Aksorn unveils 'Twig' for online learning
AKSORN EDUCATION, a leading Thai education |innovation firm, has launched a new company - "Aksorn Inspire" to develop online education material in response with all learning needs in the digital age.
Aksorn unveils ‘Twig’
for online learning
AKSORN EDUCATION, a leading Thai education |innovation firm, has launched a new company - “Aksorn Inspire” to develop online education material in response with all learning needs in the digital age.
Simultaneously it has introduced “Twig” the latest online science-maths education material integrating classroom learning and real life under the concept “Fun, engaging and knowledgeable”.
Tawan Dheva-Aksorn, CEO of Aksorn Education, said: “To strengthen our leadership in online education and move forward in the 21st century that learning is not limited only in the classroom but a self-lifelong learning, Aksorn Education has founded ‘Aksorn Inspire’ – a new company with the aims of developing digital learning materials to be used anywhere anytime.
“Learning in the 21st century is changing. The centre has now shifted from teacher to student with the use of effective learning materials that can attract learner’s interest and create an engaging learning atmosphere for teacher and students, thus further developing teamwork skills for competition in the world market.”
Twig, Aksorn Inspire’s first product, available on November 2014, is a 3-minute online educational video clip that covers thousands of topics in science and maths developed from the world’s best quality documentaries, for instance, BBC Motion Gallery, NASA, NHK, etc.
Tawan said: “Leveraging Thai education to international standard is extremely challenging. Aksorn Inspire is committed to contributing and being one of the leaders in online education materials to raise the bar of education for the future world.”
Mrs Nutsiya Asvahem, Aksorn Inspire’s business development director, said: “The key objective of Twig is to transfer educational content based on the curriculum through real life situations.
“Content, moving images, and sounds are creatively designed to be entertaining and easily memorable. This will certainly engage the audience and lead to a clear and better understanding of complicated subjects like science and maths.
“Officially launched in Thailand via www.twig-aksorn.com, Twig is ready to provide new learning experiences for teacher and students from November 2014 onwards.
“Translation, editing, and Thai voice-over are done by academic professionals.”
Twig was pioneered by Twig World, a leading developer of learning materials in the United Kingdom. Twig is now available in 14 languages across 50 countries. Twig World has won many world-class awards in development of learning materials such as BETT Awards, Teacher’s Choice Awards, Education Resource Awards, and is now listed as the world’s top 25 companies in digital education innovation.
Aksorn Charoen Tat ACT. Company Limited, founded in 1935, operates the country’s largest educational business and is now the leader in integrated learning materials. In 2014, the company has established “Aksorn Education Company Limited” along with a subsidiary company - “Aksorn Inspire” to develop digital learning materials in response with all learning needs in the digital age, and simultaneously, promoting skills-building learning for Thai young learners.
