STAFF REPORTER
Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has earmarked fifteen regions of the country for submission of academic assignments to the designated tutors through Online, by April 15. The regions are: IslamabadRawalpindi, Lahore, Peshawar, Karachi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan, Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Quetta, Bahawalpur, DG Khan, Abbotabad and D.I. Khan. According to Director Regional services on Thursday, a separate LMS portal (http://aaghi.aiou.edu.pk) has been generated for this purpose. The students of these regions have already been sent password and user-names for online submission of the assignments, by the University ‘s Directorate of Information and Communication Technology. The assignments could be sent for those programs which come under 2nd Phase of admissions (autumn 2019). The programs include: BS, B.Ed, and MA. MSc except Urdu, Arabic, Islamiat and Pak Studies. The University has introduced the scheme according to newly launched Learning Management System (LMS). A proposal is also under consideration for holding online academic workshops, that are essential part of the University’s distance learning system. As was announced earlier, on the country-wide basis the students were required to send their assignments (both first and second) by the stipulated date through post-offices, since the assignments are also essential segment of the University’s learning system.
