Online Education

How India's education sector underwent a digital shift and what lies ahead

Even though online classes came to the rescue as the pandemic raged on, it also brought the actuality of the digital divide to the surface

India faces massive challenge in pulling students out of academic regression, loss of learning due to COVID-19

If the country does not address the learning loss of the 260 million children that has happened during this year, the deficit will only accumulate

In locked-down Maharashtra, sugarcane field labourers' lives are upturned by rising debt, inability to access education

Countless young people in Maharashtra, whose families are engaged in cutting sugarcane, are faced with the reality of entering into an endless cycle of debt, labour in the fields, and eventually being forced to discontinue their education.

Is it safe for children to go back to schools in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic?

Evidence suggests younger children don’t spread the disease easily but kids aged 10 and up transmit as easily as adults.

Google Assistant will have a Family Bell feature that can help in homeschooling children

The Family Bell is an alarm-like reminder that can be broadcast from a Nest Home smart display or speaker at a set time.

A student's perspective on online education: COVID-19 may have changed the 'classroom', but learning continues

A little over two months since our online classes commenced, they have already become an important part of our daily lives.

Karnataka HC stays part of state govt orders banning conduct of online classes for LKG to Class 10

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday (8 July) stayed the state government’s orders dated 15 June and 27 June imposing a ban on conducting online classes for school students from LKG to Class 10.

Online education has a mountain of problems in India but it can become accessible, inclusive if states are more proactive

The online education space in India has been catching up for a few decades now but it has been largely used for skilling and is buoyed by self-learning.

Amid a pandemic, lockdown and govt apathy, NGOs ensure online education addresses learning needs of disabled children

Even as institutions embark on digital platforms to cope with the disruption of traditional pedagogical methods amid the coronavirus crisis, the absence of the disabled community from conversations on education raises questions over the sustainability of online academic practice.

Apple promotes its Everyone can Create, Everyone can Code initiative with series of inspiring videos

The report mentions that ‘Everyone Can Create’ is designed to enable teachers to swiftly incorporate creativity into their lesson plans