LANGKAWI: In efforts to highlight the 5G potential in education, Maxis Bhd has utilised virtual reality (VR) technology in its ‘eKelas’ programme for students at the Kampung Padang Wahid Internet Centre in Langkawi.
The telecommunications company describes ‘eKelas’ as a special programme for the community and aimed at improving the academic performance of rural students.
Just imagine attending a science class to study animal cells where the students, instead of referring to a textbook, go through a fun and vibrant experience via VR technology while learning how those different parts of the animal cells work.
The class was enlivened by allowing students, equipped with VR headsets – complete with a unique student-friendly interface, gesture controls and embedded educational resources – to explore the animal cell parts and they were remotely guided by a teacher who was based in Kuala Lumpur.
Maxis CEO Gokhan Ogut said: “We now have more than 13,000 students nationwide connected to the programme. We are excited about the prospect of how 5G can improve the programme and bring ‘eKelas’ to a new level by exploring virtual reality applications, and how exciting it is for students.”
The ‘eKelas’ is a partnership between Maxis and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), and the programme was held at MCMC’s internet centre which serves as a digital hub for rural communities.
The ‘eKelas’ has been recognised by the Ministry of Education as an initiative under the Highly Immersive Programme and students are eligible to collect co-curricular marks from their participation in the programme, Ogut said. – Dec 30, 2019 Bernama
