ELearning Practices at PPU

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E-Learning Practices at PPU

• Dr. Mahmoud Hasan AL-Saheb

alsaheb_at_ppu.edu Palestine Polytechnic
University Administrative Sciences and
Informatics College, Dean
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Is one of the leading polytechnic universities in
Palestine. It was founded in 1978 by the
University Graduates Union (UGU), which is a
non-profit organization in Hebron district.
Palestine Polytechnic University
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PPU Primary Mission

• Is to emphasize quality vocational and technical
  engineering education.

• This is achieved by providing students with
  practical knowledge to help them acquire an
  up-to-date experience directly related to their
  disciplines.

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Challenges

• Providing high level of quality in education
  raises many challenges one of these challenges
  is providing students the needed tools to learn.

No doubt that e-learning is one of the effective
tools that can be used in this regard.
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E-learning Practices at PPU

• Many projects have been completed by staff
  initiatives, these projects concentrated on
• developing e-courses
• e-examination systems
• Learning Management Systems (LMS)
• Extensive use of technology
• An experience has been earned in these areas.

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Effective Web-Based Syllabus

• Recently, it has been developed and implemented
  at Administrative Sciences and Informatics
  College
• This system is the main step for developing LMS.
• A course syllabus can be a valuable organization,
  communication, and learning tool
• It is reflecting the Quality Assurance Agency
  (QAA) Academic Subject Review and the MOHE
  program review documents.
• Provide the students with the needed information
  they need in the right time
• We can use it as a main source for academic
  subject review and self evaluation.

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E-learning Strategic Plan

• Without strategic plan and financial support
  nothing valuable can be done
• Strategic plan committee has been formed
• Budget has been allocated

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Strategic Plan

• An e-learning strategy is a systematic and
  comprehensive plan of action designed to ensure
  the success of a broad-based e-learning
  initiative that adds value to organization in
  ways that are supportable and sustainable.

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Vision

• The university aims to provide quality vocational
  and technical engineering education, Applied
  Sciences, Management and Information Technology
• and to break down barriers between education and
  work by providing flexible and convenient
  learning opportunities that enhance work

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Strategic Objectives

• Promoting new tools to support learning, teaching
  and assessment.
• Embedding e-learning in the teaching and learning
  system in our university as an integral part.
• Supporting academic staff in the e-learning
  embedding and developments.
• Realizing appropriate and sustainable
  infrastructure with the capacity and technical
  support, which makes e-learning widely available,
  as appropriate, to staff and students.

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Strategic Objectives

• Ensuring that students gain the relevant skills,
  which are needed to engage with e-environments.
• Establishing an e-learning Center as Separate
  Unit, that leads the processes of embedding,
  development and supervision e-learning as well
  support to the Academic staff.
• Ensuring e-learning is accessible to all student.
• Facilitating flexible learning into a more
  student-focused system.

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Strategic Objectives

• Facilitating the collaborative learning which
  supports the exchange and sharing of information
  and opinions among a peer group.
• Supporting the development of the e-learning
  research.
• Encouraging national and international
  co-operation in e-learning issues.
• Promoting, presenting, development and use of
  leaning resources and networked learning,
  especially digital resources e.g. e-books, online
  magazine and conferences.

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Plan of action

• Installation of MOODLE learning management system
  ( Accomplished)
• (in progress)
• Forming e-learning groups from all departments.
• Training these groups on how to use MOODLE
• Enter the basic Tokens of 2-courses for each
  department (total of 35 e-courses) using MOODLE
• Design of all courses as e-courses ( long term)

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Effective On-Line Syllabus Case Study

• Unified managed interface for all users (
  Students, Lecturers, Administrators)
• Valuable organization, communication, and
  learning tool
• Reflecting Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)
  Academic Subject Review and the MOHE program
  review documents

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lecturers
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Administrator
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Dr. Mahmoud Al-Saheb

• Thank You