By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC I had an interaction with an educationist recently and he narrated something very interesting: A few weeks back I was in my weekly webinar session with my Foundation students and I was scheduled to speak to my first year batch whom I had met only virtually till now….
Online classes?: Rise in squint eye, myopia among children
August 28, 2021Bengaluru: Increased screen time during COVID-19 pandemic has led to an alarming rise in squint eye cases and myopia (nearsightedness) progression among children. There has been five times year-on-year increase in the number of acute onset comitant esotropia in the last two years of the pandemic. The onset and progression of myopia and squint eyes…
Continue online classes for UG courses: Minister
May 22, 2021Bengaluru: The Universities and Colleges must continue online classes for all even semesters of UG programmes. Commencement of offline classes will be reviewed once the COVID situation eases, noted Deputy Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan. Even those Universities and Colleges which have not completed odd semester exams of UG programmes must continue…
Classes online but exams offline: Minister clarifies
April 14, 2021Bengaluru: Higher Education Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan has categorically said that in the academic year 2021-2022, the classes would be conducted online but the examination would not be held online. Talking to reporters here on Monday, he said parents were putting forth demand to conduct the examination online. But it was…
DAV Public School: Bringing Classroom to Homes
August 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With uncertainty over reopening of schools and colleges, various educational institutions are resorting to online classes. One such effort to keep students motivated and academically updated is made by DAV Public School. The school management is leaving no stone unturned in making the teaching-learning process simple, interesting and enjoyable and in tune with the…
Protest against online classes
July 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Members of Dalita Sangharsha Samithi (DSS), Mysuru, held a protest in front of Deputy Commissioner’s Office here yesterday against holding online classes. Protesters alleged that power outages are frequent in the country, many rural areas do not have internet services and there are network issues in many localities. While many parents do not have…
Digital learning classes by SVM to bridge teacher-student gap
July 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Sharada Vidya Mandir (SVM), Sri Jayachamarajendra PU College, Mysuru, is conducting digital learning classes to provide education solution to students through its new video-taped digitalised classes. Technology should be utilised in such difficult times (COVID-19) which could be a simple solution for a number of students who can be educated by staying at home…
Karnataka Government allows schools to conduct online classes
June 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Education Department on Saturday issued a fresh order allowing Schools in the State to conduct online classes. Following an order by the High Court, the State Government has issued the above statement and private schools are now allowed to continue online classes from first standard to tenth standard students. This order will be…
Mysore University starts online classes
April 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) has started online classes for Under-Graduate (UG) and Post-Graduate (PG) students, said the UoM Registrar. WhatsApp Groups have been created according to semester, subject and section, providing students with the tools they need to read, including lessons, PPT and videos. Students can also get e-sources, e-books, e-prints on the…
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