Rajnish Sareen
Nawanshahr, April 25, 2020: Following the suggestions received from teachers and School Heads of different schools in the state, the Education department has started broadcasting lectures of the teachers of classes 7th and 8th through TV and radio channels.
The department has collaborated with channels that includes DD free dish channel no. 117, Dish TV- channel no. 939 and Swayam Prabha 20 on Jio TV app to reach out to children who were earlier facing difficulties understanding the lesson via video conferencing. The lectures would be broadcasted two times a day in morning from 9 to 11 and the repeat telecast of same in evening from 4 to 6.
“Though only classes 7th and 8th have been included so far, but efforts are on to start the same practice for all the classes and have collaboration with more channels” said Secretary School Education, Krishan Kumar in the advisory sent to the teachers and School heads today through whatsapp. He added that more details of these channels and schedule of teachers shall be shared with the District Education Officer’s soon.
Besides, to strengthen its e-learning concept, the state education department is in contact with few radio channels which can provide time slots to the teachers to deliver their lectures through the medium.
“We have been receiving calls and suggestions from our teachers during the last so many days. Proud to acknowledge that despite summer vacations, the teachers under the guidance of School Heads and DEOs, have already started online classes despite all difficulties”, said Krishan Kumar appealing to the teachers to widely circulate the information regarding broadcasting of classes on TV to all the students and parents.
Education Secretary further informed that Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has already uploaded e-books on its website. “The SCERT has further segregated the chapters on all subjects and have made the PDF files. These PDF files have been individually made available to the schools through various social media and also to the website of the Department. A link has been provided through the Google Drive from where these specific chapters to be covered in the month of April and May can be taken out by the students and the teachers”, he added.