Showing posts with label Smartclass Online. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Smartclass Online. Show all posts

Monday, September 10, 2018

Why e-learning platform ?

Educomp Solutions Ltd, India’s largest education company and pioneer of digital education in the country has today announced the launch of a new first-in-category product called SmartclassOnline.

Designed for the next generation of school students, SmartclassOnline combines the power of the internet with social collaboration and smart phone mobility in a format that allows students seamless access to course material, sharing and performance evaluation.



This pioneering eLearning solution is built around the theme of ‘Learn, Share and Perform’ and is accessible anywhere and anytime by students, teachers and parents.

Educomp has partnered with KV Intelliprop to develop the platform for SmartclassOnline. SmartclassOnline is powered by the vast repository of Educomp group’s proprietary digital instruction materials. It enables peer to peer collaboration, parent-teacher interaction, and group to group communication and it includes features for management of student’s performance. Students can access content, teachers can upload assignments for students to download, and parents can access important information about their wards on demand.

Shantanu Prakash, Chairman and Managing Director, Educomp Solutions Ltd, said, “We are very excited to launch SmartclassOnline. Our education system is being revolutionized by the Internet, online social collaboration and increasing availability of smart and mobile devices. This is another pioneering move by Educomp that marks the transition of the education system from the digital age to Internet Age.”

SmartclassOnline allows safe and secure online collaboration through messages, SMS, email, photo galleries, shared events, groups and announcements. Managing performance data is made simpler through features such as assignments, attendance, health status records, marks entry and CCE compliant report card generation.

The curriculum reach extends from kindergarten to grade 12, covering subjects such as Mathematics, Science, English, EVS, Social Studies, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Economics, Accountancy and Business Studies.

Its key features include providing a host of learning solutions that includes rich media digital learning materials such as video tutorials and assessments to help students comprehend and internalize abstract learning concepts. The entire school community can now be connected as one large network with SmartclassOnline. To help new users, SmartclassOnline also has a feedback mechanism to address queries.

Educomp works closely with schools to develop innovative models to create and deliver content to enhance student learning.

“This is the first time such a module is being introduced in India,” said Gaurav Bhatnagar, Senior Vice-President, Educomp Solutions Ltd. “SmartclassOnline brings together the power of learning, sharing and performing online, all in one revolutionary product. For a promotional period, we are offering this free of cost. We invite students, teachers and parents to experience education in the Internet Age with SmartclassOnline today,” he added.

SmartclassOnline will be available in 2 categories for school viz. a starter pack with collaboration & sharing features and a full pack with collaboration, sharing, learning, performance and administrative features. The SmartclassOnline starter pack has been made available for free for a limited period.

Smartclass Online also works as a supplementary tool for students who are enrolled with schools that do not have access to digital learning or have Smartclass installed in their schools.

SmartclassOnline is open for all - even for open school students. A student has to just register online and start learning. This also increases Educomp’s reach to students exponentially beyond those who are benefitting from their school programs.

To begin with Educomp aims to target the 5 million students it is already engaged with through its Smartclass progam in schools. Over the next one year, the company is targeting bringing 1 million students on its SmartclassOnline platform.

Educomp also unveiled a new advertising campaign today. The campaign titled “There is another way' will break for public tomorrow.

Monday, July 16, 2018

Remarkable steps taken by Shantanu Prakash

EDUCOMP FOUNDATION HOSTS FIRST EVER 'EDUCATION LEADERS SUMMIT 2015’

Educomp Foundation, the CSR division of Bengaluru based Educomp Solutions Ltd, India’s largest education company, is organising a two-day education summit for education thought leaders at New Delhi beginning December 10, 2015.




The summit aims to discuss and consolidate the best ideas in education delivery, content and pedagogy practices over two days of workshops, lectures and interactive sessions that is expected to draw over 300 educations leaders from across the country.

The summit has been designed around a series of moderated sessions that will explore issues such as future trends in education; regulatory regimes and their impact; managing schools successfully; new pedagogical approaches to learning; the potential and the threat of the internet and other such topics that are pertinent in the industry today.

The ‘Education Leaders Summit 2015’ is a first of its kind event that was developed around the frequently articulated need for a common interface between all stakeholders in the education industry. Principals, school management, government and bureaucracy, private enterprise, content developers and managers will grace this two day event which will showcase top line thinking in the industry.

Speaking on the eve of the event, Shantanu Prakash, CEO Educomp Solutions Ltd and trustee, Educomp Foundation said, “The Education Leaders Summit 2015 is a recognition of the need for a meeting of the best minds in the education field in India. Education needs greater accent and emphasis on not only availability but also quality and outcomes. This event will be a step towards discussing some of the key issues that challenge us in education and the promise that the sector holds for our country for the future”.

The event will feature eight panel discussions on specific subjects between various domain experts. General V.K. Singh, minister of state for external affairs & OIA will be the chief guest on the occasion.

Panelists for the various sessions include Jitin Prasada - ex MoS MHRD, Neeraj Shekhar - MP Rajya Sabha, Anurag Thakur - MP LokSabha, Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo - MP LokSabha and Dushyant Chautala - MP LokSabha; Dr. Subhash Chandra Khuntia - secretary education, MHRD., Dr. Dinesh Singh - exvice chancellor Delhi University, Professor Rajaram S. Sharma –joint director - CIET, NCRT, Joseph Emmanuel – secretary CBSE and Dr Shayama Chona – Padma Bhushan & Padma Shri awardee apart from well known principals and deans of major institutions.

1) PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS:
PANEL DISCUSSION 1 - ‘TRENDS IN EDUCATION 2020 - THE INDIA IMPERATIVE’
Panelists: Mm Jitin Prasada- Ex MoS MHRD, Neeraj Shekharv - MP Rajya Sabha, Anurag Thakur - MP LokSabha, Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo - MP LokSabha & Dushyant Chautala - MP LokSabha.

Key note address by Syed Asif Ibrahim on Special Envoy to the PM on Internal Security & Counter Terrorism on Grey in Digital Age - perspective on bringing up children in New India.

2) PANEL DISCUSSION 2 - ‘ARE OUR CHILDREN SAFE - ONLINE & OFFLINE - NEW PERSPECTIVES’
Panelists: Navdeep Singh Virk - IPS Commissioner of Police Gurgaon, Dr Shayama Chona – Padma Bhushan & Padma Shri, Mansoor Khan - Board of Director DPS Bangalore.

Key note address on the topic by Dr Subhash Chandra Khuntia- Secretary Education, MHRD.

3) PANEL DISCUSSION 3 - ‘NAVIGATING THE REGULATORY PARADIGM, POLICIES AND PROCESSES’
Panelists: Dinesh Singh - Ex Vice Chancelor Delhi University, Prof Rajaram S. Sharma- Jt Director - CIET, NCRT, New Delhi, Sushil Salwan - chairman Salwan Education Trust Delhi, L V Sehgal - principal Bal Bharti Public School Delhi, Dr. Satbir Bedi - IAS, Jt Secretary - School Education & Literacy, MHRD, Oramod Sharma - director Genesis Global School Noida & Dr Immanuel -chairman ICSE.

4) PANEL DISCUSSION 4 - ‘BUILDING VALUE SYSTEM IN OUR CONFLICTED WORLD - ROLE THAT SCHOOLS PLAY’
Panelists: Mr YSK Seshu Kumar - chairman CBSE, Rudra -chairman Greenland Schools Ludhiana, Anjalee Agarwal - principal St. Marks School Delhi, Ms Bajaj -principal Green lawn School Mumbai, Anjali Razdan - principal Obul Reddy Public School Hyderabad and AbhaMeghe - academic director Meghe Group of Schools.

5) PANEL DISCUSSION 5 - ‘RUNNING AND MANAGING SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS- BEST PRACTICES’
Panelists: Dr. Saini - principal DPS KK Puram, Dr Immanuel - chairman ICSE, Fr Amalraj - regional secretary, North East Education Commission & Amol Damdhere - vice president Indian Education Society, Mumbai.

6) PANEL DISCUSSION 6 - ‘COMMUNICATION & COLLABORATION USING ONLINE PLATFORMS’
Panelists: Dr Rajesh Hassija - director principal Indraprashtha Schools, Delhi & Dr Meera Balachandran - Education Quality Foundation of India Delhi.

7) PANEL DISCUSSION 7 - ‘NEW PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES TO LEARNING SYSTEM FOR 21ST CENTURY’
Panelists: Joseph Emmanuel -secretary CBSE and Dr Bindu Rana - director Millennium Education Management Delhi.

8) PANEL DISCUSSION 8 - ‘NEW APPROACHES IN TRAINING TEACHERS’ - HOW TO ADDRESS THE TEACHER QUALITY GAP’
Panelists: Dr Anjlee Prakash - CEO Learning Links Foundation Delhi, Sheela Rajendra - deputy dean & director Padma Seshadri Group of Schools Chennai.

Set up in 2010 to support quality education for the children of rural and semi urban areas and also with an aim to improve quality of the community life in the vicinity, Educomp Foundation is an initiative of India's largest education service provider, Educomp Solutions Ltd.

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Smartclass education In India introduced by Educomp

Smart Class venture, which since its conception in the 1990s changed the face of school education in India, the most prominent feature of education technology. Shantanu Prakash is Chairman and Managing Director of Educomp Solutions Limited. Educomp is the leader in education content, professional development, online learning and the first company to set up high quality schools across the country

Educomp Smartclass went on to become an integral part of the classrooms, owing to its interactive teaching. Students studying in the smart classes were found to be more in tune with the learning methodologies and were more adept at grasping concepts as compared to students who still followed the traditional way of classroom learning.
The spark ignited by Educomp Solutions soon transformed into India’s first ed-tech revolution with several other entrepreneurs following the footsteps of Shantanu Prakash. Currently, the ed-tech industry is growing at a fast pace, with several new startups emerging every year. Ventures like BYJU’s have even attracted investment from big shots like Tencent Holdings and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

This development comes at a time where education in India is facing a lot of heat due to incumbencies and mishaps in examinations, bad infrastructure or otherwise poor learning approach for students.

The Indian education sector has long been subjected to scrutiny over outdated curriculum and promotion of rote learning. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, during his visit to India, was quick to point out a major flaw in the Indian education system – the lack of creativity. The emphasis on scoring more robs school children of their innovative mindset, creating a bunch of people possessing bookish knowledge but unable to think beyond that.

However, the tide seems to be changing with the growing ed-tech sector in India. A joint report by Google and KPMG indicated the education industry in India to grow eight times by 2021, the value reaching $1.96 billion. The Digital India campaign started by PM Narendra Modi has acted like a catalyst to the development of the ed-tech sector.

At this time, stakeholders, school boards and startups would look to redefine the scope of education’s development in India – other than the details around capital investments.

Smart Classes hold immense possibilities. Most importantly, the concept addresses almost every element the current education system in India lacks. The endless list of merits of the setup vouches for its ability to fulfil the nation’s goals for the transformation of the country’s learning scenario.

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Educomp launches e-learning platform

Educomp Solutions Ltd, introduced by Shantanu Prakash  on Saturday launched SmartclassOnline, an e-learning platform for students, parents, teachers and the school administration to improve the learning process for children and make it engaging.

“A student gets a login ID and password to learn through audio visual content at home. He can send queries to teachers, take tests online, see previous years' question papers, among others,” Divya Lal, COO, Educomp Smartclass, said.

The curriculum reach extends from kindergarten to grade 12, covering subjects such as Mathematics, Science, English, EVS, Social Studies, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography, Economics, Accountancy and Business Studies.

The company has also launched a mobile app where most key features will be available.

Parents too can monitor their ward's progress through the platform, she added.

Schools can opt for a free start up pack and move to a full pack later. Students will be charged Rs 35 per month for the service, Shantanu Prakash, CMD, Educomp Solutions Ltd, said, adding that the company is targeting 1 million online learners in the next 12 months.

The company has partnered with KV Intelliprop to develop the platform for SmartclassOnline.

Divya Lal is COO, Educomp Smartclass, and, not COO, Smartclass Online, as wrongly stated in a previous version.

Thursday, February 8, 2018