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Using technology and implementing e-Learning in
higher education institutions is becoming a
necessity. Academic institutions face many
challenges to cope up with the new developments in
information technology which requires careful
planning to ensure best utilization of information
technology to enhance teaching quality and improve
learning outcomes.
Implementing new technology at a college or
university requires more than simply buying new
computers or some systems. Successful use of
technology for teaching and learning demands major
changes in teaching and organizational culture and
require planning and systematic strategies for
creating the new, technologically competitive
academic organization. This includes strategies for
winning faculty support for teaching with
technology, establishing appropriate decision-making
and reporting structures, estimating costs of
teaching by technology, strategies for managing
copyright issues and establishing reward systems.
Another important issue in implementing information
technology is to measure its impact on student
learning.
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Program Objectives
The purpose of the program is to allow participant
to gain an understating of the role that the
technology can perform in education and to determine
appropriate strategies and processes for
implementing technology initiatives at the
university. The program objectives include:
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Recognize the benefits of technology and its uses in education
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Identify different forms and uses of technologies for teaching and learning
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Provide training on changing management strategies and related issues in
implementing technology in Higher Education institutions
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Provide an environment to share experience in planning and implementing
technology in Higher Education institutions
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Who should attend?
The workshop will of value to senior
university administrators. It will be of
value to those with responsibility for
organizing teaching, such as Deans and Heads
of Department. It will also be of interest
for those responsible for ICT strategies
within the university, or for those
supporting teaching and learning.
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Program Description
This project-based workshop will
focus on the strategies for planning
and managing e-Learning in a
research university. The workshop
involves group work in small teams
to discuss the issues and the
appropriateness of the strategies
for the King Fahd University of
Petroleum & Minerals.
While there will be some straight
presentation of information, the
workshop will be as participatory as
possible and will focus on
participant needs and the issues
participants are facing in planning
and managing e-Learning. There will
be several group activities that
should stimulate some interesting
discussions.
Participants should come prepared to
discuss the current use of
technologies at the university, and
steps needed to improve their use.
The workshop draws on best practice
in the planning and management of
learning technologies in
universities in North America,
Australia and Britain, and offers
opportunities for examining the
cultural appropriateness of such
strategies for King Fahd University
of Petroleum & Minerals and Saudi
Universities.
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Program Outline
The program will be conducted through an
intensive workshop which covers the
following topics:
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Why use
technology for teaching?
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Classroom
technologies.
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New trends in
using technology in teaching.
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Importance of
vision: knowing what we want to
achieve in teaching with technology
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institutional
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departmental
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Basics of
strategic planning
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Winning faculty
support: strategies for
inclusion/cultural issues
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Change teaching
methods to exploit technology
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Support for
professors
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technical
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media
production
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instructional
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Technology
infrastructure requirements specific
for teaching
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Strategies for
funding learning technologies
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Collaboration
with other institutions: why it is
important with technology-based
teaching
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Organizational
models for technology-based teaching
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Language of the Program
The language of the program will be English.
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Program Date
The program will be conducted on April 1-2, 2008.
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Program Duration
The program will be conducted through an intensive two-full-day workshop.
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Timetable of the Workshop
| Subject |
Time |
| First Topic |
08:00 -
09:00 AM |
| Break |
09:00 -
09:15 AM |
| Second Topic |
09:15 -
10:15 AM |
| Break and Activity
Entertainment |
10:15 -
11:15 AM |
| Third Topic |
11:15 -
12:30 PM |
| Prayer and Lunch Break |
12:30 -
01:30 PM |
| Fourth Topic |
01:30 -
03:00 PM |
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Program and Team Consultants
This program is managed by the Deanship of Academic
Development headed by Dr. Saeed M. Al-Amoudi, Dean of Academic Development and
he is supported by staff members. The program is conducted by a group of
trainers and experts who have extensive experience in the subject of the
program.
| # |
Name |
Current
Job |
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Trainer |
| 1 |
Dr.
Saeed M. Al-Amoudi |
Dean,
Academic Development |
| Expert and
Consultants |
| 2 |
Dr. Tony Bates |
Consultant &
Executive Director General
Tony Bates Company Limited |
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Maximum number of Participants
Due to the nature of the program which requires extensive training, which
requires a limited number of participants, the maximum number of participants is
thirty (30).
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Participation Criteria
To ensure effective participation in the program and to achieve the outcomes of
the program, the participants should adhere to the following conditions:
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Only academic administrators can participate in the
program or any person who is expected to be a potent academic manager or who
are involved in the planning and management of technology departments.
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Proficiency in the English language.
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The project
"Development of Creativity and Excellence of faculty members at
Universities in Saudi Arabia" is supported by the Ministry of Higher Education.