UoB Blackboard platform participation exceeds 90pc

TDT | Manama

Participation of students in the Bahrain University of Bahrain (UoB) Blackboard e-Educational platform exceeded 90 per cent in the first week of study at the English Language Centre. The attendance, UoB said, was 91 per cent for first-level students and 95pc among second-level students.

The language centre is also organising an induction day this Monday, where UoB will take them on a virtual tour of the centre through the (Stream Live) application on the University of Bahrain website. The virtual tour aims at familiarising students with the introductory programme, the academic courses on offer and the services the centre provides The programmes offered by the Distance English Language Center includes 13 academic hours for the English language, three hours for information technology, or three hours for mathematics per semester.

Dr. Ghada Ahmed Jassim, Director of the University’s English Language Center, pointed out that the center has taken steps in preparation for students’ enrollment for the first semester of the academic year 2020/2021.