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The recent advances in Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) have greatly affected the way we
communicate and the way we learn. Consequently, educational institutions working for excellence,
must prepare for changes and continuous development through the efficient utilization of ICT to improve
their educational process. The past years have witness a great effort from these institutions to
benefit from ICT and the recent information technologies and internet in spreading knowledge and
deepening the scientific concepts and also in reaching out to a larger number of learners. This
type of education, which involves ICT multimedia, is known as e-learning.
e-learning is characterized by its flexibility and efficiency in presenting the content. It also
provides different channels of communication and interaction between student and instructor.
Moreover, recent studies and statistics indicate an increase in utilizing the e-learning in higher
education institutions. However, compared to the traditional education successful e-learning requires
adoption of a specific educational model. This in turn will need changes in the traditional teaching
methods and the employment of new education strategy and resources, in addition to new assessment and
evaluation methods.
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Program Objectives
The purpose of the program is to allow participants
to gain an understating of the role that technology
can perform in improving education and the learning
process. The program objectives include:
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provide awareness on the
importance and capabilities of ICT in improving
education
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identify the major elements
and requirements for the successful
implementation of online learning
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identify skills and
responsibilities required by instructors and
learners to succeed in the online environment
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provide hands-on training to
faculty members to blend e-learning with
classical ways of teaching
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encourage faculty members to
publish educational content online.
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Who should attend?
The workshop will be of value to all faculty members
at KFUPM.
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Program Outline
The program includes three main parts:
1. Training Workshops: The workshops
aim to develop the faculty's awareness about
the technologies for e-learning and their
effective uses in education. The workshops
also aim to share experience among the
faculty in this field.
2. Encouragement Awards: The
encouragement awards are intended to
encourage faculty members to develop and
expand their capabilities to use the modern
technology for educational process.
3. e-Learning Community of Practice:
An e-Learning task force will provide a
discussion link on the internet for the
participants for feedback and sharing
experience and views about the program.
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Training Workshop
These training workshops will be conducted within the one-year
period.
Objectives of these workshops are to:
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identify the major elements and requirements
for the successful implementation of online learning
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identify skills and responsibilities
required by learners to succeed in online education
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identify skills and responsibilities
required by instructors to succeed in online education
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identify the characteristics of the online
curriculum as contrasted the with curriculum used in the
traditional classroom
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identify best practices in assessing learning online
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present new developments and international
best practice on blended learning
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share experience among academics and
corporate organizations in Saudi Arabia on online electronic
education.
In these
workshops, the participants will
enhance their understanding of the
requirements for successful online
learning, online tutoring, and
blended learning. They will share
their experiences with each other
during the workshops and to then
convey these experiences to
colleagues their
departments/colleges/universities.
Curricular and pedagogical issues
will be addressed and opportunities
will be provided to use tools and
techniques that support the
development and implementation of
successful online learning and
blended learning.
These workshops
will introduce a range of
communication and collaborative
tools to support learners in blended
and online education. Participants
will be introduced to time-tested
strategies for creating and managing
successful online collaborative
learning communities, developing
curricula and evaluation criteria
for online learning. Participants
will also be introduced to Blogs,
Podcasts and Wikis, and will have
opportunities to identify how these
tools can be used to support
learning.
The three workshops are:
Workshop I:
Blended Learning
Workshop II: The Art of Online Learning
Workshop III: Online Learning Experience Sharing
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Encouragement
Awards
There will be five awards for the participants in the workshops according to the
following conditions:
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The participant should attend all the training workshop
activities.
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The participant should submit an abstract describing how
he applied the workshop topics and provide a link to the pages that contain
these educational materials.
The submitted work of the participants will be evaluated at
the end of the academic year and the five best entries will be awarded plaques
in addition to monetary awards.
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The e-Learning
Community of Practices
An electronic work group and discussion site will be formed for the program
participants to share their experiences and apply whatever they have practiced
in the program. The consultant who conducts workshop I (Blended Learning) will
participate in the discussion to direct and answer the important issues.
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Language of the
Program
The language of the program will be English.
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Program Duration
Workshops will be offered at different times.
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The duration of the first workshop is two days of seven
hours each.
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The face-to-face part of the second workshop will be conducted in duration of three days of seven hours. This part
will be followed directly by the online part. This part will last for three
weeks and be totally online.
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The third workshop will be for one day of seven hours.
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Program Date
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Timetable of the
workshop
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Time |
Subject |
| 08:30 -
10:00 AM |
First Topic |
| 10:00 -
10:20 AM |
Break |
| 10:20 -
11:45 AM |
Second Topic |
| 11:45 -
01:15 AM |
Prayer and Lunch Break |
| 01:15 -
02:30 PM |
Third Topic |
| 02:30 -
02:50 PM |
Break |
| 02:50 -
03:30 PM |
Fourth Topic |
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Program Team and
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 a
supporting staff. The program is conducted by a group of trainers and experts
who have extensive experience in the subject of the program.
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Maximum number
of participants in the program
Due to the nature of the program which requires extensive training, the maximum
number of participants is limited to thirty (30).
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Participation
Criteria
To ensure effective participation in the program and to achieve its outcomes,
the participants should adhere to the following conditions:
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Basic knowledge of PC utilization and operation
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Basic skills of Internet search
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Obligatory participation in all the workshops and all the
requested training assignments and tasks
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Fluency in English as all the workshops will be conducted
in this 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.