
Govt. college teachers propose virtual classes for odd semester
The Hindu
Association comes out with guidelines; suggests 30 hours of class a week for students
The Tamil Nadu Government Collegiate Teachers’ Association has suggested that the odd semester for academic year 2021-22 be conducted online for all degree programmes. It has released a set of guidelines for teachers, students and institutions. Live classes through Google Meet or video conferencing tools have been proposed. Students will undergo five hours of online classes daily six days a week, amounting to 30 hours of learning, including 18 hours of virtual classroom (VCR) sessions and 12 hours of e-resource learning (eRL). A maximum of three virtual classroom (VCR) sessions, totalling 18 hours in a week of 50-minute sessions with 10-minute break between classes has been suggested. Online classes will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.More Related News

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