1. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop Al-Quds University Rashid Jayousi, PhD Computer Science Dept. rjayousi@science.alquds.edu Experiences in E-learning

2. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop Presentation Overview Al-Quds experience in developing a platform for material delivery (Moodle). Al-Quds University’s experience in developing virtual labs for schools.

3. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop Recall- Moodle Features Course management Platform The teacher has full control over all settings for a course, including restricting other teachers Choice of course formats (week, topic, discussion focused) Flexible array of course activities (Forums, Journals, Quizzes, Resources, Choices, Surveys, Assignments, Chats, Workshops ) Track of recent changes to the course All grades for Forums, Journals, Quizzes and Assignments can be viewed on one page (and downloaded as a spreadsheet file) Reference: http://moodle.org

4. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop Al-Quds experience Al-Quds University has decided to embrace the concept of electronic learning in the summer of 2004 Claroline, a Learning/Content management system was used during Summer 2004 (http://www.claroline.net)http://www.claroline.net Due to functionality and security limitation of Claroline, Moodle was adopted as the official E-learning system (http://moodle.org)http://moodle.org

5. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop Time line ActionDate Installation and use of ClarolineSummer 2004 Installation and use of MoodleFall 2004/5 Use of Moodle still limited to the CS and IT depts. Spring 2004/5 Use of Moodle still limited to the CS and IT depts. Summer 2005 Other faculties started to use Moodle. Total number of classes: 52! Fall 2005/6 Training sessions are to e conducted (starting December 20 th ) to train all academic staff on the use of Moodle End of Fall 2005/6

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8. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop What problems we tried to solve using the web technology? –Lack of a place to host of electronic contents such as PowerPoint presentation, word file, etc –Inability to work online, in terms of assignments, exams, etc. –Inability to solve assignments online –Inability to communicate with students in more effective ways than email –Inability to discuss topics related to courses via forums

9. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop Main actors that participated in its development and application. Moodle is an open source product. However, the main actors that custumised it to be used at Al-Quds University were: –Said Khoury Information Technology Center of Excellence (SKITCE), –the Computer Science Department, and –the Information Technology Department. The project director is Isam Ishaq, SKITCE technical manager.

10. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop Benefits of the project The project provides a web-based platform to enable the use and dissemination of electronic content, and to encourage interactive activities between the instructor and students

11. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop The objectives  Provide a web-based platform to help creating a parallel learning environment with the classroom and to maintain continuous, online learning  Host of electronic contents such as PowerPoint presentation, word file, etc  Provide instructors and students with necessary resources to work online such as online assignments, dialogues, exams, etc  Provide instructors with a mean to communicate with their students via email or private messaging  Encourage students and instructors to enrich their knowledge and express their own opinions about course- related topics through online forums

12. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop The tools MYSQL PHP

13. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop The Virtual Labs Project

14. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop Overview This project is part of the science education project (SEP) that aims to help students at different stages of their school training to develop their scientific skills, logical thinking, imagination and to encourage them to learn science in more attractive and interesting way. www.sep.alquds.edu

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16. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop What problems we tried to solve in this project? It is realized that the university can help the Palestinian pupils access to state-of-the-art scientific equipment that enable them to do scientific experiments as part of their science curriculum that they can not perform at schools. For this purpose AlQuds invites schools to perform different experiments at the university labs. A web site is developed to help enhancing such visits

17. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop Sponsor Logo What's new ? About Mailing Lists SearchNewsForumJournals Useful Links Administration Page Help & contact information Arabic Version Biology Chemistry Physics

18. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop Experiments Index 1.Experiment 1Experiment 1 2.Experiment 2Experiment 2 3. Experiment 3Experiment 3 4. …... 5. …… 6. ….. 7. …. … About Mailing Lists SearchNewsForumJournals Useful Links Administration Page Help & contact information Home

19. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop Experiment Card Title Pedagogical information Experiment Summary Teacher guide Manual Related links Simulation Comments by teachers Back About Mailing Lists SearchNewsForumJournals Useful Links Administration Page Help & contact information Home

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21. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop Main actors that participated in its development and application. The main actors are lecturers, teaching assistants, students, staff at the different departments and SKITCE at Al-Quds University. The project director is Dr. Hassan Dweik.

22. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop Benefits of the project The project support the advancement of science education in Palestine through enhancing cooperation between schools and the university. Give tools that enable teachers to be involved in the educational process by high involvement in setting the site content.

23. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop The objectives To build educational human resources by: –Supporting Palestinian teachers and pupils. –Give tools that enable teachers to be involved in the educational process by high involvement in setting the site content.

24. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop Target Audience –Teachers that are part of the project. –Pupils that are part of the project. –Teachers and pupils that are not part of the project, but can use the open scientific content, both in Arabic and English. –The public at large. –People that can found interest in such project (donors and initiators).

25. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop The tools Macromedia PHP Mysql Different multemedia and web page publishing tools.

26. Feb. 2006RUFO- 2nd Workshop Thank YOU