GEC NEWS WIREIn furtherance of Microsoft’s resolute commitment to the enhancement of learning experiences worldwide, the company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with GEMS Education. The MoU is sharply focused on digital transformation in the classroom, and improving outcomes for students, based on Microsoft’s own Educational Transformation Framework.
“We are confident that what we achieve together, as part of this agreement, will produce in our students the skills and digital fluency needed to face the multi-faceted challenges emerging in the world today, and more importantly, those of tomorrow,” said Mick Gernon, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Innovation, GEMS Education.
The GEMS Education -Microsoft MoU is built on two pillars; Enabling the 21st-century pedagogy and GEMS Education Leading innovation.
Enabling the 21st-century pedagogy will focus on transforming GEMS schools into centres of digital excellence, through established Microsoft programmes. These include the Microsoft Showcase Schools, The Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert Programme (MIEE), 21st Century Leading Design (21CLD), and Microsoft Imagine Academy.
GEMS Education leading in innovation, will recognise the role that GEMS Education has to continue to lead in all aspects of innovation and establish new benchmarks for digital education across the region. The MoU will support GEMS Education in evaluating the adoption of AI capabilities in the classroom, using tools for invigorating the learning experience and predictive analytics in the classroom. The review process will cover the evaluation of Microsoft Cognitive Services, including the Bot Framework and Cortana Personal Assistant. Gaming technologies such as Minecraft in Education that offers a platform for promoting creativity, collaboration and problem-solving activities will also feature as a core curriculum experience for GEMS students.
“When it comes to students and educators, we understand that technology is merely the means to an end. But digital transformation can inspire and engage students, while empowering teachers to bring lessons to life like never before. GEMS’ excellence in innovation and digital learning is a matter of record; and now, with this agreement, our partnership will go one step further in making learning truly digitally collaborative and future focused,” said Sayed Hashish, Regional General Manager, Microsoft Gulf.
