Open e-school to take education to new heights
A web-based digital open school ischooledx.com has been set up at Infopark at Koratty.
The school has been established on the lines of the National Repository of Open Education Resources (NROER) launched by the Union government, first time in Kerala, with an aim to promote the standard of learning process in schools at an international level across the country.
Students from any part of the world can get admission in the school and can follow the classes from their home or schools with the help of an internet connection.
The initiative supported by the Rotary International has brought together digital resources like collection of documents, audio-visuals and interactive objects for various subjects in different syllabuses.
A modern lab facility and digital library have also been set up as part of the project which will give an opportunity for students, parents and teachers to get free access to the collaborative nature of the digital repository from anywhere in the world. “The ‘ischooledx’ aims at supporting students to sharpen their career-oriented professional education in international standards and to mould the new generation into being capable of tackling the impending challenges of the day,” CEO of ischooledx.com Jose Paul Athappilly said. The ‘ischooledx’ also includes classes for Indian languages which will help the non-resident Indians living abroad to study their mother tongue the same way like Indian students here.
A cost of Rs 6.5 crore is expected initially for the project for the next two years for high-quality content making. The project will also provide smart study materials, modern and effective learning experience, audio and video interactions etc for best results. It will be the second school for each student around the globe to benefit second opinion, detailed explanation and various approaches towards topics they study in their physical school, he said. In this rapidly evolving world, where technology has a pivotal role to play in education, the digital school is expected to enhance the way education is imparted in schools and will open windows for new ways of interactive learning for students free of cost.
The admission to the web-based school, which is free for all students, will officially begin on Monday.