XOLO Smart Classroom at St. Sylvester’s College

In embracing technology for smart and intuitive education, St. Sylvester’s College Kandy launched the XOLO Smart Classroom platform, first of its kind in the Central Province and the largest deployment to date in Sri Lanka.

The event was graced by Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake, St. Sylvester’s College Principal T.R.S. Meetiyagoda and CodeGen International Chief Executive Officer Dr. Harsha Subasinghe. This project was a result of sheer determination of the school management with the support of the parents.

XOLO powered by Cloud Smart School, a subsidiary of CodeGen International (Pvt.) Ltd, focuses on invigorating students to be innovative and exemplary result oriented citizens of the future. Just-in-time learning, Problem-solving techniques and Learn-ability scoring, are some of the unique aspects of this tested, proven concept, now deployed at St. Sylvester’s College, where the school can now automate classroom teaching alongside admin tasks.

CodeGen states that XOLO, which is a unique education platform that goes beyond a Learning Management Solution (LMS). The world’s first unified application where electronic and personal content can both be integrated in real-time, on one screen with smart content delivery; students can now read, learn and write simultaneously.

“A dream that instilled in me in the year 2010, is now accomplished by launching the XOLO Smart Classroom at St. Sylvester’s College. The great desire to ensure that our future generation is equipped with technology, for which a smart education platform is much needed is no longer a dream. My hope is that our students will be driven by this initiative to reach greater heights, with skills that are recognised internationally, and pass out as extraordinary citizens,” states St. Sylvester’s College Principal T.R.S. Meetiyagoda.

XOLO Smart Classroom Teacher, Ramani Swamirajah explained: “The traditional methods we have been using, most of it felt ordinary and monotonous. I am very happy with this new system and it would do well for our students’ education. The teachers can do more effective work within a short period of time and we expect an effective and quality education and outcome.”

XOLO Smart Classroom revolution was introduced by CodeGen in January 2017, together with Deputy Minister Dr. Harsha de Silva and the Education Ministry of Sri Lanka. The successful pilot project which was launched at the Sri Jayawardenapura Maha Vidayala Kotte, was later visited by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, to observe student engagement and to look at the success rate of this venture for future expansion.

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