Enhancing collaboration between teachers and students

The challenge

• Difficulty in managing a growing student population
• Grading exams and assignments manually was time-consuming for faculty members
• Difficulty in providing students and teachers with easy access to educational materials and resources

The solution

The onboarding process of the platform has been very accelerated, in terms of the amount of users that are using CYPHER, the extent of given homework, and the number of courses and lessons created in the platform. We’ve also received positive feedback from students.

Features

• Communication: CYPHER has enabled a constant communication between teachers and students, and has made the learner become more dynamic, independent, and aligned with 21st century education. I believe that the faculty members and administrative team of the institution, have found in the platform the support needed to follow-up with students, to redirect their courses to meet the students’ needs and to enable students to be more independent. On the other hand, the teacher doesn’t have to worry about calculating grades, because CYPHER allows them to plan activities for students specific to these evaluations - Ing. Wilbor Stam Perea, IT Professor
• Grading: In the past we would have spent five, ten, or fifteen hours grading each exam by hand. But nowadays, when we are using the platform, I noticed that this grading is completed in one or two minutes because the platform gives us the answers. I can now spend that time connecting with my students and doing other types of activities. For instance we do outside activities that can help my students improve more than in other cases. So for me, CYPHER's evaluation tools have become very important because they enable me to have more time with my students inside and outside of class - Johana Lorena Cano, English Teacher
• Assignments: The platform provides me with another way of assigning tasks, assessments, using resources such as videos, and more. The learners are asked to create or watch videos in the classroom, which is usually complicated to do, as there isn’t enough time and space to do so. With assignments such as the ones done through CYPHER, they can do them at their own pace, even outside the classroom and manage their time as they wish - Luis Gonzalez, Weight-Training Professor
• Ease of use: I like CYPHER because it’s really easy to use, you can subscribe to all your classes easily with a short code, and you have access to all the materials that the professors give to you. CYPHER has helped me because I have all the information right in my hand. I use the CYPHER app on my phone, so I don’t have to carry a lot of heavy books, and instead use CYPHER to watch all my classes right on my phone - Alejandro, Student

The results

• Over a year, Escuela Nacional Del Deporte enrolled over 3,800 students and teachers and created more than 690 active courses, leading to improved interaction and better control over students' independent work
• The adoption process of CYPHER was accelerated, leading to positive feedback from students
• CYPHER's evaluation tools significantly reduced grading time for teachers, allowing more personalized student interaction and facilitating additional activities to enhance learning both inside and outside the classroom

We’ve experienced many changes in our institution since using CYPHER's LMS. In just one year we were able to enroll more than 3,800 students and teachers, and create more than 690 active courses! The interaction between teachers and students has improved and there is better control over the students’ independent work. Additionally using CYPHER has contributed to the reduction of paper usage.