LAHORE: (Saturday, January 14, 2017): Taking a landmark initiative in the history of Punjab University, PU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Zafar Mueen Nasir has announced to introduce Learning Management System in all the teaching departments of the university. In this regard, the Vice Chancellor held a meeting with Director IT Imran Qureshi and other IT experts at committee room of his office. Issuing necessary directions in the meeting, Dr Zafar Mueen said that a digital system must be set up in order to replace existing obsolete learning system with digitized learning to get optimum learning results.

He said that the proposed solution would be based on Moodle which was a renowned open-source Learning Management System being widely used across the globe. He said that this system would enable students to interact online with the teachers & during the whole academic program. He said that teachers would be able to schedule classes, mark attendance, assign quizzes, post assignments and presentations and manage examinations. He said that in this way, teachers and students would be able to contact each other on 24/7 basis. He said that transparent assessment and course learning outcomes systems would be introduced. He said that through this system, it would also be able to know how much course had been covered. He said that faculty and students portals would also be developed. He said that this system would initially be experimented at one department and after its success, it would be implemented in rest of the departments. He said that the system would result in delivery of quality education which is main objective of the incumbent administration & included in his policy guidelines already given to all heads of departments & deans.