Project Impact
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University of Engineering and Technology Lahore (UET Lahore): Suspending Classes without Suspending LearningUET Lahore is a public university in Pakistan, ranked fourth by QS ranking in the country, consists of 7 faculties, 50 departments, 23 specialised research centres and four campuses, accommodating more than 11,000 students and more than 800 teachers in total.The Smart Classroom at UET Lahore, implemented in July 2019, is the first SCR project implemented by UNESCO-ICHEI. Since then, more than 80 hours of lectures have been recorded at the Smart Classroom, and it has been in use for almost 700 hours. Teachers at UET Lahore have recorded 24 Computer Science lectures at the SCR, providing learning content for undergraduate and graduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic. SCR also supported academic exchange during the pandemic, in which UET Lahore organised three academic seminars on Blockchain Technology, the Internet of Things (IoT) Security and Machine Learning. Furthermore, UET Lahore also implemented the National Vocational Training Programme with SCR, including courses on Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Computer Vision. -
Ain Shams University (ASU): Supportive Leadership for Quality and Inclusive EducationFounded in 1950, ASU is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Africa and the Middle East. As a public university ranked second in Egypt and eighth in Africa, ASU consists of 16 Faculties and 3 Postgraduate Institutes, accommodating 20,000 faculty staff and more than 200,000 students. Furthermore,there are close to 200 ongoing research projects at ASU. The Smart Classroom at ASU is also the first SCR implemented by UNESCO-ICHEI in Africa. Since its establishment in January 2020, SCR has provided a timely solution to addressing the education disruption caused by COVID-19. As the first rotating Chair HEI of IIOE, the President of ASU personally led administrators to participate in the operation training of SCR. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, ASU also held Teaching for Students with Disabilities Workshop and World Design Studio Video Conferences Sessions at the Smart Classroom in February and March. Since then, 18 professors at ASU has recorded ten online courses (about 54 hours) at the Smart Classroom, ensuring education continuity for more than 200,000 students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Future Vision of the Project
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Connect the global HEI networks to facilitate knowledge production and resource sharingThe Smart Classroom Project provides hardware support for partner HEIs in Asia and Africa. At the same time, the International Institute of Online Education (IIOE) creates a global HEI network and platform for collaborative research and educational resource sharing. Higher education professionals can also share their successful experiences of curriculum design, research and development, and digital management with international HEIs, opening up a new path to higher education digital transformation for developing countries. -
Narrow the gaps in educational resources for HEIs in developing countries to propel the transition to online educationThe LMS and learning analytics system of SCR enhances HEIs' capacity to design and implement OBTL. Teachers can record, edit and upload their video lectures at the SCR, enabling more teachers to develop online courses with localised curriculum, and thus expanding the access to quality education resources and the opportunities for lifelong learning. -
Create a shared digital learning environment for teachers and students to realise ICT-driven innovative teaching and management.SCR facilitates teacher-student interactions and collaborations through the interactive touch panel, display terminals, and the LMS. The SCR LMS also supports learning analytics for teachers to monitor and evaluate students' learning outcomes and generate data analysis reports to inform differentiated instructions for each student.
