See how Al-Ibiewi LMS connects one-to-one and group classes with schedules, individual progress, homework and private teacher-family conversations.
Al-Ibiewi LMS now supports two teaching formats inside the same academy: personal one-to-one lessons and named group classes. The class schedule, meeting link, attendance, learning record, homework and conversation stay connected, while each learner still keeps an individual academic history.
The update also introduces in-app chat for teachers, learners and linked families. A teacher can continue a lesson through text, voice notes, photos and homework without opening an unrelated conversation or exposing another learner's information.
Many online Quran academies do not use one class format exclusively. A learner may need personal recitation correction in a one-to-one lesson, while another programme may bring several learners together for Tajweed, Arabic or Islamic Studies. The administration system should support both without treating a group as several unrelated appointments.
A one-to-one class keeps the familiar personal workflow: one learner, an assigned teacher, a recurring schedule, an external meeting link and an individual lesson record. The teacher can record attendance, what was covered, progress observations, feedback and homework for that learner.
A group class has its own name, teacher, learners, days, times and meeting link. It appears as one class in the teacher's schedule instead of a stack of duplicate appointments. The teacher can open one group-class page, record the outcome for each learner and keep the shared lesson organised.
The group does not erase individual accountability. Attendance and learning evidence remain attached to each learner, so a director or authorised family member can understand that learner's own record. This follows the same principle explained in our guide to managing an online Quran academy: share the class where appropriate, but keep the operational evidence clear.
The teacher's Today screen presents a named group as one lesson. It shows the time, the learners in the group, the meeting-room action and whether any learner still needs a log. The teacher can open the whole group or move to an individual learner when a closer review is needed.
Al-Ibiewi organises the work around the lesson; it does not claim to provide native video conferencing. Academies continue using their chosen meeting service, with the link kept beside the correct class.
A shared lesson does not mean every learner receives the same progress record. Quran entries, revision, Tajweed observations, performance ratings and teacher feedback can still reflect what each learner actually did. That distinction matters when learners attend the same class but recite different passages or need different next steps.
For a fuller framework, see how to track Quran student progress across an academy. The article explains how position, quality and continuity work together without asking software to replace qualified teacher judgement.
When a teacher logs a one-to-one class, homework belongs to that learner. When the teacher logs a group class, one homework instruction can be given to the learners marked present. Each learner receives an individual assignment record, so one learner can submit an answer and receive a review without affecting anyone else's work.
The homework also appears as a card in the relevant conversation. This keeps the instruction, the learner's response and the surrounding discussion easier to find than an assignment copied into a general message thread.
The Messages area separates conversations from academy notices. Teachers can communicate with the learners assigned to them and the family members linked to those learners. Learners and parents see only conversations they are authorised to open.
Each teacher-learner relationship has one direct conversation. A parent uses the family portal as one selected child at a time, which prevents a sibling's messages from appearing in the wrong child's view. Messages sent by a parent are labelled with the parent's name.
Every class group has a connected group conversation. When the class name, teacher or learner list changes, the conversation follows it. A learner who leaves the class is removed from that group conversation, and ending the class closes it for new activity while preserving its history.
A conversation can contain text, short voice notes and photos. Written message history remains available, while uploaded voice notes and photos are short-lived working files and expire after 30 days. This retention boundary should be considered before using an attachment as the only copy of an important academy record.
Group classes reduce duplicate administration, but the academy still decides what counts as attended, excused, cancelled or payable. Al-Ibiewi records the relevant session facts and allows a school to choose whether a group lesson counts once or once per learner in its teacher-timesheet view. It does not decide the academy's employment or compensation policy.
The free Quran academy session and attendance audit template can help a team define the facts it needs before applying its own missed-class and pay rules.
Watch how school administrators create group classes and assign students, how teachers use the updated classes, reports, messages and groups workflow, and how administrators send notices and review reported chats. You can also browse the complete Al-Ibiewi LMS tutorial library.
The purpose of this update is not to add a chat tab beside an unrelated timetable. It is to keep the operational parts of a class connected: who belongs in it, when it happens, where learners join, what each learner did, what homework followed and where the authorised conversation continues.
If your academy needs both personal and shared teaching, you can apply for an Al-Ibiewi LMS academy account and describe your current class structure. We can then assess whether the workflow matches how your teachers and families already work.
Keep the timetable, individual progress, homework and authorised class conversations connected in Al-Ibiewi LMS.
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