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One on One readies new e-learning solution
Dahvia Hylton, One on One classroom facilitator, engages students at Mona High School during a demo presentation of Teacher Availability Solution. Looking on is CEO of One on One Education Limited Ricardo Allen.
E-learning solutions provider One on One Education Limited is readying its latest learning management software, Teacher Availability Solutions (TAS), just in time for the new school year.
According to One on One, the solution, which will be rolled out across 100 schools in Jamaica, “leverages technology, expert teachers and facilitators to deliver highly engaging and quality lessons”. Subjects offered as part of the programme include mathematics, English, Spanish, physics, biology, chemistry, and information technology.
“The TAS, an integral part of the One Academy ecosystem, has been meticulously developed over the last 24 months, in collaboration and consultations with various principals, teachers, and other education stakeholders and agencies islandwide. This investment reflects One on One’s unwavering commitment to addressing the pressing teacher shortage challenge that has been widely reported, and to transform the classroom for our nation’s teachers and students,” One on One shared in a release on the Jamaica Stock Exchange website.
The company has invested $250 million into the solution, which includes the establishment of a 6,000-square-foot content delivery studio in the Corporate Area from which lessons are streamed into the classrooms across participating schools, each of which is equipped with 86-inch smart interactive whiteboards, One on One’s Classroom in a Box device, dedicated Internet connectivity and equipment to address any instability in Internet and electricity.
To ensure stable Internet connectivity One on One has partnered with Cable & Wireless Business Solutions to enhance each school’s infrastructure.
While the solution has been touted to solve the issue of teacher shortage, CEO Ricardo also told the Jamaica Observer that the solution also serves to address the gaps in the academic offerings in all schools at the secondary level.
“Every school will be able to offer every subject irrespective of the supply-side issues like classroom limitations and teacher availability or [resource] capacity,” he shared.
While TAS draws on the expertise of teachers of various subjects to deliver high-quality lessons, One on One will also dispatch an “on-the-ground facilitator” to complement remote learning process. This facilitator will support the students with some individualised attention, graded assessments and examination. At the same time, the facilitator will help the school in tracking the progress of students and providing grades from the assessments and examinations.
“So, it’s a solution to extend [educational] content to all schools across the Caribbean,” Allen stated, indicating future plans to export the service to other Caribbean jurisdiction and even beyond.