Many Arabian Gulf States have started to offer e-learning centers at universities and secondary schools to facilitate accessibility to learning and to utilize technology effectively. Hence, the idea to launch an award of excellence in offering and designing e-courses came up to achieve academic excellence and the following objectives:

• Create an environment of competition to design e-courses
• Disseminate awareness of e-culture
• To enhance all efforts to integrate technology in designing academic courses
• To encourage all individuals involved in e-learning to be creative and innovative
• To create an environment of cooperation among all participants
• To develop evaluative skills to achieve quality and excellence in elearning

The Award was proposed to the Sixth Meeting for e-Learning Officials at the Universities of the GCC States in order to achieve these goals.

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• The Organizing Committee will annually announce the launching of the Award , one year before the meeting is held.
• The Award winners will be notified in a public celebration to be decided by the Committee.
• If more than once person applied for one e-course, the award will be equally divided to them.

The Award will be given to 5 participants in the following
manner:

• The first winner will be awarded 5,000 BD
• The second winner will be awarded 4,000 BD
• The third winner will be awarded 3,000 BD
• The fourth winner will be awarded 2,000 BD
• The fifth winner will be awarded 1,000 BD

A certificate will also be granted to each winner.
Dates for receiving applications and final submission will be announced by the committee.

• Candidates must be a staff member of any GCC States staff or Higher education staff.
• The course must be an academic course and part of the academic plan of the academic departments
• The course must comply with the educational and academic criteria.
• Candidates must have developed and designed the course himself not through the designers of Educational Technology or e-learning Center designers
• Candidates who developed and designed the in cooperation with the designers of Educational Technology department or e-learning Center designers wilbe eligible for the second and third award.
• The e-Course should be available online to be accessible for all jury members and a CD copy given to students should be sent to the Award General Secretariat at Zain e-Learning Center.
• The course must contain audio and video illustrations and any multimedia enrichment.
• The e-course submitted for the award must not be subject to intellectual property by publishers.
• The course must reveal genuine and innovative features in
  terms of content and educational materials.

• Candidates must submit a hard and a soft copy of the course before 30^{th t}June 2010.
• The Jury will select the best 10 courses for nominations
• More than once candidate may apply for one course and the award will be divided between them.
• The winning course(s) will be posted online for perusal
• Submission of e-courses shall be made to:
  The General Secretariat for the e-Courses Award of Excellence
  Zain e-Learning Center
  University of Bahrain P. O. Box 32038
  Kingdom of Bahrain
  17437717 / 17437707
  elearningc@admin.uob.bh

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