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 4 GULF JOBS & OPPORTUNITIES
E-learning in Delhi varsities in times of coronavirus epidemic
NEW DELHI: Colleges and
universities across the cap-
ital are going the extra mile
to ensure that the learning
process continues even
as the institutes remain
closed owing to the 2019
novel coronavirus threat.
From uploading e-lec-
tures and digital reading
material, to allowing video
calls during class hours to
clarify doubts, colleges and
universities across Delhi
are doing it all. Last week,
the Delhi government had
announced that schools,
colleges, and universities
in the capital should re-
main closed till March 31
as precautionary measure.
Following the directive,
universities — like Delhi
University and Jamia Mil-
lia Islamia — suspended
regular classes and issued
guidelines on sharing e-
resources with students to
continue in the teaching-
learning process.
Several colleges have
fallen back on unique
methods. For instance,
Ramjas College, which had
developed a dashboard last
year connecting students
and teachers, will be ex-
panding its functionality.
Principal Manoj Khan-
na said, “Teachers were al-
ready using our dashboard
to send assignments and
upload e-lectures accessi-
ble by students of that sub-
ject. We are now modifying
and have expanded the
size so that more material
can be uploaded to prepare
e-modules. Students can
also upload queries which
can later be addressed by
teachers.”
Due to existing digital
platforms like MHRD’s
SWAYAM and UGC’s
Consortium for Edu-
cational Communica-
tion, several teachers
had already prepared
e-learning material
that could be dissemi-
nated among students.
“The e-resources
which were already
prepared have also
been uploaded on plat-
forms like YouTube.
Since we had already
covered three-fourths
of the syllabus, that
material is being used
for revision by science stu-
dents who have their prac-
ticals towards the end of
April,” said Hardeep Kaur,
who teaches in the Zool-
ogy department at Ramjas.
Colleges like Miranda
House are also working
on a similar mechanism
where teachers can share
e-resources which can
only be accessed by their
students. “While class-
room teaching will not take
place, we will be having an
academic committee meet-
ing on Monday to discuss
the modalities,” said prin-
cipal Bijayalaxmi Nanda.
Jamia Millia Islamia
has also asked its teachers
to carry out internal as-
sessment online, in addi-
tion to sharing e-resources.
The university library also
offered “customised ser-
vices” for “downloading
research and teaching ma-
terial required” to circulate
among students.
Media coordinator Ah-
mad Azeem said, “Teach- and reading materials on for discussions on Skype.
ers, who were going to give groups. They will also be Internal assessments will
lectures, will share those available in their depart- cerned that the burden
along with references ments during class hours will increase in April. The
Startup GUVI begins free online courses
NEW DELHI: With
schools and colleges be-
ing closed in many states
in the wake of the coro-
navirus outbreak, edtech
start-ups are trying their
best to put online learn-
ing in the spotlight by
providing courses free
of cost. IIT Madras-in-
cubated start-up GUVI
is the latest to join the
bandwagon, after edtech
players such as Byju
and Toppr. GUVI is of-
fering online IT skilling
courses free of cost to en-
gineering students who
have been impacted by
the shutdown of colleges
due to the pandemic, in a
bid to help them prepare
for campus placements.
With the final semester
examinations at engineer-
ing colleges fast approach-
ing, students have been
gearing up for campus
placements and coach-
ing at training centres.
However, just like regular
colleges, these training
centres as well have now
been closed to prevent the
spread of virus. GUVI said
it comes to the rescue of
students in such times.
The company’s plat-
form is open to all engi-
neering students free of
cost for a duration of two
weeks. According to Arun
Prakash, one of the found-
ers of the start-up, over
6,000 students have regis-
tered to avail the services.
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e-learning thing is first of Monday. This comes de-
its own kind and we don’t spite the DU circular ask-
be taken it know how efficient it will ing colleges to postpone all
in the form be,” said Gourangi Varma, internal exams till March
of assign- a second-year undergradu- 31. Principal Savita Roy
ments via ate student at Miranda did not comment on the
email till House. matter.
March 31.” Academic council Requesting anonymity,
S t u - members have also written a teacher from the college
d e n t s , to the vice chancellor ask- said the message of hold-
meanwhile ing him to consider “ex- ing exams online was re-
however, re- tending the duration of the layed on WhatsApp. “Ini-
mained con- semester” and “make cor- tially, it was announced
cerned. “We responding changes in the that mid-sem exams would
had several examination schedule.” be cancelled. But on Satur-
submissions Meanwhile, teachers day, we received commu-
and inter- and students of Daulat nication that exams would
nals during Ram College remained in be conducted as per sched-
this period. a fix after they received ule by different depart-
We are con- informal communication ments. Teachers and stu-
to conduct their mid-se- dents are both concerned
mester examinations from about this.”
“The response of the ginning to trend in the employable,” said SP
students is very encourag- country post demonetisa- Balamurugan, co-found-
ing, and we in turn aim to tion. Similarly, the present er and chief executive of-
offer them the best learn- situation is likely to give a ficer of the company.
ing experience. Due to the thrust to the edtech indus- Online mentors are
sudden closure of colleges try,” Prakash explained. also available to sup-
and training centres, stu- Along with the IT skilling port students on GUVI’s
dents are facing a prob- courses, GUVI will also online coding platform
lem, and our courses will conduct webinars related ‘Code Kata’. The compa-
immensely benefit them to Data Science and Block- ny’s online platform also
now,” said Prakash, adding chain. helps students learn in
that experts from the field “We need to ensure the their mother tongues. In
have been roped in to pro- safety of students (from addition to these, more
vide the best knowledge virus) through all possible than 100 technologists
experience. measures, while also en- from top product com-
Since the courses are suring that they have the panies have volunteered
free, GUVI expects the ex- requisite skills for bright to conduct 30-day free
penses to definitely burn job prospects. GUVI is con- webinars on the top IT
a hole in its pocket. How- tributing in a small but sig- skills that the industry
ever, the start-up expects nificant manner towards is looking for, which the
the initiative to help it in these goals, to ensure that students can learn from
the long run. “We have the students acquire the home on GUVI’s platform
seen digital payments be- right skills and become free of charge.