News of the Centre

 

During the past period the Centre has witnessed the following activities:-

 

·         With the aid of advanced modern technologies in the service of

  university education, the centre developed a scheme involving

            most of university academic and educational bodies having to do  

            with university education – male/female students as well as other

            equally concerned parties.

 

·          Helped staff members in the educational process through a preset

   scheme for fulfilling academic and technological objectives.

 

·          Undertook the documentation of discussion sessions related to

            MSc. and other graduate dissertation presentations via special

            display rooms and theatres equipped with advanced engineering and     

            technological aids.

 

·         The Centre uses modern state of the art computer allied technology,  

      computer networks, remote learning media and e –education.

          

·         The Centre transmits sound and deliberations from Eleishah (female)

      university campus to the university main campus at Dirreyah in a good

      technical and technological manner and makes interaction easy

      through optical fiber network as well as transmitting through the

      microwave similar actions from Eleishah  and Malaz to the university

      main campus at Dirreyah.

 

·         Also transmitting lectures given to the students in the university main

      campus at Dirreyah to the female lecture rooms at Eleishah and Malaz.

 

·         These lectures may be recorded and transmitted later as can be

      arranged by the lecture rooms schedules at Eleishah  and Malaz.

           This naturally alleviates the university worry of the shortage in   

           female staff.

 

·         Transmit minutes of meetings held in Building 19 at the university 

            main campus directly for the studies centre at Eleishah and  Malaz.

 

·         Teleconference meetings and discussions between widely spread sites

      across the university.

 

·         Arrange for organizing training seminars and programs for academic

      staff and lecturers on the use of computers and prepare for such

      sessions as to assist academic staff in the processes of planning ,

      production ,teaching and course evaluation through direct or remote

      education which leads to promoting academic staff teaching skills.

 

·         Planning and orientation for training academic staff, lecturers and

      students on education technology systems.

 

·         On 1/4/1428H the university council issued a decision approving

 establishing a deanship for e-education and remote learning.

 

·        The deanship conducted training sessions and workshops during last summer and at the beginning of the current semester on

'e-education and remote learning '.These sessions were opened by his Excellency the Rector of King Saud University.