The Times of India: BMC to zoom in on education for kids with lecture playlist
date：2020-08-04 19:31author：小编source：The Times of Indiaviews：
In an ambitious effort to get children back into classrooms, BMC has launched an online education initiative using its best teachers for each subject in all four mediums – Marathi, Hindi, Urdu and English. Live Zoom (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Zoom) classes, which start next week, will be accessible to state government school children via YouTube, which will stay online as a knowledge repository.
“Anyone in Maharashtra can access it, so you can go revisit the lecture at any time anywhere,” said joint municipal commissioner in charge of education Ashutosh Salil. “We are opening our umbrella to the whole state.”
There are around 10,000 teachers on BMC payrolls, working with 1,100 schools here. “Beat officers work closely with headmasters and teachers and are identifying schools with a track record in say 10th grade Algebra or 9th grade Biology,” said Shubham Pareek, a Fellow working on policy and projects at BMC. If the lecture is not deemed good enough, another teacher will record the subject and it will be uploaded on the channel playlist. The next day’s timetable will also be posted.
While the idea of curated remote learning will be fantastic in a world where every child has a device and internet connectivity, education officials are aware of the lack of access and are trying to find ways to get around the problem. Blended learning, which involves use of worksheets, notebooks, and supervision by senior students, are some possibilities. “Our teachers have been identifying senior students who have been mentoring younger students in slums or neighbourhoods,” said Salil. “While I am a great advocate of technology, we cannot rely on it entirely. The access problem will not go go away.”
Data shows that 50% children do not have access to devices, or have to share a device between siblings and parents.
While online education has been happening via WhatsApp and Zoom, it has been random and ad hoc depending on the teacher’s network access, availability and ability to work the medium. This system will be supervised from the top. BMC had been broadcasting well-taught classes via satellite to its other schools. This is the first time it will be in entirety, and through the school year.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/bmc-to-zoom-in-on-edu-for-kids-with-lecture-playlist/articleshow/77322612.cms
“Anyone in Maharashtra can access it, so you can go revisit the lecture at any time anywhere,” said joint municipal commissioner in charge of education Ashutosh Salil. “We are opening our umbrella to the whole state.”
There are around 10,000 teachers on BMC payrolls, working with 1,100 schools here. “Beat officers work closely with headmasters and teachers and are identifying schools with a track record in say 10th grade Algebra or 9th grade Biology,” said Shubham Pareek, a Fellow working on policy and projects at BMC. If the lecture is not deemed good enough, another teacher will record the subject and it will be uploaded on the channel playlist. The next day’s timetable will also be posted.
While the idea of curated remote learning will be fantastic in a world where every child has a device and internet connectivity, education officials are aware of the lack of access and are trying to find ways to get around the problem. Blended learning, which involves use of worksheets, notebooks, and supervision by senior students, are some possibilities. “Our teachers have been identifying senior students who have been mentoring younger students in slums or neighbourhoods,” said Salil. “While I am a great advocate of technology, we cannot rely on it entirely. The access problem will not go go away.”
Data shows that 50% children do not have access to devices, or have to share a device between siblings and parents.
While online education has been happening via WhatsApp and Zoom, it has been random and ad hoc depending on the teacher’s network access, availability and ability to work the medium. This system will be supervised from the top. BMC had been broadcasting well-taught classes via satellite to its other schools. This is the first time it will be in entirety, and through the school year.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/bmc-to-zoom-in-on-edu-for-kids-with-lecture-playlist/articleshow/77322612.cms
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