EDUCATION
The implementation of e-learning in underfunded schools was equally difficult; teaching the faculty on its use and the resources was a mammoth task.
The pandemic which has brought the world to a halt was first noted in India on January 27th in Kerala. By mid-March, the country was seething, and the administration imposed stricter guidelines to handle the disease. Among the numerous lifestyle changes brought on by the pandemic was the problem of how to educate. With more strict guidelines in person, schooling wasn’t even an avenue worth pursuing. e-learning was adopted, and the government tried to implement it in their institutes and promote it as the new normal for the foreseeable future. A year later and e-learning is still normal. The first step to implementation was to educate the faculty on the efficient use of e-learning and to help the students to navigate and learn from an online school. However, before even reaching this step many hurdles had to be cleared.
The educational divide in India is closely linked with income disparities. And this pandemic only made it worse. It was virtually impossible to weather the pandemic without government aid if you weren’t financially secure. But in the long run, it gets worse, if you were trying to pursue an education from an insecure background it would have been really difficult to keep up with school. To educate the underprivileged children and to provide them with the tools to access e-learning institutions should have been our priority as without aid their education had come to a stop. The implementation of e-learning in underfunded schools was equally difficult; teaching the faculty on its use and the resources to make effective learning opportunities was a mammoth task.
What if we assume its implementation was smooth, would it still be effective moreover a long-term solution?
I sought to answer this by a public survey in which 96 students participated to answer questions relating to e-learning and how they feel about it. Note ably it was a key formative year for a lot of children as is every other year for 10th and 12th graders and them, this situation was apprehensive and unsure at best.
This survey tries to capture the thoughts of students who are undergoing e-school right now as to how they feel about it. Instead of this to achieve honest responses the student’s identity shall remain anonymous.
Following are the findings of the survey:
e-learning, particularly in poor nations, has been underused in the past. The present COVID-19 epidemic, however, has compelled the whole globe to depend on it for education.
The majority of participants in this research highly agreed with e-learning's usefulness, perceived simplicity of use, and acceptability. Insufficient/unstable internet connection, inadequate computer laboratories, a shortage of computers/laptops, and technical issues were the most significant barriers to e-learning acceptance.
All important factors in e-learning acceptability have to be kept in mind before any conclusion is drawn. It is also worth noting the digital divide in India has hindered learning for rural and underprivileged areas and their responses were not a part of this survey, unfortunately. Their qualms are deserved to be heard but when information is gathered through a resource, they don’t have access to it silences their voice, and buries their problem. While in a time when their health is at serious risk, their education is also put on hold will prove to be a serious problem in the short and long run.
The high school student from Presidium School, Gurugram, Hriday Arora, through his extensive research on e-Learning, has effectively brought to light the importance that digital learning concepts will hold in the future.
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