Minister of Education follows up on remote learning experience by attending three classes via Teams - Sarmad

Education Minister Sayed Jalal Al-Tabatabai participated with a number of school students today, Saturday, by attending three classes via the Teams platform, which was invited by the Ministry of Education, while monitoring the progress of the remote learning process.

In a press release, the Ministry of Education stated that Minister Al-Tabatabai reviewed, during his participation, the mechanism of student interaction with teachers and the extent to which classes were held regularly according to the specified schedules, a move that reflects the ministry’s interest in personally assessing the readiness of the educational system.

The ministry added that Minister Al-Tabatabai directed school administrations to monitor any obstacles students might face during the trial period, work on identifying them, and address them promptly. He clarified that activating the platform is part of a one-day trial aimed at verifying the efficiency of delivering remote classes and identifying any potential problems to be addressed with appropriate solutions.

He praised the positive cooperation of parents and their commitment to following up on their children and supporting their participation in virtual classes, while also commending the efforts of teachers and school administrations in preparing a suitable educational environment and ensuring the success of the trial.

He noted that this synergy between the family and the school reflects a spirit of shared responsibility and a commitment to ensuring the continuity of the educational process with efficiency, emphasizing the necessity of being prepared to shift to remote learning at any time as circumstances dictate, thereby guaranteeing the continuity of education and preventing it from being affected by any new developments.

Minister Al-Tabatabai highlighted the importance of integrating efforts among school administrations, educational staff, and relevant authorities, and of leveraging the trial’s results to enhance the resilience of the educational system and its ability to continue fulfilling its mission under various conditions.

The Ministry of Education confirmed in the statement that the trial was successful, aiming to verify the readiness of schools, educational staff, and learners to use the platform, and to ensure the efficiency of technical and organizational procedures related to remote learning, as well as to identify any obstacles facing students or teachers in preparation for addressing them.

It pointed out that no significant issues were observed during the monitoring of classes, which were completed according to the specified mechanism, reaffirming the commitment to continue tracking field observations to develop the trial and raise the level of technical and organizational readiness.