BURNSCREEK Adventist Major College (BAPS) in East Honiara has formally launched its Digital Studying (e-learning) Program on Tuesday.
The launching occasion was witnessed by representatives of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA) Schooling Authority Janelle Erick, Transpacific Union Mission (TPU) Schooling consultant in Solomon Islands Joseph Pitakia, Director of Ministry of Schooling and Human Useful resource College Service Division Julie Lilo, Basic Secretary of the SDA Mission Pr. David Filo, Fuzionnet Managing Director Gavin Gorazu and employees of Burnscreek Major College.
Talking on the official launching, BAPS Head Grasp Raynald Sikepitu mentioned, the net platform was initiated in 2020 by former headmistress Madam Sherol Mautoa.
Sikepitu mentioned as a part of the preparatory work employees members have undergone coaching on how one can ship the digital studying (on-line) for major kids throughout any lockdown sooner or later.
Fuzionnet Firm facilitated coaching.
“This new know-how will probably be a primary ever medium and platform that the varsity established to boost college students studying at residence while going through the COVID-19 pandemic,” Mr Sikepitu mentioned.
He thanked Fuzionnet for offering the coaching and for working carefully with academics in placing assets and work plans into the e-Studying net web page of Burns creek Major College.
He mentioned regardless of the monetary challenged confronted by the varsity, the varsity noticed the nice have to enterprise on-line so that folks with entry to computer systems can immediately help their kids at residence.
“BAPS has a strategic plan, upon registration the admin will get an information of oldsters who’ve entry to web and due to this fact we’ll get roughly the variety of college students who will enrol on-line platform.”
The varsity has three choices of e-learning and one is face-to-face.
Face-to-face studying is for many who don’t have entry to the web and due to this fact have to attend lessons.
“Additionally as soon as lessons resume, this on-line studying platform is on standby.
“Sooner or later ought to there be any lockdowns or issues affecting our day by day education the net platform will probably be utilized to our college students,” Mr Sikepitu defined.
He identified that the platform know-how ability has been utilized to a capability that faculty needs their faculty college students to be extra inventive.
In the meantime, Director of College Service Division Ms Lilo has acknowledged BAPS for the great initiative in launching the e-learning program.
She mentioned Burnscreek Major is the primary regionally operated faculty within the nation to formally launch such an e-learning platform.
Ms Lilo mentioned BAPS is so fortunate to launch the platform when MEHRD has formally introduced the reopening of the varsity by the tip of this month.
“You’re so fortunate to have the platform, so the schooling for our kids wouldn’t cease when faculties shut down throughout lockdown or any challenge however would proceed at residence.
“And for this I wish to acknowledge BAPS for initiating this platform and congratulate you for that.”
She mentioned MEHRD has a platform of continuity studying program which is being broadcasted through SIBC.
“And that’s one of many platforms.
“However you will have taken initiative to advertise the e-learning and BAPS is the primary major faculty in Solomon Islands to come back with the initiatives of e-learning,” Ms Lilo mentioned.
She highlighted that in gentle of the COVID-19 neighborhood transmission, faculties should adapt to the initiative of selling e-learning to kids for residence studying and help to our dad and mom is essential.
“Right this moment we live within the digital world and youngsters are studying within the 21st centuries that we live in now.
“Due to this fact, faculties and fogeys should adapt to what we name a ‘new regular’ that our faculties are going by to make sure studying takes place not solely head to head at school but additionally present a platform for e-learning on the web.”
Thus, she thanked the varsity for arising with the initiative.
She highlighted that there are some faculties inside Honiara which can be making an attempt to do related initiative.
In the meantime, SDA Affiliate Schooling Director, Janelle Erick additionally acknowledged BAPS for the profitable launching of the e-learning platform program.
She mentioned the training program will allow college students to have entry to digital studying wherever they’re by no matter digital gadgets they’ve.
Ms Erick added that this platform would make college students study extra simply throughout lockdowns and faculty closures sooner or later.
By MOFFAT MAMU