Create general education distance learning system (UA0089)

The spread of COVID-19 disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and the imposition of respective quarantine measures called upon the need to transfer the educational process to distance learning from March to May 2020. Transition to distance learning has become a challenge for high school students and teachers, particularly because of a lack of educational material in the necessary formats and a proper methodology. Creating a system on the Unified State Web-Portal of Digital Education containing distance education curricula for high school students and teachers will make it possible for the participants of the educational process to obtain resources for organising high-quality learning, if necessary. Moreover, relevant distance education curricula can be used on a regular basis during the educational process.

Steps Responsible persons Time-frame Partners Performance indicator 1. Developing distance education curricula to be input into the information and telecommunication system. Ministry of Education and Science State Institution “Ukrainian Institute of Education Development” (by agreement) January– December 2021 civil society institutes and international organizations (by agreement) distance education curricula have been developed 2. Conducting an expert assessment of distance education curricula —“— —“— —“— expert assessment has been conducted on the prepared distance education curricula to be entered into the information and telecommunication system 12 Steps Responsible persons Time-frame Partners Performance indicator 3. Entering distance education curricula for general high school students and teachers into the information and telecommunication system Ministry of Education and Science State Institution “Ukrainian Institute of Education Development” (by agreement) January– December 2021 civil society institutes and international organizations (by agreement) the use of distance education curricula entered in the information and telecommunication system to the educational process has been ensured 4. Transferring the information and telecommunication system, which ensures posting of the distance education curricula for general high school students and teachers, to the purview of state-owned enterprise “Diia”’ Ministry of Digital Transformation State-owned enterprise “Diiaˮ (by agreement) January–May 2021 NGO Osvitoria Civil Group (by agreement) Swiss-Ukrainian project DECIDE (by agreement) the information and telecommunication system, which ensures posting of the distance education curricula for general high school students and teachers, has been transferred to the stateowned enterprise “Diia”’s purview, based on the agreements concluded 5. Providing technical support, maintaining, and updating (including contents) the Unified State Web-Portal of Digital Education Ministry of Digital Transformation Ministry of Education and Science state-owned enterprise “Diia” (by agreement) State Institution “Ukrainian Institute of Education Development” (by agreement) April 2021– December 2022 civil society institutions and international organizations (by agreement) proper functioning of the Unified State Web-Portal of Digital Education has been ensured, and the use of the online platform by participants of the educational process has been ensured

Action Plan Review

Commitment 3: Creation of a distance learning system on the Unified State Web-Portal of Digital Education for general high school students and teachers

Results Report

Commitment 3. Creation of a distance learning system on the Unified State Web-Portal of Digital Education for general high school students and teachers

The commitment aimed to provide access to educational resources for remote learning. It involved creating a distance education courses on the Unified State Web Portal of Digital Education for general school students and teachers.

The Ministry of Education and Science, the Ukrainian Institute for the Development of Education, and the Ministry of Digital Transformation launched the All-Ukraine School Online platform in December 2020. [17] It offers videos, reading materials, and tests for students of grades 5–11. In March 2021, the platform became part of Diia’s Digital Education portal. [18] In April 2021, a teacher profile tool was added to help teachers organize virtual classes and track student progress. A mobile application which provides access to all materials on the platform and offers discussion tools was also launched. By April 2022, the platform hosts 2,200 lessons and 73 courses on 18 school subjects. All materials undergo assessment by experts for their compliance with education, accessibility, and visualization standards. The platform provides teachers with examples of the use of modern educational technologies. [19] The government is cooperating with European organizations to develop content for all compulsory subjects of grades 1–4 (primary school level) which will be available by 2023. [20]

The platform aimed to provide distance learning for children during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly those who miss classes and diaspora children in other countries. The platform has also helped provide distance learning following the start of Russia’s invasion in February 2022, which disrupted the education of more than five million children. [21] According to stakeholders, almost 400 thousand users from over 120 countries receive their education on the platform, [22] while the number of visits and video views reached 12 million by May 2023. [23] However, in terms of improving opening government, the commitment’s results have been marginal in advancing transparency, participation, or accountability in educational policies or institutions.