Promoting Online Education among School Children

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Academic Mentors - Dr.(Ms.) Aashani Tillekaratne,

Dr.(Ms.) Gayani Perera

Corporate Partner - Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC

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Group Members

Yasas Narangala

Shalini De SilvaUditha Mayadunna

Abhishek Weerawardane

Madhuka Wijayasiri

Aloka Silva Thulashini Selvarathnam

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IntroductionPhase 1 – Donation of computer laboratories

Phase 2 – Promotion of online education

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Project ObjectivesIntroduce the concept of online education.

Encourage the use of internet for educational purposes.

Collect statistical data for analysis.

Establish relationship between geographical distribution

of schools and the IT usage.

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ImplementationDiscussion with the Commercial

Bank

Updating the web interface

Preparing questionnaires

Deciding the content of the

presentation

Finalising the layout of the

programme

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Web Interface

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WORKSHOPS

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WorkshopsQuestionnaire 01

IntroductionExplanation of Educational

WebsitesInteractive Session and

Discussion Questionnaire 02

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Moments

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Schools Visited

• 23 Schools

• 16,329 Students

• Covering all Provinces

• Covering all school categories

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Challenges Faced

Aligning and Organizing web content

Different socio-economic backgrounds of students

Lack of basic computer literacy among students

Unreliable internet connections

Time constraints and limited resources

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Skills DevelopedPlanning and Organisation

Leadership

Communication

Team work

Decision making and Time Scheduling

Data analysing

Report writing and Presentation

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ConclusionComputer literacy is at a low level, specially in

rural schools

Donation of computers have been beneficial to students

Students gained knowledge on e-learning web sites from workshops

The programme has created an enthusiasm among students

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THANK YOU !