{"id":4155,"date":"2020-07-26T18:02:41","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T18:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maadhouze.com\/?p=4155"},"modified":"2020-07-26T18:02:41","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T18:02:41","slug":"avaya-enables-students-to-continue-to-learn-across-africa-as-250-million-children-lose-access-to-physical-classrooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=4155","title":{"rendered":"Avaya Enables Students To Continue To Learn Across Africa As 250 Million Children Lose Access To Physical Classrooms"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0As many as<\/span><\/span> 250 <\/span><\/span>million <\/span><\/span>children across Africa <\/span><\/span>are currently <\/span><\/span>unable to access primary and secondary school<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span> as a result of <\/span><\/span>COVID<\/span><\/span>-19-related closures. <\/span><\/span>Analysts <\/span><\/span>have shared concerns <\/span><\/span>that this may<\/span><\/span>create<\/span><\/span> a lost generation of learners, <\/span><\/span>causing many children to leave school prematurely.
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Avaya<\/span><\/span><\/a> (NYSE: AVYA)<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> a global leader in solutions to enhance and simplify communications and collaboration,<\/span><\/span> is helping to stem this loss across the continent<\/span><\/span> by <\/span><\/span>enabling students <\/span><\/span>to stay on track <\/span><\/span>with their studies <\/span><\/span>using<\/span><\/span> Avaya Spaces<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u2122<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Avaya Spaces,<\/span><\/span> the all-in-one video collaboration app for the digital workplace, changes the way works gets done. It helps bring together distributed <\/span><\/span>groups of people<\/span><\/span> instantly with immersive<\/span><\/span> work spaces <\/span><\/span>where they can message, meet, share content and manage tasks from a browser or mobile device, and provide<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span> an easy, secure and effective way to collaborate in the cloud.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Earlier this year, Avaya Spaces was offered for free to educational institutions worldwide, giving <\/span><\/span>them all the meeting and team collaboration features they needed to keep students learning and curriculums on track. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

With<\/span><\/span> Avaya Spaces, <\/span><\/span>African schools <\/span><\/span>such as<\/span><\/span> Icon International School in Ghana,<\/span><\/span> Charter College in South Africa, <\/span><\/span>and <\/span><\/span>Waldorf Woodlands in Kenya, <\/span><\/span>have <\/span><\/span>kept students <\/span><\/span>safely <\/span><\/span>engaged<\/span><\/span> in <\/span><\/span>their <\/span><\/span>education<\/span><\/span> by <\/span><\/span>using <\/span><\/span>the app<\/span><\/span> to create virtual classrooms that can be ac<\/span><\/span>cessed <\/span><\/span>securely <\/span><\/span>from anywhere on any device.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Analysts and researchers have noted the importance of easy-to-use <\/span><\/span>collaboration<\/span><\/span> tools for education institutions to maintain their connections with students, to support bright futures in the face of today\u2019s challenges. <\/span><\/span>\u201cInvesting in training and education is the best way to secure the future prosperity of the African region<\/span><\/span>,\u201d said Adrian Ho,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Practise Leader, Enterprise Advanced Digital Services, Omdia<\/span><\/span>. \u201c<\/span><\/span>The <\/span><\/span>COVID<\/span><\/span>-19 pandemic has made its struggles more challenging. Harnessing technologies like Avaya Spaces will help bridge the training and educational gaps of the future workforce in Africa<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> allowing the region to be globally competitive.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span><\/span>The crisis <\/span><\/span>has forced <\/span><\/span>educators across Africa<\/span><\/span> and around the world<\/span><\/span> to <\/span><\/span>adapt <\/span><\/span>in order <\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span> avoid losing educational progress <\/span><\/span>made throughout the first half of the academic year<\/span><\/span>,\u201d said <\/span><\/span>Nidal Abou-Ltaif, <\/span><\/span>President, <\/span><\/span>Avaya <\/span><\/span>International<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span> \u201c<\/span><\/span>With our Avaya <\/span><\/span>Spaces<\/span><\/span>offer, w<\/span><\/span>e<\/span><\/span> have <\/span><\/span>helped<\/span><\/span> teachers <\/span><\/span>and students continue to focus on<\/span><\/span>education<\/span><\/span>, and <\/span><\/span>we\u2019re proud to have played a small part in seeing off worries of a lost generation of learners<\/span><\/span>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Icon International School, <\/span><\/span>a leading Ghanaian <\/span><\/span>institution that caters <\/span><\/span>to<\/span><\/span> learners from <\/span><\/span>multiple grade levels<\/span><\/span>, is one such school that has turned to technology t<\/span><\/span>o ensure the continued delivery of education<\/span><\/span> for its students<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span> Initially <\/span><\/span>getting by<\/span><\/span> with various <\/span><\/span>freemium<\/span><\/span> consumer apps, the school eventually put in place a comprehensive <\/span><\/span>remote learning program for students using Avaya <\/span><\/span>Spaces<\/span><\/span>. The cloud-based <\/span><\/span>video and collaboration <\/span><\/span>app enables Icon to<\/span><\/span> seamlessly deliver a<\/span><\/span> Montessori-style education across geographies. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span><\/span>With Avaya <\/span><\/span>Spaces<\/span><\/span>, teachers are able to attend to the individual needs of every learner<\/span><\/span>,\u201d said Elizabeth Owusu-Bennoah, Proprietress<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> Icon International School.<\/span><\/span> \u201c<\/span><\/span>We have found the task management features particularly effective, as they enable us to plan, type out assignments, and follow up on them all within the same app. Previously, there was a<\/span><\/span> lot of copying and pasting between various different apps, but now everything is held within an easy-to-access online space<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span> With Avaya <\/span><\/span>Spaces<\/span><\/span>, we are able to <\/span><\/span>create a rich and academically stimulating environment that students can access from the safety and comfort of their own homes.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In<\/span><\/span> South Africa, Charter College International High School <\/span><\/span>moved classrooms online with Avaya <\/span><\/span>Spaces<\/span><\/span> to enable continued learning amid a shutdown of schools across the country. <\/span><\/span>Working with Avaya, Charter College deployed <\/span><\/span>b<\/span><\/span>usiness licenses for its teachers and staff \u2013 enough to support over 1,000 student users in virtual classrooms. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe join a growing number of educational institutions worldwide who have had to temporarily cancel in-person classes, but we\u2019ve worked extremely quickly to move lessons online and ensure that our students are still being provided with a top education,\u201d said Alison Dodge, Principal at Charter College International High School.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Despite<\/span><\/span> South African schools now<\/span><\/span> being<\/span><\/span> officially open, Charter College <\/span><\/span>will<\/span><\/span> continue using Avaya <\/span><\/span>Spaces<\/span><\/span> to keep <\/span><\/span>students and teachers <\/span><\/span>engaged and collaborating<\/span><\/span> \u2013 and <\/span><\/span>can<\/span><\/span> maintain<\/span><\/span> a continuity of education if classes shut again. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cOur first priority is the safety of our students. During a global pandemic, our goal is to provide continuity of their classes while ensuring we\u2019re following the most up-to-date health advice from government bodies. Avaya <\/span><\/span>Spaces<\/span><\/span> has already proven indispensable with its task<\/span><\/span> management features, and it provides us with a viable remote learning option if we ever need to temporarily shut the school again,\u201d Dodge added. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Additional Resources: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2022 <\/span>VIDEO: <\/span><\/span>Learn more about how <\/span><\/span>Charter College International High School is using Avaya Spaces to take their classrooms virtual<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u2022 <\/span>FACT SHEET: <\/span><\/span>Avaya Spaces, a Cloud-Based Team Collaboration and Meeting Tool<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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