Goa University to achieve UGC's 25 per cent digital content target
Amid closed campuses and suspended classroom lectures due to social distancing norms in order to contain the novel coronavirus, Goa University is thriving and preparing various models of e-classrooms.
Amid closed campuses and suspended classroom lectures due to social distancing norms in order to contain the novel coronavirus, Goa University is thriving and preparing various models of e-classrooms. According to a senior official of the University, the varsity is working on different e-learning modules in order to achieve UGC's target creating 25 per cent digital teaching content.
For this, a Digital Transition Committee is set up by the University Vice-Chancellor Professor Varun Sahani comprising deans of faculties and schools under the university. The Committee’s member secretary and director of Digital Learning Initiative of Goa University, Ramrao Wagh said that the Committee is evaluating solutions for online teaching and conducting remote examinations.
Mr Wagh further added, “The committee has been working on learning management system on how to offer courses, conduct presentation sand video lectures. The push for taking classes from real to virtual has come from the COVID-19 situation and the need for social distancing.”
Stating UGC already made it mandatory for every teacher to create at least 25 per cent of the teaching content in digital format, Mr Wagh said that the committee is working to provide solutions for 2,000-odd students who arrive at Goa University campus. The university offers 34 courses.
He also stated that the University has a studio for distance-learning where they can generate digital content and ask teachers to record their classes. They also started online teacher training for the same. The lectures will be uploaded on YouTube and the University’s website will have the links.
Earlier, the Goa University announced that its academic year will start from August due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
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