Vision

Effective use of technology in the development and improvement of teaching training and learning process.

Message

Improvement and development of the educational process at the university through the establishment of an integrated learning environment using technology through e-learning and e-learning management at the university in the form that corresponds to the university's policy in this area, which will support scientific and academic status, and contribute to the development of faculty skills the staff and students in the use of modern technology in education to have graduated a generation of self-reliance, and providing them with the ability to contact and cooperation, planning, and analysis to solve different problems towards a strong knowledge-based economy.

Deanship importance for the University

After the successes achieved by the start of the E-learning program the university realized that the establishment of the Deanship concerned on e-learning and distance education has become an urgent need to make a quantum leap in university education and elevate it from a traditional system to a sophisticated methods educational system that employs technology to international standards in an environment that simulates what is offered in regular education.

The E-learning Deanship in KFU has been established on 1430H, 2009AD. Providing E-learning sources, training programs and supervision of management and technical support. Preparation and introduction of interactive learning systems that provide simultaneous direct interaction between students and their teachers, Software for the preparation and development of educational materials, and make it available on the web so it can be viewed any place and any time .

Deanship Objectives

investments in education An issue related to the future of the country, its safety and social security. Human development should be a comprehensive and integrated development, because of its benefits to development The necessary investments should be made for the development of education in its various axes. E-learning programs are One of the priorities of many universities and educational institutions, and this reflects the interest in applying technology in the educational process Distance learning or adding the technological dimension to formal education.

The Deanship of E-Learning aims to improve and develop the educational process at King Faisal University using supported strategies and methods Modern technology, especially computers and information technology. Where learners are provided with education and knowledge using technology And in a continuous manner, regardless of place and time, by providing educational materials and interactive lectures organized in an electronic way that can The learner reviews and learns from them remotely. In a way that allows students - who are prevented by circumstances from joining the university in a regular way - Studying at King Faisal University remotely.

We summarize the objectives of the deanship as follows:

  • Fully supervise the implementation of all e-learning and distance learning activities at the university.
  • Implementing the University's initiatives on e-learning and distance education.
  • Outlined targets that the deanship was created for are as follows.
  • Utilizing the university’s huge technical potential to serve the continuous learning achieving the university’s strategies
  • Giving opportunities for those who cannot make it university’s Regular Education for any practical reason (place, time) to continue their education.
  • Reducing the cost of Educational resources.
  • Rising the Admission and capacity ratio of high school graduates.
  • Raising the level of technical awareness among the members of society and to motivate them to increase the educational achievements.
  • Develop and design appropriate courses electronically cooperating with the competent scientific departments and spreading the culture of education technology
  • Provide training and technical support to develop the technical skills of faculty members and students
  • Increase the effectiveness of communication and bridge the gap between teacher and student and among students themselves.

Elearning Study System

The Deanship of E-learning and Distance Education presents a distinguished model for the distance education process that is characterized by comprehensiveness and high efficiency in accordance with educational, technical and institutional standards in the field of e-learning. Decision-making data... and others, in an electronic form through an integrated electronic system that simulates the regular educational system of the university with all its activities and activities.

Elearning System

A university educational system that grants the student, after completing the graduation requirements, a bachelor's degree (affiliation) in one of the available majors. This system takes advantage of modern technologies in addressing the difficulties of the old system of affiliation, by employing international systems specialized in the field of e-learning and distance education, and relying mainly on information and communication technology. This advanced educational system also relies on virtual interactive education systems that provide direct interaction between students and their professors, the necessary software for preparing and developing electronic educational materials, and advanced systems for recording lectures with all their activities and providing them to students where they can be browsed and re-displayed using the Internet at any time and place.

The target groups of the Deanship of E-Learning

The Deanship mainly targets three main categories:

  1. Students: They are the product that the university supplies to the community and through which the university gains its reputation and prestige. The deanship will have a focus In this category, whether students who learn on campus, or students who learn without being present on campus university (Eearning education).
  2. Faculty members: they are the producers and makers who use their creativity and the tools provided by the university, technologies and learning systems Electronic production of high-quality educational materials that are commensurate with the reputation of the university and its scientific standing among students and individuals the society.
  3. The local community: through the development of educational and awareness programs based on technology and the provision of training programs Through it, the university's message towards the local community, in addition to providing technical and administrative advice in this field.