CAA Organizes “E-Learning” Seminar at AUS

​The Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the Ministry of Education (MoE) is holding the “E-Learning” seminar at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) on Thursday. It is expected to be attended by 150 elite speakers and experts from local and global higher education institutions, to highlight their experience with e-learning.

The seminar will focus on the modern, innovative techniques and systems of developing the e-learning in the higher education institutions; exchanging opinions, expertise, and best experiences available in this area; and briefing the participants on the latest update of the policies and procedures, institutional readiness, and the best, innovative governance systems for this type of learning.

Dr. Mohamed Baniyas, Higher Education Advisor, Director of CAA, stressed the importance of e-learning and the benefits higher education institutions would gain through applying it. He also reiterated the need to coordinate the efforts and exchange expertise on the importance of this type of education and its role in offering a learning environment that achieved a balance between curriculum, assessment, education, scientific material, and efficiency of learners and teachers. He called on encouraging and training academic staff to use the innovative teaching techniques.

He added that the MoE was applying the best practices in the area of e-learning, knowledge development, basic changes in the learning process, and the growth of the knowledge community, developing the skills required in the digital age, and linking them to the labor market. He explained that this harmonized with the MoE’s strategy of enabling best practices in teaching methods in the digital age and the latest advances in technology and online learning.

He said that such seminars enhanced the introduction of quality digital teaching, the steps required to achieve qualitative outputs, and building a strong basis for the design of curriculums. He added that they also help support teachers through training, development, education technologies, and the institutional strategies in the digital age to anticipate the future.