The first institutional online platform designed especially for students and teachers in Lazio and Central Italy.
AccaDe Scuola is a hybrid e-learning platform intended for secondary vocational schools. Focused towards improving the digital learning experience for native pupils, whilst also assisting in the inclusion of foreign students, AccaDe Scuola’s workspace system captures and maintains students’ attention to a greater extent than existing online learning systems.
Utilising virtual classroom tools such as a Virtual Whiteboard, videoconferencing, participant management features, microphone and webcam configuration and fun quizzes, AccaDe Scuola has been created especially for the Metropolitan City of Rome and provides Professional Institutes with a tool capable of fully guaranteeing the objectives and teaching methods for 2nd level schools.
The platform is hosted by the CED of the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital which ensures students’ (who are often underaged) data is kept safe, in addition to the use of personal login credentials for extra security.
Innovative elements
- Tools For Engaging Interactions
- Quizzes are implemented to check the degree of attention and understanding from students during teaching time, supported further by the ability to monitor webcams and microphones.
- Combining Teaching Techniques
- Achieving a balance between traditional and virtual teaching, supporting the reintroduction of education practices post-COVID-19.
Success factors
- Data Protection
- The platform is hosted by a public server managed by the CED of the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital to keep students’ data safe.
- Large Hosting Capacity
- A large number of Virtual Classrooms can be hosted simultaneously, helping to bridge the gap between traditional lessons and the technological equipment deriving from e-learning.
Enablers
- The Deputy Mayor of the Metropolitan City of Rome, Teresa Maria Zotta
- Positive feedback and encouragement for the system to be implemented into further education programmes, following the initial trial period of Accade Scuola in 2020, shared via the official Citta Metropolitana Roma website.
Resources needed
- Management Rules from Teachers
- the virtual Classroom has been designed to be a flexible tool that is hosted by Teachers who will need to monitor students’ usage and ensure all participants are following the same Rules and academic materials.
- Digital equipment Funding For students
- Should any students not have access to a laptop, computer or internet WiFi, Funding must be found to ensure equality throughout the classroom.