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Hong Kong classrooms are upping the ante on web-based education – by teaching via YouTube.
The video-sharing giant launched the Hong Kong Digital Academy on Tuesday, a programme that enables schools to upload and share original educational videos they produce for students and the public on a dedicated channel.
“[The academy] allows students to learn easily from home, empowering them to enjoy a more independent, liberal and interesting learning process,” said Erwin Huang, head of non-profit organisation WebOrganic.
The academy was launched in partnership with the organisation, which is under the Hong Kong Council of Social Service’s Internet Learning Resource Centre.
“Students ... can see how a certain topic is taught differently at other schools, and people from the public can also watch and learn from them too,” Huang added.
The programme aims to promote the effectiveness and flexibility of internet teaching at virtually no cost. Viewers will also be given the choice to turn off ads.
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