An informative, insightful and heartwarming read as ever!
The idea of a crisis like COVID-19 as an accelerator opens up a new vistas for thinking in many other areas besides learning.
Recently I cam to know about the Commonwealth Of Learning's effort to facilitate learning during these difficult time. (https://www.col.org/resources/keeping-doors-learning-open-covid-19). It may be helpful for them in teaching fraternity who are looking at relevant platforms to share with their students .
This write up is close to the heart as I myself going through the transition. I would like to bring up two points from my experience so far. As an academician, regular conversations with students, colleagues and other staff members is an important part of our day to day learning. The physical presence of an individual plays an important role when it comes to these unplanned discussions. However, when it comes to online platforms, these interactions do not happen because for the online world a pre-assigned motive is important. We need to think about this aspect as well. But at the same time, these platforms have opened a lot of opportunities for more participation of experts in the classroom teaching which was not possible due to geographical distances before. Now when I am planning my lectures I am trying to include experts from different fields to be part of the learning experience.
Thanks Amrita for your thoughts. I also believe that we would struggle initially for lack of warmth in the relationship because of the distance. But I am hopeful that the richness of content and interaction can offset some of that aloofness.
a very timely intervention, SSB. Education needs to, will have to reinvent. But again, the question is, how many of us can benefit from the new normal. read this last week.
and a lot about opportunities and challenges posed by EduTech and AI in education, in terms of the very idea of education, access to quality education and datafication of education has been discussed by our experts in these two paper published by FES
This is once again a beautifully written newsletter. If we do a cost-benefit analysis I am sure online learning would be low on cost and high on benefits. Which is very good from the business point of view. The real question is will it be that good from the education point of view? When a faculty is teaching in a physical class he has control over a lot of factors in the class but in a virtual class will he have the same control over those factors? Also, it is important from the student's point of view to adapt to this new normal and think of ways that can be used to optimize the learning.
Thank you Shailendra Sir for sharing this article.
Awesome piece sir! Informative as well as inspirative.This is true that we must ready to change according to the changing environment but it's really not an easy task especially if we talk about small school children, they always consider technology as a medium of fun. Now schools are providing them, online classes. Even if we take an example of e-medical services or e-commerce, people are not very much comfortable or feel reliable. In spite of all facilities provided by e-commerce sites people still trust more in the physical market. I think people should develop a mind-set " Change achhe h".
Wowwww!!! what a perspective on life and learning! एक ही तो दिल है Sir, कितनी बार जीतेंगे <3
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An informative, insightful and heartwarming read as ever!
The idea of a crisis like COVID-19 as an accelerator opens up a new vistas for thinking in many other areas besides learning.
Recently I cam to know about the Commonwealth Of Learning's effort to facilitate learning during these difficult time. (https://www.col.org/resources/keeping-doors-learning-open-covid-19). It may be helpful for them in teaching fraternity who are looking at relevant platforms to share with their students .
This is great compilation of resources.
This write up is close to the heart as I myself going through the transition. I would like to bring up two points from my experience so far. As an academician, regular conversations with students, colleagues and other staff members is an important part of our day to day learning. The physical presence of an individual plays an important role when it comes to these unplanned discussions. However, when it comes to online platforms, these interactions do not happen because for the online world a pre-assigned motive is important. We need to think about this aspect as well. But at the same time, these platforms have opened a lot of opportunities for more participation of experts in the classroom teaching which was not possible due to geographical distances before. Now when I am planning my lectures I am trying to include experts from different fields to be part of the learning experience.
Thanks Amrita for your thoughts. I also believe that we would struggle initially for lack of warmth in the relationship because of the distance. But I am hopeful that the richness of content and interaction can offset some of that aloofness.
a very timely intervention, SSB. Education needs to, will have to reinvent. But again, the question is, how many of us can benefit from the new normal. read this last week.
https://scroll.in/article/960939/indian-education-cant-go-online-only-8-of-homes-with-school-children-have-computer-with-net-link?fbclid=IwAR23v49oEPObdVeXpm78aeoSFPf-qYj6bYWvBXARSlXcrPKCNtnkAa7IIKQ
and a lot about opportunities and challenges posed by EduTech and AI in education, in terms of the very idea of education, access to quality education and datafication of education has been discussed by our experts in these two paper published by FES
a) http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/indien/15953.pdf - Making AI work for Indian Education by IT for Change
b) http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/indien/16110-20200417.pdf - AI and Education in India by Tandem Research.
looking forward to you views. :)
This is once again a beautifully written newsletter. If we do a cost-benefit analysis I am sure online learning would be low on cost and high on benefits. Which is very good from the business point of view. The real question is will it be that good from the education point of view? When a faculty is teaching in a physical class he has control over a lot of factors in the class but in a virtual class will he have the same control over those factors? Also, it is important from the student's point of view to adapt to this new normal and think of ways that can be used to optimize the learning.
Thank you Shailendra Sir for sharing this article.
Awesome piece sir! Informative as well as inspirative.This is true that we must ready to change according to the changing environment but it's really not an easy task especially if we talk about small school children, they always consider technology as a medium of fun. Now schools are providing them, online classes. Even if we take an example of e-medical services or e-commerce, people are not very much comfortable or feel reliable. In spite of all facilities provided by e-commerce sites people still trust more in the physical market. I think people should develop a mind-set " Change achhe h".