Technical units of the department

1-      Graphic Unit:

This unit consists of three studios that contain the technicians' offices, tools, materials and systems required for the design and production of several types of instructional media such as the photographers, overhead presentation transparencies, graphs, educational panels, printed materials… etc. And these studios serve the students of the courses 250 WSL, 265 WSL, 524 languages, in addition to the services provided by the unit to the college and university in general.

 

2-      Computer Labs Unit:

This unit consists of three computer labs which are equipped with modern digital technologies. These labs are devoted to the use by faculty members, staff, and students for instructional and learning purposes. Several of courses in the areas of instructional computer and multimedia have been offered in theses labs, such as 250 WSL, 251WSL 228WSL, and 535WSL. Moreover, the labs have been used to train faculty members on the applications of the computer in instruction and to integrate technology in the learning environment.

 

3-      Photography Unit:

This unit consists of a complete photography lab located in the Television and Audio Distribution Center. The lab works are carried out  by specialized technicians. This unit serves the students of the 335 WSL course "Photography for Educational Purposes" and the practical part of the course 250 WSL in addition to the services provided by the college and university in the different occasions.

 

4-      Sound Units:

This unit contains receiving and recording auditory systems to produce different instructional audio materials. The unit is supervised by a specialized technician and serves the students of the 227 WSL course "Audio communication Media". In addition, it provides its services to the other technical units in the department or college.

5- TV Studio Unit

This unit consists of a television studio and sound and image control unit, and cinematic movies transformation systems, along with the other television materials, montage and copying systems. These are supervised by specialized technicians in the television, photography and direction engineering. This unit provides its services to the students of the course 350 WSL "Instructional Video", the college, the university and educational institutions out of the scope of the university.

6- Animation Unit:

This unit contains systems and equipments that are concerned with the design and production of the animations in the educational situations.

 

7- Equipment Unit 

This unit consists of two labs for the storage and maintenance of instructional devices.  This unit also train the student of the 250 WSL course "Production and Use of Instructional Media " to use and maintain the instructional devices. In addition, it provides the services of borrowing to the faculty members and technicians of the department.

8- Media Library Unit:

This unit contains not only instructional audio-visual materials such as the videotapes and movies 16 mm and sound tapes and photographic slices.  This unit offers its services to the faculty members and students in the college through the preservation, storage, classification and borrowing of the audiovisual materials in the fields of educational psychology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, etc. Moreover, the library provides connection to World Wide Web through a set of computers and a place for meetings or discussions.