Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, KK Sharma Friday directed for doubling the efforts to provide facility of virtual classrooms and digital platforms to students of Jammu and Kashmir to ensure their studies do not suffer due to COVID-19 lockdown.
The Advisor made the remarks while interacting with theDirectors of Education of both the divisions through teleconferencing.
The meeting was informed that both the Directorates wereworking to provide study material to students. Besides, the private schoolsthroughout J&K have also given home assignments to the students.
The Advisor was also informed that in present scenario, theDirectorates of School Education have also initiated virtual schooling projectwherein skilled and experienced teachers deliver curriculum-based lessons inthe studios of J&K Information department and the lessons were telecastthrough DD Kashir channel and local cable network.
Presently, two classes of 30 minutes duration are aireddaily at 4 pm and 6 pm and the students watch these lessons at their homes.
It was also given out that the Directorates of SchoolEducation were uploading subject specific lessons on Youtube channels for thestudents.
The Advisor while appreciating the efforts of SchoolEducation Department asked both Directors to finalise the schedule of classesbeing telecast in DD Kashir channel in advance and instructed them to publishthe schedule of three days in advance in local newspapers and on websites ofthe department.
Later, the Advisor interacted with Secretary HigherEducation and VCs of Jammu University and Kashmir University regarding variousonline initiatives.
The Advisor highlighted the latest communication of UGCaddressed to all the VCs and Principals of Colleges with regard to various ICTinitiatives of MHRD, UGC and IUCs like Swayam On-line Courses.