E-Learning

E-LEARNING

The entire education sector of Pakistan is facing an acute shortage of quality subject teachers. The education system of OPF is not an exception in this regard. The situation is more evident in the OPF institutions located in remote parts of the country from where quality human resource often migrates to bigger cities in search of better opportunities. To overcome these challenges, the educationist across the globe are embedding effective use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to improve student teacher interaction. When ICT is embedded in education system – particularly for improving the teacher and student interactions using ICT, the phenomenon is usually referred as ‘E-Learning’. While realizing the significance of e-Learning for improving Education System, Education Division of OPF has launched its E-Learning Program in 2018. The prime objective of the program is to provide online lectures for imparting quality education to students studying at OPF educational institutions at far-flung areas of country. These online lectures are conducted from OPF’s flagship institutions situated at Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The e-Learning Studio Rooms equipped with necessary IT equipment have been established at these flagship institutions from where online lectures are conducted for the students enrolled at OPF schools operating across far-flung areas of the country. In addition to this, online lectures are also being delivered to Pakistan community schools situated abroad including Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

Inauguration of online Lectures

The e-Learning initiative of OPF was inaugurated by the then Minister of State Mr. Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju, Ministry of OPs and HRD on 29.03.2018. The ceremony was attended by OPF Senior Management, Senior Teachers, Students, Parents, Media Personnel and Education Experts.

Since the inauguration, online lectures are being started for the approved OPF Educational Institutions. The lectures are initially conducted for 9th and 10th class for 5 subjects i.e. Physics, Chemistry, English, Biology and Maths. Online lectures are also being monitored by Education Division from OPF Head Office, Islamabad. All the lectures are being recorded and accordingly a repository of online lectures is being maintained so that it can be utilized by OPF’s students for enriching their knowledge during preparation for exams. The repository of recorded lectures will also be utilized for OPF’s educational YouTube channel.

Flagship Institutions

To cope with the shortage of teachers across various OPF’s Educational Institutions operating in different parts of the country and to deliver lectures to a network of classrooms at other OPF institutions, all inter-connected with technology, OPF has selected the following three institutions located in Islamabad and Rawalpindi:

1. OPF Boys College Islamabad
2. OPF Girls College Islamabad
3. OPF Girls Higher Secondary School Rawalpindi

To achieve the above said purpose, following activities have been carried out:

• Established Sound-Proof E-Learning Studios at each of the Leading Institutions mentioned above
• Installed Interactive White Board/Screen along with Focused Camera with pre-installed Net Meeting Software at E-Learning Studio.
• Installed Dedicated Internet Connection for uploading/airing the online lectures.
• Imparted Training to teachers of Leading Institutions to use the Interactive White Board for conducting Online Lectures.

Beneficiary Institutions

The students of following schools receive the online lectures carried out by experienced teachers of OPF’s flagship institutions such as Girls College Islamabad, Boys College Islamabad and Girls Higher Secondary School, Rawalpindi

1. OPF Public School, Sheikhupura
2. OPF Public School, Sanghar
3. OPF Public School, Karachi
4. OPF Public School, Quetta
5. OPF Public School, Hangu
6. OPF Public School, Kotli
7. OPF Public School, Muzaffarabad
8. OPF Public School Dadu
9. OPF Public School D. I Khan
10. OPF Public School Bhalwal
11. OPF Public School Multan
12. OPF Public School Kallar Seydan
13. OPF Public School Larkana
14. OPF Public School Peshawar
15. OPF Public School Mansehra
16. OPF Public School Badin

To attain the above said purpose successfully, following activities have been carried out:

• Installed Interactive White Board (This is used as Screen when online lectures are carried out while in other time it is used to impart education to students at each of the beneficiary schools)
• Provisioned Laptop with Wide Angle Camera with pre-installed Net meeting Software
• Installed Internet Connection for downloading/receiving the online lectures
• Imparted Training to teachers of Beneficiary Schools to use the Interactive White Board for carrying out Lectures/Classes for its students