Dhiraagu launches an Education Zone (EDU ZONE) on its DhiraaguTV with schools and institutes closed amid COVID-19 outbreak forcing teachers and students to navigate the new reality of remote education.
In a statement, Dhiraagu said it has collaborated with Hologo, a leading local education content developer that was listed among the top recommended applications by Apple Inc, to make their content available on DhiraaguTV.
It said this service would be available for free till end of May 2020.
Edu Zone will be available on DhiragauTV’s Video-On-Demand (VOD) section for home users via JoyBox and via DhiraaguTV app for mobile customers.
The telecom giant said any of its mobile customers could access this content for free by downloading DhiraaguTV mobile app and using 'play' as the username and password.
It said there would be no data usage charges when using DhiraaguTV app on a Dhiraagu Fixed Broadband network.
Dhiraagu said it wanted ensure that all students have access to premium content and continue their studies through these challenging times.
It said its DhiraaguTV is the only edutainment platform in the Maldives that offers an exclusive Education Zone supporting the IGCSE curriculum for both students and teachers to get ahead.
Dhiraagu said it has given free access to multiple learning resources which includes curriculum specific video lessons and augmented reality lessons on one platform.
All content in this platform has been vetted by education professionals to cater to students in Grade 6 to 10.
Dhiraagu said its DhiraaguTV's innovative VOD feature enables students to conveniently access education content - anytime, anywhere in a flexible and user-friendly manner through simplified menus.
Dhiraagu said it was committed to offer the students an additional way to learn remotely through a seamless experience and support our community to get ahead of these challenging times.
Dhiraagu said it would continue to enrich the Edu Zone with more content in the near future.
