In Delhi, remote learning during COVID-19 leaves less well-off grappling with digital divide and teachers ruing lack of training
4 years, 4 months ago

In Delhi, remote learning during COVID-19 leaves less well-off grappling with digital divide and teachers ruing lack of training

Firstpost  

The effectiveness of online classes has also become a sensitive issue for school managements caught between government instructions and parental expectations. Private school students like Vaishnavi, every morning wear their uniforms, pack their bags, reach ‘class’ on time and start with their “good morning madam” followed by marking of attendance. “True, some parents who were not plugged into technology and actively involved with the teachers were reluctant, but most of them have worked their way through this and are now convinced that online classes are the best in the given circumstances.” In fact, how effectively the online classes are being executed and absorbed has become a sensitive issue for school managements who find themselves caught between government instructions and parental expectations, even as they have to learn to teach in a different way. The blog also uploads links to all the online classes of the Delhi government’s education department, for students from KG to Class 12. “The programme also emphasised the important role of parents and that focus is not only on content but on learning outcomes and to extensively use the E-pathshala and Diksha apps where academic books and video content is available.” The Education Directorate of the Government of Delhi has also launched a blog targeting primary teachers and students across the 449 Sarvodaya Vidyalayas.

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Students in slum areas face accessibility challenges as Delhi schools go online
1 month ago

Students in slum areas face accessibility challenges as Delhi schools go online

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, With Delhi schools switching over to online teaching due to high pollution levels, students living in the city's slum areas are facing significant accessibility challenges. Students in slum areas face accessibility challenges as Delhi schools go online Several parents and students raised concerns saying many children are unable to attend classes regularly due to the dearth of smartphones, …

‘Schools have made joke of entire education system’
1 month ago

‘Schools have made joke of entire education system’

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Amid the pollution crisis, children as young as 4 years old, studying in Nursery classes, are made to attend three-hour online classes these days. Parents believe that the schools have made a joke of the entire education system. One of the mothers from Mayur Vihar Phase II, Vartika Saini, said, “I don’t find the logic behind conducting online …

Delhi: Classes 1-5 move online until further notice
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi: Classes 1-5 move online until further notice

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Dense fog since Wednesday morning has worsened air quality in the Capital. “Due to rising pollution levels, all primary schools in Delhi will be shifting to online classes, until further directions,” chief minister Atishi posted on X, with the directorate of education passing an order in this regard, directing all government, government-aided and unaided private recognised schools to …

Delhi schools to educate students on cybercrime with police-curated brochures
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi schools to educate students on cybercrime with police-curated brochures

India Today  

The Delhi Directorate of Education has instructed the heads of government and private schools to educate students about cybercrime by displaying informative banners and posters. These resources cover crucial topics such as cybersafety, cyberfraud, cyberbullying, online pornography, drug abuse, bullying, human trafficking, and the dangers posed by online predators. “This initiative aims to educate students on preventing cybercrimes and ensuring …

Online monitoring reveals alarming gaps in U.P. govt schools’ classroom activities
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Online monitoring reveals alarming gaps in U.P. govt schools’ classroom activities

Hindustan Times  

In a move mirroring high school and intermediate board exams, online monitoring of classes in government-run secondary schools across Uttar Pradesh via CCTV cameras has begun revealing the true state of education in these institutions. Live monitoring through the Vidya Samiksha Kendra in Lucknow has uncovered numerous deficiencies in classroom activities, particularly in 64 selected government secondary schools across various …

Schools in Delhi to remain closed today amid heavy rain, online classes resume
1 year, 5 months ago

Schools in Delhi to remain closed today amid heavy rain, online classes resume

India Today  

Due to the anticipated heavy rainfall as forecasted by the India Meteorological Department, the Directorate of Education has issued a directive instructing all government and government-aided schools to declare a holiday for students from nursery to class 5th today, July 11th. “All recognised private schools under the Directorate of Education, GNCTD, are also advised to follow the above instructions in …

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 …

Education through digital format for Intermediate students in AP
1 year, 10 months ago

Education through digital format for Intermediate students in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has advised officials to finalise plans for introduction of the digital format education for Intermediate students on the lines of the digital studies in schools in the state. The Chief Minister asked the officials to submit proposals on arranging digital learning methods for Intermediate students, similar to the way IFP display panels are …

Amid chill, Delhi private schools switch to online classes
1 year, 11 months ago

Amid chill, Delhi private schools switch to online classes

Hindustan Times  

A number of private schools in Delhi held classes in the online mode on Monday, a day after the state government’s Directorate of Education issued an advisory asking, private schools to remain closed till January 15 amid prevailing cold wave conditions in the city. Many schools held online classes today since they did not want their academic cycle to get …

Digital learning: Way forward for education in tier II and tier III cities in India
2 years ago

Digital learning: Way forward for education in tier II and tier III cities in India

India Today  

Recently, the government announced the M SHRI scheme to upgrade 14,500 of the one million+ government schools with modern and green infrastructure. Schools in Tier I cities perform better in terms of access, facilities, and learning results, but those in rural India still fall behind. RENEWED FOCUS ON EDUCATION However, the Digital India Mission and NEP 2020's renewed focus on …

National Education Day: Here's why it is important to develop skills outside the classroom
2 years, 1 month ago

National Education Day: Here's why it is important to develop skills outside the classroom

India Today  

The pandemic alerted the world to the need to revamp traditional education practices. As a result, the ed-tech industry witnessed a boom and the number of online platforms offering various courses grew significantly. LEARNING BEYOND THE CLASSROOMS: BENEFITS PROMOTING GREATER ACCESS With the increase in emphasis on online learning, students who are willing to learn but do not have access …

Sathyameva Jayathe: Kerala initiative aims to educate students in spotting fake news
2 years, 1 month ago

Sathyameva Jayathe: Kerala initiative aims to educate students in spotting fake news

The Hindu  

Published : Oct 26, 2022 16:29 IST Ligin George John, a student in Pathanamthitta, Kerala, received a few “interesting” WhatsApp forwards from one of his aunts. Hence, it becomes extremely important to equip the children to identify fake information and pseudoscience.” An estimate from a UNICEF report called “Digital misinformation/disinformation and children” showed that in 2020 alone, 76 per cent …

Andhra Pradesh: Multiple issues confronted students in Prakasam during Class X and Intermediate exams
2 years, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Multiple issues confronted students in Prakasam during Class X and Intermediate exams

The Hindu  

It’s not just the pandemic but several other factors too have contributed to the poor performance of students in the Class X and Intermediate results that were out recently, opine educationists here. Heavy syllabus, tough question papers, dull and drab online classes, switchover to English medium, inadequate teaching faculty and reforms in the education system without preparing the students for …

Centre's use of ICT in school education receives UNESCO's recognition
2 years, 6 months ago

Centre's use of ICT in school education receives UNESCO's recognition

Firstpost  

The initiative called PM eVIDYA unifies all efforts related to digital/online/on-air education to enable multi-mode access for imparting education by using technology to minimise learning losses New Delhi: The use of information and communications technology, under a comprehensive initiative called PM eVIDYA by the department of school education, Ministry of Education, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, won UNESCO’s recognition. The …

Reverse the learning loss of India’s young
2 years, 6 months ago

Reverse the learning loss of India’s young

Hindustan Times  

A new government survey released on Wednesday evening confirmed what a raft of non-official reports and studies have been indicating: Learning levels were hammered by the Covid-19, with school closures disproportionately impacting students in rural areas. The National Achievement Survey 2021, the first such exercise conducted since 2017, found that the national average percentage, the average of scores across four …

West Bengal Colleges Go Online Again After State Government’s Diktat Over Heat
2 years, 7 months ago

West Bengal Colleges Go Online Again After State Government’s Diktat Over Heat

News 18  

Several colleges in Kolkata and other places in West Bengal are now offering online classes, following a state government directive to either extend summer holidays or shift to virtual mode owing to the heat. For example, Lady Brabourne College principal Siuli Sarkar said they have completely shifted to online classes in all disciplines and will continue until the scheduled vacation …

Pariksha Pe Charcha 2022: PM Modi Talks About Exam Fever, Online Education, NEP | Top Q&A
2 years, 8 months ago

Pariksha Pe Charcha 2022: PM Modi Talks About Exam Fever, Online Education, NEP | Top Q&A

ABP News  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with over 2000 students in the fifth edition of Pariksha Pe Charcha at the Talkatora Stadium today. Q: Students asked PM Modi about the exam fever and how to deal with it, how to manage stress during exams A: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Narendra Modi said that this is not the first time …

20 states and UTs have less than 10% govt schools with internet: Minister
2 years, 9 months ago

20 states and UTs have less than 10% govt schools with internet: Minister

India Today  

Less than 10% of government schools in 20 states and union territories have internet connections, as informed by Union Minister of State for Education Annpurna Devi. STATES WITH LESS THAN 10% COVERAGE The states having less than 10% government schools with internet coverage, as told by the minster are: Andhra Pradesh at 9.10% Arunachal Pradesh at 3.44 % Assam at …

How Covid-19 pandemic has changed the education system, forever
2 years, 10 months ago

How Covid-19 pandemic has changed the education system, forever

India TV News  

The Covid-19 has resulted in prolonged schools shutting all across the world. Role of digital technology Digital technology with easy access to the internet helped bring remote learning opportunities, online classrooms, and access to high-quality education even in rural and semi-urban locations. Online learning=Flexible learning Online learning can help students pursue highly personalized learning programs; these combined with hands-on exercises, …

In COVID Times, Why It is Dangerous to Mistake Information for Education
2 years, 10 months ago

In COVID Times, Why It is Dangerous to Mistake Information for Education

News 18  

The Budget announcement every year by the Finance Minister is a big event typically followed by praise, criticism, expression of opinions by experts and conversation among people in general. Besides the usual provisions, a Digital University has been proposed to give access to world-class quality education to all students with personalised learning experience at their doorstep. The Budget also focuses …

Doubts raised by experts over government's push to set up 200 TV channels for Classes 1-12
2 years, 10 months ago

Doubts raised by experts over government's push to set up 200 TV channels for Classes 1-12

India Today  

Experts who were advocating for school reopening questioned the central government's decision to put up TV channels to provide extra education for pupils in Classes 1 to 12 while claiming that it would not compensate for the learning loss suffered by the epidemic. Digital University Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman acknowledged while presenting the Union Budget 2022-23, that due to the …

Online lectures increasingly used to cut costs: Student unions
2 years, 10 months ago

Online lectures increasingly used to cut costs: Student unions

NL Times  

Colleges and universities increasingly use online education as a cost-cutting measure instead of due to the coronavirus rules, student unions ISO and LSVb said to BNR. Students increasingly tell ISO that they are getting more online lectures even though in-person education is possible under Covid restrictions. The umbrella organizations for higher education institutions told BNR that the coronavirus crisis indeed …

On International Day of Education, here are five emerging learning trends
2 years, 11 months ago

On International Day of Education, here are five emerging learning trends

India TV News  

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education to celebrate the pivotal role that education plays in creating peace and development. Education will be hybrid and digitally adaptive Rajesh says, "According to a post on unesco.org, 258 million children and youth in the world still do not attend school and over 617 million children and …

Covid-19 impact on school children to be studied: Delhi Govt
2 years, 11 months ago

Covid-19 impact on school children to be studied: Delhi Govt

India Today  

Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said that the Delhi government will conduct a large-scale survey to understand the impact of the Covid pandemic on the psychological and emotional behaviour of school children. In view of this, we have decided to conduct the study on a large scale to understand the changes in the mental and emotional state of …

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia reviews online classroom teaching in govt schools
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia reviews online classroom teaching in govt schools

India Today  

On Thursday, Manish Sisodia, the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, reviewed the online teaching and learning process in Delhi government schools during their frequent closures amid Covid-19. Manish Sisodia was informed that through offline and online mediums, worksheets are reaching 99.2 percent of students from KG to class 2, 99.1 percent of students from classes 3 to 5, 94.21 percent …

Year-ender 2021: How Covid-19 pandemic enabled EdTech to become leading sector for growth
3 years ago

Year-ender 2021: How Covid-19 pandemic enabled EdTech to become leading sector for growth

India Today  

The increased adoption by institutions, professionals, parents, and students marks the growth. Adoption of EdTech tools and products by students, teachers, and institutes The pandemic enabled EdTech to become the leading sector for growth. Even while educational technology, or edtech, has been around for a while, the worldwide lockdown caused by the pandemic was undoubtedly the driving force for its …

Children and schooling in the post-COVID-19 era
3 years ago

Children and schooling in the post-COVID-19 era

The Hindu  

When someone in the family falls sick, all normal routines and arrangements are affected. Peripheral concern Children’s education and health are two major domains in which welfare policies of the modern state are expected to support and enhance the family’s role. Restoring children’s innate desire to relate to the world physically and socially surrounding them will constitute a major step …

How a Teacher's Digital Push Is Revolutionising Rajasthan's Education System
3 years, 1 month ago

How a Teacher's Digital Push Is Revolutionising Rajasthan's Education System

The Quint  

Impressed by his model, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot initiated training in online education for government school teachers. He has formed a team of 40 teachers who record videos of the lessons for higher classes of the Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan, and post them online, the report added. Rajasthan's education department has also become the first to come up with …

Kerala Ahead of Other States in Providing Online Education: Pinarayi Vijayan
3 years, 1 month ago

Kerala Ahead of Other States in Providing Online Education: Pinarayi Vijayan

News 18  

Kerala is much ahead of other states in providing online education to children during the COVID-19 pandemic, as 91 per cent of those in rural areas were able to continue their studies with the help of technology, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday. While 91 per cent of children in rural areas of Kerala had access to online classes, …

How teachers in India adopted hybrid learning during Covid
3 years, 1 month ago

How teachers in India adopted hybrid learning during Covid

India Today  

Students living in poverty-stricken areas are more likely to lack the educational tools like mobile phones and laptops that make learning at home successful. Approaches need to be followed in Hybrid Model: The nationwide closings and the associated shift to distance learning and the growing digital divide affected students, teachers, educators, and parents equally. We need to think about how …

School Closure, Digital Divide, Learning Gap: Post-COVID India Needs Resilient Education System
3 years, 1 month ago

School Closure, Digital Divide, Learning Gap: Post-COVID India Needs Resilient Education System

News 18  

Education remains the solitary ray of hope for many to break the vicious circle of poverty. However, the data released by the Unified District Information System for Education for the academic session 2019-20 shows that 78 per cent of schools in India don’t have internet facilities and more than 61 per cent do not even have computers. Approximately 12 crore …

43% teachers unhappy with online mode of teaching in pandemic: Survey
3 years, 2 months ago

43% teachers unhappy with online mode of teaching in pandemic: Survey

India Today  

Around 43 percent of teachers said they were not satisfied with online teaching during the pandemic, while nine percent of them expressed complete dissatisfaction with the mode of education, according to a survey. A total of 220 school teachers participated while 20 people, including eight teachers, were interviewed for an online survey published in the Delhi Commission for Protection of …

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 …

Rajasthan governor stresses on bridging digital gap for students in rural areas
3 years, 2 months ago

Rajasthan governor stresses on bridging digital gap for students in rural areas

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Monday stressed on bridging the digital gap in the present era of information and communication technology so everyone can get practical benefit of online education. In order to make quality education accessible to everyone from urban to rural areas, special emphasis has been laid on online and digital education in the new education policy, Mishra …

Rajasthan governor stresses on bridging digital gap for students in rural areas
3 years, 2 months ago

Rajasthan governor stresses on bridging digital gap for students in rural areas

Hindustan Times  

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Monday stressed on bridging the digital gap in the present era of information and communication technology so everyone can get practical benefit of online education. Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra stresses on bridging the digital gap so that everyone can get practical benefit of online education. In order to make quality education accessible to everyone from …

Technology can never replace classroom teaching: Manish Sisodia
3 years, 2 months ago

Technology can never replace classroom teaching: Manish Sisodia

India Today  

On Thursday, while addressing the Digital India Conclave, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that if technology could replace classroom teaching and learning, schools and colleges in various countries would have shut down decades ago. It can add value to education, but technology can never replace classroom teaching-learning experience. If that were the case, schools and colleges in countries …

KiCo– India’s kitaab copy: A step towards democratization of education
3 years, 2 months ago

KiCo– India’s kitaab copy: A step towards democratization of education

Hindustan Times  

With a mission of educating students in large numbers, KiCo- India’s Kitaab Copy has taken an initiative to reach out to students in rural India. KiCo– India’s kitaab copy KiCo has received appreciation from the Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi and has also contributed to the upliftment of the students in government schools of Delhi in digital education. Regional languages …

Delhi Teacher Receives Award for Providing 321 Smart Phones to Poor Children for Online Classes
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi Teacher Receives Award for Providing 321 Smart Phones to Poor Children for Online Classes

News 18  

Bharti Kalra, the vice principal of a government-aided school, that is, Sarvodaya Vidyalaya in Rohini Sector-8, has been honoured with Delhi State Teachers’ Award this year for her exceptional contribution in helping poor students with their online classes during the pandemic. She collected 321 smartphones through her family members and friends and gave them to the poor students so that …

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 …

Indian teacher joins educationists in worldwide girls’ education drive
3 years, 3 months ago

Indian teacher joins educationists in worldwide girls’ education drive

India TV News  

Indian teacher Ranjitsinh Disale, the winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2020, has joined worldwide leaders from across the public, private and philanthropic sectors to call for an acceleration of girls’ digital access, digital skills, and participation in online learning in a pandemic-hit scenario. The open letter calls for action by the international community to ensure girls have equal access …

Virtual Schools to Alternative Academic Calendar: Education Minister Launches Key Initiatives of NEP 2020
3 years, 4 months ago

Virtual Schools to Alternative Academic Calendar: Education Minister Launches Key Initiatives of NEP 2020

News 18  

The makeshift mode of taking offline learning online has been mainstreamed and now will be offered in form of a structured virtual school. This has been created by the National Institute of Open School and launched by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today. Pradhan launched five key initiatives under the National Education Policy 2020 today including a booklet on one-year …

How online learning can revolutionise and reform Indian higher education
3 years, 4 months ago

How online learning can revolutionise and reform Indian higher education

The Hindu  

Despite an increase in literacy rate over the last decade, India’s higher education infrastructure relies on didactic transmission and is in need of reforms and revamps. India’s Gross Enrollment Ratio stands at 26.3%, which means that only that percentage of youngsters in the 18-23 age group are pursuing higher education. The UGC giving the nod to the top 100 NIRF …

How is the pandemic changing ways of teaching?
3 years, 5 months ago

How is the pandemic changing ways of teaching?

India TV News  

Before the pandemic, digital education was primarily used in situations where learning opportunities were curtailed by distance or other factors. Factors to reshape education Flexibility Accessibility Ability to democratise learning Create borderless global classrooms Bring infrastructural costs down. Digital education best suited during pandemic For now, digital education is plugging gaps in a world where in-person learning is fraught with …

Data | Only 1 in 4 teachers in India trained to teach online classes
3 years, 5 months ago

Data | Only 1 in 4 teachers in India trained to teach online classes

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to stop physical classes and shift to online teaching. Though the share was relatively high among private schools, only one-third of teachers who teach higher grades were trained to teach online. Click to remove AMP mode State-wise comparison Only 3% of government school teachers in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha were trained to teach with …

Online classes: Students offhand, teachers at a loss
3 years, 5 months ago

Online classes: Students offhand, teachers at a loss

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Online classes for the academic year 2021-22 are proving to be a huge challenge for teachers as students turn to be diverted, convinced that they will be promoted and under the impression that the situation is far from improving. Online classes for Class 1 to 12 have begun from July in SSC and CBSE schools and in the first …

Kerala Government launches new digital app for online studies
3 years, 5 months ago

Kerala Government launches new digital app for online studies

India Today  

Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty has said that all necessary steps have been taken to overcome the shortcoming in online education in the state in the ongoing academic year and a new digital application would be used for the purpose. In view of the continuing Covid-19 situation, the department took measures to further expand digital classes for school children, he …

When students can’t study
3 years, 5 months ago

When students can’t study

Hindustan Times  

Nearly 78% of schools in India don’t have internet facilities, and more than 61% do not have computers, the latest Unified District Information System for Education data, released by the Centre for 2019-20 shows. Only one-third of students could pursue online education, and only 32.5% are doing live online classes, according to the Annual Status of Education Report released in …

3.1 million students from Classes 1 to 10 do not have online learning gadget access: Karnataka
3 years, 5 months ago

3.1 million students from Classes 1 to 10 do not have online learning gadget access: Karnataka

India Today  

A survey conducted by the department of public instruction at the end of previous 2020-21 academic year found that over 3.1 million students from Classes 1 to 10 in Karnataka did not have gadget access that is needed for online learning. Kids without online learning gadgets to receive special attention The department has now stepped forward to look into the …

Syllabus reduced by 30% for Classes 9, 10 due to digital divide: Odisha govt
3 years, 5 months ago

Syllabus reduced by 30% for Classes 9, 10 due to digital divide: Odisha govt

India Today  

With online education becoming the new normal since the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, the digital divide, whether it is the lack of internet connectivity or smartphones in the interior areas is a cause of concern for many. The syllabus for students of Classes 9 and 10 will be reduced by 30% this year, Odisha School and Mass Education Minister …

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