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Information Technology constitutes a very important infrastructure
factor in education. The alignment between the overall education goals
and the IT strategy improves the teaching/learning process. It is a
dynamic process that brings, if well implemented, an important potential
of business and a higher standard of education.
Since we have integrated IT in the
 environment,
the role of teachers, administrators, technology coordinators and
students and the overall pedagogical approach has drastically changed.
Our strategy for Education is:
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To endorse technology-enhanced education
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To realize and enhance everyone's full potential
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To update the Information Technology infrastructure in a cost
effective way.
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To bring distinction to
through
an integrated approach to teaching and learning
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To increase student and staff satisfaction with the delivery of
technology enhanced education
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To create opportunities through research, initiatives,
partnerships and new technologies.
Our strategy in using the IT in education
A- The use of Technology to add value to the
Teaching/Learning process:
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As
a basic supporting tool to regular instruction
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As
an updated refresher
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It
focuses on students instead of classrooms
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It
provides wider access to educational material
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It
supports students and teachers in their interactive work
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It
creates new solutions empowered by IT
B- The enhancement of the curriculum:
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It
organizes the resources with links to the Web, electronic databases,
teacher created solutions, support documents and sources of print
and electronic resources.
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It
facilitates communication among administrators, students, teachers
(emails, forums, video conferencing, web seminars, etc.).
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It
develops and promotes E-Learning
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It
provides online monitoring of student performance
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It
integrates technology in educational delivery
Secure Connected Infrastructure:
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Over 150 IBM PC’s are in the service of the LABs and the
Academic Departments
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A SUN Microsystems computer lab.
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The use of Software and applications tools for practical
work and interactive learning for Graphics Arts, Math, Business,
IT and Computer Science, as well as computer and communication
engineering.
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The domain aut.edu is hosted at
on MS
Windows server 2003
at the
main campus in
Halat.
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The mail server running is Microsoft Exchange 2003,
configured behind a Mail Relay.
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The Internet services are provided to all campuses
through a central connection at HALAT with a speed of 256 kb/s
upload and 1 Mb/s download via satellite dish. The access to the
Internet is controlled through several levels of authorization
and a specific suitable strategy for applications and access
limitations.
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Our remote sites at Halat, Tripoli and Jounieh are connected to
the central site over a 256 Kbit/s Microwave link each.
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We have a new
Webassist
(or Dokeos) Learning Management System that effectively helps
the teachers and the trainers to create educational content and
supervise the students’ activities in both self-learning and
collaborative learning on the web. Moreover, it helps the
students and the trainees to organize their learning,
communicate, self-evaluate and remind deadlines. It is fully
compatible with all computers and all browsers that we know.
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The
SCT Banner System
for students’ registration and overall database is Oracle-based,
internet-native technology solution and a rule-based system. It
helps manage data strategically. Banner consolidates each
student's record into one, from recruitment to graduation
stages. Currently, Banner Student serves more than 8 million
students all over the world.
is proud to be
part of this network. (Please read more below about the Banner
System)
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Our Website at
www.aut.edu provides agreeable, interactive and graphic
animated web page through which you can have access to all
University information, constituencies and events. In addition,
prospects may apply for admissions online; students may register
online; faculty may manage course information online, etc.
We definitely, I and the IT team, are doing our utmost efforts, and
using all our expertise to maintain
among the
leading universities in Lebanon, if not in the Middle East, through the
deployment of the most modern and most up to date technologies
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Samir Naccache
Director of IT Services
samir.naccache@aut.edu
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Our IT services strategy