Online Learning rises above the ashes

It is always interesting to see how teachers and students unable to get to school have found ways to continue learning. There was an interesting story on the BBC Website about a teacher who used an Internet Cafe and Skype to continue his A Level revision lessons whilst stranded in Spain due to the ash crisis.

Here is a link to that story.

I couldn’t help thinking that with access to Studywiz, he could have done even more: work could have been set up and marked with feedback given, forums could have been set up to discuss revision topics when  access to the Internet was available and tests could have been created and marked with the teacher being able to check the results. Add this to the ability to access Studywiz from a mobile device and you can see the true benefits of a Learning Platform for all situations that have students and teachers away from School.

A number of schools have been using Studywiz during this crisis. One school had over 100 students stuck in the Far East and Studywiz was being used to communicate and provide work for the students stranded.

As with the snow earlier in the year in the UK, this ash incident has highlighted how important it is to have a Learning Platform that allows access to learning from anywhere. At this time of year, when students are preparing for exams, finishing coursework and maybe going on Study Leave, Studywiz can provide another tool for revision. From setting up a Gallery of past papers that students can download to discussion forums on revision topics, Studywiz enables teachers to keep in contact and provide support for all those preparing for exams.