Combating coronavirus: Schools across UAE welcome distance learning evaluation

Combating coronavirus: Schools across UAE welcome distance learning evaluation

Principals and educationists across the UAE have welcomed the distance learning evaluation (DLE) that is set to begin by mid-May for all UAE public and private schools.. The DLE has been developed to create shared expectations of distance learning that has been going on in full swing amid the Covid-19 pandemic.. The unified approach will benefit schools, parents and students by providing feedback to all educational institutions in order to help them improve the key aspects of distance learning.. Nargish Khambatta, principal and CEO of GEMS Modern Academy, said: "I suppose the reason for the evaluation by the authorities is two-fold - quality assurances to gauge how effectively schools are delivering their distance learning plans, and to glean best practice from across the emirates.". Teams from the Ministry of Education, the Knowledge and Human Development Authority, the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge and the Sharjah Private Education Authority interviewed principals and teachers across the UAE to discuss the implementation of distance learning and gain an understanding of how it can be improved.. The evaluation criteria and processes were developed and piloted in a number of public and private schools earlier.. Insights gained during the pilot evaluations were also