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The Role of Virtual Class Room in promoting learners’ collaborations and cooperation

Muhammad Inam Ul Haq

International School of Pakistan Kuwait

Does Innovation Mean Just New

Technology ?

Educational Innovation

• Processes

• Services

• Programs

• Partnerships


Processes

Providing Relevant information

Reinforcing Through Exercises

Clarifying and Reviewing Material

Testing to Verify Learning


Services

Primary Education Services

Secondary Education Services

Higher Education Services

Adult Education Services

Special Education Services


Programs

Academic Program

Training program

Vocational Program

Special Education Program


Partnerships

PSGN – Partner Schools Global Network

Challenges for Teachers

Limited Time

Syllabus Completition

Class Tests and marking

Maintaining Record

Students Reports Preparation


School Administration Sets Targets

Syllabus Break-up

Mandatory Class Tests

Improvement of low Performers

Meeting the deadlines set the office


Examinations

Paper Setting for Exams

Supervising Exams

Marking Answer Scripts

Preparation of Results


Teacher’s Success Criteria

Class Results

Popularity among Students

Class Control

Unsatisfied Pupils

Management’s Satisfaction

Challenges for Students

Competition

Winners OR Losers

Grades Earned

Limited Seats

University of one’s own Choice


Unrealistic Targets Set by Parents

Student Lacks Potential

Wastage of Talent

Indigestible Subjects

Too Ambitious Targets


Exam Pressure

Exam outcomes

Parents’ Anger

Self Respect at Stake

Facing the Family


Fear & Concerns about Future

Career

Employment

Earning Livelihood

Supporting Family


• Stress & Anxiety

What Interests Present Day Students

Virtual Class Room

A class room that is independent of time and space

What is Education ?

Education is nothing but communication

WhatsApp

as a Tool For Collaboration and

Effective Communication

• The underlying purpose of WhatsApp is to facilitate communication

WhatsApp

Help promote Collaboration and

Communication among Students, Teachers & Parents

• WhatsApp provides a channel through which teachers

can achieve faster and more seamless communication

with their students

Teacher

Student “A”

Student “B”

Collaboration & Communication

Among Learners & Teachers

Students can borrow notes from friends



• Students can interact with teachers to clarify doubts



• Being a part of study groups, students can discuss problems and issues.



• Students can make a group of like minded class fellows who are willing to share and exchange their thoughts.



• Group Chats feature of WhatsApp can be used to create study groups to create another venue for learning.

Teacher

Student A

Student D

Student B

Student C

Teachers’ Application of WhatsApp

to Education

Audio lessons and study guide lines can be created and those can be sent directly to

students through WhatsApp.


to Education

• Stay in contact with students outside the classroom.

• Send out problems or assignments to students even when they are not in class


to Education

• Send report cards and SOR directly to the parents’ phones.


to Education

• Stay in contact with parents

• Send videos to students


to Education

• Send graphics such as pictures or charts directly to students.


to Education

• Facilitates real-time communication

between students, parents and teachers.

Strengths of WhatsApp

• It allows free unlimited messaging


Can be used to reach students via the technology they are most familiar with:

their phones, tabs, laptops and desk tops.


• WhatsApp is a cross platform solution.


• It can be used directly over the Internet via WhatsApp Web on desktop.


• WhatsApp can be used to reach students and parents that do not utilize other modes of communication such as landline telephones and email.


• Very cost effective and less time consuming.


• WhatsApp can be used on Wi-Fi without a data plan.


Easier communication with scattered students during excursion and study tours

From: Muhammad Inam Ul Haq International School o f Pakistan Kuwait

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