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Satyendra Pathak
Doha
Most of the Indian schools in Qatar witnessed almost full attendance on day one of the new academic year that began with near-perfect execution of online classes on Sunday.
Although there were technical setbacks in individual cases, no major disruptions were reported as classes moved online for thousands of students studying in more than 20 Indian schools in Qatar, following the government’s decision to close schools and universities nationwide due to concerns about the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The day started with students logging into their school’s e-learning system, as suggested by their respective schools. Most of the schools had system in place to enable teachers to upload class work for students to study online.
The teachers interacted virtually with the students and conducted the classes through the Zoom App.
Officials of most of the Indian schools Qatar Tribune spoke to praised the Ministry of Education and Higher Education for its support in smooth transition from physical classes to virtual classes.
“It was perfect execution of online classes to begin the new academic year. The ministry gave us all support in ensuring that the work set for home was accessible through various devices and operating systems to all our students. It was almost full attendance and our staff, teachers and students faced no difficulty on day one,” Loyola International School Doha Operations Director Sarad Chandra said.
“The ministry provided all support in our preparation for our major shift to virtual classes. Our schools used the two-week spring break to prepare for the unprecedented transition under the guidance of the ministry. We held e-learning classes for two weeks before the schools re-opened for the 2020-2021 academic year on April 5. Teachers and other staff were given training on technical issues like converting and editing video files, uploading files, conducting remote meetings, and creating sharable links,” a senior official of another Indian school said.
“Students of today know technology a lot better than we do. And thanks to our IT team, the classes were held smoothly. As per the information, at least 90 percent of our students interacted with their teachers throughout the day,” the official noted.
A number of parents too expressed satisfaction with the way the online classes were conducted.
“The first day of my son’s online classes went very well. The school ensure that parents and students have a clear guideline about the online classes. I think the school has done well to ensure students are kept up-to-date with the learning programme. The school has created digital videos for the benefit of students,” Fatima, mother of a class 2 student of DPS-MIS, said.
“The school commenced e-learning for the students through the MICROSOFT TEAMS platform. The e- learning process is facilitated through the Pearson Active App, which is made accessible for all the students. Both teachers and students interacted online via Zoom App to accomplish the target of learning online,” DPS-MIS said in a statement.
Doha
Most of the Indian schools in Qatar witnessed almost full attendance on day one of the new academic year that began with near-perfect execution of online classes on Sunday.
Although there were technical setbacks in individual cases, no major disruptions were reported as classes moved online for thousands of students studying in more than 20 Indian schools in Qatar, following the government’s decision to close schools and universities nationwide due to concerns about the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
The day started with students logging into their school’s e-learning system, as suggested by their respective schools. Most of the schools had system in place to enable teachers to upload class work for students to study online.
The teachers interacted virtually with the students and conducted the classes through the Zoom App.
Officials of most of the Indian schools Qatar Tribune spoke to praised the Ministry of Education and Higher Education for its support in smooth transition from physical classes to virtual classes.
“It was perfect execution of online classes to begin the new academic year. The ministry gave us all support in ensuring that the work set for home was accessible through various devices and operating systems to all our students. It was almost full attendance and our staff, teachers and students faced no difficulty on day one,” Loyola International School Doha Operations Director Sarad Chandra said.
“The ministry provided all support in our preparation for our major shift to virtual classes. Our schools used the two-week spring break to prepare for the unprecedented transition under the guidance of the ministry. We held e-learning classes for two weeks before the schools re-opened for the 2020-2021 academic year on April 5. Teachers and other staff were given training on technical issues like converting and editing video files, uploading files, conducting remote meetings, and creating sharable links,” a senior official of another Indian school said.
“Students of today know technology a lot better than we do. And thanks to our IT team, the classes were held smoothly. As per the information, at least 90 percent of our students interacted with their teachers throughout the day,” the official noted.
A number of parents too expressed satisfaction with the way the online classes were conducted.
“The first day of my son’s online classes went very well. The school ensure that parents and students have a clear guideline about the online classes. I think the school has done well to ensure students are kept up-to-date with the learning programme. The school has created digital videos for the benefit of students,” Fatima, mother of a class 2 student of DPS-MIS, said.
“The school commenced e-learning for the students through the MICROSOFT TEAMS platform. The e- learning process is facilitated through the Pearson Active App, which is made accessible for all the students. Both teachers and students interacted online via Zoom App to accomplish the target of learning online,” DPS-MIS said in a statement.
