Under the supervision of Dr. Khalid Al-Mutairi, Dean of E-learning and Distance Education and Dr. Sultan Al-Mutairi, the Vice-Dean, forty staff members of the different colleges and institutes of Umm Al-Qura University (UQU) attended the training course on Educational Video Production. The course was held on Thursday, 20^th April 2017 (23^rd Rajab 1438H) at the E-Learning Laboratory, King Abdullah University Library in Abadiya. The course is organized within the framework of a series of specialized courses offered by the Deanship mainly to the representatives of UQU colleges and institutes including staff members and candidates for the Certified Trainer Plan at the Deanship of E-learning and Distance Education.

At the beginning of the course, Dr. Al-Asaad Al-Smirani took note of the coming various training dates that will be of interest to the Certified Trainer program (i.e. Instructional Design Basics and Design Processor and Accelerator courses). Then, the first theoretical introductory part about the educational video and its advantages was presented. The practical part related to the production of educational objects via video was also discussed using the Activepresenter program. The course then became a workshop in which participants learned about the techniques of using such program in the educational process, whether in giving lectures or in conducting tests.

It is noteworthy that the participants expressed their interest in the training material provided by the Deanship of E-learning and Distance Education. Moreover, they expressed deep thanks and gratitude to the President of Umm Al-Qura University (UQU), Dr. Bakri bin Maatouq Assas, and Dr. Abdulaziz Rashad Al-Soroujy, UQU Vice-President for Educational Affairs, for providing such training opportunities to improve performance and enhance UQU output.