Covid-19 impact: Opening a new door of digital approach for accessible education
4 years, 7 months ago

Covid-19 impact: Opening a new door of digital approach for accessible education

India Today  

As we welcomed in the year 2020 with renewed energy and enthusiasm, the unthinkable happened- the COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the world, and the global economy almost came to a halt. While the educators around the world are still mulling ways to redefine the process of education for the future generation, this disruptive crisis has forcibly opened a new door of a digital approach to education. The advantages of flexibility, accessibility, convenience, and interactive learning through the digital approach to education indicate that digital education is here to stay. The digital approach to education has opened a new perspective of making it more accessible as well as comprehensive appropriate tools and resources. It is to be remembered that digital education relies on uninterrupted Internet connectivity, which might be a far-fetched thing in Tier 3 towns and remote areas.

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Bridging the Digital Divide: A Global Effort to Promote Education and Inclusivity
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Bridging the Digital Divide: A Global Effort to Promote Education and Inclusivity

Hindustan Times  

The article highlights the global digital divide and its impact on education, socio-economic mobility, and health. It explores various initiatives and efforts from different countries to address this divide, including expanding digital infrastructure, improving digital literacy, and promoting public policy. The article emphasizes the importance of collaboration and global partnerships to create a more inclusive digital future where everyone can …

Digital education: It can grant even prisoners tech sector jobs
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Digital education: It can grant even prisoners tech sector jobs

Live Mint  

James Tweed has always been fascinated by the act of learning in isolation. Today, Coracle Online Ltd has distributed 2,600 laptops loaded with educational software to most of Britain’s prisons, or about one for every 30 prisoners. The US already has broader efforts in place to teach prisoners with digital devices, with several states pursuing schemes that distribute tablets and …

Charting a path for equitable technology use in education
9 months ago

Charting a path for equitable technology use in education

Hindustan Times  

As we embrace the potential of technology in education, our priority must be to ensure its responsible and equitable use. By focusing on infrastructure development, digital literacy, access to devices, curriculum design, and community engagement, we can create an inclusive educational landscape where technology serves as a catalyst for empowerment and equity. Real-world applications and hands-on activities can enrich the …

Charting a path for equitable technology use in education
9 months ago

Charting a path for equitable technology use in education

Hindustan Times  

The digital revolution in education is transforming learning landscapes, with technology playing a pivotal role in enhancing educational delivery and access. Yet, the promise of digital education is contingent upon equitable access and responsible use of technology. Real-world applications and hands-on activities can enrich the learning experience, making technology an integral part of education that prepares students not just to …

Online education is inadequate for reasons we have long known
1 year, 6 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’ …

Bridging the digital divide in India's education landscape demands a multi-faceted approach
1 year, 6 months ago

Bridging the digital divide in India's education landscape demands a multi-faceted approach

India Today  

While digital learning platforms are hailed as the future of education delivery in India, a considerable chunk of our population still lacks the necessary resources including devices, infrastructure, and digital literacy to reap the benefits of digital education. BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE FOR A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH "According to a survey indicated that over 85 percent of households across India had …

Digital education is the future, says expert
1 year, 8 months ago

Digital education is the future, says expert

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Digital education was the only way for the country to meet its goal of increasing the national gross enrollment ratio in higher education from 27 to 50 per cent by 2035, Jagat Bhushan Nadda, director of the Consortium for Educational Communication, said on Thursday. Nadda, who was in town for the launch of the 24th CEC-University Grants Commission Educational …

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 …

7 tools edtech companies are looking at in 2023 to democratise learning
1 year, 9 months ago

7 tools edtech companies are looking at in 2023 to democratise learning

India Today  

Online education powered by edtech companies is revamping the entire education system with innovative ideas. On one hand, it gives a fresh and alternate avenue for learning, and on the other hand, edtech companies are widening the scope of education by improving equity, accessibility, and interactivity. Sarita Digumarti, Chief Learning Officer, UNext Learning, says that going forward, many new tools …

5 transformational changes ed-tech will witness in 2023
2 years ago

5 transformational changes ed-tech will witness in 2023

India Today  

The education space in India witnessed the highest disruption during the Covid-19 pandemic. The edtech industry in this regard has grown leaps and bounds in the last couple of years, with the private sector playing a pivotal role in augmenting the quality of education delivery and learning outcomes. The education segment in India is also noticing a significant rise in …

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

5 biggest educational technology trends in near future
2 years, 8 months ago

5 biggest educational technology trends in near future

India Today  

In the past, various trends in the education sector have been deployed with varying degrees of success, but the trends that the previous couple of years brought in the sector have completely changed the sector's dynamics and are surely here to stay for the foreseeable future. LIFELONG LEARNING VIA SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES The education landscape today is vastly different even from …

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, …

Will Covid-19 bring edtech closer to overcoming challenges of virtual schools, colleges? Here's what experts have to say
2 years, 10 months ago

Will Covid-19 bring edtech closer to overcoming challenges of virtual schools, colleges? Here's what experts have to say

India Today  

The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 interrupted all businesses across the world and forced organisations to look at alternatives for business continuity. Currently, India has over 9000 EdTech start-ups operating in different segments, including K-12, skill development, test preparation, higher education, and online certifications. Some companies are focusing on business-to-business solutions by developing learning management systems for …

In COVID Times, Why It is Dangerous to Mistake Information for Education
2 years, 11 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 …

A digital divide haunts schools adapting to virus hurdles
2 years, 11 months ago

A digital divide haunts schools adapting to virus hurdles

Associated Press  

When April Schneider’s children returned to in-person classrooms this year, she thought they were leaving behind the struggles from more than a year of remote learning. As more families pivot back to remote learning amid quarantines and school closures, reliable, consistent access to devices and home internet remains elusive for many students who need them to keep up with their …

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 …

10 popular trends to deal education crisis post pandemic
3 years, 1 month ago

10 popular trends to deal education crisis post pandemic

India Today  

The covid-19 pandemic has totally changed the educational scenario in very unpredictable ways. From the previous year, as schools moved to online learning and teachers scrambled to deal with different ways of teaching, many students and parents gained a new appreciation for the value of self-care. STEAM curriculum Earlier you have heard about STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, …

60% students do not have internet access in India: Report
3 years, 1 month ago

60% students do not have internet access in India: Report

India Today  

Over one-and-a-half years since the Covid pandemic broke out in India, the digital divide continues to pose challenges in remote teaching and learning, according to experts. Only 20 per cent of school-age children in India had access to remote education during the pandemic, of whom only half participated in live online lessons, according to a new national sample survey by …

How teachers in India adopted hybrid learning during Covid
3 years, 2 months 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, 2 months 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 …

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. 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 …

Covid-19 impact: Here's why online education is the new way of learning
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 impact: Here's why online education is the new way of learning

India Today  

A teacher is reading out lessons loudly to a classroom while rows of desks filled with students listen attentively early in the morning. This massive switch in the learning mediums allowed growth in the sector of online education and the Edtech companies in India, which were already on a high growth trajectory even before the pandemic, with Google and KPMG …

Not just students, teachers too had their share of struggles switching from offline to online classes
3 years, 4 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 …

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 …

Kerala Government launches new digital app for online studies
3 years, 6 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, 6 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 …

Digital divide stands in the way of children’s home residents
3 years, 7 months ago

Digital divide stands in the way of children’s home residents

The Hindu  

While educational institutions are on the path of transforming students into digital academics, here is a group of residents at two children’s homes in Kozhikode who are yet to have sufficient e-learning tools to feel the change. At the Children’s Home for Girls, there are 32 students who manage with limited number of gadgets to attend online classes. Many of …

The Balancing Act of Online Schooling
3 years, 7 months ago

The Balancing Act of Online Schooling

News 18  

The pre covid-19 times; Bittersweet memories arise when we reminisce of the past from the point of view of a student. Attending my first online class with zeal making notes to slowly progressing to taking in the main objectives and tuning out the rest as the year progressed This power of being selective –where you can choose to pay attention …

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 …

Learning in a pandemic: An online education executive shares tips
3 years, 10 months ago

Learning in a pandemic: An online education executive shares tips

Hindustan Times  

In the darkest moments of the past year, Stephanie Dua, co-founder and president of HOMER, a New York City-based online learning program, turned to early lessons on hard work and optimism she learned on her father’s almond and walnut farm. “You always knew nutters because your fingers would turn black from all the nuts’ skins that you were picking,” said …

5 things to expect from education sector in 2021
3 years, 11 months ago

5 things to expect from education sector in 2021

India Today  

The Year 2020 saw disruption in the global education system like no other year in our living memory. Practices, which were previously considered impossible have now become possible due to the quick and concerted efforts by educationists who seized the opportunity to find new ways to make learning possible and managing to keep children and parents positively motivated and engaged …

Role of education publishers in the age of digital learning
4 years ago

Role of education publishers in the age of digital learning

India Today  

The role of good quality textbooks in the formative years of a child is one that cannot be ignored. With the need for quality in textbooks and learning materials on the one hand and the accelerated momentum in digital education especially in online learning, education publishers play a critical role in research, compilation, design, printing, distribution, and now in digitizing …

Digital divide, educator development - few of the many education challenges that await attention in 2021
4 years ago

Digital divide, educator development - few of the many education challenges that await attention in 2021

India Today  

The year 2020 has revolutionised the education sector across the globe. Educated employment is another major problem faced by India which the National Education Policy 2020 aims to address by focusing on skill development, entrepreneurship, critical thinking, problem-solving and industry-relevant knowledge. Lack of teaching resources As stated in a Niti Aayog report released earlier this year, a single teacher may …

Digital divide deprives have-nots of proper online education
4 years ago

Digital divide deprives have-nots of proper online education

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered the most ugly and frightening aspects of the digital divide in the domain of education. Even if we try to paint the intra-area and intra-school type heterogeneity with a broad brush, every member of the urban elite family is likely to have a dedicated high-end digital device with high-speed uninterrupted broadband connectivity; the semi-urban may …

How Covid-19 paved the path for EduTech evolution in 2021
4 years ago

How Covid-19 paved the path for EduTech evolution in 2021

India Today  

We have been, for a long time, working on the traditional school system. Live Learning: Live learning technology provides an interactive platform for the teachers and the students to understand and focus on the learning experience. With real-time doubt-solving and feedback, live learning has not only created a real classroom-like learning environment but it also empowers teachers to control and …

Major edtech trends of 2021 you should keep an eye on
4 years 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 …

How you can maintain the momentum in EdTech after the Pandemic
4 years, 2 months ago

How you can maintain the momentum in EdTech after the Pandemic

India Today  

We know that only a small fraction of all the people who make new year’s resolutions keep them beyond March. Digital tools like Learning Management System along with the right pedagogical practices could have a significant positive impact on learning. A Post-Covid Ed-Tech Playbook To summarize, technology in education provides flexibility, increases access for teachers and students, and improves learning …

How Covid-19 pandemic has created spike in demand and popularity of e-learning
4 years, 2 months 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 impact: Are digital learning platforms enough for a student to learn?
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 impact: Are digital learning platforms enough for a student to learn?

India Today  

Gone are the days when learning was confined to well defined physical spaces, often referred to as "classrooms." While this concept of digital learning has been a norm in the West, India, though a step behind, has significantly caught up and today, we have digital platforms which help kids learn through cartoons to platforms helping students and professionals ace their …

Paperless Schools of the Future: Decoding the potential of digital adoption for schools
4 years, 2 months ago

Paperless Schools of the Future: Decoding the potential of digital adoption for schools

India Today  

Even as Ed-tech becomes the buzzword in these times of virtual classrooms and AI powered assisted learning tools, the future of education is as much dependent on digitization of schools and educational institutes as it is on individual adoption of online learning, across age groups. Paperless Schools of the Future: Decoding the potential of digital adoption for schools Listed here …

Covid-19 impact: Is it enough to simply introduce technology and infuse it into a current educational framework?
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 impact: Is it enough to simply introduce technology and infuse it into a current educational framework?

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic has reawakened the debate about the correct balance between teacher-student engagement and technology. In May 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged that 'India must become a global knowledge superpower and that special emphasis must be given to the use of technology in the education sector by enhancing learning mechanisms with the use of technology, such as online …

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 …

Covid-19 deepens digital divide: How to upgrade rural education system in India
4 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 deepens digital divide: How to upgrade rural education system in India

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the Indian education system, pushing the migrate from traditional education to online. In a sense, it has created an opportunity to fill the gaps in rural education, which has many challenges for students such as lack of parental interest, digital divide, traditional modes of teaching, under-trained faculty, etc. Digital divide Despite having the second-largest internet …

Glaring digital divide in education in India: Covid-19 gives opportunity for digital inclusion
4 years, 4 months ago

Glaring digital divide in education in India: Covid-19 gives opportunity for digital inclusion

India Today  

India has the world’s largest education system with over 250 million students enrolled in some 1.5 million schools and another 37.4 million students enrolled in approximately 50,000 Higher Educational Institutions. his shift from a chalk-talk mode to online mode has bared a big digital divide in India’s education system at two levels: a) Continuity of learning of students in urban …

Class of 2020: Meet the educationists making e-learning accessible
4 years, 4 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 educational institutions are benefiting from digital marketing tools amidst pandemic
4 years, 4 months ago

How educational institutions are benefiting from digital marketing tools amidst pandemic

India Today  

The coronavirus pandemic has deeply affected the lives and livelihoods of each and every person on this planet. Learning should never stop, and keeping that in mind the education sector has had to adapt and adapt fast to these changing times To manage the admission process in the current academic year, the admission cell of universities has started to address …

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 …

Learning enhancement guidelines framed by NCERT after survey shows severe lack of digital education access
4 years, 4 months ago

Learning enhancement guidelines framed by NCERT after survey shows severe lack of digital education access

India Today  

Education Minister Ramesh Nishank Pokhriyal announced the Students' Learning Enhancement Guidelines on Wednesday created by NCERT which included several crucial steps that need to be taken in education during this Covid-19 era. Guidelines based on NCERT survey on digital accessibility The guidelines were formulated by the National Council of Educational Research and Training on the basis of a survey on …

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