overview and principles

1. Distance Education Policy
Mission, Vision & Principles

2. Mission Statement
• The mission of ECAE is to prepare high quality
teachers and educational leaders for the Abu
Dhabi Emirate and across the UAE through
research based, responsive professional
training

3. Vision Statement
• The vision of ECAE is to be an institute of
distinction for teacher education in the
Emirates within three years, across the Middle
East within five years and globally 8-10 years.

4. Purpose
• To provide high quality professional
development opportunities and training to
public school teachers and administrators
working in clusters located outside of the Abu
Dhabi Metropolitan area.

5. Guiding Principles
• In order to maintain that high academic and
professional standards demanded by ECAE’s
mission and vision, distance education courses
and programs offered by ECAE will be
developed in accordance with 6 Guiding
Principles.

6. Guiding Principle 1
• Distance education courses must maintain the
same high level of quality as any of its
traditional face-t-face counterparts.

7. Guiding Principle 2
• Distance education students must have the
same level of support services such as
advising, tutoring, access to libraries and
technical assistance as do students in
traditional face-to-face courses.

8. Guiding Principle 3
• Distance education students must achieve
similar levels of success in online courses as
do students in traditional face-to-face courses.

9. Guiding Principle 4
• Distance education students must have equal
opportunities to Interact with each other, with
faculty and with course content as do students
in traditional face-to-face courses.

10. Guiding Principle 5
• Distance education students must have the
same rights to privacy, confidentiality, prompt
feedback, fair assessment and addressing of
grievances as do students in traditional face-
to-face courses.

11. Guiding Principle 6
• Both students and instructors in distance
education courses must have all of the
technical skills and access to appropriate
technology that is required to work effectively
within their courses.