Edited by Shivam Watsa
The COVID-19 pandemic is set to change the world sooner than we know. The country is going through a tough time and the way our governments, institutions, organizations and people think and function, will radically change – perhaps for the long term. Online has become a part and parcel of our life. In every field online has replaced the need for being present physically.
Online has become the default mode of education during this lockdown period in the wake of COVID -19. Like Economic sectors, the entire education sector is undergoing a tectonic shift right now. As educational institutions across India have remained closed for weeks, parents are worried about the children’s education. Some parents have forced their children to take up some online courses, but students don’t seem to show interest in learning online. Some educational institutions have asked teachers to prepare online material, but most teachers don’t have the experience of preparing e-material for them this is something like sailing a boat through high tide waves. The situation described above may present a gloomy picture. There is a volley of questions that draws the attention of the government in the right earnest.
Post COVID – 19, a penny for thought from the government is a desideratum in this sector. Will online education be successful in our country where millions of students don’t own computers and have access to the internet?
Remote learning, distance learning, online learning, home learning and webinar are the buzz words that we hear today. Teachers working in elite schools in cities proudly state that they are providing classes online to their students during this lockdown period. What about teachers working in government – aided and government schools in tier 2 & 3 cities or in rural areas? Neither teachers nor students have access to computers and the internet.
They may neither have the awareness of online tools such as Google classroom available for such purposes nor have the expertise to use them. Is it possible for such teachers to even think of conducting classes online? One thing we have to admit over the past 20 years, the crossover to online learning was happening in fits and starts. It is imperative to say that the education system needs to be shifted from traditional to online to get accustomed to this mode.
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Very thoughtful article
I am totally agree with you. Students are facing various problems.
This impact is long term and is going to change the way we live…. Good content!!
This impact is long term and is going to change the way we live…. Well written!!
Yes, I agree with you. Nowadays people should be more aware. It is nice content.
Yes, I appreciate your thoughts that you are thinking about the future of the students.
Some students can study through online classes and can continue their education but as you said that there are many poor students who doesn’t have laptop or computer in their home. Yes, there are many students without laptop or desktop but we can see that nowadays every parents have smartphone with them. They can continue their study by attending online classes thorough mobile phone.
There are many apps available in the mobile.
You also said most of the teachers don’t know to prepare e-material .
There’s no need of worrying in this issue teaches can send the video of lectures on the mail. So that poor students can easily login to email to view or study from that lecture.
Hope you understood.
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Thankyou.
Very well written shivam as per situation of covid-19..keep doing good work…