Dubai universities and colleges are ready for “distance education”

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The introduction of the distance learning system adopted by universities and colleges in Dubai has demonstrated the amazing readiness of these institutions for a smooth and easy transition to this kind of training without any imbalance in the educational process. However, universities and applied colleges have faced a number of challenges.

The statement clarified the views of a number of university and college leaders with applied and practical programs and technical specializations on the Dubai Academic Campus, and they faced the following challenges facing the distance education system: using technology to create a program for modeling science laboratories and training workshops in colleges, as well as subsequent projects, lack of educational activity and the widening gap between student and teacher, graduation.

In this context, Dr. Abdullah Al-Shamsi, director of the British University of Dubai, said that the university is under the auspices of the health and safety of students, teachers and administrators, following all procedures specified by the relevant authorities. In addition, the university has entered into an agreement with one of the specialized agencies in the field of education using electronic media.

He added that with regard to practical training programs, the university hopes to conduct them in the summer, indicating that the university follows the instructions that will be determined later by the Ministry of Education and the relevant authorities, and if the situation continues, special control measures are established for such later.

Commenting, Dr. C. century Kota Reddy, academic president of the Manipal Academy of Higher Education in Dubai, says the academy is ready to provide distance learning solutions for its students, noting that teachers are trained to use the latest e-learning tools to ensure the continuity of the education system, noting that the university has begun teaching and electronic lectures from the first day of vacations as determined by the ministry, and training sessions for students were held, as well as regular meetings chi to review the progress of classes over the Internet, which were positively accepted by students.

He noted that teachers use electronic teaching aids for practical training of students using presentation and modeling tools, pointing out some problems that the use of the system for students of engineering disciplines and natural sciences faces, emphasizing his confidence in the bodies.

Professor Ammar Kaka, president of Heriot-Watt University, a branch in Dubai, says the university is fully prepared to work with e-learning, and our plans guarantee students to continue their studies off campus, in addition to teacher readiness for distance learning.

Regarding Professor Mohamed Salem, president of Wollongong University in Dubai, he said the university has special experience in using technology for educational purposes, especially in emergency situations, indicating that the university will provide the necessary technical and technical support to ensure the continuity of the educational process for all students using learning tools. The remote alternative will provide students and teachers on an ongoing basis with all the necessary details about changes in the dates of lectures, training lessons and exams for his educational “Moodle” Platform.


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