DHARWAD: The undergraduate and postgraduate students of Karnatak University and its affiliated colleges are in a fix as their syllabus has not been completed due to the lockdown.
The suspension of classes in the first week of March had disrupted academic activities. The 2019-2020 academic year was scheduled to close on April 10. The semester examinations were slated in May followed by evaluation of answer scripts and announcement of results in May-June.
The higher education task force suggested online classes and Karnatak University issued a circular to constituent colleges and postgraduate departments to inform within four days the portion of syllabus which remains uncovered and the measures they propose to complete it. The circular suggested the use of online tools like Zoom, WhatApp, YouTube and email to complete the syllabus.
Meanwhile, before receiving suggestions, Karnatak University directed colleges and PG departments to hold classes online. The departments of political science and economics have already commenced classes online. Other departments have been asked to start on Monday. The university has decided to use Zoom app wherein over 100 students can take part in interactive session at a time. A professor said the faculty have already updated all the digital platforms through which online classes can be held. Through this mode, audio-visual and audio lessons can also be recorded and heard several times.
However, the decision to conduct the classes online will not benefit students from the rural areas who do not have the required facility. Only government college students have been provided with laptops and others do not have any such facility, said a principal.
He said it will be difficult to effectively teach students from rural areas, particularly in subjects like science, maths and English. “In our college where nearly 90% of the students come from rural areas, many do not have smartphones to access WhatsApp, YouTube or Zoom app. We don’t know how to go about it,” said Mohan Siddhanti, principal, KE Board’s First Grade College, Dharwad.
The suspension of classes in the first week of March had disrupted academic activities. The 2019-2020 academic year was scheduled to close on April 10. The semester examinations were slated in May followed by evaluation of answer scripts and announcement of results in May-June.
The higher education task force suggested online classes and Karnatak University issued a circular to constituent colleges and postgraduate departments to inform within four days the portion of syllabus which remains uncovered and the measures they propose to complete it. The circular suggested the use of online tools like Zoom, WhatApp, YouTube and email to complete the syllabus.
Meanwhile, before receiving suggestions, Karnatak University directed colleges and PG departments to hold classes online. The departments of political science and economics have already commenced classes online. Other departments have been asked to start on Monday. The university has decided to use Zoom app wherein over 100 students can take part in interactive session at a time. A professor said the faculty have already updated all the digital platforms through which online classes can be held. Through this mode, audio-visual and audio lessons can also be recorded and heard several times.
However, the decision to conduct the classes online will not benefit students from the rural areas who do not have the required facility. Only government college students have been provided with laptops and others do not have any such facility, said a principal.
He said it will be difficult to effectively teach students from rural areas, particularly in subjects like science, maths and English. “In our college where nearly 90% of the students come from rural areas, many do not have smartphones to access WhatsApp, YouTube or Zoom app. We don’t know how to go about it,” said Mohan Siddhanti, principal, KE Board’s First Grade College, Dharwad.
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