Equal learning rights for the new generation — a study on the innovation of interactive live webcasting by the Small School Alliance

Abstract

Based on the crisis of small schools being merged in remote areas in Taiwan due to declining population growth rate, this paper presents innovative education services run by Small School Alliance through live webcasting technique combined with abundant resources from the industry, aiming at providing equal learning rights and globally connected learning in the world. Case studies including Live Webcasting by Top Teachers Help Boost Cognitive Abilities, which leads to individual making 7 scores progress at average in Math, 14 scores in English, what's more, there are 70% students continuously reviewing on the website. Another project is Level-Based, Live-Webcast English Courses Promoting Adaptive Learning, which results in distinguishing outcome: 25.74% progress in metropolitan school, while 38.18% progress in remote schools. Small School Alliance also promotes live webcasting by teachers worldwide, cultivating non-cognitive abilities and sense of localization. We look forward to building up a globally connected platform, advancing intelligent campus and global learning model, so that the quality of learning in next generation is guaranteed.