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LEARNING DURING A PANDEMIC As we transitioned to Somerset@ Home, Schoolbox moved to become the classroom “space” and its usage expanded across all areas of College life. The amazing statistics below tell the story of maintaining relationships, connection and academic rigour during this time. Behind each of these numbers and these activities are our teachers and students, hard at work sharing, caring, learning, giving feedback and communicating. Our platform has supported the student-teacher relationships at this time and allowed us to keep connected and engaged. During Somerset@Home, we had:
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2,961- Blog Posts 3,692 - Quiz Attempts 6,743 - Zoom Sessions 25,098 - Due Work Submitted 26,420 - Clickview Video Views 39,208 - Social Stream Posts
We saw teachers confidently zooming, screen-casting, creating videos, blogging and reverse engineering their teaching to adapt to the new environment - so much agility in an uncertain time. They were supported by amazing teacher assistants and the IT team, lead superbly by Ms Lisa Thomson, Dean of Information Technologies. We have seen students respond to new ways of working and learning, communicate with their teachers and collaborate with peers online, take responsibility for organisation and time management, share insights into their lives and continue to build relationships. They’ve learnt and exhibited so many fantastic 21st Century skills during this time.
