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E-Learning – The Future of Digital Education

Pakistan’s education sector is facing a severe shortage of qualified subject teachers, and OPF institutions, especially those in remote regions, are equally affected as skilled educators often migrate to larger cities for better prospects. To overcome this challenge and promote equitable learning, global educators are increasingly adopting Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), commonly known as e-Learning, to strengthen student-teacher interactions.
Recognizing this need, OPF Education Division launched its pioneering e-Learning Program in April 2018, aimed at delivering quality education to OPF students in remote areas across Pakistan. Through advanced e-Learning Studio Rooms set up in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, over 1,000 online lectures have already been successfully relayed to distant OPF schools. Extending its reach beyond borders, OPF also provides live online classes to Pakistan International School Riyadh (PISR) in Saudi Arabia and Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Arab Pakistani School in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Flagship Institutions

To address the shortage of teachers across OPF’s educational institutions nationwide and to facilitate the delivery of lectures to classrooms in OPF institutions, advanced technology has been implemented. Three key institutions in Islamabad and Rawalpindi have been strategically selected to enable e-learning and ensure consistent educational delivery across the network:

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

The following activities have been completed to support this initiative:

  • Established soundproof e-Learning studios at each of the leading institutions listed above.
  • Installed interactive whiteboards/one-screen displays with focused cameras and pre-installed net meeting software in the e-Learning studios.
  • Installed dedicated internet connections to enable the streaming of online lectures.
  • Trained teachers at these leading institutions on using the interactive whiteboard for conducting online lectures.

Beneficiary Institutions

The following OPF Public Schools receive online lectures delivered by experienced teachers from OPF’s flagship institutions:

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 Syedan
13. OPF Public School, Larkana
14. OPF Public School, Peshawar
15. OPF Public School, Badin
16. OPF Public School, Gujrat
17. OPF Public School, Mirpur
 

The following activities have been undertaken at these beneficiary schools to ensure effective use of e-learning resources:
  • Installed interactive Screens/Whiteboards with preinstalled education software, used both for online lectures and classroom teaching at each beneficiary school.
  • Trained teachers at beneficiary schools on using the educational software to conduct classes for students.