ABU DHABI: The Ministry of Education, MoE, announced the implementation of the “Alef Platform” in all UAE public schools. This would allow the ministry to achieve its goals of developing a digital education system with all possible changes caused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing the challenges faced in distance learning.
Alef Education will launch its innovative award-winning, AI-powered Alef Platform in 196 schools in Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Qaiwain, Ras Al Khaimah, and Fujairah in stages, the final of which will be by December 2020.
The aim is to provide UAE’s educational system with the latest innovations in digital education including AI and Big Data, facilitate the achievement of the national agenda of the United Arab Emirates, and to provide students with a world-class education that fulfills their educational needs.
The Alef Platform during the next academic year will teach 40,000 plus students from the fifth to the ninth grade the six core subjects: Arabic Language, Mathematics, Science, Islamic Studies, Social Studies, and English Language, covering grades 10,11 and 12. There will also be support programmes for both students and teachers. Virtual sessions for teachers on a monthly basis to cover the new upgrades in the platform with a focus on the practices that give impetus to the learning process will also be conducted.
Eng. Abdul Rahman Al Hammadi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education, affirmed that the UAE seeks to consolidate its educational system and aspirations for the future of education by laying the foundation for a flexible and effective virtual learning ecosystem that meets UAE’s ambitions and goals. He also said that the strategic vision is to develop an educational system that is up-to-date with the current developments in technology and capable of enhancing the intellectual skills of our students to enable them to unravel their creative potentials. He added that the best practices in the educational sector will be applied and competitive and innovative styles in education that help support remote learning will be utilized.
Geoffrey Alphonso, CEO at Alef Education, said that the objectives of the expansion would be to further advance Alef Education’s AI footprint and create broader level analysis to help contribute to the short and long term National Education goals of the UAE.
Source: wam.ae
