Title :
Utilizing Technology in Education Environment: A Case Study
Author :
Shahzad, Basit ; Alwagait, Esam
Author_Institution :
Deanship of E-Transaction & Commun., King Saud Univ., Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
The utilization of technology is inevitable to be at par with the current developments in the academia around the world. The facilitation and academic leadership does not come only by the academic excellence but also by the use of technological advancements that have helped the world to be benefited from the electronic services. This paper unleashes several services that have been developed and deployed by the Deanship of E-Transaction and Communication. In this paper we only discuss the three of the available services namely ´Tawasal´, ´Faculty Web sites´ and ´New Student´ applications. We also observe the positive impact of the electronic services and analyze the results for future development.
Keywords :
Web sites; educational technology; academic excellence; academic leadership; deanship; e-transaction and communication; education environment; electronic services; faculty Web sites; new student applications; tawasal; technological advancements; technology utilization; Consumer electronics; Educational institutions; Lead; Reliability; Smart phones; Throughput; Web sites; Electronic Services; Student portal; Tawasal;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology: New Generations (ITNG), 2013 Tenth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-4967-5
DOI :
10.1109/ITNG.2013.48