Exigy has teamed up with Learning Possibilities (LP+), international specialists in online learning, to support educational institutions in their ongoing quest to provide better learning opportunities.
Backed by experience, expertise and intellectual property in deploying large scale eLearning platforms, LP+ is committed to deliver a dynamic learning environment to the benefit of all parties involved in the learning cycle.
An eLearning educational workshop was organised last month at the Hilton Malta to mark the venture. Representatives from the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Communication, the Ministry of Education, Malta Information Technology and Training Services, the Archdiocese of Malta and various Church and private schools were among the participants.
François Grech, Exigy's executive director, spoke about Exigy and LP+ and how this collaboration would reap the desired benefits. Mehool Sanghrajka, LP+ chief executive officer, gave additional insight into his company's highly secure and scalable learning platform and LP+ network that enables over 30,000 users to share, collaborate and learn.
The factors that are driving 21st century education and how technology is facilitating the building of learning communities were also among the topics.
Sarah Armstrong, LP+ eLearning director, showed how a successful, dynamic learning climate is possible through a project-based learning approach that enables personalised and independent learning fosters learner creativity, facilitates problem-solving and allows collaboration - all contributing towards an enjoyable learning experience.
Students are given the chance to utilise learning tools at home, with access to learning resources, important links, useful news items, information sharing forums and direct communication with teachers and other students.
A different site with various functions is available for learners at different levels of education, making the site particularly designed to meet the learners' skills and capabilities.
The role of the teacher/parents as educators is actively recognised within this eLearning platform. Parents are given access to an information site to check upcoming events and latest announcements that require their attention and review reporting of their child's attendance frequency, the status of assignments, grades of each past assignment and other achievements.
Likewise, teachers have their own site from where they can manage assignments, assign grades, add comments on the work provided by the students, and alter due dates and assignment descriptions.
An example of a local school was proof of how eLearning can improve the skills of the local learning community compared to traditional learning.
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