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 remote learning for COVID-19, he once again logged into online learning to see kids lying in bed at home while tuning in for his classes. “It’s going to be the first reaction, whereas, back during the hurricanes, it was: Where can we get these students in another physical location where they can resume their school experience? Now I think it’s going to be: How can we get organized to provide remote learning?” Schools in Mora, New Mexico, switched to remote learning last April when the town was evacuated due to a wildfire. “It’s a last resort and it shouldn’t be a crutch that we rely on for school.” In Jackson, Johnson used his experience from the pandemic to help new teachers at his school when the district moved online during the water crisis.

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The Remote Learning Revolution: Challenges and Innovations in Education
7 months ago

The Remote Learning Revolution: Challenges and Innovations in Education

Deccan Chronicle  

Remote learning is not a new concept. According to a study focusing on the role of teacher’s kinetics on student learning, it was found that students feel more engaged and develop a sense of accountability to improve when educators maintain eye contact. Inability to Regulate Student Dishonesty Yes, there are tools like Respondus Monitor and ProctorU that effectively restrict students’ …

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 …

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

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

India Today  

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

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

Associated Press  

When a water crisis forced schools back online in Jackson, Mississippi, fifth-grade teacher Ryan Johnson saw reminders everywhere of pandemic times. Two and a half years after schools switched to remote learning for COVID-19, he once again logged into online learning to see kids lying in bed at home while tuning in for his classes. “It’s going to be the …

Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year
2 years, 4 months ago

Some schools hit hard by virus make few changes for new year

Associated Press  

As a new school year approaches, COVID-19 infections are again on the rise, fueled by highly transmissible variants, filling families with dread. “We don’t anticipate significant changes to our plan; we don’t anticipate significant disruptions,” said Charles Herndon, a Baltimore County Public Schools spokesperson. “We firmly believe that with the protocols we have in place that we’re going to be …

Back to School: Teachers Stressed, Overworked as Schools Function in Both Online, Offline Modes
2 years, 9 months ago

Back to School: Teachers Stressed, Overworked as Schools Function in Both Online, Offline Modes

News 18  

After the reopening of schools following the third wave of the Covid-19 outbreak, schools have allowed students the option to choose between online and offline classes. Many schools across states have reopened their campus for students, however, attending offline classes is no compulsion and online classes are also being offered. For example, offline students submitted their work in hard copy …

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, …

Families despair over post-holiday return to remote learning
2 years, 11 months ago

Families despair over post-holiday return to remote learning

Associated Press  

DETROIT — Parent Latonya Peterson sums up her frustration over Detroit schools returning — at least temporarily — to virtual learning in three short words: “I hate it.” Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Detroit district this week joined a growing number of others in moving classes online after the winter break. In a letter to parents, Detroit Superintendent …

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 …

Go Beyond the Syllabus: As Schools Reopen, Children Need Help to Adjust to New Normal
3 years, 1 month ago

Go Beyond the Syllabus: As Schools Reopen, Children Need Help to Adjust to New Normal

News 18  

When schools were shut down seventeen months ago, no one could have predicted how long classes would remain suspended. They apparently feel that their online pedagogy is adequately protecting children from ‘learning loss’. If an achievement survey can prove this, critics of online teaching will be silenced along with those who think that the prolonged school closure has led to …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

No fun in their virtual classrooms?
3 years, 8 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 …

Survey: Even as schools reopen, many students learn remotely
3 years, 8 months ago

Survey: Even as schools reopen, many students learn remotely

Associated Press  

Large numbers of students are not returning to the classroom even as more schools reopen for full-time, in-person learning, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Biden administration. Nearly 46% of public schools offered five days a week of in-person learning to all students in February, according to the survey, but just 34% of students were learning full time …

Pushed online during Covid-19, teachers remained a class apart
3 years, 9 months 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 …

As Many Parents Fret Over Remote Learning, Some Find Their Kids Are Thriving
3 years, 9 months ago

As Many Parents Fret Over Remote Learning, Some Find Their Kids Are Thriving

NPR  

As Many Parents Fret Over Remote Learning, Some Find Their Kids Are Thriving Enlarge this image Jessie Casson/Getty Images Jessie Casson/Getty Images Bobby is a sixth grader at North Brookfield Elementary School in western Massachusetts. "Whereas with remote school, they usually send videos, so he can rewind it as much as he wants and all the information's right there so …

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 …

Pupils face falling behind because they can’t access online learning, headteachers and councils warn
3 years, 11 months ago

Pupils face falling behind because they can’t access online learning, headteachers and councils warn

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email 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. She added: “I totally support schools closing for all the …

Pandemic played havoc on academics this year
3 years, 11 months ago

Pandemic played havoc on academics this year

Hindustan Times  

Months of lockdown and subsequent measures to curtail to spread of Covid-19 restrictions has derailed the academic sessions of schools and colleges this year. Although online classes and television programmes were tailored for students of government schools, many were deprived of learning due to issues ranging from affordability to accessibility. Aditi Mishra, the principal of Delhi Public School, Sector 45, …

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 …

Not Permanent Fix: American Children Opting Online Classes are Flunking Them
4 years ago

Not Permanent Fix: American Children Opting Online Classes are Flunking Them

News 18  

The coronavirus pandemic may be raging in the Houston area, but tens of thousands of students in one district are headed back to the classroom in January because of poor results while learning from home. But those virtual kids, that’s something that we’re concerned about at this time,” said DeeAnn Powell, superintendent of the Pasadena Independent School District. They might …

Study highlights online education woes
4 years, 1 month 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, 1 month 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 …

How Covid-19 pandemic has created spike in demand and popularity of e-learning
4 years, 1 month 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 …

How To Tell If Your Kid Is Actually Getting Anything Out Of Remote School
4 years, 2 months ago

How To Tell If Your Kid Is Actually Getting Anything Out Of Remote School

Huff Post  

sakkmesterke via Getty Images Millions of children are learning remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic — but are they actually getting anything out of it? For some families, it’s abundantly clear that online learning just isn’t working, either because their kids can’t even access the classes they need or because they have kids so ill-suited to sitting in front of …

How the pandemic has changed some elements of teaching-learning permanently
4 years, 2 months ago

How the pandemic has changed some elements of teaching-learning permanently

The Hindu  

Schools and colleges were shut down in the second week of March as a preventive measure to contain the spread of COVID-19. Some immediate measures included shifting teaching process online on an untested and unprecedented scale, conducting online assessments on trial-and-error basis, creating content suitable for remote learning using technology and tools among others. These include limited access to the …

Covid-19 impact: Is it enough to simply introduce technology and infuse it into a current educational framework?
4 years, 2 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 …

Remote learning has created a new audience for an old ritual: Crying in school
4 years, 3 months ago

Remote learning has created a new audience for an old ritual: Crying in school

LA Times  

Sofia Quezada assists her daughters Priscilla, left, and Paulette Guerrero with virtual class from their Boyle Heights home. During class, he comes up with excuses like, “I need a blankie,” or “I’m thirsty,” his mother said. “Adults should really be talking to them about this stuff in an appropriate way for young children,” she said, adding that parents can tell …

‘Beyond the reach of schools’: Remote teaching making it harder to identify students who need extra help
4 years, 3 months ago

‘Beyond the reach of schools’: Remote teaching making it harder to identify students who need extra help

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s hard to know what their struggles are, …

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 …

How Remote Learning Has Changed The Nature Of School Bullying
4 years, 3 months ago

How Remote Learning Has Changed The Nature Of School Bullying

Huff Post  

Imgorthand via Getty Images Remote learning may reduce bullying in some respects, but teachers who require students to leave their cameras on may give bullies more fodder for taunting. “Now we are in a situation where children’s entire, or the majority, of school experience is online ― that’s where all forms of human interaction will take place: flirting, passing notes …

Hey Students! Here's How to Deal With School in a Pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

Hey Students! Here's How to Deal With School in a Pandemic

Wired  

I think both faculty and students can agree that this Covid-induced learning environment isn't ideal. I suspect that just about all students are in one of three instructional modes: Completely face-to-face classes with some type of social-distancing limitations. Some students want to only be online and so the others just rotate between in-person classes and attending via Google Meets. My …

Teacher’s Day 2020: Salute to warriors imparting education in pandemic
4 years, 3 months ago

Teacher’s Day 2020: Salute to warriors imparting education in pandemic

Hindustan Times  

“I’ve been in lockdown since January. And days after my delivery, the country went into lockdown, and then besides hospital trips for my baby’s vaccinations, the rest of the day meant preparing myself to take online classes,” says Sakshi Verma, assistant professor, PGDAV, Delhi University. During the day, my six-month old keeps me busy, and in the night I record …

A third of world's children missed remote learning during coronavirus pandemic: UNICEF
4 years, 3 months ago

A third of world's children missed remote learning during coronavirus pandemic: UNICEF

India Today  

The UN children's agency says at least a third of children couldn't access remote learning when the Covid-19 pandemic closed schools, creating "a global education emergency." "For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to Covid-19, there was no such a thing as remote learning," UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said. "The sheer number of children whose education …

5 common mistakes to avoid while learning online
4 years, 4 months ago

5 common mistakes to avoid while learning online

India Today  

The effect of Covid-19 on educational institutions led to a significant spike in enrolments in online training since March’20. As a final decision in regards to the opening of schools and colleges has not yet been announced, students would continue applying to online training to skill up and use their time productively. Before enrolling in training, individuals must gather adequate …

Remote learning unlikely to replace classroom-based learning, physical textbooks
4 years, 4 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, 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 …

Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids
4 years, 4 months ago

Amid virus, uncertainty, parents decide how to school kids

Associated Press  

Joshua Claybourn is leaning toward sending his kindergarten daughter to in-person classes at a private school next month. “We’re being forced to make impossible decisions.” Across the country, chaos and disarray have marked the start of the school year as families await directives from district officials and, where they have a choice, make agonizing decisions over whether to enroll their …

National Summer School Initiative Aims To Improve Online Teaching
4 years, 4 months ago

National Summer School Initiative Aims To Improve Online Teaching

NPR  

National Summer School Initiative Aims To Improve Online Teaching With many schools moving to remote learning or a hybrid format in the fall, a group of public and charter school leaders are trying to make sure students get a quality education, even if it's remote. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Most of the nation's largest public school districts are beginning the fall …

Victoria's coronavirus lockdown means it's back to remote learning for thousands of students. Here are some tips that could help
4 years, 5 months ago

Victoria's coronavirus lockdown means it's back to remote learning for thousands of students. Here are some tips that could help

ABC  

After an extra week of school holidays for many students in Melbourne, the Victorian Government has confirmed it's back to remote learning for prep to year 10 students in locked down parts of the state from July 20. "Cook dinner together, play Play-Doh, Pictionary, learn to braid, look at character traits like flexibility — a good one for right now," …

Can online education be made accessible to all?
4 years, 5 months ago

Can online education be made accessible to all?

India Today  

The nationwide lockdown in response to covid19 has forced more than 300 Million Indian students to stay at home. Although many of India’s shuttered schools and colleges have started online classes for their students, there is still vast numbers of kids who have been left out in the cold. However, if the Indian government wants to truly enable online education …

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