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Sunday, April 28, 2024
TopicOnline learning

Topic: online learning

‘Vote for educated person’ — how a video turned Unacademy teacher Karan Sangwan’s life ‘upside down’

Days after he uploaded a video on his private YouTube channel, purportedly criticising 3 criminal law bills, Karan Sangwan's services were 'terminated' by Unacademy for 'breaching code of conduct'.

How online learning & work from home can level the playing field for women

In emerging markets, 45% of women and 60% of women caregivers say they would have had to stop or postpone their studies if online learning was not an option.

Interactive experiments, 3D dissections — how NCERT virtual lab aims to bring school learning to life

CIET has designed learning content — both virtual & augmented — for math, science, hindi, & environmental sciences for various grades. However, challenges in implementation remain.

Why Swayam portal’s a dampener for Modi govt’s online learning dream. 3 cr signed up, 4% finished

Swayam faces poor course completion rates, disillusioned students and many weary teachers. It has not been the shift to online learning that govt was hoping for.

Amazon to shut down online learning platform in ‘phased manner’ in India

The Amazon Academy platform, launched early last year amid a boom in virtual learning during the Covid pandemic, offered coaching for competitive exams including JEE.

43% students in India had no access to any schooling for 19 months during pandemic, finds study

The study by think tank Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy says educational gaps were worst for kids with prior disadvantages in terms of access to study materials, devices & internet.

IDigitalPreneur became one of the renowned learning platforms for entrepreneurship

IDigitalPreneur is a platform which empowers youngsters to step in to the field of skill development, assisting them in becoming successful entrepreneurs.

Over 50% students struggled to learn during Covid, specially English & Math, finds survey

Parents, who have become more involved after the pandemic, said lack of digital resources severely hampered learning.

Which state’s topped Modi govt’s education survey? Clue: It was below national avg last time

National Assessment Survey, released by Ministry of Education earlier this week, shows Punjab scored above the national average in all categories.

Mass layoffs, offline classes: How edtech is coping with schools, colleges reopening

With real-world campuses back in action, edtech platforms like BYJU’S and Unacademy have been forced to make changes. But experts agree: it isn’t game over yet for e-learning.

On Camera

‘Until Scheduled Castes get pen and stick in their hands, they will continue to be killed’

On 4 April 1968, Bansgaon MP Molhu Prasad delivered a speech in the Lok Sabha on the atrocities against the Scheduled Castes and their negligible representation despite reservation.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.