FROGASIA PROVIDES READY-TO-USE AND CREDIBLE, TEACHING AND LEARNING CONTENT WITH BOOST SITES

By May 2019, all content standards for all core subjects in primary and secondary syllabi

to be available to teachers and students nationwide

Teachers across Malaysia will soon have greater support for their Blended Learning practices and students’ self-directed learning, with FrogAsia aiming to create Boost Sites for all content standards in all core subjects, across primary and secondary schools – inclusive of SK, SMK, SJKC and SJKT syllabus requirements, by May 2019.

In a collaboration between FrogAsia and the Pelangi Publishing Group as well as Subject Expert Teachers, there will be an estimated 3,620 Boost Sites created, accessible to all teachers and students nationwide. Boost Sites are high-quality subject-based learning packages mapped to the Malaysian curriculum and covering the entire syllabus from Standard 1 to Form 5.

“In 21^st Century education, the integration of elements like collaboration, communication and creativity isn’t necessarily limited to students. With Boost Sites and FrogMaker events, we are making it easier for teachers to meet like-minded peers, share best practices and discuss ways to improve learning outcomes. Through Boost Sites, they can impart knowledge learnt and honed in real-life scenarios, thus enabling newer teachers to benefit from this combined repository of knowledge, in the form of ready-to-use teaching and learning content,” said Lou Yeoh, Executive Director of FrogAsia.

Accessible through the Boost Application on the Frog Virtual Learning Environment platform’s quick launch feature, Boost Sites are designed to support teachers and students in teaching and learning. Each Boost Site has four components: learning standards and goals; lesson resources; activities; and quizzes for formative and summative assessment – which teachers can download and use for their classes, and students can directly access for learning and revision.

With Boost Sites, teachers and students both benefit from the wealth of available material that allow teachers to save time with ready-to-use lessons and quizzes, while students have quick access to a bigger repository of fun, trusted learning and revision material that incorporates games in assessments. These have been found to motivate independent learning and self-initiated revision, which in turn was found to improve quiz results up to 46% in only 2 months!

Cikgu Hanafi Asdi of SMKA Tun Said in Kota Belud, Sabah attests to the popularity of the Boost Sites. “We used the Boost Sites for lessons in class. The students loved them, especially when they play the games in practice. They went back and downloaded all the content Sites to learn on their own!” he said. This was echoed by Cikgu Mohd Khamarul Idzwan Othman of SK Serdang in Serdang, Selangor, who shared: “With parents’ support and encouragement to access Frog Boost, I see the impact not only on the students’ progress, but also on their approach towards the Frog VLE as a tool to help them learn more.” Teachers too greatly appreciate Boost, such as Cikgu Odah Tai of SMK Titingan in Tawau, Sabah, who said: “I have been using Boost Sites during my 'teach-in' replacement classes when respective teachers are on sick leave or attending a course or meeting. It is so easy to use!”

While the core content for Boost Sites is provided by Pelangi, expert teachers can contribute additional content that can help students learn better. Less experienced teachers can benefit from this wealth of knowledge simply by accessing Boost Sites, which make it easier to prepare for classes with ready-to-use content aligned with the national syllabus.

Sharing her enthusiasm for the FrogMaker events, Cikgu Farah Ahmad of  SK Jalan Raja Muda in Kuala Lumpur said: “Personally, it’s an eye opening experience for me as I get to learn how other teachers create quality sites and adapt materials to suit our students’ needs in the classroom. FrogMaker is definitely an awesome professional learning community and platform! It’s a great opportunity to learn and collaborate with other teachers so that we can inspire each other and meeting teachers with the same interests is always something we look forward to.”

To create Boost Sites, the FrogAsia team holds FrogMaker events attended by experienced subject teachers (who become Frog Content Advocates) from across the country, which allows for collaboration among subject experts and the formation of a community of teachers that can connect and support each other in developing better teaching and learning content. At FrogMaker events, teachers are taken through the Ice Blended module that teaches them how to create Boost Sites to support the Blended Learning educational approach. In the process of creating new Boost Sites, the Template Sites are reviewed by subject expert teachers during FrogMaker events.

For more information on Boost, please visit

https://frogasia.com/learncentre/?page_id=11129 and https://frogasia.com/thelilypad/

ABOUT FROGASIA

FrogAsia is a social enterprise with the purposeful aim of enhancing teaching and learning. We offer 21st-century learning solutions through a technology-based approach, with a mission to provide equal access to quality education for all students. For a seamless introduction, integration and execution of technology into education, we include in our scope of work programmes and initiatives that build learning communities, deliver leadership coaching and influence thought leadership. We work collaboratively with educators and stakeholders to realise our vision of ensuring that every child is equipped with the skills to thrive in the 21st century.

FrogAsia is the first organisation in the world to connect an entire nation of 10,000 schools through a single, cloud-based platform to create a learning community of 10 million students, teachers and parents. Our virtual learning environment, the Frog VLE, is a simple, fun and engaging platform that enhances the teaching and learning experience. The platform is adopted and adapted from Frog Education UK, an education company with 19 years of experience in providing the award-winning Frog Virtual Learning platform to schools.

Frog Education received the ICT Provider of the Year award at BETT 2015 and the Best Use of Education Technology award at the Education Investor Awards 2013. FrogAsia’s educational programmes, Leaps of Knowledge and the Word Mania Challenge, have been recognised with the Gold Award for Brand Excellence in the Education Sector at the CMO Asia Global Brand Excellence Awards 2014, and the Gold Award for Best Use of Games/Contests/Quizzes at the A+M Asia Pacific Loyalty and Engagement Awards 2014. FrogAsia is a part of the YTL Group.