From March 22, Schools in the UAE are set for remote learning
Schools across the UAE are prepared to roll out their own remote learning whilst families practise social distancing.
Thousands of teachers across the emirate have received training over the last fortnight — the official respite — so as to facilitate digital learning. The break ends Thursday, March 19, and therefore the remote learning period is about to start on Sunday, March 22.
The UAE Ministry of Education announced last Sunday that 42,000 teachers have completed a web training programme to certify them for remote learning. The training was organised in cooperation with Hamdan Bin Mohammad Smart University. Educators were trained to become efficient online tutors during a four-hour module, and another two-hour module trained them to style online courses.
The period of remote learning was first announced on March 3, as a part of a UAE-wide decision to shut down schools and stop the spread of the novel coronavirus within the country. After a two-week break, schools must now begin their teaching using digital methods.
Meanwhile, private schools have developed their own platforms for remote learning and ensured that teachers are conversant in them.
In a statement, Aldar Education said it’s implemented an innovative e-learning programme that has already been a year within the making. The provider runs seven academies, six charter schools, four Adnoc schools and one nursery in Abu Dhabi .
“As the premier provider of personal education in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain, Aldar Education’s distance learning programme are going to be utilised across its network of 18 schools, which caters to twenty ,000 students across the Emirate, to make sure continuity of classes for college kids during the govt mandated pe-riod of home learning,” the statement from Aldar said.
“The Central Education Technology strategy (Ed-tech) features online platforms — allowing students to attach in real-time with teachers — and incorporates Microsoft Office 365 capabilities, allowing access to web conferencing and chat functionalities,” it added.
