MoE sets e-learning rules, limits teachers’ workday to 5 hours
KUWAIT: In view of the two-week school suspension due to the spread of the new coronavirus and in a bid to provide students with alternatives to make up for lost time, the private education department of the education ministry issued a circular yesterday for owners of private schools wishing to activate e-learning platforms to give students access to classes without attending school. They should follow the following regulations:
1. Teaching staff members at schools wishing to use e-learning will be allowed to attend school from Sunday, March 1.
2. All staff members showing up to work in this period will work a maximum of five hours daily, taking all precautionary measures.
3. The concerned school administrations will provide all the necessary equipment and material including
facemasks, thermometers, antiseptics and all types of sanitizers, and daily examine staff members to monitor any possible symptoms and report any detected case.
4. The e-learning process should be conducted according to each school’s regulations, bearing the following in mind:
• No students will be allowed into any of the school facilities nor will any student gatherings be allowed elsewhere.
• School administrations will communicate with students via standard electronic means after scrutinizing the textbooks and e-programs used.
• No final tests will be conducted remotely through the platform.
• The remote learning process will include lesson explanations, exchange of information and homework assignments students should do, group research and discussion and other activities that the concerned school administrations deem necessary to improve their students’ performance.
5. Schools wishing to activate the e-learning platforms will notify MoE’s private education department with their plans.
6. Other schools supervised by the private education department that do not wish to activate the remote learning service will set their own alternative plans after resumption of school.