Training (E-learning Committee)

The E-learning Committee was formed by the Vice Chancellor to oversee the process of transition from face to face to full online teaching/learning. The committee is responsible for conducting/organizing training sessions for the faculty members and provide any necessary related support to them.

The Committee formally came into effect on April 30, 2020 and remains in effect until further notice.

Prior to the formation of this committee, an interim emergency committee had been functional since March 10, 2020.

Members

Ms. Arifa Rahman (Chair)

Recommendations 

1. DEH, USB, Engineering School, GED, CLS and CSD will use Google Classroom, and MSJ will use a combination of Moodle and GC.
2. Faculty who have been consistently using Moodle will continue to do so if they choose, regardless of department choice. A revision workshop will be conducted by Arifa Rahman.
3. Google Classroom and Moodle will be the only two official platforms for teaching and course material dissemination.
4. For video conferencing, all faculty will use Google Meet (to minimize the number of tools used across the university).
5. While we teach with Google Classroom and Moodle’s current version, IT will work on upgrading Moodle on a separate test server to avoid disruptions.
6. Training will be mandatory for all faculty members.
7. Orientation/basic training on Google Classroom must be conducted for ALL students (how to login, how to access documents, how to submit assignments, how to take quizzes, etc.). This will be done by departments for their students due to the limitations on participant numbers on Meet.
8. During the training session, both the instructor and student interfaces will be shown.
9. Training sessions may be recorded for future use or sharing.
10. If a faculty member chooses to use Moodle, they must commit to conducting the training for the students in their course.
11. Departments may choose to upload recorded synchronous meetings to PRIVATE Facebook course groups, YouTube, or other low bandwidth spaces.
12. Whatsapp, Messenger, and other apps may be used for informal communication purposes ONLY.
13. Faculty members who are teaching different sections of the same course should collaborate/coordinate to ensure similar workload/assignments.
14. Faculty will hold a DEMO class on the first day to familiarize students with the platform and contents. They will also poll students on their internet connectivity and accessibility to devices.

Training Sessions