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COVID_19 - Lockdown - Education.

 By S Adeeb Mujtaba Ali  Offline and Hybrid courses were taken online A herculean task which was implemented overnight by managing and collaborating educators, learners and the functional resources (online platforms).  Pro's Interactive teaching - learning process, student centred, flexible, convenient. Con's Not suitable for all the learner's, dependable on internet and electronic devices (Desktop, Laptop, Smartphone, Tablet etc) Realisation of significance of  new-age skills to work on online platform  Several Edtech are collaborating with schools, college and universities for continued and smooth flow of teaching-and-learning process. Pro's  Good interpretation and delivery of data. Pre recorded or pre loaded courses and course material.  Con's Neither all the educators nor all the learner's have knowledge of the technology. A major drawback.  Individuals investment for self up-skilling or learning. Individuals who wants to equip themselves wit...

COVID_19 and elderly mental health

By S Adeeb Mujtaba Ali The World Health Organization announced coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) viral infection as a pandemic on March 11, 2020. India is a nation with a large population of over 1.3 billion population, on January 30, 2020, India, announced its (covid-19) first occurrence. The Government of India has decided to impose a countrywide lockdown beginning March 25, 2020, for a period of three weeks until April 14, 2020, social connections and mobility were restricted. In this sense, older adults faced difficulties such as a lack of attendants to assist them with everyday activities, difficulty in obtaining medical assistance, and fear of an adverse path in current morbidity. Many who are elderly and live in a typical joint family arrangement were able to enlist the help of other family members to cope with new challenges. Since four to five people live under one roof in a typical Indian family. In certain households, one or more individuals over the age of 60 are found, o...

COVID_19 and child anxiety

By, S Adeeb Mujtaba Ali In the present article I would like to cover a topic which holds high significance. It is Covid_19 and children. Ever since  2020 commenced, children were exposed to many global issues, and no physical access to school was a huge addition to build up anxiety. Counselors have been doing their very best to help families and children steer through this distasteful situation in their best capacity. A dive into strategies employed by Counselors to help children: Fair, open and clear communication Children by nature are curious about the happenings around them. They absorb from their surroundings and try to act accordingly. Plus they also need some one around with whom they can continue to share and exchange information. By keeping a window open for exchange of information with Children and explain them things clearly along with understanding the situation is always helpful.  It is better to explain a child about existence of virus in the environm...

COVID_19 and higher education since 2020

 By S Adeeb Mujtaba Ali COVID_19    pandemic has not only successfully devasted economies throughout the globe but also disturbed the smooth-flowing education system in both developing and developed countries. It is plightful to know that around 1.5 billion primary, secondary and tertiary school-going students do not have physical access to schools. COVID_19 impact however was not only dramatic but also transformative. Transformative in the sense it has made educators/tutors come up with strategies to let not pandemics affect the teaching-learning process. But in the emerging market, it has given an additional challenge like finances and infrastructure.  Key points to be noted:  Due to pandemic university courses are made online. A new teaching-learning model can be expected in near future. Among the different levels of education facing their own challenges, it's higher education that has to revolutionize. Even though the students here are old enough to explore ...

Excerpt on COVID_19

 By S Adeeb Mujtaba Ali The havoc created by pandemic is leaving everyone around with anxiety, stress and overwhelming experience due to social distancing and isolation from peers. But one shouldn't forget that these are necessary precautions/requirements to be observed in order to prevent the spread of virus. One should learn to deal and cope up with stress and anxiety, panic and depression during this period. As by doing so, it will not only help you to recover faster but also help the care takers around you become more resilient. Quick look into affects of stress: Experiences like fear, worries, frustration, sleeplessness, change in appetite, desires, interest, feeling of numbness, short temper, sadness, insecure feeling, irritation to small stimuli, losses concentration and reasoning ability. The patients are also reported to exhibit physical reactions like skin rashes, digestive problems, body pains, headaches. Worsened chronic health and mental health problems. In addition, i...

Google doodles from last year #covid_19

Google doodles from 2020 same month.  Love Respect and Prayers for all frontliners. We owe you 🙏

Edtech (Listing 10 best Edtech's)

By S Adeeb Mujtaba Ali  According to Top Hat, Educational technology is a term that represents a wide assemblage of hardware and software for teaching and learning to be used in college and university. It is also called Ed Tech, for enabling an environment for improved learning, to ultimately boost students' outcomes engagement, participation, and access to cutting-edge technology. Ed Tech on a broader scale refers to the use of technology that helps in facilitating collaboration in an active learning environment. Ed Tech usage provide the educators digitalized tools that have automized the teaching-learning process. On one side where we see this as a great inventory another side, it's not. of course in the fast pace, world technology has helped us in finishing any task in less time in an organized way with the least errors. A major drawback however remains is Ed Tech has disturbed the original teaching-learning process.  In spite of the cons, edtech market is blooming with se...