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Xiaomi and foodpanda enter strategic partnership to expand quick commerce for consumer electronics in Asia

  • In Xiaomi’s first quick-commerce partnership in Asia, hundreds of Xiaomi electronic products will be available for on-demand deliveries on foodpanda shops in Singapore and Thailand
  • The foodpanda app is pre-loaded in new Xiaomi devices across 10 markets in Asia
  • foodpanda saw 18x growth in orders for computer and mobile device accessories compared to in 2020, and expects demand for consumer electronics will continue to grow as more customers choose on-demand delivery within 30 minutes

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 19 November 2021 – foodpanda, Asia’s largest food and grocery delivery network outside of China, has entered a strategic partnership with Chinese tech giant Xiaomi to offer a wide range of consumer electronics and appliances for on-demand deliveries on foodpanda shops in Singapore and Thailand. In addition, the foodpanda app is pre-loaded in new Xiaomi mobile phones in 10 markets across Asia.

 

As Xiaomi’s first quick-commerce (q-commerce) partner in Asia outside of China, foodpanda will offer hundreds of items ranging from smart devices, audio and mobile accessories, to household appliances, delivered within 30 minutes. This partnership marks foodpanda shops’ expansion of non-grocery categories to better provide for customers’ daily lifestyle needs.

 

In Singapore, more than 100 unique items are available for islandwide deliveries, while more than 200 products are available from six stores in Thailand. Some of the best-selling Xiaomi products on foodpanda shops in Singapore include household appliances like the XiaoMi Smart Antibacterial Humidifier and XiaoMi Electric Kettle. The most popular item among Singapore and Thai customers is the wireless mouse — a must-have accessory as customers continue to work from home!

 

Partnership timely to support spike in consumer demand

 

Xiaomi’s popularity has increased exponentially, making it the world’s second largest smartphone manufacturer globally, scaling beyond mobile phones to include a wide range of consumer electronics and smart home products. Xiaomi’s market share in Asia has also increased, with Xiaomi on track to be the world’s biggest smartphone maker within three years. As it continues to expand in the region, on-demand deliveries via foodpanda shops offer a new channel to reach millions of customers across Asia.

 

A 2021 analysis by Frost & Sullivan reported that Asia-Pacific witnessed an increase in mobile applications consumption due to COVID-19, with consumers spending more time on digital media. foodpanda also saw a corresponding increase in demand in q-commerce:

  • With more customers shifting their spending habits to mobile platforms, foodpanda shops saw an 18x increase in orders for computer and mobile device accessories compared to the same period in 2020.
  • More than 1,000 electronics stores across Asia joined foodpanda shops in 2021 alone, and the platform now offers more than 289,000 products from local players to big brands such as Huawei, Logitech, Asus, TP Link, Remax, Philips, ecHome, e-life Mall, etc.

Electronics, together with groceries, health and wellness, and beauty are four core segments that have shown the most growth in the number of shops onboarded in foodpanda shops in the past year. Globally, Delivery Hero, parent company of foodpanda, reported on 11 November 2021 in its Q3 Trading Update, a 52% Y-o-Y growth in orders comprising the q-commerce business. Delivery Hero saw a 330% growth of foodpanda shops as a vertical.

 

“On-demand deliveries are increasingly an essential part of people’s everyday lives,” said Abhishek Sahay, Senior Director of New Verticals at foodpanda. “Beyond traditional e-commerce, brands are now already looking for the next phase of growth — with quick-commerce, foodpanda shops provides a new way for retailers to deliver their products to customers almost instantly, whenever they need it. We’re proud to be Xiaomi’s first quick commerce partner in Asia, helping them connect more instantaneously with their customers in the region.”

 

In addition to listing Xiaomi products on foodpanda shops in Singapore and Thailand, the foodpanda app is pre-loaded in new Xiaomi mobile phones in 10 markets across Asia — Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Pakistan, Taiwan, Philippines, Bangladesh, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar.

About foodpanda

foodpanda is a leading delivery platform in Asia dedicated to bringing consumers a wide range of food, groceries and more, quickly and conveniently. Powered by technology and operational excellence, foodpanda is spearheading the growth of quick-commerce (q-commerce) across the region with its network of retail partners, as well as pandamart cloud stores to provide more on-demand options beyond the millions of food delivery options. foodpanda operates in more than 400 cities across 12 markets in Asia – Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Pakistan, Taiwan, Philippines, Bangladesh, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Japan. foodpanda is a subsidiary of Delivery Hero, a global leader of the food delivery industry. For more information, visit www.foodpanda.com.

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Microsoft Singapore’s Commitment to Building Sustainable Financial Services for Web 3.0

By Umair Hameed, Financial Services Sales Lead, Microsoft Singapore

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 19 November 2021 – We are at the forefront of technological innovation, which has been further accelerated by the COVID‑19 pandemic. Fundamental disruption arising from decentralized data networks, artificial intelligence, and edge computing has created a Web 3.0 era, presenting the next wave of the internet. This change has shaped business models and presented new opportunities for building a sustainable, resilient, and digitally inclusive future.

 

Singapore’s tenacity for technological transformation presents a multitude of opportunities for financial institutions to innovate and ramp up their digital agendas to remain relevant and achieve sustainable growth locally and regionally. An increasing number of financial institutions are tapping into cloud technologies and services to execute their digital transformation programs and instill a stronger culture of innovation as they reimagine the future of financial services.

 

However, this highly regulated industry with its robust regulatory requirements entailing outsourced technology use, risk management, and governance, may present its own set of challenges. Financial institutions cannot achieve all these on their own. They need trusted partners that can provide technologies, products, and solutions that also adhere to privacy, security, and compliance obligations

 

As a trusted ally to the nation, Microsoft is committed to being a trusted strategic partner in building a resilient and digitally inclusive Singapore.

 

Here are three takeaways from the Singapore Fintech Festival 2021 that the financial services industry, ecosystem, and partners must consider as they leverage tech capabilities and innovate to enhance customer engagement, drive security and compliance, and foster open innovation for the next wave of progress.

 

Enhancing Customer Engagement

 

The pandemic has changed customer behaviors and expectations. Financial institutions now need to re‑think their client engagement and take it to levels that are at par, if not exceeding, those set by non‑financial institutions in other sectors including e-commerce and ride-hailing. To successfully compete means investing in new business models, products, and solutions that are built around customer needs and create long-term loyalty.

 

In 2020, Standard Chartered Bank embarked on a three-year strategic partnership with Microsoft to accelerate their digital transformation through a cloud-first mindset. By leveraging Microsoft Azure, Standard Chartered Bank was successful in meeting the demand for seamless banking virtually anytime and anywhere, making banking more accessible to people across its network.

 

Our partnership with HolyWally, a white-label digital wallet solution built on Microsoft Azure, has democratized the ability of its customers, including EastWest Bank in the Philippines, the first tap-to-pay wallet in the country, to create digital wallets with more services and greater control over data. This collaboration has accelerated HolyWally’s growth in the FinTech space and provided the business greater access to products, sales, and technical support, and co-selling opportunities.

 

Alpha Fintech has made merchant acquiring easier for banks, payment gateways, and acquirers like Grab, by integrating the entire payment lifecycle solution provider ecosystem all on the Azure platform. Users can now onboard merchants quicker, sell more products via tailored solutions for each vertical, monetize new data intelligence – all while benefiting from massive IT savings. Alpha Fintech’s partnership with Microsoft to develop this one-stop solution has enabled acquirers to compete with digital unicorns quickly and easily.  

 

Driving Security and Compliance

 

Financial institutions that know how to manage their regulatory and compliance data will be on an accelerated path to stronger risk management and improved operational efficiency. Ensuring that financial services operate within appropriate compliance constructs is key to maintaining their application security posture.

 

Chainstack, a blockchain service platform that graduated from Microsoft Azure’s Startup program in 2020, works closely with Microsoft to provide developers and independent software vendors with the Application Programming Interface (API) to build, run, and scale blockchain applications. Chainstack has successfully delivered complete solutions for partners like bloXroute Labs, HOPR, and the hugely popular Polygon Network, by leveraging Microsoft Azure to provide enterprise-grade blockchain infrastructure and network gateways that are extremely secure and dependable.

 

Our collaboration with letsbloom, a venture by SC Ventures, the innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm of Standard Charted Bank, has allowed them to streamline security and compliance cloud processes for organizations operating in highly regulated industries. Organizations in financial services, healthcare, and the government can now securely build, deploy, and run business applications on the cloud quickly and cost-efficiently with letsbloom Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and letsbloom Marketplace.

 

Fostering an Environment for Open Platforms

 

We are also seeing the shift towards open and interconnected ecosystems through the modernization of core platforms including payments and banking systems. With open banking becoming a reality in many markets, including Singapore, there is an urgent need for financial institutions to develop, test, and validate value propositions faster and more effectively to foster innovation, as well as to enhance customer service.

 

By working with Accenture and Avanade we have created a unique API management accelerator that is hosted on Microsoft Azure. This accelerator enables financial services firms to fast-track innovation with open APIs and provides them with the ability to market-test value propositions and engage with partners in a marketplace model.

 

We have also collaborated with industry partners to develop a Common Data Model to provide consistent metadata definitions for common banking and financial industry data elements, including loans and mortgages, to simplify application development and data integration. This unified data model allows partners and customers to share data more easily across applications and business processes as they build interoperable open banking solutions.

 

Enabling a sustainable future

 

Asia accounts for about half of the global greenhouse gas emissions. As a leading technology and innovation hub, Singapore is well-positioned to support Asia’s journey towards sustainability. Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) highlighted several initiatives that will help drive this change, namely the Asian Carbon Credit Market, Green Finance Action Plan, and Green FinTech. The transition to a low carbon future will require fundamental changes to be made and technology presents solutions to do that and advance the sustainability agenda.

 

Microsoft is committed to helping financial organizations nurture a sustainable planet for all. The recent Microsoft Ignite 2021 conference announced the availability of Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services, introducing new capabilities that unlock the power of Microsoft Cloud to help financial institutions innovate for responsible and sustainable growth.  

 

Our capabilities allow us to deliver innovative tech products and solutions that help our partners and customers in the financial services industry achieve better business outcomes. By building a robust culture of resilience and digital inclusivity locally, we empower every person and organization in Singapore to achieve more.

 

Learn more about our ongoing work in the financial services industry via our Microsoft Cloud here

Reckitt and its brand Dettol named Official Hygiene Partner for the inaugural Asia Summit on Global Health to protect the health of VIPs and visitors, and work together to shape a sustainable future

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 19 November 2021 – Reckitt and its brand Dettol Hong Kong are joining the inaugural Asia Summit on Global Health as the Official Hygiene Partner to keep protecting the health of the VIPs and visitors for guarding every important moment under the New Normal.




The connection between the planetary health and human health is increasingly clear. The Impacts of Climate Change on Health, the new review paper commissioned by Reckitt Global headquarter and published by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the Eco-Health Alliance, reveals that nearly 13 million deaths per year are related to environmental factors such as air pollution, infectious diseases and extreme weather. As the Official Hygiene Partner and Principal Partner of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), Reckitt is committed to address climate change and its impact on global health, with an ambition of achieving net zero by 2040[1]. Since 2020, the Company’s manufacturing sites in India, the US and EU are buying 100% renewable power. Reckitt actively collaborates with many organizations and leading brands worldwide, and the heart of our guiding principle to put consumers and people first will continue to power through different forms of partnerships and activations.

Therefore, Reckitt and its brand Dettol Hong Kong named Official Hygiene Partner for the inaugural Asia Summit on Global Health (ASGH). Jointly organised by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, ASGH will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on 24 November in a hybrid format, offering both online and in-person participation. With the theme of ‘Shaping a Resilient and Sustainable Future’, the event will bring together senior government officials, influential business leaders, professional service providers, renowned academia and investors worldwide to exchange insights and explore business opportunities and partnerships. Dettol hand sanitising stations will be set up, and Dettol surface disinfectant products will be used to keep the public facilities clean. Hygiene and disinfectant products will also be provided to all participants.

“We are pleased to be the Official Hygiene Partner of Asia Summit on Global Health, provide hygiene protection solutions to industry leader and medical elites, as well as to create a safe environment for the discussion,” said Boudewijn Feith, General Manager of Reckitt Hong Kong and Taiwan. “As one of the world’s most trusted disinfectant brands, Dettol will continue to strive for protecting people’s health and safeguarding every important moment under the New Normal.”

[1] ‘Planetary Health Is Public Health’. Reckitt Official Website. https://www.reckitt.com/newsroom/latest-news/news/2021/november/planetary-health-is-public-health/

About Reckitt:

Reckitt* exists to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We believe that access to the highest-quality hygiene, wellness and nourishment is a right, not a privilege.

Reckitt is the company behind some of the world’s most recognisable and trusted consumer brands in Hygiene, Health and Nutrition, including Air Wick, Calgon, Cillit Bang, Clearasil, Dettol, Durex, Enfamil, Finish, Gaviscon, Harpic, Lysol, Mortein, Mucinex, Nurofen, Nutramigen, Strepsils, Vanish, Veet, Woolite and more.

Every day, more than 20 million Reckitt products are bought globally. We always put consumers and people first, seek out new opportunities, strive for excellence in all that we do and build shared success with all our partners. We aim to do the right thing, always.

We are a diverse global team of more than 43,000 colleagues. We draw on our collective energy to meet our ambitions of purpose-led brands, a healthier planet and a fairer society.

Find out more, or get in touch with us, at Reckitt.com

* Reckitt is the trading name of the Reckitt Benckiser group of companies

About Dettol:

The brand first started in hospitals 80 years ago, where Dettol Antiseptic Liquid was first used for the cleaning and disinfection of skin during surgical procedures. As a trusted brand by doctors, Dettol was also used to protect mothers from illness after childbirth.

Ever since then, Dettol has been trusted around the world to help prevent wounds from infection, prevent sickness and help mums protect their families by killing harmful germs and helping to create safe environments for them to thrive in.

The brand continues to be one of the most trusted protectors of health. It’s still valued today as a reliable and effective product which is safe to use on skin but also powerful enough to use for environmental germ-killing tasks.

Dettol is world #1 Germ Protection brand. Dettol also ranked first in Sales Value (HK$) in the Hand Wash segment of Liquid Soap category in Hong Kong market for the 10-year period.

For more information, please visit: https://www.dettol.com.hk/en/

About HKTDC

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is a statutory body established in 1966 to promote, assist and develop Hong Kong’s trade. With 50 offices globally, including 13 in Mainland China, the HKTDC promotes Hong Kong as a two-way global investment and business hub. The HKTDC organises international exhibitions, conferences and business missions to create business opportunities for companies, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in the mainland and international markets. The HKTDC also provides up-to-date market insights and product information via research reports and digital news channels. For more information, please visit: www.hktdc.com/aboutus.

#Reckitt #Dettol

Sa Sa Partners with KOTRA for the 6th Year to Co-organise Korean Beauty and Skincare Parade

Featuring Nearly 50 Korean Brands Offering Haircare and Healthcare Products for the First Time

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 19 November 2021 – Sa Sa International Holdings Limited (“Sa Sa” or the “Group”, stock code: 0178) collaborates with the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (“KOTRA”) for the sixth consecutive year to bring to Hong Kong the Korean Beauty and Skincare Parade, which will be held from today to 2 December at all Sa Sa stores in the Hong Kong SAR and on our Hong Kong shopping website (sasa.com.hk).

 

Sa Sa Supreme, the lifestyle concept store of Sa Sa in Causeway Bay, has set up a pop-up store during the Korean Beauty and Skincare Parade to showcase selected Korean beauty brands.

Sa Sa Supreme, the lifestyle concept store of Sa Sa in Causeway Bay, has set up a pop-up store during the Korean Beauty and Skincare Parade to showcase selected Korean beauty brands. Various events will be held, including Korean beauty workshops that popular KOLs will be invited to share Korean-style makeup tips. Sa Sa is also offering discounts for some of the best-selling Korean products at all stores in the Hong Kong SAR.

 

This year’s Korean Beauty and Skincare Parade features nearly 50 Korean brands including renowned brands such as Sulwhasoo, Dr. Jart, Banila Co, Dr G, VT, Derma B, Clio, Andlab, Cell Fusion C, Suiskin, covering Korean skincare products that are popular among Hong Kong consumers as well as haircare and healthcare products. It is the first time for the Korean Beauty and Skincare Parade to introduce haircare and healthcare products, which aligns with Sa Sa’s strategy to enrich its product portfolio by expanding the personal care and healthcare product categories.

 

Dr Simon Kwok, SBS, JP, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Group, said, “We are honoured to partner with KOTRA again in organising the Korean Beauty and Skincare Parade. This opportunity indicates the recognition and trust of many Korean beauty brands towards Sa Sa. Korean products have been an important part of Sa Sa’s product portfolio, and we are glad to see that consumers regard Sa Sa as a trusted source for purchasing Korean beauty products. We will continue to source quality products for our customers to meet their changing needs.”

 

This year’s Korean Beauty and Skincare Parade welcomes five new brands, including skincare brands Eoyunggam and Abib, makeup brand Espoir, haircare brand Dr. For Hair, and health and beauty brand Lacto-Fit, demonstrating Sa Sa’s ability to support the brands’ growth and nurture exclusive brands. Earlier this year, Sa Sa obtained the sole distributorship of the renowned Korean health and beauty brand “BB Lab” for the Hong Kong and Macau SARs. The Group will continue to introduce more exclusive brands to enrich our exclusive product portfolio and enhance profit margins.

 

About Sa Sa

Sa Sa is a leading beauty product retailing group in Asia. It provides diverse quality products under more than 600 brands ranging from skincare, fragrance, make-up, hair care and body care products, health & fitness products as well as beauty gadgets. Embracing the proven concept of “one-stop beauty product specialty store”, Sa Sa operates more than 230 retail stores in the Hong Kong and Macau SARs, Mainland China and Malaysia, as well as offering customers a convenient shopping experience across multiple online platforms.

#SaSa

Speeding, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol Common Among Drivers in Vientiane, Road Safety Survey Finds

106 killed in road accidents in January 2021

Almost three-quarters of drivers in Vientiane routinely break speed limits and nearly a third of evening motorists have been drinking alcohol, new research on the country’s growing road crash problem shows.

Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition – Major Remaster Out Today, Free Upgrade for Existing Owners

Award-winning indie dungeon crawler updated with new quests, monsters, classes, weapons and loot.

DUBLIN, IRELAND  – Media OutReach – 18 November 2021 – The Ultimate Edition of award-winning indie card battler Guild of Dungeoneering is out today on Steam, Epic Games Store and GOG.com. Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition is a major remaster of the original game, bringing new quests, monsters, classes, weapons and loot – plus all the original’s DLC – together in one supreme package.

As part of the launch, developer Gambrinous will automatically upgrade all owners of the original Guild of Dungeoneering on Steam and GOG.com free of charge – a giveaway worth over $6 million.

 

See all the pillaging, plundering and dungeoneering action in the launch trailer.

 

Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition is the turn-based dungeon crawler with a twist – instead of controlling the hero, players build the dungeon around them. Using cards drawn from their guild decks players lay down rooms, monsters, traps and (of course) loot. All of this is dressed in a hugely nostalgic ‘pen & paper’ art style, influenced by classic 1980s and 90s tabletop RPGs (plus games the devs made as kids!).

 

Led by Colm Larkin and Fred Mangan, Gambrinous is an indie studio based in Dublin, Ireland. Known for Guild of Dungeoneering and Cardpocalypse, Gambrinous makes games inspired by the wonder of tabletop & board games.

 

“Creating Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition let us delve back into the dungeon armed with everything we’ve learned in the years since the original’s release”, says Larkin. “We’ve fully rebuilt Guild of Dungeoneering in a new engine, tweaked and rebalanced every system and then added a whole load of new content to top it off”.

 

“We invite new and existing dungeoneers to gather their Guild, sharpen their swords and join us (and the ever-popular singing bard) in the biggest and best version of our dungeoneering adventure”.

 

Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition is available to purchase now on Steam, The Epic Games Store and GOG.com:

Owners of the original Guild of Dungeoneering who purchased the game on either Steam or GOG.com can simply download the latest update which will upgrade the game to the Ultimate Edition, free of charge.

 

For all the latest information and assets, please visit:

About Gambrinous:

Gambrinous is a studio based in Dublin, Ireland led by Colm Larkin and Fred Mangan. They are known for Guild of Dungeoneering (2015) and Cardpocalypse (2019) and make digital games inspired by the wonder of tabletop & board games. For more information about Gambrious please visit: www.gambrinous.com

#GuildUltimate

Singapore GreenTech Challenge by Microsoft to rally community effort and accelerate progress on the Singapore Green Plan

Call for participation opens from now till 5 December

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 18 November 2021 – The Microsoft Innovation Center for Sustainability Solutions (MICSS) has launched its inaugural Singapore GreenTech Challenge to empower digital natives and start-ups with operations in Singapore. Together with ecosystem partners including Carbonless, Interseed, Avanade, EcoLabs, FINLAB by UOB, and NCS, MICSS will work with participants to develop innovative sustainability solutions for business that can be operationalized in line with priorities from the Singapore Green Plan, which was announced earlier this year. These priorities include Energy Reset, Green Economy, City in Nature, Resilient Future, and Sustainable Living.

 

All early to mid-stage eco-tech startups with a software-based solution that addresses environmental or social challenges within the Singapore Green Plan are welcome to apply for this challenge. Interested participants can apply here: https://www.sggreentechchallenge.com/.

 

In the lead-up to the finals, 15 to 25 companies will be shortlisted to present their solutions to a judging panel of industry experts, which will consist of ecosystem partners and leaders in the sustainability space. This will allow finalists to connect and engage with potential clients, receive expert advice, and gain exposure to resources and opportunities, all of which will help to accelerate their business growth. Microsoft will also work closely with these start-ups to bring their solutions to life on Azure.

 

During the challenge, companies will be matched with renowned experts from Carbonless and Interseed, who will offer personalized coaching and mentorship to help companies develop their solutions. This includes complimentary access to technology and support under the Microsoft for Startups program, with grants of up to S$150,000 in Azure credits, as well as trusted development and collaborative tools such as GitHub and Microsoft Teams.

 

The winner will stand a chance to win S$350,000 worth of benefits and be able to tap on the rich knowledge and expertise of Microsoft’s network of partners to grow and scale their sustainability solutions, powered by the Microsoft Cloud.

 

“As a trusted ally to Singapore, Microsoft continues to foster robust partnerships that empower our start-ups and communities to create sustainable digital innovation across the Microsoft Cloud with data and AI. By focusing on operationalizing real-world solutions for the Singapore Green Plan together with our community, we continue to build collaboration and co-innovation across the ecosystem as we contribute to a resilient, digitally-inclusive Singapore,” said Tarun Shiroley, Partnership Development Manager (ISV), Microsoft Singapore.

 

Through the Singapore GreenTech Challenge, Microsoft aims to encourage collaboration and co-innovation between emerging eco-tech solution providers and like-minded corporates. The challenge will also bolster Singapore’s position as a regional testbed for innovation, as its community creates relevant, scalable, and deployable business solutions that target the country’s most pressing sustainability challenges.

 

About Microsoft

Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT” @microsoft) enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. For more news and stories, visit https://news.microsoft.com/en-sg/.

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How To Make Online Classes More Interactive And Fun

Students face difficulties with online learning in Laos
Low internet penetration and budget constraints have seen online learning face difficulties in Laos.

The Covid pandemic presented several problems for different sectors, including the education sector. The problem in the education sector has been successfully resolved in many countries by shifting to an online mode of education. Even though online learning looks to be an easy task, it is not, especially if an educator is looking forward to creating an engaging online class. Making online classes fun and interactive requires skill and here are a few ways by which you can make online classes both interactive and fun. 

1. Choose the right platform 

Before you make the online classes fun, it is important to choose the right platform to avoid any disruptions in the online class. Before you decide on the platform, it is important to try different platforms such as Zoom, Google Hangouts, Webex, and Adobe Connect. After testing the platform, it is important to decide whether you need a free or paid subscription. After choosing the right platform, learn how to use it properly. After that, send proper invites and clear instructions to the students for a seamless class. 

2. Show your face to the students

Simply an audio class is boring and it immediately becomes less engaging for the students. Therefore, it is important to turn on the camera while interacting with the students. You can also encourage the students to turn on the camera to increase the interactivity amongst the students. Further, seeing the faces of the students ensures a more personal connection. 

3. Check-in with your students

Just like you would check in with your students in a physical classroom, it is important to do the same exercise during online classes. This is crucial to ensure that all the students are on the same page and understand the lesson. Also, it is important to encourage questions by the students to ensure that they develop a deep understanding of the topic and such practices help prepare for a good Sarkari Result too, in addition to other exams. 

4. Provide the students with interactive activities

The best learning happens during active participants by the students. Active participation during online classes can be ensured via interactive activities like presentations, group discussions, and quizzes and such activities are also helpful in developing a personality for preparing for Government Jobs. Depending upon what interactive activities are suitable for a particular lesson, an educator should incorporate the same in the online classroom. 

5. Divide the class into smaller group

It is a common practice in physical classrooms where the larger class is divided into smaller groups for completing a particular assignment. This practice should also be encouraged during online classes. The Zoom platform supports breakout room functionality and there are additional platforms that provide the same feature. It should be used to make it possible for the students to interact with each other and have fun while learning. 

6. Include personal conversation 

Small talk is essential both in the professional and academic world to improve interactivity. Further, small talk allows you to see your students as real humans online. Having casual discussions in the classroom also helps in improving the bond and one might always experience one or more valuable life lessons. It is always a good idea to start the Monday by asking the students to share their weekend stories. 

7. Use technology to your advantage

Online classes have their own advantages. With the help of technology, it is possible to ensure that the online classes are filled with the usage of whiteboards, drawing tools, screen-sharing tools, and other tools. Using diverse tools will break the monotony of the content type and will make learning more fun. 

 

Online classrooms can be difficult for the students, especially because it presents a certain sort of isolation amongst them. This might result in demotivation amongst the students. Therefore, it is important to ensure that each student feels valued during the online classes. The same can be practiced by calling the students by their name, asking random students to tell what they have learned from their lessons. Also, it is crucial to take feedback from the student regularly to ensure that you can improve the way in which you deliver the lessons. Give the students a break every now and then and be patient with them. Remember that everyone is having a tough time because of the pandemic and showing kindness has become all the more important.