Education minister lauds distance education mode for ensuring high quality
MINISTER of Education and Higher Education HE Dr Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed al Hammadi has praised the quality of filming and directing work in the distance education system as an interactive scientific subject that attracts students.
The minister made the remarks during a visit to Abu Hanifa Kindergarten for Boys, one of the centres devoted to the distance education system. The centre works through five chapters to produce video lessons and educational materials for the early education stage, and is broadcast via Microsoft teams.
During the visit, the minister was briefed on the latest equipment for photographing lessons. He also listened to an explanation about continuous assessment system for students, the role of female teachers in schools, mechanisms of communicating with parents and the availability of all technical capabilities that guarantee the quality of the materials.
Dr Hammadi praised the male and female teachers who record the lessons, the coordinators and the educational mentors, hailing the teamwork spirit displayed in the direct coordination between the early education work team and the e-learning team.
He stressed the importance of following all precautions during preparing and producing video lessons.
He said, “We are facing a great responsibility and the duty requires that we continue with the same diligence for the continuation of the educational process in a way that ensures the continuation of educational and cognitive achievement for our sons and daughters so that there isn’t an educational gap that could affect them when they move to the next levels of education.
“I thank all of you for what you are doing under this current circumstance, what you are doing is not less than the great roles our brothers and colleagues play in the health and security sectors and others in the state.”
The distance education system provides the ability to interact and communicate with the teacher, while providing the main source of learning (textbooks for study materials) in PDF format, in addition to more supportive videos, as well as a set of sample answers for parents.