The document discusses using e-learning at a university to address 5 main problems: overuse of photocopies, misused textbooks, inconsistent course delivery, low student engagement, and limited classroom space. It proposes creating e-learning content through a 3-tier approach involving roles like a chief learning technologist and subject matter experts. The e-learning board decides projects while a committee develops specifics. Materials are then developed internally or externally. The most pertinent problems are overuse of photocopies, which will be reduced immediately through copy limits, and misused textbooks, which will be standardized for each course by summer 2010.

1. Using E-Learning at the University is meant to solve 5 main problems:
1. Overuse of photocopies for learning material delivery
2. Misused textbooks by students and faculty
3. Consistency, efficiency and effectiveness of course delivery (Quality Control)
4. Student engagement with learning materials, facilitators, and peers
5. “Edgeless Classrooms” – Expanding enrolment with virtual classrooms
Creating E-Learning content passes through a three tiered approach as illustrated below:
Role Requirements:
1. Chief Learning Technologist:
a. Full Time – Permanent
2. E-Learning Coordinator:
a. Full Time – Permanent /
Temporary
3. Subject Matter Expert:
a. Part Time - Temporary
4. E-Tutor:
a. Part Time - Temporary
5. All members of the Learning
Objects team:
a. Part Time - Temporary
The E-Learning Board decides which projects to pursue
The E-Learning Committee develops specifics relating to each project.
All materials are then developed, either internally or externally, by the learning objects team.
Although the E-Learning Strategy presents over twenty projects to develop, the most pertinent
are the first two problems presented in part one of this summary. Below are these two problems,
their proposed solutions, and the deployment timelines.
Problem Solution Implementation Deadline
1. Overuse of Immediate reduction of numbers Issue an edict declaring that only Immediate
photocopies for of permitted photocopies per X number of copies can be made
learning material faculty member. without requiring CIS approval.
delivery
2. Misused textbooks Choose materials for specific Committees for each Department Summer
by students and courses that cannot be deviated will choose materials for each 2010
faculty from. course.
Materials will be standard for any
incoming or incumbent faculty.
3. Consistency, Create materials based on Oman Policy stating that all sections of a Summer
efficiency and Ministry of Education course course use the same materials. 2010.
effectiveness of objectives and outcomes. Professors help team –develop
course delivery All materials are centralized. materials or choose textbooks.
(Quality Control)