Astro, Digi and Media Prima bring together education with JomStudi
KUCHING: Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd (Astro), Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd ( Digi), and Media Prima Bhd ( Media Prima) have collaborated to introduce JomStudi, a digital learning hub that aggregates quality educational content to be made accessible to all students especially those in the underserved areas.
Launching in January 2019, JomStudi is an initiative led by the private sector and supported by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation ( MDEC).
JomStudi was conceptualised as a response to the changing learning landscape where the internet has become the go- to tool for students to get information. Through JomStudi, students will have easy access, anytime, anywhere to quality education content that follows the syllabus format set by the Ministry of Education provided by Astro’s Tutor TV and Media Prima’s exam-based FullAMark. The platform is developed and managed by Digi.
Astro’s Tutor TV is a fun, interactive channel that educates students in the country on all school syllabus content. It consists of three modules, namely Astro Tutor TV UPSR, Astro Tutor TV PT3, and Astro Tutor TV SPM dedicated for students who will or are undergoing examinations. Meanwhile, FullAMark is an online learning portal that enables students to access revision exercises based on four core subjects of UPSR, PT3 and SPM.
JomStudi will be “self-learning oriented” with features that will help enhance a student’s learning experience. These features include Reward Badges whereby students collect different badges as a reward for completing their assignments; Personalised dashboard whereby students have a complete view of their progress on the different activities they are currently doing or have done; and Zero Data whereby there will be free access to JomStudi content from 2pm to 8pm daily, exclusive for all Digi customers.
JomStudi will later be expanded to include technology and digital content, digital literacy resources and informal skills learning through partnerships with other content providers.
To start off, an internet safety and resilience module called Digi World will be made available on JomStudi, to ensure students are equally aware of the importance of online safety.
Digital content from the # mydigitalmaker movement such as modules on coding, programming and digital maker activities will also be made available to impart computational thinking competencies from as early as four years old.
Minister of Communications and Multimedia Gobind Singh Deo expressed his concerns on the critical need to have digitally skilled future talents in preparation for the Industrial Revolution 4.0.
“Having easy access to quality educational content online will create a myriad of opportunities especially for underserved students, giving them equal footing with their urban peers with the right set of skills and knowledge to thrive in our digital future,” Gobind Singh said.
“I believe digital technology is a tool that we must continue to leverage to enhance and change the way learning is experienced by our students.
“I’m pleased and encouraged by this joint effort by Astro, Digi and Media Prima, and look forward to more public- private sector partnerships like these as we work towards a better future for the country.”