[New post] UGC’s Concept Document on “Blended” Learning — Individualises and Privatises Learning and Education

The NotA Collective posted: " "Blended Learning" combines online and classroom learning and claims to centre the student as a "learner". It aims to increase flexibility, self-responsibility and participation and, therefore, enhance learning. Pinjra Tod (a women students' collective)," Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Notes on the Academy UGC's Concept Document on "Blended" Learning — Individualises and Privatises Learning and Education by The NotA Collective "Blended Learning" combines online and classroom learning and claims to centre the student as a "learner". It aims to increase flexibility, self-responsibility and participation and, therefore, enhance learning. Pinjra Tod (a women students' collective), takes a deep look at the UGC's document, which reveals how bogus its claims are. Pinjra Tod, after a detailed analysis of the document concludes, "The NEP 2020 and UGC concept note on 'Blended Learning' stand to structurally ensure that quality higher education is accessed by the upper classes, and that the purpose of higher education broadly will only be to provide skilled workers to be absorbed by the market." Notes on the Academy will publish Pinjra Tod's full analysis and critique of the UGC's "Blended" learning concept document in three parts. This is part one of the full critique. In consonance with the New Education Policy 2020, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has released its concept note on a "blended" model of teaching and learning, allowing for 40% of each course to be taught and assessed online (out of which over 40% SWAYAM courses are already online). Shockingly, the 40% conveyed in the UGC press note fails to convey that the actual desirable standard is to take online teaching and learning to 70% of the programme, as explained in the concept note. Continue reading "UGC's Concept Document on "Blended" Learning — Individualises and Privatises Learning and Education" The NotA Collective | August 3, 2021 at 4:39 pm | Tags: academia, e-learning, online education, wto | Categories: Articles | URL: https://wp.me/pcfEnq-dk Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Notes on the Academy. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://notacademy.in/2021/08/03/ugcs-concept-document-on-blended-learning-individualises-and-privatises-learning-and-education/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com