The Balancing Act of Online Schooling
3 years, 6 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 or ignore – for example in class if you weren’t paying attention you’d be talking to your friends or doing something else and eventually get called out for it but in online classes all you have to do is feign connection issues and be on your merry way. Time is a double edged sword, maneuvered incorrectly would make you lazy, stuck in the past, and well you would be wasting precious time you could have used for anything; but if done correctly you could get a lot done, be productive but that’s the perfect world everyone longs for. The general problem is the misconception that time management means taking studying as the whole main event of the day and sprinkle in some breaks, but the name of the game is balance. I am merely someone who has gone through online schooling just like everyone else, what I learnt was doing everything in extremes was the problem granted most of you might keep up with project work but how I tackled it was extreme relaxation or just doing homework for a long part of the day.

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‘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 …

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 …

What India needs to improve in its education system post-pandemic? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 11 months ago

What India needs to improve in its education system post-pandemic? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

It was only in 2022, after the third wave of COVID-19, that schools in India finally reopened fully, after two plus years of pandemic-related disruptions. The Annual Status of Education Report 2022, brought out by the NGO Pratham last week, reveals that at least one of these concerns may not be a problem: overall enrolment figures for the 6 to …

International Day of Education: Why digitalisation of education in India is important for higher education
1 year, 11 months ago

International Day of Education: Why digitalisation of education in India is important for higher education

India Today  

The digitalisation of education in India has had a significant impact on higher education in recent years. With the rise of technology, online learning and digital resources have become increasingly accessible to students in India, providing them with new opportunities to access higher education. ONLINE LEARNING PORTALS Online learning platforms and e-learning portals have made it possible for students in …

The changing face of Indian education: Is homeschooling a new normal amongst young parents?
2 years ago

The changing face of Indian education: Is homeschooling a new normal amongst young parents?

India Today  

The onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted nearly every sector of the industry, with education being no exception. When it comes to conventional schooling, one curriculum is designed for everyone, but when it comes to home-schooling, parents can customize the curriculum of their children according to their interests and work towards their better development. On the contrary, homeschooling gives …

Data | Covid impact on Indian higher education: More promotions, poor learning outcomes
2 years, 1 month ago

Data | Covid impact on Indian higher education: More promotions, poor learning outcomes

The Hindu  

Higher education in India is entering a worrying phase due to the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on school education. The Unified District Information System for Education survey for 2021-22 shows that the promotion rate among secondary school students continued to increase even during the pandemic years. Chart 1 shows the promotion rate of secondary school students across communities. Click to …

Online school put US kids behind. Some adults have regrets.
2 years, 2 months ago

Online school put US kids behind. Some adults have regrets.

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Vivian Kargbo thought her daughter’s Boston school district was doing the right thing when officials kept classrooms closed for most students for more than a year. “It is very easy with hindsight to say, ‘Oh, learning loss, we should have opened.’ People forget how many people died,” said Austin Beutner, former superintendent in Los Angeles, where students were …

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 …

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 …

They don't have an answer to why students should choose them over the competition, say competitors on mass lay offs
2 years, 7 months ago

They don't have an answer to why students should choose them over the competition, say competitors on mass lay offs

India Today  

Vedantu, an ed-tech company, has laid off 424 more employees recently, for geopolitical reasons. Vedantu CEO and founder Vamsi Krishna said that with Covid-19 cases receding and offline mode of education resuming, Vedantu's growth will moderate. While mass hiring employees during Covid-19, no one realised there would be mass layoffs as well," said a person on the grounds of anonymity. …

Around 30% Students Haven't Returned to Schools After Pandemic: Odisha Govt Report
2 years, 7 months ago

Around 30% Students Haven't Returned to Schools After Pandemic: Odisha Govt Report

News 18  

The education of millions of children in India was gravely impacted due to the closure of schools following strict lockdowns during the pandemic. The School and Mass Education secretary, Bishnupada Sethi, weighed in on the issue and said that students were not attending school despite the government making provisions for a midday meal and implementing a learning recovery plan. According …

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 …

COVID Blues: Enough about Exams, Placements; Ask Students How They’re Doing
2 years, 7 months ago

COVID Blues: Enough about Exams, Placements; Ask Students How They’re Doing

News 18  

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to send shock waves throughout the world, education is witnessing unprecedented changes. According to the World Bank, 94 per cent of students – 1.6 billion – were out of educational institutions during lockdowns. An estimated 258 million children were out of school, and the Learning Poverty rate in developing countries was 53 per cent – …

Delhi Class 10, 12 Students Can Attend School Without Consent Letter
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi Class 10, 12 Students Can Attend School Without Consent Letter

News 18  

In another relaxation offered due to decreasing cases of Covid-19, the Delhi government is allowing class 10 and 12 students to attend offline classes and exams at school campuses without the consent letter from parents. This has come a month after the central government had rolled back the Covid-era rule of having a mandatory consent letter from parents to attend …

School reopening update: Hybrid learning is hindrance to quality education, says NPSC
2 years, 10 months ago

School reopening update: Hybrid learning is hindrance to quality education, says NPSC

India Today  

Hybrid learning in schools is becoming a cause of hindrance to quality education. Why hybrid learning is hindrance to quality education in schools "The choice of catering to both online mode and normal school is not only a hindrance to delivering quality education but has also overburdened the teaching fraternity. Acharya, who is also principal of the ITL Public School, …

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, 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 …

Covid-19: Reasons why India needs to reopen schools
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19: Reasons why India needs to reopen schools

India Today  

Schools in India have been closed for over 650 days due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the surge in cases of variants like Omicron. The report “India Needs To Learn - A Case for Keeping Schools Open” captures key findings from this study and the imperatives for India to build back better. Covid-19: Countries that kept schools open A …

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 …

Chhattisgarh colleges, universities to adopt online classes amid Covid-19
2 years, 11 months ago

Chhattisgarh colleges, universities to adopt online classes amid Covid-19

India Today  

The Chhattisgarh government ordered that offline classes in colleges and universities will be stopped and online classes will be conducted due to a rise in Covid-19 cases across the country. The state government has also asked the colleges to conduct the first and second semester exams of all courses online or in a hybrid model. Classes and exams will be …

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 …

Year ender 2021: How Covid-19 pandemic affected International education sector and way forward
3 years ago

Year ender 2021: How Covid-19 pandemic affected International education sector and way forward

India Today  

The education sector has been affected by Covid-19 in India and abroad in countless ways. Let's take a look at how the international education sector and foreign education have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and the way forward: International Education disrupted in many ways "Education is one of the most fundamental needs, and it is generally not impacted by …

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 …

76% of Indian Students Faced Learning Losses During Pandemic: UNICEF
3 years, 1 month ago

76% of Indian Students Faced Learning Losses During Pandemic: UNICEF

News 18  

As many as 76 per cent of parents of children between the ages of 5-13 years, and 80 per cent of adolescents between 14-18 years, reported learning less due to extended closure of schools, as per a survey by UNICEF. “With the safe reopening of schools across the country after more than a year, the children’s Charter of Demands focuses …

How Covid-19 has forced the dropout rate to shoot up in India and what we can do
3 years, 1 month ago

How Covid-19 has forced the dropout rate to shoot up in India and what we can do

India Today  

Sabin, a primary school student from Delhi slums, had to drop out of school because her parents could no longer educate three children on their pandemic-affected meager income. Unemployment has been rising since the Covid-19 pandemic started in early 2020, which has pushed parents to prioritize survival over children’s education, especially fees in private schools. How to prevent further dropouts …

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, …

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, …

Children's Day: On online classes, reopening schools, and mental health of students
3 years, 1 month ago

Children's Day: On online classes, reopening schools, and mental health of students

India Today  

The pandemic has no doubt affected us all, but students were not only confined to their homes but had also been disconnected from the outer world comprising their friends, relatives, school, and hangout spots. When asked about how their students coped with the pandemic times as education shifted online, Joshi says, “Undoubtedly the Covid-19 pandemic has affected the teaching-learning process …

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 …

The disturbing effect of Covid-19 on India’s children
3 years, 2 months ago

The disturbing effect of Covid-19 on India’s children

Hindustan Times  

The number of Covid-19 cases in India has dropped to less than 30,000 per day. Before the pandemic hit, she found herself thinking about whether her children would end up as daily wage workers like herself. A team of eminent economists, Jean Dreze and Ritika Khera, and research scholar Vipul Paikra, while surveying 15 states and Union Territories, found that …

Out-of-school generation
3 years, 3 months ago

Out-of-school generation

The Hindu  

On a sun-drenched morning in Himachal Pradesh’s highest village of Komic, with the distant snow-capped peaks tugging at my heartstrings, I stopped for a cup of tea by a small shanty. ‘Locked Out: Emergency Report on School Education’, a school survey conducted in 15 States and Union Territories in August 2021, presents a dismal picture, one that is dreary and …

How school closures have hurt our less fortunate students more
3 years, 3 months ago

How school closures have hurt our less fortunate students more

Live Mint  

With most Indian schools shut for the past year and a half, children from poor households, particularly those from marginalized backgrounds, are rapidly forgetting what they had learned before the pandemic, new survey data suggests. Previous surveys during the pandemic have also reported learning setbacks, but the latest one comes at a time when children are preparing to advance two …

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 …

Students of Classes 9 to 12 thrilled to be back at school, Covid-19 SOPs to be strictly followed: Karnataka
3 years, 4 months ago

Students of Classes 9 to 12 thrilled to be back at school, Covid-19 SOPs to be strictly followed: Karnataka

India Today  

Punarvi, a Class 9 student from Nirmala Rani High School in Malleshwaram is happy to be back to school. Another student from Class 9 Tejaswini says, "I am very happy to be back to school and I can meet my friends. So, classes 9, 10, 11 and 12 can function from today onwards with Covid-19 SOPs strictly followed. Sr. Lakanita, …

Has covid-19 locked out students in rural areas?
3 years, 4 months ago

Has covid-19 locked out students in rural areas?

Live Mint  

CS Satheesha spells out "A-P-P-L-E" into his phone as he teaches remotely from the only place he can get a signal—a treehouse in his back garden in southern India. Jean Dreze, a welfare economist, said that the situation is bound to exacerbate the already "extreme inequalities" in access to education that reinforce India's class, caste and gender divisions. The fear …

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 can schools stay safe from becoming Covid hotspots?
3 years, 4 months ago

How can schools stay safe from becoming Covid hotspots?

India Today  

Visuals of happy and anxious faces marked the reopening of schools in certain parts of Maharashtra last week. But as classroom lessons begin and children start mingling, how can schools stay safe from becoming Covid hotspots? Campus personnel will be required to wear face masks in the school premises and regular temperature checks will be conducted for students and staff,” …

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 …

India’s Covid generation: the children facing two years out of school
3 years, 5 months ago

India’s Covid generation: the children facing two years out of school

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Many of my children are …

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 …

Kids Aren't Alright: Indian Students Are Lugging the Burden of Pandemic With Heartaches and Backaches
3 years, 5 months ago

Kids Aren't Alright: Indian Students Are Lugging the Burden of Pandemic With Heartaches and Backaches

News 18  

By Saumya Rastogi and Srujan Srinivasan The struggle of being an Indian student during the COVID-19 pandemic has crossed all boundaries of class, regionality, and background. I generally crash into my bed with a headache or eye pain, with no time for recreational activities.” In a survey conducted earlier this year, titled, ‘Taking Care Of Children As They Learn From …

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 …

As COVID-19 fuelled shift to online learning, Indian students reflect on how their overseas education experience was impacted
3 years, 6 months ago

As COVID-19 fuelled shift to online learning, Indian students reflect on how their overseas education experience was impacted

Firstpost  

As classes went online, social interactions ceased, and decisions about travel — whether for fieldwork or to one’s home or institute — became fraught, Indian students enrolled at foreign universities had to look for new ways to cope. As classes went online, social interactions ceased, and decisions about travel — whether for fieldwork or to one’s home or institute — …

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