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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 !