The challenges
You’ve heard this story before – an education centre, that in 2020, found itself rocked by the COVID pandemic. Students were moved to online learning but struggled to stay engaged with their lessons, and with the ever-hanging threat of minimal funding, ATC faced mass student dropouts if they didn’t change their approach.
CEO Jim Giovannini tasked Yuval with finding a solution that didn’t break the bank, either for students or for the already financially challenged company.
- To connect with disadvantaged students remotely.
- To find a flexible, affordable solution that wouldn't heap a financial burden on students.
- To encourage full participation from students in a way they find both fun and helpful to the learning.
- To gather meaningful feedback about ATC's online lessons to make sure kids want to continue learning interactively.
The results
Students instantly fell in love with the interaction. Yuval was blown away by the data and the feedback.
Across all presentations since ATC signed up with AhaSlides, they’ve registered an outstanding 95% student engagement rate. It’s been way beyond what Yuval ever expected.
Not just that, but in regular surveys, 100% of students strongly agree or agree that Yuval’s interactive sessions are meaningful and helpful.
The response has been so good that Yuval made the decision to use AhaSlides in conferences at which ATC speak. The reactions amongst his audiences are much the same as with his students: shock, smiles and an eagerness to participate.
- Students took to AhaSlides like ducks to water. They quickly learned what to do and had a blast doing it.
- Levels of engagement from shyer students exploded. The ability to respond to questions anonymously boosted confidence and participation.
- ATC continue to use AhaSlides in the live classroom, and have found that engagement levels between live and virtual classrooms is the same.
- Yuval even tried AhaSlides in a remote lesson in Ghana and says the reaction was unbelievably positive.
