Majan University College is Oman’s first private college located in the heart of Muscat, the capital city of Oman. As of the end of 2017, Majan was the first and only institution to receive full institutional accreditation from the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority, reflecting their high standing in the country and focus on quality education.
The College has 3500 students and has an academic affiliation with the University of Bedfordshire, UK.
Moodle (known at Majan as MOVE), is used as the learning management system for the institution.
Prior to Moodle, the College did not employ a central Learning Management System (LMS).
Recognising the benefit of online learning that offer students flexibility to access their courses whenever, wherever and opportunities to submit assignments in various formats, the College decided to introduce a robust LMS for their students.
The College also recognised that a central LMS will help with staff induction, giving every new team members the flexibility to be inducted whenever as they have access to the materials online.
Previously, face-to-face staff induction was inconsistent with those who started at different times throughout the year receiving less attention than those who joined at the beginning of the year.
Ian McNaught, Head of Library and Computing Services, introduced Moodle in 2010 at Majan College.
“Moodle’s open source learning platform was seen as the ideal choice due to its extensive features, customisability and most of all, lack of license fees,” commented Ian.
Majan College’s reasons for choosing Moodle also revolves around the view that:
Majan College works with their internal Learning Technology Advisors to manage Moodle trainings, upgrades, customisation and support.
Moodle at Majan has been developed primarily for academic purposes (teaching and learning), with the following features heavily used for engaging all users at the College:
Since its introduction in 2010, every academic module has a page on Majan’s Moodle system platform – MOVE, with various resources and activities.
Students are very positive about the system “Assignment submissions and feedback has become easier as everything is digital and secure on MOVE” says Alaa Mohammed Al Mamari,
“I like going through the class forums, it has important module information like exam dates, revision notes, teacher feedback etc” says Alisha Dias.
“MOVE quickly became an indispensable resource for students, and an essential online destination,” said Roshan Kolar, Director of eLearning at the college.
In addition, since 2014, the College’s staff induction programme has been digitised and is now facilitated through Moodle, ensuring all staff receive the same experience. The tracking features also makes it straightforward to see who has done what to meet academic expectations.
“Overall staff induction has become more effective and easier to deliver,” commented Roshan.
To view MOVE – Majan College’s Moodle site, please go to http://move.majancollege.edu.om.
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