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Being a student in the life of covid-19 saiuniversity.edu.in
The word ‘classroom’ draws different images for each of us. For those of us who have spent our childhoods going to school and college in a physical space, the words are usually ‘black board’, ‘ringing of the bell’, ‘canteens’ and so on. But for an increasing group of people, especially the youngsters of today, the word now draws up images of laptops, online tests, online PT classes and much more.
The pandemic has brought over a sea change in all aspects of our lives. With daily lives and routines getting bungled during the lockdown, the internet has come to the rescue of many. And Education is no different. Students of today are now more receptive and in acceptance of how technology has opened their classrooms. Granted, the virtual world is not always rosy, but the online classroom scenario has made it possible for students to get access to education from all corners of the world, and to understand the range of their curriculum in a truly holistic manner.
Lockdown fatigue is real. Staring at a computer with no other human interaction can be exhausting and even boring. Social interactions are minimal and physical movement is almost next to nothing. But tiding over the gloomy times, there are many ways in which online classes can be treated as something that are helpful, unique, and eye-opening. While online learning is not exactly a new concept, the lockdown has spun a new meaning to it – that of the importance of access to distinguished minds beyond boundaries.
Here are top three takeaways from online learning in today’s world!
1. Broaden your horizons: Imagine being taught by a professor from Harvard while sitting in India. In an otherwise regular world, this scenario would have been a difficult proposition. However, the pandemic has forced the education sector to re-evaluate their modes of delivery. With geographical boundaries no longer an essential barrier, colleges can now look at providing students with a truly international experience. One class can be team-taught from a professor in Chennai along with a professor in San Francisco, thanks to technology.
Sai University | 5 Reasons why we need Liberal Education saiuniversity.edu.in
Liberal arts education is a learning approach that teaches students how to think independently and develop broad academic and intellectual abilities. It rests on a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach. Through liberal arts education, students get choices across streams, discover their true calling, and broaden their horizons. It provides a platform to learn how to connect and integrate knowledge and apply the learnings in real-world scenarios.
While the traditional education model in India has stressed memorizing and reproducing information, liberal arts encourage creativity, critical thinking, good communication, and a love for learning.
India’s National Education Policy (NEP), which had a revamp in 2020, has laid out a path for universities to adopt a liberal arts, discussion-based, and discovery-based mode of education. As a result, the NEP 2020 encourages a multidisciplinary education system that helps develop the creative and analytical sides of the brain simultaneously.
Here are the top five reasons why India needs a liberal arts learning model:
1. Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach to learning
One of the main pillars of liberal arts education is the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach that integrates different areas of study and exposes students to multiple disciplines. In the liberal arts model, a Data Science student can study a course in Music, while a Law student can take up a course in Humanities. This approach at an undergraduate level enhances the ability of students to understand issues from different perspectives and thus get a holistic and expansive intellectual grounding.
2. Proficiency in active learning
Liberal arts education comprises hybrid methods for teaching and learning, with creativity as the cornerstone. Team teaching with case studies and interactive classroom sessions is an integral part of liberal arts education. Active learning methods that allow one to take a lead in the classroom learning experience are employed, where students discuss, and evolve creative ways of dissecting the concepts, theories and methods.
SaiU I Blog I National Unity Day I Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel saiuniversity.edu.in
Sai University is remembering Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 147th birth anniversary, who is commonly now as the “Iron Man of India”. Mr. Patel was a senior senior leader of the Indian National Congress and a prominent figure in the Indian freedom struggle.
Mr. Patel was
the first Deputy Prime Minister and the Home Minister of Independent India,
playing a key role in the integration of about 565 princely states into the Indian Union,
awarded the Bharat Ratna, the Highest Civilian Award in India from the Republic of India, albeit 41 years after his death in 1950.
Interesting? To celebrate the life and contributions of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, here is a glimpse of the PDF exhibition titled “Sardar Patel – The Architect of Unification” by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR).
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