DataWind Launched Educational Software Application UbiClass

DataWind Inc. (TSE:DW) has launched an educational software application named UbiClass that supports flipped classroom teaching.
According to the press release:

The increasingly popular flipped classroom teaching methodology changes the order of traditional education lecture and homework activities. Under traditional methods, students listen to lectures in the classroom during the day and then work on related assignments at home in the evening. In a flipped classroom, students study and review on-line educational materials at home, which prepares them for classroom sessions that are dedicated to hands-on group and individual learning activities, projects and discussions.
UbiClass provides comprehensive support for flipped classroom learning, delivering educational content along customized quizzes with real-time grading, as well as instant, personalized feedback regarding the student’s particular strengths and areas needing improvement.
The app will initially be deployed as a free download to students and teachers at select primary and higher educational institutions in India that currently utilize DataWind tablets. The software also includes a one-day instructional module for teachers and professors on how to best utilize the app.
“We believe our low-cost tablets equipped with UbiClass will help close the gap of the existing digital divide in classroom education between those that have access to technology and those that don’t,” said DataWind president and chief executive officer Suneet Singh Tuli. “The app reflects our focus on bringing the socio-economic and educational benefits of the Internet to emerging markets around the world.

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