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Oxford University Press launches a solution for CBSE schools, that anticipates the coming New Wave in education called 'Blended learning", a mix of classroom teaching with Internet and digital learning.
Oxford University Press (OUP) has launched an end-to-end integrated learning solution tailored to the CBSE curriculum in Idia. Called Oxford Advantage, It includes lesson plans, question banks, test generator, teacher training and professional development modules, assessment tools for use in school and at home, apps for students, teachers and parents and provision for reports among other features help track the students’ progress throughout the academic year.
The integrated learning solution allows parents to stay updated on their child’s performance and progress. Assessment reports, assignments, dashboard and notification services are available on the Oxford Advantage app. The solution offers a seamless user interface for both printed resources and Learning Management System (LMS), allowing access to school performance and usage tracking at a glance.
Oxford Advantage is based on the new concept of integrated or blended learning – its modules are designed to be cross-disciplinary, theme and activity-based, aid conceptual learning.
For starters, Oxford Advantage will be offered for classes 1 to 3 in the current year, going up to class 8 over the next two years. Subjects being offered for classes 1 and 2 are English, Hindi, EVS and Mathematics; while class 3 subjects include English, Hindi, Science, Social Studies and Mathematics.
Why has OUP chosen to enter this e-learning arena at this point in time? V Sivaramakrishnan, Managing Director, Oxford University Press India explains: “ From kindergarten to Class 12, education in India is going through major changes in India. In the coming decade, we believe a majority of schools will opt for digitised learning and Oxford Advantage is a digitised platform offering centered on the concept of integrated or blended learning."
What is Blended learning?
Blended learning is a formal education programme that involves combining Internet and digital media with traditional classroom methods that require the physical presence of both a teacher and students, with some element of student control over time, place, path, or pace. While students still attend "brick-and-mortar" schools with a teacher present, face-to-face classroom practices are combined with computer mediated activities regarding content and delivery. Blended learning is also used in professional development and training settings. The terms "blended learning", "hybrid learning", "technology-mediated instruction", "web-enhanced instruction", and "mixed-mode instruction" are often used interchangeably.
By using a combination of digital instruction and one-on-one face time, students can work on their own with new concepts which frees teachers up to circulate and support individual students who may need individualized attention. By incorporating Information Technology into class projects, communication between lecturers and part-time students has improved
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