learning, instructional design, online teaching, etc...
Speakers of international repute in e-Learning are invited to conduct these
events.
Software and Resources
The e-Learning Center provides
all necessary software, like Course Management Systems (CMS), Authoring
tools, Assessment tools, etc., to ensure successful delivery of e-Learning
activities. Course Management Systems (CMS) help faculty members to carry
out course related activities through the web. This includes course content
delivery, communication and collaboration, and assessment. Currently the
e-Learning Center is providing WebCT for KFUPM community. In addition, the
Center provides a range of books, journals, videotapes and other materials
related to e-Learning available in the DAD Resource Center.
Training Workshops
Hands-on training programs are
frequently conducted for KFUPM faculty to enable them to develop effective
web-based instruction. These training programs cover a wide range of topics
starting from instructional design of online courses where participants are
introduced to various concepts and tools that help in designing
pedagogically sound online courses to the development of web-based content
using various web-based content development tools like Macromedia Flash,
Macromedia Authorware, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. In addition,
the Center provides training on WebCT and its tools to enable faculty
members to publish their courses online.
Grants
The e-Learning Center, through the DAD, awards grants for the development of
some KFUPM courses as comprehensive online courses, which could be delivered
completely through the web. In addition, DAD awards grants to encourage
research and development in the area of technology-enhanced learning.
Online Instructional Material
The e-Learning Center provides
support to develop online courses. Faculty members provide only the content
of the online course and the support team in the e-Learning Center does the
rest of the job. In addition, the e-Learning Center provides assistance to
all KFUPM faculty members to develop quality online instructional material
to enhance student learning.
e-Learning Quality Standards
To ensure quality in all
e-Learning activities at KFUPM, the Center has started the development of
guidelines and quality standards for e-Learning processes like copyrights,
content development, course delivery, assessment and evaluation, online
teaching, infrastructure, etc.
