Materials Engineering Department hold a debate on e-learning

Materials Engineering Department at UOT in cooperation with the Baghdad Women’s Association and the Baghdad Debating Club, held a debate entitled:

“E-learning system must continue even after the face to face education returns,” in the presence:

• Assistant President of Scientific Affairs, Dr. Haider Abed Dahd
• Prof. Dr. Hussein Alaa Jaber the head of Materials Engineering Department.
• Dr. Azad Rahim Jabr, Head of the Control and Systems Engineering Department.
• The Director of the Baghdad Women’s Association, Ms. Batoul Hussein Ali.
• The director of the Baghdad Debating Club, Mr. Mohammad Abdul Rahim Ahmed, and number of the university professors, on the discussion room in the Department of Control and Systems Engineering on Tuesday, 15/06/2021.

The debate included two sides:

• The supporter of the idea of ​​continuing E-Learning system represented by, Prof. Dr. Assil Bassem Al-Zubaidi from Materials Engineering Department/ Polymeric and Petrochemical Materials Branch / Fourth Stage. the e-learning system is opened new horizons for both the lecturer and the student and broke the psychological barrier of the student and could increase the absorptive capacity of universities due to the lack of the need for classrooms in addition it provides the opportunity for the student to repeat the lecture at any time he/she needs
• the opposing side of continuing e-learning system, showed that the weakness of the e-learning infrastructure increases the confusion of both the student and the lecturer, and the lack of positive interaction between the lecturer and the student, in addition to the fact that the electronic exams increased the chances of cheating for students and thus wasting the right of distinguished students.

The debate concluded with the distribution of certificates of appreciation to each of Miss Batoul Hussein Ali, director of the Baghdad Women’s Association, and Mr. Mohammad Abdul Rahim Ahmed, director of the Baghdad Debating Club and Prof. Dr. Assil Bassem and student Hamza Faydallah.