14K Virtual Classes in Second Week of Fall 2020 Semester
The Deanship of E-learning at King Khalid University announced the statistics for the second week of the Fall 2020 semester. The statistics included the completion of 14,087 virtual sessions and 389,504 total logins for 50,782 students distributed across 14,752 sections.
Dean of E-learning, Dr. Naif Jabali, explained that the current educational process at King Khalid University is electronic. He praised the response of faculty members and students in facing the change to an online learning environment, noting that some of the courses delivered in week 2 included a course encouraging creativity in discussion board posts delivered to 461 faculty members. He also noted that the College of Science and Arts at Sarat Abidah delivered a training session for 164 students. "The virtual reception of first-year students witnessed 2,116 students who were eager to begin their academic careers. We followed this up with an online learning session for 50 students," he concluded.
Of note, the Deanship of E-Learning designed five informative infographic designs for students and faculty members. Also, the Tamkeen YouTube garnered 22,563 views and 560.2 hours of watch time in the second week alone.
In terms of support, the Deanship offered 431 technical support services through the phone, 516 through WhatsApp, 42 through the Deanship's office, and 14 through emails. 74% of these services were for faculty members and 26% for students.
