A digital platform, which offers scores of video lessons in academics and on how to improve behaviour and enhance communication with parents, has been developed by students at a public school in Manama.
The ‘Smart Advisor’, developed by students of Haleema Al Saadiya Intermediate Girls School, is the result of efforts to invest in modern technology and integrate it with various aspects of school work.
One of the stations at the Digital Clinic Project
It aims to improve the quality of services provided to students in line with the digital empowerment programme supported by the Education Ministry.
The school’s educational technology specialist Fatima Al Zamel said that the school has launched a number of impactful tech-based initiatives and the ‘Smart Advisor’ is at the forefront of those efforts.
“It is a digital platform featuring video-recorded lessons explained by top-performing students,” she said.
“These videos serve as a valuable resource for their peers and are available anytime for review and study.
“The platform currently hosts 150 video lessons across all subjects, with the number continuing to grow, including subjects on how to improve behaviour in school and at home.
“It also aims to enhance remote digital communication with students and their parents using artificial intelligence (AI).
“It also allows them to share feedback, opinions and suggestions during and outside school hours while maintaining privacy.
“The system ensures prompt responses and solutions from the school administration and relevant departments, especially in behavioural, disciplinary and academic disciplines.”
Additionally, the school also launched the Digital Clinic Project, powered by AI. This includes four engaging stations that students pass through to raise awareness about the negative effects of Internet addiction and social media overuse.
An Assessment Station measures students’ digital usage, a Diagnosis Station determines whether usage exceeds normal limits, a Pharmacy Station offers suggestions on how to reduce digital consumption and a Digital Health Cinema which screens awareness films on the subject.
These stations are a product of co-operation between the school’s different departments, including the Mathematics Department, led by teacher Majida Makki, whose ‘Pythagoras Club’ led to the formation of the Robotics Team which finished second in the Bahrain Robotics Competition in May last year.
The Science Department, headed by teacher Fatima Abdullah, also played a part with a research titled ‘Reading Graphs’, which significantly improved students’ abilities to interpret and understand graphical data.
The National Impression Team, led by Citizenship Education teacher Muneera Al Jabban, also focused on promoting volunteerism both within the school and in the wider community.
The GDN reported in February that MPs were seeking to introduce a dedicated curriculum on AI and cybersecurity in schools to equip students with future-ready skills in an increasingly digital world.
It was presented by Parliament’s public utilities and environment affairs committee chairman Mohammed Al Bulooshi, who has stressed the need to modernise Bahrain’s education system further to keep pace with global developments.
nader@gdnmedia.bh
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