Limited access to devices, low connectivity, and limited teacher contact are severely constraining remote learning in the region
What Freedoms, Which Schools for the Millions of Abandoned ‘Offline’ Children?
All state governments need a quick appraisal of the situation of schools in districts and blocks to ensure immediate responsibility for necessary action. After a year and a half of closure, some states have announced plans to reopen schools in the coming weeks – though not for those who have…
A Literature Review on Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Teaching and Learning
This article aims to provide a comprehensive report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on online teaching and learning of various papers and indicate the way forward.
Learning at a Distance
This report explores children’s and parents’ experiences of remote learning during the lockdown in Italy, drawing on data collected from 11 European countries
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic outbreak on education and mental health of Chinese children aged 7-15 years: an online survey
This study evaluates the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and the effectiveness and attitudes towards online education among Chinese children aged 7-15 years by taking inputs from parents and caretakers.
Open schooling: Odisha kids cross State border chasing Internet connectivity
We sit down for online classes upon finding connectivity.
Tamil Nadu to teach 3 lakh govt teachers computer basics for e-classes
In a major training initiative, the Tamil Nadu school education department will equip all three lakh teachers in government schools with basic functional computer skills to prepare them for online learning, teaching and assessment in the future.
Delhi govt. helpline numbers for youth suffering stress
students to get help from professional counsellors to cope up with mental and academic stress during the pandemic, according to authorities.
As Chandigarh schools reopen from today, parents anxious but kids excited
CHANDIGARH: While government schools in Chandigarh have been ordered by the UT administration to reopen from July 19 after parents mandatory authorization most private schools are also set to reopen their campuses for students, but a section of parents remain apprehensive. However online mode of classes will continue.
Only 1 in 4 teachers in India trained to teach online classes
There were wide disparities among States, with Gujarat training 57% of its teachers while M.P. training only 9% of them