Less fortunate students may access online classes from neighbourhood colleges
Expanding further the ambit of online education network, state higher education department has given instructions to all colleges to allow less fortunate students to use its ICT infrastructure facilities for accessing online classes.
Representational Image. (Getty Images) THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Expanding further the ambit of online education network, state higher education department has given instructions to all colleges to allow less fortunate students to use its ICT infrastructure facilities for accessing online classes.
In view of the restrictions in place owing to the pandemic situation, classes have begun online for college students on Monday. A government order issued on June 1, said heads of all higher education institutions affiliated to various universities in the state, should let students with no access to online facilities attend online classes in education institutions in their neighbourhood. A few days ago, Kerala Technological University had written to government for such an arrangement to engineering students with no computer/connectivity at home.
"Government have examined the matter in detail. It is a fact that a section of students doesn’t have access to phones/laptops and connectivity in their homes. hence government are pleased to issue direction to the principals of all colleges-government, aided and self-financing ( Engineering, polytechnic and arts and science colleges) to permit all nearby, needy students to access computers and connectivity in their colleges so as to facilitate online learning, subject to observance of norms laid down by health department in the state, to prevent the spread of Covid-19", the order said.
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had stated on Monday that government would set up neighbourhood study centres for students having no facilities to access online classes in their homes. He said that KSFE would sponsor the neighbourhood study centres by providing 75 % of the cost of purchasing television sets. The expense for the same would be met from the money KSFE employees had contributed to CMDRF. Local bodies are supposed to make arrangements for the setting up of the centres and should either fund for the remaining 25 percent of the cost or television. They may also find a sponsor for the purpose. KSFE was preparing a scheme using which students would be able to buy laptops through Kudubasree units. Permission has already been given to use 1.2 lakh laptops 7000 projectors, 4545 television sets distributed to high-tech schools, he said.
In view of the restrictions in place owing to the pandemic situation, classes have begun online for college students on Monday. A government order issued on June 1, said heads of all higher education institutions affiliated to various universities in the state, should let students with no access to online facilities attend online classes in education institutions in their neighbourhood. A few days ago, Kerala Technological University had written to government for such an arrangement to engineering students with no computer/connectivity at home.
"Government have examined the matter in detail. It is a fact that a section of students doesn’t have access to phones/laptops and connectivity in their homes. hence government are pleased to issue direction to the principals of all colleges-government, aided and self-financing ( Engineering, polytechnic and arts and science colleges) to permit all nearby, needy students to access computers and connectivity in their colleges so as to facilitate online learning, subject to observance of norms laid down by health department in the state, to prevent the spread of Covid-19", the order said.
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan had stated on Monday that government would set up neighbourhood study centres for students having no facilities to access online classes in their homes. He said that KSFE would sponsor the neighbourhood study centres by providing 75 % of the cost of purchasing television sets. The expense for the same would be met from the money KSFE employees had contributed to CMDRF. Local bodies are supposed to make arrangements for the setting up of the centres and should either fund for the remaining 25 percent of the cost or television. They may also find a sponsor for the purpose. KSFE was preparing a scheme using which students would be able to buy laptops through Kudubasree units. Permission has already been given to use 1.2 lakh laptops 7000 projectors, 4545 television sets distributed to high-tech schools, he said.
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