AN OVERVIEW OF THE INTERACTIVE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF JAZAN UNIVERSITY, SAUDI ARABIA

Abstract

The effective utilisation of technology provides a more collaborative environment to improve the traditional distance learning. Moreover, it has invigorated a new era of discussion from a range of participants including online learners, learning sources, and eLearning managers. The Learning Management System (LMS) is defined as a hub for handling the overall learning framework in Distance/eLearning education. The system is not only capable of covering the Learning process to the Learners but also acts as a bridge between Learners, Instructors, and learning resources. This study describes the key characteristics and functions of the newly deployed LMS at Jazan University called JUMP (Jazan University Multi-Platforms) with an overview of the previous system, JUSUR, which is an Arabic word, meaning Bridges. The emphasis of deploying JUMP as a new LMS by supplanting the former system is to establish a unified eLearning platform for Jazan.

Keywords

• Electronic Learning
• Learning Management System
• JUMP
• JUSUR
• Jazan University
• Distance Learning