Objectives of the Department
A- Objectives Relevant to the Academic side:
- To support the academic programs in the college of education by providing compulsory courses to the students of the college and other optional and free courses to the university students in the field of instructional communication and technology.
- To support the graduate programs in the college of education and the university, such as the offering Master's degree courses in the field instructional technology and courses in general diploma of education.
- To activate the research in education and instruction in general and in educational technology in particular through the participation of the faculty members in the scholarly conferences and symposiums and conducting researches, sessions and supervising the master's and doctorate theses in cooperation with the Saudi universities that provide such degrees in the field of instructional technology.
- To support the objectives and activities of the educational institutions in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, such as the presentation of training programs to the in-service teachers with the aim of developing their skills in the field of instructional technology.
- To support the programs of community service center and continuing education through the cooperation with the department in preparing and offering training sessions, consultations and a variety of workshops.
- To support the integration of technology in the learning environment to reinforce the learning and instruction processes.
B- Objectives relevant to the technical side:
- To support the scientific sides in some courses offered by the department through providing the supervision, training and technical consultations to the students of such courses beside the provision of materials, tools and required facilities that the practical part needs in such courses
- To give the technical assistance to the faculty members in the courses with practical nature and follow up of the students' projects …etc.
- To provide the technical assistance to the faculty members whether in the department or the college in the field of design and production of illustrations, posters, photographic slides, videotapes, audiotapes and instructional computer-programs …etc. in addition to the providing of technical support to the university colleges and departments.
- To design and production of posters which are devoted to the aims of scientific and cultural occasions.
- To provide the technical assistance to the educational institutions and other institutions in the local community- out of the service scope.