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BenQ’s Hybrid Learning Solutions

E stablished in 2 0 0 1 in aiwan, B enQ has been a pioneer in
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dig italiz ing over 3 lakh classrooms in the country which is
over 5 0 percent of I ndia’s total dig ital classrooms. Additionally,
B enQ has ex tensively worked with various state g overnments under
O peration D ig ital B oard ( O D B ) to leverag e technolog y in delivering
q uality education countrywide.
F ollowing are excerpts from an interview with A JE E V S I N G H ,
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M a na g i ng D i r ec tor B enQ I ndia and S outh sia.
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The education sector has been heavily disrupted by Covid-19.
The focus of school is on creating ‘blended’ or ‘hybrid’ learning
spaces that can address the needs of in-person and remote
students. What has BenQ discovered in terms of the new norm of
education?
T he new norm of education should be focusing on health-related
priorities so children can return to school safely, and developing the
capability for blended learning with exibility. Blended learning enables
the teacher to bring in-class and remote teaching tog ether by allowing mirroring and smart app capabilities, as well as internet and wireless
remotely learning students to access the lesson at the same time. I t connectivity to promote blended learning and diversified teaching
makes in-person and online students ex perience the feeling of being in in K -1 2 classrooms. We strong ly recommend our smart proj ectors,
the same class tog ether with no compromise in teaching q uality . especially the E E Series that work in an entirely wire-less,
What is the main challenge in Blended Learning? PC-less, and driver-less manner. ur specialised web cameras have
been desig ned keeping in mind virtual learning and g reatly enhance
B lended learning g rows in popularity and utility with time and the the q uality of video lessons.
prevailing circumstances. B ut with them arrive challeng es as the
importance of new educational technolog y for blended classrooms How can BenQ’s solutions ensure that the lives of teachers and
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g rows. ools such as interactive displays help overcome hurdles by remote students are made easier?
offering focal points for hybrid learning that bridg es the dig ital divide Creating a new blended learning space for in-class and remote
ex isting between students from different locations and circumstances. students is the key here. B enQ interactive displays allow a new
Interactive at panels (I P) such as those made by Ben further improved version of blended learning which overcomes many
enhance blended learning by promoting fun gamification techniques challeng es of class-led distance learning . I nteractive displays,
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that enhance student eng ag ement. hanks to an always-online and classroom proj ectors and monitors for learning from home make it
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connected desig n, interactive displays assist in tracking student possible to combine face-to-face instruction and social distancing . his
performance and attendance, whether in-class or from home. integ rated solution allows students to interact with each other online,
I nteractive displays form the rock-solid foundation that blended making every student feel included like they’re part of physical class.
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learning has been looking for I nex pensive, versatile and eminently We’ve seen the classroom and learning spaces really change
relatable, interactive displays connect educators and learners by over a short span of time. What directions are learning spaces
helping overcome the many challeng es blended learning presents. going to further evolve in?
ic en solutions in particular can significantl ease t e I think the big g est evolution of the classroom and learning spaces will
or o for sc ools and students during t e ongoing crisis see them shift from one display to two displays as the standard. B efore
and the new normal focussed around blended learning that is to Covid-19, we were already seeing a shift to the digital classroom.
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follow? We were seeing display siz es increase. hree years ag o, a 6 5 -
The classroom I Ps in Ben ’s RP Series offer tools that can ease inch display was considered big but now we are seeing 7 5 -8 0 -inch
the work ow for teachers and students alike. All panels in the RP displays becoming common in classrooms and I ex pect the display
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Series come with Ben ’s advanced ClassroomCare Technology siz es to continue increasing . he increase in display siz es was being
that has Environmental Sensors for air pollution (P . and P 1 ), broug ht about as a response to the fact that students were presenting
temperature and humidity indicators for teachers to open windows materials on screen as part of the ‘ ipped classroom’ pedagogy and
or turn on ventilation systems. They also offer teachers the benefits there was an active push from g overnment to increase students’
of in-class and cloud whiteboard collaboration with their E Z Write accessibility to dig ital tools such as notebooks and laptops.
Whiteboarding Software. It helps make the lessons more interactive Covid-19 has further accelerated the rate of digital transformation.
with easy whiteboard and annotation tools. Schools and universities need to meet the needs of students in the
Another solution is the EW ST which is a first-of-its-kind classroom, and also ensure the presence of remote students. I believe
education proj ector that features cloud account integ ration, screen- the solution to this is a second display in learning spaces.

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