Pushed online during Covid-19, teachers remained a class apart
3 years, 9 months ago

Pushed online during Covid-19, teachers remained a class apart

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Life during the Covid-19 pandemic has been a time of learning for all and particularly for teachers. Gradually, we shifted to other modes of online classes, including Zoom and Google classrooms,” he said He says teaching maths online was a major challenge. But, later, the state education department formed an academic team of teachers to create content for different subjects for all government schools on a daily basis,” Krishanan said. It would get exhausted in downloading and uploading videos on WhatsApp groups, watching YouTube content for making notes, and taking online classes on WhatsApp.” Assessments were another challenge. We used several methods to assess students, including online projects, vivas, sending Google forms with questions and worksheets,” said Raichandani.

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Overcoming Common Challenges in Online Learning with EdTech
2 months ago

Overcoming Common Challenges in Online Learning with EdTech

India Today  

Common challenges in online learning are addressed by EdTech solutions, offering creative and effective ways to enhance the learning experience. Interactive learning platforms, collaboration tools, accessibility solutions, and adaptive learning tools help overcome engagement, communication, technical issues, and assessment integrity. By leveraging EdTech, schools can create a more engaging and accessible learning environment for students, fostering their academic success.

Online education is inadequate for reasons we have long known
1 year, 5 months ago

Online education is inadequate for reasons we have long known

Live Mint  

Why does online education always fall so short of its promise? Even the biggest champions of online education usually do not claim that it can develop values and fundamental capacities, so this piece focuses on goals that are to do with knowledge and some directly related capacities, such as critical thinking. Two kinds of knowledge are goals of education: ‘know-what’ …

From Pandemic Necessity to Future Revolution: Why Online Education is Here to Stay
1 year, 8 months ago

From Pandemic Necessity to Future Revolution: Why Online Education is Here to Stay

News 18  

Even before the advent and unfortunate spread of Covid-19, online education was slowly spreading roots in India. The sheer scale and speed of the spread has helped to speed up its implementation across the country, and we are left with the question: Is online education the new norm going forward? Online education is already the norm in several countries across …

Schools are going online in disasters, worsening disruption
2 years, 3 months ago

Schools are going online in disasters, worsening disruption

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Two and a half years after schools switched to …

Online Education Has Arrived with COVID-19. But Quality, Accessibility Gaps Must be Fixed
3 years, 2 months ago

Online Education Has Arrived with COVID-19. But Quality, Accessibility Gaps Must be Fixed

News 18  

The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted children’s education. The School Education Department of Madhya Pradesh, for instance, has initiated various digital learning interventions such as Radio School, Digital Learning Enhancement Programme, Hamara Ghar Hamara Vidyalaya programme, Shiksha ka Kona, mohalla classes and Knowledge Hub for Electronic Learning, among others. Some studies have examined the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the …

How can teachers make online classes more engaging for students?
3 years, 3 months ago

How can teachers make online classes more engaging for students?

The Hindu  

Over the past year, teachers and students have been adapting to new modes of teaching and learning. Apart from the planning and fortitude required to deliver online content, efforts are required to reimagine human connections and interactions to aid learning. Here are a few ways in which a teacher can help personalise online learning: Engage with students: Teaching online does …

Not just students, teachers too had their share of struggles switching from offline to online classes
3 years, 3 months ago

Not just students, teachers too had their share of struggles switching from offline to online classes

India TV News  

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned around things for the education sector. Sumeet Mehta, Co-founder & CEO of LEAD, which claims to be one of the fastest growing EdTech companies in the country, explained how his platform helped teachers during the transition phase. My heartfelt thanks to LEAD.” Monika Pawar, Professor at Shubh Memorial International School, Akhnoor “My teaching career started …

10 quick teaching skills for teachers to engage students in online classes
3 years, 6 months ago

10 quick teaching skills for teachers to engage students in online classes

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic significantly altered the teaching-learning dynamics in higher educational institutions, influencing how educators and students interact. Learning online is dependent on internet access and devices, which many students may not have access to, or may face system disruptions and errors. Moreover, online learning process comes with its own set of challenges for students, including decreasing motivation to attend …

No fun in their virtual classrooms?
3 years, 8 months ago

No fun in their virtual classrooms?

Hindustan Times  

As online classrooms become the order of the day, let's hear it from the students about their experiences and challenges. Nishad Neelambaran and Kavita Awaasthi The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has given rise to ‘new normal’ in education system — online classes. Lenovo Smarter Ed Scholarship — An initiative by Hindustan Times, gives students from class five to 12 to share …

84% of teachers facing challenges during online classes: Survey
3 years, 9 months ago

84% of teachers facing challenges during online classes: Survey

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the education sector globally. Online class challenges linked to lack of teacher preparedness The online survey conducted by Learning Spiral showed that while children face issues in accessing education digitally, teachers face issues in delivering education through digital mediums. A staggering 84% of teachers reported facing challenges in delivering education digitally with close to half …

Revolution of Online Education: Advantages And Disadvantages
4 years ago

Revolution of Online Education: Advantages And Disadvantages

India TV News  

The COVID-19 lockdown came as a "shock" for several students as coaching classes and schools closed abruptly after the government announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown from March 25 to check the spread of the coronavirus. However, in 2020, one of the most oft-used terms after the pandemic is the term “new normal.” And the new normal in education is the …

What challenges do online classes pose?
4 years ago

What challenges do online classes pose?

The Hindu  

With the pandemic forcing the teaching and learning process to migrate to the online mode, the education system has faced an upheaval like never before. G urumurthy Kasinathan: We are now changing our gaze from online education to digital education, which is a much broader canvas. Also, training needs to be imparted both to teachers and students on how to …

5 innovative ways of teaching online to engage students better
4 years ago

5 innovative ways of teaching online to engage students better

India Today  

The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a lot of unprecedented changes in the world. Online teaching requires teachers to understand various aspects of the technology ecosystem and unlike the classroom, online teaching may prove ineffective for a teacher to gauge the learning levels of students. To address these challenges, here are 5 innovative ways of teaching online …

Study highlights online education woes
4 years, 1 month ago

Study highlights online education woes

The Hindu  

A field study by the Azim Premji University on the efficacy and accessibility of e-learning has found that more than 60% of the respondents who are enrolled in government schools could not access online education. More than 80% surveyed said they were unable to maintain emotional connect with students during online classes, while 90% of teachers felt that no meaningful …

5 problems you can face in online learning and how to deal with them
4 years, 1 month ago

5 problems you can face in online learning and how to deal with them

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic and the prolonged lockdown induced by it has made working as well as studying from home the new normal. All stakeholders, including students, teachers and institutions are forced to overcome challenges that have come with this sudden and often hastily executed online learning programmes. In online learning, assessing students through a Multiple-Choice Question mechanism is still feasible …

How to ensure that students get the best of conventional and online learning
4 years, 1 month ago

How to ensure that students get the best of conventional and online learning

India Today  

In the wake of current disruptions and massive closure of educational institutions, education systems around the world are facing an unprecedented challenge. The World Economic Forum reports a surge in the use of language apps, virtual tutoring, video conferencing tools, and online learning software in the last 6-7 months. Millions of students from government schools and colleges, especially in rural …

How Covid-19 pandemic has created spike in demand and popularity of e-learning
4 years, 1 month ago

How Covid-19 pandemic has created spike in demand and popularity of e-learning

India Today  

E-learning is revolutionising our education system as it remains the only option during the ongoing crisis. Many schools are leveraging the crisis as an opportunity to deploy digital technology and make education delivery meaningful, to be more productive and efficient while developing new skills through online learning and assessment. Concrete learning When students and teachers are unable to access physical …

Covid-19 pandemic: Can extracurriculars activities and skills really be taught online?
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 pandemic: Can extracurriculars activities and skills really be taught online?

India Today  

Not so long ago, career fields were pre-decided by parents and teachers; either you can be an engineer, a doctor, a chartered accountant, or an MBA, this more or less sums it up. What we are seeing in 2020 is that the adaption towards digital academic and skills learning has grown immensely across the country and globally. While learning math …

Debunking five common myths about online-learning
4 years, 3 months ago

Debunking five common myths about online-learning

India Today  

Amid Covid-19 pandemic, online learning is taking over the world because of its availability, accessibility, convenience, and flexibility. Online learning is shrouded in myths that make it difficult for learners to accept it as a better alternative to traditional classroom education. Online-Learning is complicated and incomplete Students stay away from online courses because they believe that the instructor is never …

Teacher's Day 2020: Five Times Educators Went Out of Their Way to Make Online Classes Better
4 years, 3 months ago

Teacher's Day 2020: Five Times Educators Went Out of Their Way to Make Online Classes Better

News 18  

The restrictions across the country in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic have affected many areas including the education system. Desi Chemistry Teacher’s ‘Jugaad’ A YouTube lesson of a teacher by the name Ajay Yashpal was made hilarious with his “super trick, very Funny & easy method". During the lockdown, the primary school teacher who gave lessons in physics, chemistry …

Teacher’s Day 2020: Salute to warriors imparting education in pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

Teacher’s Day 2020: Salute to warriors imparting education in pandemic

Hindustan Times  

“I’ve been in lockdown since January. And days after my delivery, the country went into lockdown, and then besides hospital trips for my baby’s vaccinations, the rest of the day meant preparing myself to take online classes,” says Sakshi Verma, assistant professor, PGDAV, Delhi University. During the day, my six-month old keeps me busy, and in the night I record …

Class of 2020: Meet the educationists making e-learning accessible
4 years, 3 months ago

Class of 2020: Meet the educationists making e-learning accessible

Live Mint  

When India announced a nationwide lockdown on 24 March in a bid to check the spread of the covid-19 pandemic, most schools and colleges were forced to terminate classes in the final months of the academic year. “The offline system is straightforward,” says Mubeen Masudi, founder of RiSE, a Srinagar-based coaching institute for Indian Institutes of Technology entrance and class …

Online learning: 5 tools to hold virtual classes during the Covid-19 pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

Online learning: 5 tools to hold virtual classes during the Covid-19 pandemic

India Today  

The Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak has put the world in lockdown. The silver lining to this cloud is that teachers can use the craze for technology in students to engage them and create learning opportunities even outside the conventional classroom setup. No wonder schools in different parts of the world are shifting to online learning with many teachers recording video classes …

An educator’s tips for online learning
4 years, 4 months ago

An educator’s tips for online learning

LA Times  

Devora Noboa is a parent-educator for Ready, Set, Read! The best way for children to use virtual tools such as Zoom is for parents to get comfortable with the online programs. Once parents are comfortable with the online programs, they can reach out to other parents to set up “virtual play dates.” I have found it’s helpful to coordinate that …

Covid-19 exposes class divide in education: How can students learn without digital access?
4 years, 4 months ago

Covid-19 exposes class divide in education: How can students learn without digital access?

India Today  

The coronavirus pandemic has created a crisis of epic proportions across industries, sectors and the society at large. Students can also download the Google Docs Offline extension for Chrome Browser, which will enable them to use Google Docs, Sheets, Drive and Slides without internet access. Distributing hard copies of learning materials In addition to leveraging tech-based tools, educational institutes should …

5 ways to make online education more relevant in higher education amid Covid-19 pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

5 ways to make online education more relevant in higher education amid Covid-19 pandemic

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought an unprecedented crisis to the education landscape of the world. Most of the Brick and Mortar Higher Education Institutions digitally transformed themselves to provide learning experience to campus students via online teaching. Unlike conventional classroom, online classroom requires teachers to adopt certain instructional strategies such as pre and post class activities using Learning Management System …

Covid-19 impact: How coronavirus crisis opened gates to new educational opportunities in India
4 years, 5 months ago

Covid-19 impact: How coronavirus crisis opened gates to new educational opportunities in India

India Today  

In mid-February, when the coronavirus was penetrating into the roots of our country, all the organizations and companies permitted their employees to work from home. Thus online teaching in this hard time has opened new avenues for educational institutions offering distance learning course, coaching centre, homeschooling, etc. Teachers and Professors: In this time of crises, where teachers are being trained …

Preparedness, learning and adapting: Three essential elements to learn during Covid 19
4 years, 6 months ago

Preparedness, learning and adapting: Three essential elements to learn during Covid 19

India Today  

With Covid-19 crisis causing a nationwide lockdown rather drastically, schools and parents, both, found themselves in a unique position. They had to quickly adapt traditional classroom teaching methods to online schooling, to ensure that students did not lose out precious academic time and fall behind on their curriculum. Preparedness, learning and adapting the three essential elements during Covid 19 Preparing …

Safety concerns abound as online classes for children become a reality
4 years, 6 months ago

Safety concerns abound as online classes for children become a reality

The Hindu  

With schools launching online classes there are concerns about children’s safety when they use the internet. Her father A. Sundar said she learns to identify animals in “an-hour-long class on alternate days.” Vasantha B. shifted to the suburbs to monitor her 4-year-old granddaughter who has daily 3-hour sessions to learn rhymes. Mythreyi Priya Arun, correspondent of Sri Jayendra Saraswathy Vidyalaya …

Online illusion
4 years, 6 months ago

Online illusion

The Hindu  

IT is now a daily ritual for most of my faculty colleagues to respond to emails from distressed students asking for a leave of absence or an extension of assignment deadlines. The door to online learning, left ajar by the greater access to electricity, to the Internet and to smart phones because of a drop in their prices, was finally …

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