- Dr. S. Ganesan (RD, IGNOU)
The concept of 4-walled class room is fast changing
due to extensive integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
in teaching-learning process. We all know that our home is our first school, to
start the initial steps of learning process. Mother is the first teacher for a
child. The 4-walled study-room at home provides a similar educational
environment of a school; it is more so for university level education. The Open
Learning system provides education at your door steps. But, now it is able to
reach inside the study room right away. The ‘distance’ in Distance Education
system has been disappearing due to computer mediated education at ‘click’ away
distance. The e-mode learning platform available now is easily able to teach at
a distance. Thus, the home based study is more effective and powerful for
self-learning students. The constructive
use of time, during long lockdown period, is one way of improving our study
habits. Confined to 4-walls is to be
made more purposeful for self development; especially, for the distance
learners of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
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The recent announcement of alternative learning
platforms through Doordarshan, cable TV, All India Radio for school children is
one of the best student welfare measures by department of education. It is a powerful educational broadcast / telecast
to reach every student. Both the parents and school children will enjoy the
radio-class and TV-class at home. In
other words, it is the school classroom inside the home. For some of them, it
may be first experience to listen to radio-class. The Educational Radio of
India-GYAN VANI - FM Radio Stations are doing this activity for all levels of
education, for students, teachers & public. Now-a-days, its broadcast can
be received through web-links also.
There are number of such learning platforms available now, for example:
Gyandarshan – Educational TV Channel of India- (24 x 7), You Tube, Skype, Google
Duo, Google Hangouts, Chat options available on various platforms, Whatsapp, Face
Book, Instagram, Zoom, E-mail, E-Gyankosh from IGNOU (http://egyankosh.ac.in/),
Ignou's Youtube videos (http://egyankosh.ac.in/handle/123456789/35033),
IGNOU's Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/OfficialPageIGNOU/)
Self-motivation is highly required to learn from
any virtual class room. The parents can motivate and guide, the school children,
to equip for such e-learning platforms. The adult distance learners can train
themselves to make use of all such teaching-learning platforms effectively. Mentally preparing to attend such virtual
class room is more important factor to gain knowledge. Keeping the pen, pencil,
note-book, books, dictionary, mobile-video-recording etc. ready to use is
equally important aspect for better learning environment. Some children
maintain their own home-library with books, audio-video CDs also. Setting a suitable audio volume in radio / TV
set is essential to have proper listening pleasure. It also improves better
concentration of students. Having seen TV as entertainment device, the shift to
‘education importing gadget’ may create small psychological adjustment problem
for some students. Little orientation is required for the same. It is like, seeing
the ‘father as teacher’ in a classroom.
The radio and TV
are more powerful electronic mass media suitable for educating the
students at large number. Due to lockdown period, the untapped potential of
such e-media is now explored for the benefit of students. Everyone will
appreciate to continue such platforms, in use, forever. Like the pre-class preparation activities,
the post-class (tele-class) activities are also equally important; and are to
be carried out very systematically. Otherwise, the TV class effect vanishes in
volatile memory of students. Spending 30-40 minutes for reading the relevant
topics will strengthen the storage process. Here the parents can play good
facilitator role. Even educated parents
can supplement the topics, to enrich their children. It gives good opportunity
for parents to prove their talent and command in subject / topics. Gradually
the image of the parents will increase in the mind of their wards.
Having more than one cable TV channel in A & N
Islands, the different classes in different medium of instruction(s) can be
explored effectively. Similarly, the primary channel (medium wave) of AIR and
FM channel can take-up verities of school subjects simultaneously. The
simultaneous broadcast / telecast in all electronic mass media, at a time, will
change the lockdown period into ‘educating period’ through e-home study. The success of such
experiments can be deeply studied by students of M.Ed., or M.A., Education or
PG Diploma in Educational Technology or PG Diploma in Journalism and Mass
Communication. Let the parents and students jointly enjoy the indoor classroom
activities, entering inside their home. Day-by-day, its effectiveness must
improve in teaching-learning process. The positive impact must be our aim to
use such giant media for the benefit our young students. Academically enjoy the stay @ home, by
studying @ home.
(The author is Regional Director of IGNOU, Regional
Centre, Port Blair and can be reached at rcportblair@ignou.ac.in
(or) 8900936718)
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