Within the framework of the periodical development meetings for academic staff members of the College of Public Health and Health Informatics, and making use of the available resources of Umm Al-Qura University, on Monday, 13 of Rabi` Al-Awwal 1441 A.H, corresponding to 11th of November 2019 A.C., the Development and Training Unit at the College, in cooperation with the Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education, organized the third specialized workshop to train the academic staff members on using the e-learning system: Blackboard.

The workshop focused on aspects of using the electronic evaluations and examinations available on the blackboard system, and how to compose and upload different types of questions and examinations. It also focused on the evaluation techniques. This workshop is a part of a series of workshops offered at the College of Public Health and Health Informatics by the Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education with the aim of promoting the skills of the academic staff members at the college in relation to the available e-learning systems at Umm Al-Qura University. This will contribute in increasing the quality of the educational process by using technology in a way compatible with the Saudi vision 2030.

The workshop was offered by Eng. Ashraf Abdu with the assistance of Eng. Wael Badawi from the Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education, in the presence of Their Excellencies the vice deans of the college, heads of the departments, and academic staff members of the college.