A report on the achievement of the College of Dentistry in the implementation of the electronic educational platform program for the Google.
Courses had been done for the teaching staff of the scientific departments on the use of educational platforms and their role in university performance evaluation
Work was directed by the Dean of the College of Dentistry professor Dr. Hussain Faisal Al-Huwaizi (Chairman of the Committee for the implementation of e-learning) with full support to overcome difficulties during implementation.
In cooperation with Ibn Sina Center for e-Learning, an e-mail account was provided for each student and the teaching staff, and follow-up the implementation, as well as getting benefit from the experience of the Center gained in his participation in the e-learning platforms in Iranian and Iraqi universities with the support of the European Union.
The number of virtual class rooms created in the last years was 29.
The number of the registered students in the virtual classrooms was 2195.
After doing courses for the teaching staff by direct supervision from the dean of the college of dentistry, 50 new virtual classrooms were created with a total number of registered students of 4920 while the number of the registered teaching staff was 307.
The total number of the virtual classrooms since the implementation of the e-learning platform in our college is 79 with 7115 registered student.
Causes of success
The Support, encourage and supervision from the dean of the college (professor Dr. Hussain Faisal Al-Huwaizi) and the assistant dean (Assistant professor Dr. Raghad Al-Hashimi).
Creating support groups (viber and whatsapp) for the teaching staff to help them register in the platform.
Creating support groups for the students, a group for each grade. Five groups were created.
Steps:
- Courses were done for the teaching staff by direct supervision from the dean of the college; the lectures were given by Dr. Ihsan Sadiq Mohammed, the lectures include information about the importance and the benefits of the e-learning platform.
- Course in the Conservative department 12/9/2018
- Course in the basic science department 16-17/9/2018
- Course in the Conservative department 26/9/2018
- Course in the prosthetic department 4/10/2018
- Course in the pedodontic department 15/10/2018
- Course in the orthodontic department 17/10/2018
- Course in the oral diagnosis department 18/10/2018
- Course in the periodontic department 21/10/2018
- A meeting was done between the students of the third grade of the college and the teaching staff to explain the benefits of the platform.
- A meeting was done for the students of the second grade of the college to explain the benefits of the platform.
- Feedback application
- Cooperation of the teaching staff and the students to make the platform work and succeed
- Create connecting and supporting groups for the teaching staff and the students.
Ambitious
Provide internet in the college to facilitate doing the e-exams through the platform
Make intensive courses with the help of Ibn Sina Center
Enrollment in e- learning, 2018- 2019 5th year students
| The virtual classroom | Students | lecturers |
| Prosthodontics 5th year 2018 -2109 | 52 | 6 |
| Periodontics 5th year 2018 -2019 | 52 | 3 |
| Preventive Dentistry 5th year 2018 -2019 | 46 | 6 |
| Operative Dentistry 5th year 2018 -2019 | 23 | 13 |
| 5th year – Fixed prosthodontics 2018-2019 | 39 | 11 |
| Pedodontics 5th year 2018 -2019 | 40 | 7 |
| Oral Surgery 5th year 2018 – 2019 | 40 | 5 |
| Oral medicine 5th year 2018 -2019 | 40 | 4 |
| Endodontic 5th year 2018 -2019 | 23 | 13 |
| Orthodontics 5th year 2018 -2019 | 22 | 3 |
| Total | 377 | 71 |
Enrollment in e- learning, 2018- 2019 4th year students
| The virtual classroom | Students | lecturers |
| Oral Pathology 4th year 2018 -2019 | 155 | 3 |
| Oral Surgery 4th year 2108 – 2019 | 153 | 5 |
| Pedodontics 4th year 2018 -2019 | 152 | 6 |
| General Medicine 4th year 2018 -2019 | 152 | 2 |
| Periodontics 4th year 2018 -2019 | 150 | 3 |
| Prosthodontics 4th year 2018 -2019 | 150 | 6 |
| Endodontic 4th year 2018 -2019 | 149 | 18 |
| General Surgery 4th year 2018 2019 | 148 | 3 |
| Operative Dentistry 4th year 2018 -2019 | 147 | 16 |
| Orthodontics 4th year 2018 -2019 | 126 | 4 |
| Total | 1482 | 66 |
Enrollment in e- learning, 2018- 2019 3th year students
| The virtual classroom | Students | lecturers |
| Operative 3rd year 2018- 2019 | 163 | 11 |
| Radiology 3rd year 2018 -2019 | 160 | 6 |
| Microbiology 3rd year 2018-2019 | 158 | 9 |
| Prosthodontics 3rd year 2018-2019 | 158 | 8 |
| Community Dentistry 3rd 2018 -2019 | 154 | 5 |
| Pharmacology 3rd year 2018 -2019 | 154 | 4 |
| Oral Surgery 3rd year 2018-2019 | 154 | 5 |
| 3rd year fixed prosthodontics ( crown and bridge ) 2018-2019 | 136 | 10 |
| General Pathology 3rd year 2018-2019 | 102 | 5 |
| Total | 1339 | 63 |
Enrollment in e- learning, 2018- 2019 2nd year students
| The virtual classroom | Students | lecturers |
| Physiology 2nd year 2018 -2019 | 167 | 9 |
| Biochemistry 2nd year 2018-2019 | 166 | 9 |
| Oral Histology 2nd year 2018- 2019 | 153 | 2 |
| Anatomy 2nd year 2018 -2019 | 153 | 4 |
| Dental material 2nd year 2018 -2019 | 153 | 3 |
| Embryology 2nd year 2018- 2019 | 151 | 2 |
| Computer Science 2nd year 2018 – 2019 | 150 | 6 |
| Prosthodontics 2nd year 2018 -2019 | 150 | 5 |
| Total | 1243 | 40 |
Enrollment in e- learning, 2018- 2019 1st year students
| The virtual classroom | Students | lecturers |
| Physics 1st year 2018-2019 | 86 | 6 |
| Biology 1st year 2018 -2019 | 86 | 6 |
| Dental Anatomy 2018-2019 | 68 | 9 |
| Medical Chemistry 1st year | 66 | 9 |
| General Anatomy 2018 -2019 | 39 | 1 |
| Computer Science 1st year 2018- 2019 | 29 | 7 |
| 2018-2019 Terminology 1st year | 34 | 3 |
| 2018 – 2019 1st year training | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 438 | 43 |