Academic Mentors - Dr.(Ms.) Aashani Tillekaratne, Dr.(Ms.) Gayani Perera Corporate Partner - Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC 2

Group Members Yasas Narangala Shalini De Silva Uditha Mayadunna Abhishek Weerawardane Madhuka Wijayasiri Aloka SilvaThulashini Selvarathnam 3

Introduction Phase 1 – Donation of computer laboratories Phase 2 – Promotion of online education 4

Project Objectives Introduce the concept of online education. Encourage the use of internet for educational purposes. Collect statistical data for analysis. Establish relationship between geographical distribution of schools and the IT usage. 5

Implementation Discussion with the Commercial Bank Updating the web interface Preparing questionnaires Deciding the content of the presentation Finalising the layout of the programme 6

Web Interface 7

WORKSHOPS 8

Workshops Questionnaire 01 Introduction Explanation of Educational Websites Interactive Session and Discussion Questionnaire 02 9

Moments 10

Schools Visited 23 Schools 16,329 Students Covering all Provinces Covering all school categories 11

Challenges Faced Aligning and Organizing web content Different socio-economic backgrounds of students Lack of basic computer literacy among students Unreliable internet connections Time constraints and limited resources 12

Skills Developed Planning and Organisation Leadership Communication Team work Decision making and Time Scheduling Data analysing Report writing and Presentation 13

Conclusion Computer literacy is at a low level, specially in rural schools Donation of computers have been beneficial to students Students gained knowledge on e-learning web sites from workshops The programme has created an enthusiasm among students 14

THANK YOU ! 15