Integrating Online Tools to Support University Education

As student-centered institutions, universities set their missions to enhance the learning experience and thus profile of their students. Since the introduction of the internet in the early 1990's of the past century, the world of education has witnessed a great leap in the use of information and computer technology (ICT). ICT based tools are considered as important enablers for students' learning, efficiency and effectiveness. When students are well educated and informed, they are more likely to excel in their professional careers. However, there are so many available ICT tools that provide a variety of features and functions on the institutional and student levels. Selecting or implementing an appropriate and suitable set of tools may be difficult and challenging. This paper presents a module of an online university management system (UMS) at the largest and fastest growing private university in Lebanon; the Lebanese International University, LIU which has multi-campuses across many geographical locations and countries. It is crucial for any UMS to provide support and access for faculty and the students. The interface for faculty will be the focus of discussion in this paper.