The company, which had started testing the software from last year among grade one to five students of 40 different Kathmandu-based schools, is now planning to introduce the interactive education tool in 200 different schools located inside and outside Kathmandu Valley.[break]
These animated interactive audio-visual teaching tools, designed on the basis of curriculum approved by the government, will be introduced in these schools from the new academic year that starts after about three months.
“We launched the software in the market after getting positive response from schools and academicians, who used it during the test phase,” Raju Baniya, chief business officer of Midas Technologies, told Republica
According to officials, the main objectives of introducing the software were to enable students to learn and practice their academic assignments with fun and allow teachers to instantly evaluate the learning process.
Speaking at a press conference organized in Kathmandu on Friday, Chhatra Hari Karki, managing director of Midas Technologies, said: “The multimedia content will provide a multi-sensory approach, making learning more effective.”
The company also said it was planning to launch sample eClass for government schools with Nepali contents this year.
According to the company, the software´s price will depend on the number of students in a school.
“The subscription fee will be charged on the basis of per student per month basis. Based on this, eClass for students of grades 1-5 will cost between Rs 15,000 and Rs 25,000,” Baniya said, adding, the sum also includes fees for training teachers and technical support.
The latest version of the eClass contains courses on Science and Mathematics subjects only. “We are working on launching similar tutorials for subjects like General Knowledge, Social Studies, Nepali and English grammar in the next session,” Baniya said.
Around 100 full-time staff, most of them engineers, are working with the company to develop the software.
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