190 Entries for “Recent Blogs”
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READ MOREOct. 10, 2024 | Program Updates | OLE Nepal
E-Paath on mobile platforms
In our efforts to expand access to educational content to more learners, we have launched a pilot program for the deployment of E-Paath on android mobile. This initiative involved adapting the E-Paath activities to be responsive on smaller mobile devices, building of android apk, and aims to utilize mobile devices– which many families have access to unlike other computing devices like laptops or tablets– to deliver learning resources.
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READ MOREOct. 9, 2024 | Program Updates | OLE Nepal
New Nepali Sign Languages (NSL) videos available in E-Pustakalaya
It is exciting to announce the addition of 63 new videos from the National Deaf Federation Nepal, specially created to help hearing impaired children easily learn in Nepali Sign Language. These fun and engaging videos cover Nepali grammar, interesting stories and letters, all in sign language. Perfect for making learning more accessible and enjoyable! Stay tuned for more exciting updates on E-Pustakalaya!
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READ MOREOct. 9, 2024 | Program Updates | OLE Nepal
Robotics Team Formation, Teachers Training and Girls in STEM program
Continuing work from the previous quarter, our robotics and programming team focused on expanding teacher training and student engagement in robotics. From July through September, the team successfully completed a robotics training program for the second phase of teachers (7 teachers) from our partner schools in Lalitpur. Additionally, they launched a dedicated robotics program at Adarsha Kanya Secondary School, an all-girls school in Lalitpur, with support from the KDDI Foundation, Japan. As part of this initiative, the team introduced ICT in Basic Education by setting up a computer lab, installing our E-Pustakalaya digital library, and training three new teachers with robotics kits and Raspberry Pi computers to integrate digital resources effectively into classroom learning.
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Oct. 9, 2024 | Program Updates | OLE Nepal
iOCR Analytics Updates
Open Learning Exchange Nepal has recently updated the OLEN-iOCR platform based on feedback from users, and this has led to a significant boost in our community. Currently, around 500 active users use our platform on a regular basis, including users use our platform on a regular basis, including users from outside Nepal, including the USA, China, India and Brazil. The platform converts documents in English, Nepali or mixed languages to accessible formats, allowing vision impaired users to read scanned documents that are hard to make accessible using existing online free tools.
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READ MOREOct. 9, 2024 | Program Updates | OLE Nepal
Launch of Expanding Educational Access and Skills through Technology (EAST) project
O.L.E. Nepal is launching the Expanding Educational Access and Skills through Technology (EAST) project from August 2024 - August 2028. This project will expand our ICT in Education programs in twelve schools across the Karnali and Madhesh provinces, providing essential computing infrastructure including our offline servers, as well as comprehensive teacher training and support. The project also entails the enhancement of our E-Paath platform and the development of new E-Paath activities in English, Science and Math subjects for Grades 6-8.