New education trends to watch out for post-Covid-19
4 years, 4 months ago

New education trends to watch out for post-Covid-19

India Today  

Covid-19 pandemic is clearly a sign of changing times. New education trends Realizing that uninterrupted learning for students is the need of the hour, educational institutions in India have been quick to reinvent the education delivery to students. This has resulted in new education trends emerging to stay in the post-Covid-19 world. New trends to watch out for The global health pandemic catalyzed the educational institutions as well as educators to adopt new ways to teach students. Blended learning to become a reality New education trends Several educational institutions are willing to adopt a mix of face-to-face and online teaching a “blended learning” approach.

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How EdTech is Transforming Teaching and Learning in India - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

How EdTech is Transforming Teaching and Learning in India - News18

News 18  

Education Technology, popularly known as EdTech, has revolutionised the education sector in recent years. Growth in the Indian EdTech sector has been backed by growing demand as well as innovative learning models offered by homegrown EdTech startups, aided by a facilitative new education policy. EdTech involves the use of digital platforms, software tools, and devices to facilitate education and enhance …

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’ …

Seek reports on school dropouts, Calcutta HC to Bengal govt on Covid impact
1 year, 8 months ago

Seek reports on school dropouts, Calcutta HC to Bengal govt on Covid impact

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court has asked the West Bengal government to call for reports from districts on the strength of students in schools before and after the Covid pandemic and take steps to bring back students who dropped out of schools. West Bengal was among the dozen-odd states that had secondary school dropout rates higher than the national average …

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 …

The third anniversary of COVID-19 lockdown: Looking back on Frontline’s coverage
1 year, 8 months ago

The third anniversary of COVID-19 lockdown: Looking back on Frontline’s coverage

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 06, 2023 12:46 IST - 1 MIN READ This fortnight, India commemorates its third anniversary of the COVID-19 lockdown. The pandemic hit India hard, with the first case reported in January 2020. The lockdown also had an impact on education, with schools and colleges closed for extended periods. India has made significant progress in its fight against …

Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic will spur future learning, says Union Higher Education Secretary
1 year, 10 months ago

Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic will spur future learning, says Union Higher Education Secretary

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic and the experiences that it brought with it, form the core of the G20 education working group meeting, that begins in Chennai on Tuesday. “We have selected four themes based on a consultative process with all the countries,” K. Sanjay Murthy, higher education secretary, Union Ministry of Education told The Hindu on Monday, Adding: “We needed to …

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 …

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 …

Top 5 higher education trends for 2023
2 years ago

Top 5 higher education trends for 2023

India Today  

Online certification courses, ed-tech expansion, upskilling workplace competencies, and the rise of metaverse education models alongside gamification would be the top trends in the upcoming year. While metaverse is expected to bring in sweeping changes, certain courses like human resources, finance, marketing, machine learning, data science, cyber security, and UX UI courses are expected to be in high demand. Therefore, …

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 …

Globalisation of Indian education in the post-pandemic age
2 years, 4 months ago

Globalisation of Indian education in the post-pandemic age

India Today  

The new national education policy released by the government of India in 2020 outlines a grand outlook for the future of education in India, presenting a sweeping vision for the higher education institutions in India. The learning accumulated in Indian educational institutions is an advantage, and our ability to quickly scale educational offerings, particularly in engineering, to meet growing needs …

Overhauling the education system in India: 7 critical changes that need to happen right now
2 years, 4 months ago

Overhauling the education system in India: 7 critical changes that need to happen right now

India Today  

The pandemic propelled a transformation in the education system that perhaps would have taken many more years to eventuate. While the last two years assumed unprecedented importance in the journey of a reimagined education system, today, which is all the more critical for all of us. Here are the changes that must be integrated into the Indian education system today …

Plummeting school test scores: Understanding the bigger problems beyond COVID-19 lockdowns | Data Point podcast
2 years, 5 months ago

Plummeting school test scores: Understanding the bigger problems beyond COVID-19 lockdowns | Data Point podcast

The Hindu  

In late May, the National Council of Educational Research and Training released the results of the 2021 National Achievement Survey, which evaluates learning outcomes based on a standardised test. The results of the test, which was conducted in November 2021, showed that in nearly every State and Union Territory, scores dropped significantly compared to the 2018 results. In this podcast, …

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 …

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 – …

What About Kids at Malls & Functions, Ask Experts as Rising Covid Cases Bring Back School Closure Demand
2 years, 8 months ago

What About Kids at Malls & Functions, Ask Experts as Rising Covid Cases Bring Back School Closure Demand

News 18  

With a rise in the number of school-going children catching coronavirus in India, especially in Delhi and neighbouring areas, the demand to shut schools and cancel exams is back. The virus spread irrespective of opening of schools,” believes Naman Jain, Education Expert and Director, Silverline Prestige School, Ghaziabad, who is currently running the school in accordance with strict Covid-19 protocol. …

Covid-19 in Delhi: Schools wait for protocol, say closures will set back
2 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 in Delhi: Schools wait for protocol, say closures will set back

Hindustan Times  

Schools in the city said they are waiting for directions and guidelines from the directorate of education to act on positive Covid-19 cases on campus, adding that they hoped institutions are not required to be shut, and that closures will only exacerbate the learning gaps that have come about over the past two years. Even as the Delhi Disaster Management …

Number of students opting higher studies in India to rise to 10 crores in coming 10 years: Dharmendra Pradhan
2 years, 8 months ago

Number of students opting higher studies in India to rise to 10 crores in coming 10 years: Dharmendra Pradhan

India Today  

Speaking at the presentation ceremony of the Loksatta Tarun Tejankit Awards, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that India’s intellectual capacity, innovation and policy consistency will drive the global energy transition and contribute to building a new energy future. The education minister further said that even though India imports energy at present, it will soon become self-sufficient in the energy …

Lakshita Joshi | Enrolment jump in govt schools a chance to boost public education
2 years, 9 months ago

Lakshita Joshi | Enrolment jump in govt schools a chance to boost public education

Deccan Chronicle  

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented shift in enrolment from private schools to government schools all across India. Rural government school teachers surveyed in the ASER 2021 report showed that the most prevalent driver of the shift from private to government schools was the financial distress faced by many families due to Covid-19. This shift was also possible because …

Photos: Signs of normalcy in India after two years of COVID curbs
2 years, 9 months ago

Photos: Signs of normalcy in India after two years of COVID curbs

Al Jazeera  

Nearly two years after India went into the world’s biggest lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19, students are heading back to school across the vast country – a sign of normal life resuming as infection rates fall. India’s daily coronavirus infections rose by less than 10,000 for a third straight day on Wednesday, a level last seen in late …

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, …

EdTech: The new growth catalyst of Indian education industry
2 years, 10 months ago

EdTech: The new growth catalyst of Indian education industry

India Today  

The Education industry in India has witnessed maximum disruption during the pandemic. Coupled with the growing popularity of Massive Open Online Courses and distant education India’s EdTech industry is poised to reach $30 billion in the next 10 years. While the long-term impact of the pandemic on the education industry is yet to unfold, learning models are definitely going to …

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 …

A recap of what we have learnt from Internet education
2 years, 10 months ago

A recap of what we have learnt from Internet education

The Hindu  

In the last decade, liberalisation and the Internet revolution have been among the important global developments. Benefits Today, with the advent of video-sharing social media platforms, many education-related activities are streamed and news viewed digitally for the benefit of students and educators. Government and private bodies alike have embarked on developing suitable dashboards, Learning Managing Systems and Enterprise Resource Planning …

Schools, Colleges Reopening Date 2022 LIVE Updates: List of States Allowing In-Person Classes
2 years, 10 months ago

Schools, Colleges Reopening Date 2022 LIVE Updates: List of States Allowing In-Person Classes

News 18  

Schools, Colleges Reopening Date 2022 LIVE Updates: From Maharashtra to Punjab to Tamil Nadu. Parents from across states have demanded reopening of schools citing changes in behaviour, anxiety, screen addiction among children. UNICEF has also asked schools to reopen and start in-person classes. An Azim Premji Foundation survey of over 16,000 students in primary schools found an alarming dip in …

Keep schools open, children can't wait: UNICEF
2 years, 10 months ago

Keep schools open, children can't wait: UNICEF

India Today  

Keep schools open amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said an official statement released by UNICEF. Also, World Bank's Global Education Director Jaime Saavedra said that there is no justification now for keeping schools closed in view of the pandemic and even if there are new waves, closing schools should be the last resort, according to the UNICEF Recommendations to reopen schools …

Covid-19 pandemic causes 'learning loss' in Chhattisgarh school kids: ASER report
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 pandemic causes 'learning loss' in Chhattisgarh school kids: ASER report

India Today  

The Annual Annual Status of Education Report 2021 for Chhattisgarh has found that the percentage of students unable to recognise even alphabet letters in beginner-level classes has doubled in 2021 as compared to 2018. Lowest foundational reading level in a decade The report read, "The proportion of children at beginner-level in classes II, III and VI has roughly doubled in …

Centre likely to issue advisory on reopening schools soon: Sources
2 years, 10 months ago

Centre likely to issue advisory on reopening schools soon: Sources

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: With the COVID-19 vaccination drive for children aged 15 gathering pace, the Centre is likely to issue an advisory soon to reopen schools across the country. Sources have told ANI that, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has asked the National Expert Group to suggest ways and work on modalities to open schools nationwide. Top sources have also told …

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 …

Top ed-tech trends for 2022 that will make learning joyful
2 years, 10 months ago

Top ed-tech trends for 2022 that will make learning joyful

India Today  

Today, we are living in a world that is characterized by constant change. Holistic learning gives way for more multi-dimensional, practical and skill-based training, preparing individuals for the future world of work. Furthermore, post the pandemic, the flexibility of the workplace allowed many employees to work remotely, also driving better mental health, that in turn increased productivity. Immersive and experiential …

Online lectures increasingly used to cut costs: Student unions
2 years, 11 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 …

Union Budget 2022-23: 'New normal' to continue, know pre-budget expectations for education sector
2 years, 11 months ago

Union Budget 2022-23: 'New normal' to continue, know pre-budget expectations for education sector

India Today  

The pandemic has aided in the creation of educational technology start-ups and investors. Examinations and other assessments could be reduced to meet the mental and physical health of the children and be conducted online with the help of various services provided by educational technology. Additionally, the government should announce programmes to foster better Internet connectivity infrastructure across the country that …

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 …

NSUI asks UGC to conduct online exam for universities amid spike in Covid-19 cases
2 years, 11 months ago

NSUI asks UGC to conduct online exam for universities amid spike in Covid-19 cases

India Today  

The student wing of Congress, the National Students’ Union of India has asked the Union Grants Commission to conduct university exams in online mode amid a spike in Covid-19 cases. The president of NSUI, Neeraj Kundan, has raised concerns over the increasing number of Covid-19 cases in India. He said that students and guardians from across the country have mailed …

COVID-19: Mumbai schools to remain shut for classes 1 to 9 and 11 till 31 Jan, online classes on
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19: Mumbai schools to remain shut for classes 1 to 9 and 11 till 31 Jan, online classes on

Firstpost  

Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar said they had seen that 16 percent of children were infected with COVID-19 in the city which is why they decided to close the schools Mumbai: Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in Mumbai, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to shut down schools for classes 1 to 9 and 11 till 31 January. “Mumbai is the …

COVID-19 pandemic may not have been all bad for school students, study finds
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic may not have been all bad for school students, study finds

ABC  

Despite the significant disruption the COVID-19 pandemic caused to schools, some students still look back on the experience positively, an Australian study shows. Key points: An Australian study found students who reported creativity in their learning during the pandemic also reported less overall stress Schools have an opportunity to re-imagine the way classes are taught, researcher Dr Tim Patston said …

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 …

Avoid offline classes if having flu-like symptoms: Odisha official after Covid outbreaks
3 years, 1 month ago

Avoid offline classes if having flu-like symptoms: Odisha official after Covid outbreaks

India Today  

As many as 53 students of a government-aided school and another 29 students of a medical college in Odisha have tested positive for Covid-19. READ: More weddings this season, fewer precautions, Covid risk rises: Survey Girl student first showed symptoms on Nov 19 Talking about the Covid outbreak in the school in Sundargarh, District Education Officer AK Pradhan told the …

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, …

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