Digital Education
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Vaishnavi Gupta Jun 22 2020 - 3 min readWith the COVID-19 crisis causing a nationwide lockdown rather drastically, schools and parents, both, found themselves in a unique position. They had to quickly adapt traditional classroom teaching methods to online schooling, to ensure that students did not lose out precious academic time and fall behind on their curriculum. Parents had to be more flexible ...
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Vaishnavi Gupta Jun 18 2020 - 4 min readGlobal pandemics like Chikungunya, Ebola Virus, SARS, Zika Virus, and now COVID-19 have shrouded various parts of the world, leaving them in a state of turmoil. Governments across countries have ordered complete lockdown, leaving adults and children trapped in their homes. The global economy is experiencing a slump like never before. The situation, which is ...
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Vaishnavi Gupta Jun 16 2020 - 3 min readupGrad, India’s largest online higher education company, is entering into the Bachelor’s market for the first time with the renowned Jamia Hamdard University. upGrad will be offering online-offline blended BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) and BCA (Bachelor of Computer Application) degrees to school pass-outs. The subsequent master’s for these programs, MBA and MCA has been ...
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Vaishnavi Gupta Jun 02 2020 - 4 min readAt the launch of India’s 2020-21 budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had highlighted the new educational policy which the government is currently working on. A draft version of the policy outlines the important role online learning could play in reforming India’s education system and expanding access to higher education. Besides that, the policy encourages ...
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Vaishnavi Gupta May 26 2020 - 4 min readCOVID-19 has caused enormous disruption to the lives of people and the economy as well. This pandemic has forced schools and other educational institutions to suspend classes and halt academic operations. With no let-up in the rate of infections, schools are now finding innovative ways to engage teachers and students so that learning continues ...