What Ed-Tech Looks Like in Rural Maharashtra’s Schools
In a small school in Nashik, Maharashtra, most of the students are drawn towards their coming annual day practice, running around for speakers and...
Education in Times of COVID: How Students, Teachers & Parents are Dealing With the...
On the 14th of March, the news dropped like a bombshell for all teachers: schools would remain closed until the end of the month....
Is the PM e-Vidya Scheme Losing the Plot on Digitising Education?
In a post-pandemic era, how is PM e-Vidya placed to digitise education for all? Are the services accessible to the students they seek to assist?
How Well Can E-Learning Match Up To A Traditional Classroom?
Imagine learning a course from top teachers a continent away, from the comfort of sitting at your home.Today, the Internet has brought about a...
From Maharashtra, With Love: Nine Recommendations on Improving Public Education In the New Normal
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a harsh light on the vulnerabilities and challenges faced by students across the world. Students, teachers, and parents have...
With Schools Closed Across Maharashtra, How Well Did Students Learn Over the Past Year?
Students across Maharashtra are suffering from acute learning losses, policy reforms addressing the worries of their parents and teachers are needed.
Amidst COVID-19, Who is Watching Over Children’s Data on Ed-Tech Platforms?
As Indian students continue to depend on ed-tech platforms to learn for the foreseeable future, we also need to also think about how we’re protecting their digital and personal safety. Are ed-tech companies themselves responsibly using and protecting children’s data? How is the Indian state monitoring their protection of children’s data? Are our Internet laws strong enough to protect a child’s right to privacy online? We answer all these questions and more, in this month’s On the Fence.
NCERT’s “Primary” Concern with Technology: Effective or Erroneous?
Written by Shraddha Tripathi
In July 2018, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) published new guidelines concerning the education of children in...
Education in Times of COVID-19: Strengthening Parental Engagement in Early Childhood Education
Akanksha Foundation's insights on the teachers in Maharashtra who received technological support—and those who didn't—may help reform ECE as schools reopen.
The Open Book Conundrum
Secondary and higher learning institutions have practised ‘blended learning’ for a year. Now, they must evaluate their own learnings just as much as they must examine their students. Are traditional methods of evaluation even fair game in this mode? Most importantly, are our teachers up for it?
