AIOU sets up students facilitation desks
ISLAMABAD – Allama Iqbal Open in its final stage of transforming all of its key academic and administrative operations from manual to automation, has taken various key measures to train its students of distant regions of the country in the effective use of latest technology.
In this regard, the university has established students facilitation desks at all of its regional centres on the special directives of Prof Dr Zia Ul -Qayyum, Vice Chancellor, AIOU.
In a statement, spokesman of the university said that the trained staff at the regional centres will facilitate the students in uploading assignments on the Aaghi LMS Portal, participating in online workshops and seeking information about the tutors and workshops related issues.
On the basis of experiences of previous semester’s online workshops, it was realized by the university administration that majority of the students are not trained in the use of latest educational technology, therefore, they seek technical support from the market professionals in submitting their application forms online as well as uploading their assignments.
Article source: https://nation.com.pk/04-Mar-2021/aiou-sets-up-students-facilitation-desks