Times of India: Online classes still a distant dream for many collegians in Bihar
date：2020-07-08 14:01author：小编source：Times of Indiaviews：
TNN | Jul 3, 2020, 04.00 AM IST
PATNA: Virtual classes are still a distant dream for many postgraduate (PG) and undergraduate students of different universities in the state, claim academics. A number of colleges, according to them, are unable to impart online education either because of the lack of infrastructure or trained teachers. Besides, the institutes, which have been conducting few virtual classes during the last three and a half months, have witnessed poor turnout of students.
Patna Science College principal S R Padmadeo told this newspaper on Thursday that only the BCA teachers had conducted some online classes during the lockdown period. “Others have been uploading e-content to the website of the college, but none of them has organized any online
Even in the PG departments of Patna University (PU), only some online classes have been conducted. While most teachers have not uploaded their video lectures, some have put up study materials in PDF format.
PU students’ welfare dean N K Jha pointed out that the students’ grievance cell had received innumerable complaints from pupils, particularly from rural areas, regarding unavailability of smart phones or laptops and poor Wi-Fi connectivity.
“At some places, students do not even have regular power supply. Hence, they are unable to attend online classes,” said Jha.
An MA student of PU, Prashant Kumar, rued, “I have no idea if online classes are being organized for the students of my batch. Some course materials are available on the university’s website, but there is no one to clear the doubts.”
Several universities also lack well-equipped media centres for production of e-content in the form of videos. Nearly a month ago, PU had interacted with some digital agencies for making arrangements for regular online classes. An MS Office team gave the officials an online demonstration on its e-learning device, but the university could not subscribe to its services because of the “lack of funds”.
State’s former higher education director, Nageshwar Sharma, suggested that both the education department and the chancellor’s secretariat should take necessary steps for conducting online classes in all the universities after getting in touch with some noted agency.
Source:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/online-classes-still-a-distant-dream-for-many-collegians/articleshow/76757188.cms
PATNA: Virtual classes are still a distant dream for many postgraduate (PG) and undergraduate students of different universities in the state, claim academics. A number of colleges, according to them, are unable to impart online education either because of the lack of infrastructure or trained teachers. Besides, the institutes, which have been conducting few virtual classes during the last three and a half months, have witnessed poor turnout of students.
Patna Science College principal S R Padmadeo told this newspaper on Thursday that only the BCA teachers had conducted some online classes during the lockdown period. “Others have been uploading e-content to the website of the college, but none of them has organized any online
Even in the PG departments of Patna University (PU), only some online classes have been conducted. While most teachers have not uploaded their video lectures, some have put up study materials in PDF format.
PU students’ welfare dean N K Jha pointed out that the students’ grievance cell had received innumerable complaints from pupils, particularly from rural areas, regarding unavailability of smart phones or laptops and poor Wi-Fi connectivity.
“At some places, students do not even have regular power supply. Hence, they are unable to attend online classes,” said Jha.
An MA student of PU, Prashant Kumar, rued, “I have no idea if online classes are being organized for the students of my batch. Some course materials are available on the university’s website, but there is no one to clear the doubts.”
Several universities also lack well-equipped media centres for production of e-content in the form of videos. Nearly a month ago, PU had interacted with some digital agencies for making arrangements for regular online classes. An MS Office team gave the officials an online demonstration on its e-learning device, but the university could not subscribe to its services because of the “lack of funds”.
State’s former higher education director, Nageshwar Sharma, suggested that both the education department and the chancellor’s secretariat should take necessary steps for conducting online classes in all the universities after getting in touch with some noted agency.
Source:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/online-classes-still-a-distant-dream-for-many-collegians/articleshow/76757188.cms
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