How teachers are responding to online classes
5 years ago

How teachers are responding to online classes

China Daily  

After COVID-19 hit, all of a sudden teachers and students celebrating Spring Festival were now stuck in their hometowns with nothing to do but eat dumplings, sleep and eat more dumplings. I’ve always used WeChat groups for my classes, as a way to deliver course materials, check homework and class work and communicate with students, but could I actually run a course in real-time via WeChat? Some would say a disadvantage of using WeChat as an online classroom platform is the inability to see the teacher or students on a live video feed and maximum file transfer capacity is limited. While WeChat does have some challenges, I argue that live video lectures and/or long recorded videos are archaic teaching methods and not the best tools for delivering material in a manner which will allow tech-savvy Generation Z students to absorb the most information as efficiently as possible. In fact, this special situation has inspired me to design an entire new WeChat English course with hopes to reach more students in the future, especially those in remote areas who may not have regular access to a foreign teacher in a classroom setting.

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Overcoming Common Challenges in Online Learning with EdTech

India Today  

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New age teaching: How teachers are embracing 'technology' to empower students in the classroom
2 years, 1 month ago

New age teaching: How teachers are embracing 'technology' to empower students in the classroom

India Today  

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2 years, 4 months ago

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India Today  

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Learning process: Online vs traditional
2 years, 10 months ago

Learning process: Online vs traditional

India Today  

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Online lectures increasingly used to cut costs: Student unions
3 years, 1 month ago

Online lectures increasingly used to cut costs: Student unions

NL Times  

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How can teachers make online classes more engaging for students?
3 years, 6 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, 6 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 …

Online classes: Students offhand, teachers at a loss
3 years, 8 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 …

10 quick teaching skills for teachers to engage students in online classes
3 years, 9 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 …

Online classroom: How students can build an engaging virtual experience
3 years, 10 months ago

Online classroom: How students can build an engaging virtual experience

India Today  

For as long as we can remember, learning has taken place in the classroom. Studies have revealed that students who learn online perform just as well as their peers in brick and mortar classrooms, as physical location is not the only determining factor of a holistic learning environment. With online learning, the focus benefit lies in giving students control of …

No fun in their virtual classrooms?
3 years, 11 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
4 years 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 …

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

Revolution of Online Education: Advantages And Disadvantages
4 years, 2 months 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, 3 months 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 …

Major edtech trends of 2021 you should keep an eye on
4 years, 3 months ago

Major edtech trends of 2021 you should keep an eye on

India Today  

Pathbreaking technological innovations like online classes, learning management systems, etc., are now becoming a part and parcel of our education system. Virtual and augmented reality Artificial intelligence has transformed the education industry by empowering the system through the automation of learning resources like online classes, assessments, homework tracking, and more. Online learning platforms offer a flexible learning environment by empowering …

5 Things We've Learned About Virtual School In 2020
4 years, 3 months ago

5 Things We've Learned About Virtual School In 2020

NPR  

5 Things We've Learned About Virtual School In 2020 Enlarge this image Carson McNamara for NPR Carson McNamara for NPR Deborah Rosenthal starts her virtual kindergarten class on Zoom every morning with a song — today, it's the Spanish version of "If You're Happy and You Know It." Rouse, in Joliet, calls its training "pretty fabulous" and essential to her …

5 innovative ways of teaching online to engage students better
4 years, 3 months 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, 4 months 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 …

How to ensure that students get the best of conventional and online learning
4 years, 4 months 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 …

Debunking five common myths about online-learning
4 years, 6 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 …

Online classes: 5 reasons students could benefit from ‘cameras off’
4 years, 6 months ago

Online classes: 5 reasons students could benefit from ‘cameras off’

CNN  

Editor’s Note: The views expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writers. CNN — As the 2020 to 2021 school year gets underway – both at the K through 12 and college level – many students find themselves attending online classes via Zoom or similar teleconferencing platforms. Approximately 1 in 5 students live below the federal poverty line …

Teacher's Day 2020: Five Times Educators Went Out of Their Way to Make Online Classes Better
4 years, 6 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 …

Class of 2020: Meet the educationists making e-learning accessible
4 years, 6 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 …

How virtual classes are making the students competent for future?
4 years, 6 months ago

How virtual classes are making the students competent for future?

India Today  

"When you can't change the direction of the wind - adjust your sails," said inspirational writer, H. Jackson Brown. Virtual classes have become the new classrooms, seminars and workshops have turned into webinars, parent-teacher meeting is now happening on a digital forum. Digital learning- A disguised opportunity Nothing can surpass the personal interaction in classes, but the digital learning happening …

Remote learning unlikely to replace classroom-based learning, physical textbooks
4 years, 7 months ago

Remote learning unlikely to replace classroom-based learning, physical textbooks

India Today  

The education sector much like any other is currently being disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. Remote learning using digital tools as an option for continuing education has been gaining momentum even before the pandemic struck; the pandemic and resultant lockdown have acted as catalysts to boost adoption thereby enhancing the significance of the medium. Shortcomings of remote learning Having experimented …

Online learning: 5 tools to hold virtual classes during the Covid-19 pandemic
4 years, 7 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 …

At least 27% school students have no access to smartphones or laptops for online classes, finds NCERT survey
4 years, 7 months ago

At least 27% school students have no access to smartphones or laptops for online classes, finds NCERT survey

Firstpost  

According to the survey, over a quarter of a total of 34,000 students and parents cited intermittent electricity or a lack thereof as a major hindrance New Delhi: At least 27 percent students do not have access to smartphones or laptops to attend online classes, while 28 percent students and parents believe intermittent or lack of electricity is one of …

An educator’s tips for online learning
4 years, 7 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, 7 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 …

In Delhi, remote learning during COVID-19 leaves less well-off grappling with digital divide and teachers ruing lack of training
4 years, 7 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 …

Online or in the classroom, teachers and students must show up every day, new rules say
4 years, 8 months ago

Online or in the classroom, teachers and students must show up every day, new rules say

LA Times  

Observing physical distance, first-grade teacher Caitlin Hicks gives an air hug to Sid Solomon, 6, as she meets students one final time in June, when students pick up schoolwork left behind after Center Street Elementary in El Segundo closed in March. “Now the imperative is to deliver a rich blend of online and face-to-face instruction.” Fuller said the emphasis on …

Online classes for kids, a task for parents
4 years, 8 months ago

Online classes for kids, a task for parents

Hindustan Times  

Every Monday to Friday, Aaryav Shukla, a four-year-old nursery student, logs in to a digital classroom sharp at noon. While parents said that it was not easy sitting around with younger children for these classes and there was very little value addition, they agreed still that online classes brought some semblance of routine for the child. Ashu Panwar, another parent, …

Safety concerns abound as online classes for children become a reality
4 years, 9 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 …

MHRD working on SOPs for online classes, lesser screen time for students
4 years, 9 months ago

MHRD working on SOPs for online classes, lesser screen time for students

Hindustan Times  

The HRD Ministry is working on Standard Operating Procedures for online classes which will ensure that students don’t have to spend hours before computers or on phones to attend virtual classes and can learn at their own pace, according to officials. The guidelines are being developed in view of complaints from parents about schools conducting online classes like regular school, …

Teaching in the time of COVID-19
4 years, 9 months ago

Teaching in the time of COVID-19

The Hindu  

The world as we know it has changed in the blink of an eye. With schools remaining closed for an extended duration came the reality of online teaching. There has been a huge surge in search phrases like “how to teach online”, “best online teaching platforms”, “online teaching tools”, and “online teaching techniques”. Finding the right online teaching platform is …

Dependence on online learning exposes deepening ‘digital divide’
4 years, 9 months ago

Dependence on online learning exposes deepening ‘digital divide’

The Hindu  

Eleven-year-old Shreyas S., a class five student of a Central Board of Secondary Education school, uses his mother’s smartphone to log into online classes at 8.30 a.m. On Tuesday, he attended classes for science, mathematics, English, and one for physical education. Hitha Shravani, a class 10 student in a private school, also squints into her parents’ mobile phones to attend …

Logged out of classroom: Adapting during lockdown
4 years, 10 months ago

Logged out of classroom: Adapting during lockdown

India Today  

The sudden closure of school across world due to Covid 19, after World War II such a major lockdown of institutions world has witnessed. The unfamiliarity with technology especially for the non-tech savvy staff posed a heavy handicap in getting over the steep learning curve that this extant situation posed The global pandemic will set a lasting impact on the …

10 things to keep in mind while taking a virtual class amid Covid-19 lockdown
4 years, 10 months ago

10 things to keep in mind while taking a virtual class amid Covid-19 lockdown

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the education sector adversely, with a sudden shift in teaching pedagogies due to the shutting down of schools and colleges. Over the last one month, 1.38 billion students across 138 countries have been forced to adapt to online learning, this has altered the mind set of students and teachers. Keep students informed It is imperative …

Traditional learning will always have a place in our classrooms
4 years, 10 months ago

Traditional learning will always have a place in our classrooms

India Today  

The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced innovation across all the sectors and education is no exception to this. Traditional learning has qualitative benefits over online learning and this benefit is more relevant among pre-primary and primary students who have short attention span to be spending hours in a virtual classroom environment. Benefits of traditional learning: One-on-one or in-person teaching is …

Teaching during Covid-19 lockdown: Coping up with online classes and excelling
4 years, 10 months ago

Teaching during Covid-19 lockdown: Coping up with online classes and excelling

India Today  

During social distancing and ‘stay home’ order, nobody is spared. In this situation, only not-out batsmen are increasing numbers of ‘Webinars’ and online ‘learning.’ Universities like Harvard, Stanford offered their MOOC free to the students. A typical online course needs contents preparation and modern educational technology to connect the content with students. Transfer of knowledge through online classes The bottom …

Online learning: A new reality for schools during Covid-19
4 years, 10 months ago

Online learning: A new reality for schools during Covid-19

India Today  

Educational institutions in most countries are now closed to contain the spread of coronavirus, resulting in the home-schooling of millions of students globally. Online tools used for teaching: Hangouts Meet, Zoom, Google Classroom etc To teach remotely, a teacher requires a way to: communicate with learners in real-time, share with learners a variety of resources in different file formats, assign …

E-learning: Experts' opinion on the new shift of education system
4 years, 10 months ago

E-learning: Experts' opinion on the new shift of education system

India Today  

Amidst the Covid-19 lockdown, schools have started to conduct online classes for students to keep up with their studies. To find out how useful this digital learning arrangement really is, we spoke to various experts who are supervising the online classes system. Vinod Singh, Head of School, Trio World Academy, Bangalore said, "Online learning needs to be engaging, purposeful, simple …

Human intervention in virtual studies: How students can make the best of online learning
4 years, 10 months ago

Human intervention in virtual studies: How students can make the best of online learning

India Today  

Due to the global pandemic caused by Covid-19, one of the sectors witnessing a major evolution is the education sector. It's great to see how teachers and students have adopted various platforms via which they can stay connected and conduct classes online for the collective benefit. One of the major challenges of online classes is that most often students can …

COVID-19 lockdown: How students are coping with the online classes and syllabus
4 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 lockdown: How students are coping with the online classes and syllabus

India Today  

The Coronavirus led lockdown has put all of our strength and zeal to a hard test by interrupting our regular lives in recent history. To motivate the online classes, teachers are leaving no stone unturned to ensure joy, warmth, and humour while video conferencing with the students. In context to the same, Mrs Pallavi Uphadhyaya, Principal, DPS Rajnagar Extension said, …

32,247 teachers are taking online classes of 7, 07, 312 students through various online platforms
4 years, 11 months ago

32,247 teachers are taking online classes of 7, 07, 312 students through various online platforms

India Today  

The Ministry of Human Resource Development is taking steps to combat Covid-19 by taking preventive and precautionary measures in all academic institutions across the country. Initiatives of KVS Teachers A large number of KVS teachers, as responsible educators and mentors, have risen to the occasion in the face of the global pandemic of Covid-19 and are connecting with their students …

Coronavirus outbreak: Myths around online education effectiveness, efficiency busted
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: Myths around online education effectiveness, efficiency busted

India Today  

The new coronavirus is spewing its venom relentlessly across the globe. With lockdowns seeing no end in sight, more and more schools are transitioning to online classes to ensure that at least education doesn't take a beating. The teachers and students also use a variety of digital learning tools that ensure that the learning curve never sees a dip. The …

Online classes: From meeting friends to internet problems, first-hand experiences of e-learning during Covid-19
4 years, 11 months ago

Online classes: From meeting friends to internet problems, first-hand experiences of e-learning during Covid-19

India Today  

To maintain the flow of education amid the Covid-19 lockdown, the Modi government has instructed all schools to conduct online classes. Online classes in schools: Timings of the classes The students are taking four classes every day with each class being 30-40 minutes. Online classes: Students’ reactions Dimpy Singh a student of class 5 standard said, "The online classes are …

Online classes preparing educational institutes for future emergency
4 years, 11 months ago

Online classes preparing educational institutes for future emergency

India Today  

The situation around Covid-19 has forced several educational institutions across the country to adopt the online mode of delivery and instruction to ensure that learning continues and students do not suffer. Although the current crisis has practically forced educational institutions to transition to online classes, a majority of educators are increasingly realizing the need to enhance their classroom delivery through …

What’s lost in the rush to online learning (Opinion)
4 years, 11 months ago

What’s lost in the rush to online learning (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: David M. Perry is a journalist and historian. There’s just no way to provide quality education to all students absent full-time on-site parental support. It’s understandable why nearly every school in the country has shut down through at least April, but this massive rush to move K-12 education online is a mistake. Unequal access to technology and internet …

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