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Limitations of online learning -Shyam Menon

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published Published on Apr 30, 2020   modified Modified on Apr 30, 2020

-The Hindu

Direct human engagement is a crucial component of education

India has been under lockdown in a desperate attempt to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Even when the lockdown gets lifted eventually, the government may not allow large congregations in restricted physical spaces, including campuses.

Universities and colleges were in the middle of the second semester of their academic year when the lockdown was enforced. There was anxiety, particularly about the graduating batches of students, lest the ongoing session should be declared a ‘zero semester’. This prompted a number of local initiatives. There were attempts from individual teachers to keep their students engaged. A few universities made arrangements for teachers to hold their classes virtually through video conferencing services such as Zoom. The transition to virtual modes was relatively less difficult for those institutions that had, even prior to the lockdown, adopted learning management system platforms. All the above were well-meaning attempts to keep the core educational processes going through this period.

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The Hindu, 30 April, 2020, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/limitations-of-online-learning/article31466511.ece?homepage=true


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