E-Learning Initiative

The entire education sector in Pakistan faces an acute shortage of quality subject teachers, and the OPF education system is no exception. This shortage is particularly evident in OPF institutions located in remote areas of the country, where quality human resources often migrate to bigger cities in search of better opportunities.
To address these challenges and promote an equitable education system, educators worldwide are integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to enhance student-teacher interaction. When ICT is integrated into an education system—particularly to improve teacher-student interactions—it is often referred to as ‘e-Learning.’
Recognizing the importance of e-Learning in strengthening the education system, the OPF Education Division launched its e-Learning Program in April 2018. The program’s primary objective is to deliver quality education to students studying at OPF institutions in remote areas across Pakistan. Online lectures are conducted from OPF’s flagship institutions in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, where e-Learning Studio Rooms equipped with the necessary IT infrastructure have been established. From these studios, online lectures are relayed to OPF schools in distant regions of the country. Till now, over 1,000 lectures have been successfully delivered across the beneficiary institutions.
In addition, online lectures are also being delivered to Pakistan community schools abroad, including one in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Pakistan International School Riyadh, PISR) and the other in United Arab Emirates (Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Arab Pakistani School, Abu Dhabi)

The OPF e-Learning initiative was inaugurated on March 29, 2018, by Mr. Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju, then Minister of State for the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development. The inauguration ceremony was attended by OPF senior management, educators, students, parents, media representatives, and education experts.
Since its inception, online lectures have been made available to OPF educational institutions and GCC countries. These lectures cater to Matric and F.Sc. students, covering subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, English, Biology, and Mathematics. The online sessions are closely monitored by the Education Division at the OPF Head Office in Islamabad. All lectures are recorded, and a comprehensive repository is maintained, enabling OPF students to access these resources for exam preparation. Additionally, OPF students beyond the e-Learning program benefit from state-of-the-art equipment, particularly for science subjects, enhancing both theoretical and practical learning.

To address the shortage of teachers across OPF’s educational institutions nationwide and to facilitate the delivery of lectures to classrooms in OPF institutions, advanced technology has been implemented. Three key institutions in Islamabad and Rawalpindi have been strategically selected to enable e-learning and ensure consistent educational delivery across the network:
1. OPF Boys College, Islamabad
2. OPF Girls College, Islamabad
3. OPF Girls Higher Secondary School, Rawalpindi
The following activities have been completed to support this initiative:
• Established soundproof e-Learning studios at each of the leading institutions listed above.
• Installed interactive whiteboards/one-screen displays with focused cameras and pre-installed net meeting software in the e-Learning studios.
• Installed dedicated internet connections to enable the streaming of online lectures.
• Trained teachers at these leading institutions on using the interactive whiteboard for conducting online lectures.

The following OPF Public Schools receive online lectures delivered by experienced teachers from OPF’s flagship institutions:
1. OPF Public School, Sheikhupura
2. OPF Public School, Sanghar
3. OPF Public School, Karachi
4. OPF Public School, Quetta
5. OPF Public School, Hangu
6. OPF Public School, Kotli
7. OPF Public School, Muzaffarabad
8. OPF Public School, Dadu
9. OPF Public School, D.I. Khan
10. OPF Public School, Bhalwal
11. OPF Public School, Multan
12. OPF Public School, Kallar Syedan
13. OPF Public School, Larkana
14. OPF Public School, Peshawar
15. OPF Public School, Badin
16. OPF Public School, Gujrat
The following activities have been undertaken at these beneficiary schools to ensure effective use of e-learning resources:
• Installed interactive whiteboards/one-screen displays, used both for online lectures and classroom teaching at each beneficiary school.
• Provided laptops with wide-angle cameras and pre-installed net meeting software.
• Installed internet connections to download and stream online lectures.
• Trained teachers at beneficiary schools on using the interactive whiteboard to conduct lectures and classes for their students.