ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD
AIOU has decided to hold online Workshops
(Semester Spring 2020)
from Next Month in View of COVID-19
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU)
has decided to hold academic workshops of its postgraduate programs for semester
Spring 2020 through online system from next month.
The decision to hold workshops
through online instead of face to face was taken in view of the current crisis
situation of Covid-19 in the country.
It is also in line with the
government’s policy and the instructions of the Higher Education Commission
(HEC).
In view to the current crisis, it
was stated here on Thursday (21-05-2020) that the University launched online
learning system, so as to save the student’s academic session.
Meanwhile, the AIOU is also in
process of digitalizing its whole management system including admission,
examination, finance as well as other academic activities and the recent
initiatives of vice chancellor Prof. Dr. Zia Ul-Qayyum.
The university has recently launched
Pakistan first Aaghi Learning Management System (LMS).
The decision of holding online
workshops is also in accordance with concept of new learning platform or 21st
century virtual classroom that is supported with text, voice and video for
interaction between tutor and students.
The AIOU has shifted its all
postgraduate level programs on Aaghi Learning Management System.
It had been working day and night to
develop a plan of action to launch online or blended learning system for the
AIOU’s students which are currently around 1.4 million across the country.
As per the decision, the semester
Spring 2020 teaching and learning mode will be online through the AIOU Aaghi
Learning Management System.
The details of the LMS’s use will be
shared with the enrolled students through Rehname Tulaba and Videos on LMS.
For this purpose, the students could
utilize Ipads, Laptops and Desktops with internet packages.
