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Pragmatism and understanding of the context could only make the online education success in Pakistan, said Vice Chancellor of Gomal University Prof Dr Iftikhar Ahmad. He was introducing his ‘No Student Behind Model’ while chairing the 31st Academic Council (online) Meeting of Gomal University, said a news release on Sunday.
Elaborating the details for implementation in Gomal University, the VC said, this online education approach model keenly takes into account the genuine concerns of all those hostel students, who were unfortunately confined to their residencies in the remote regions of South and North Waziristan in the wake of COVID-19 Pandemic, and were complaining of a limited internet connectivity and weak telecommunication services. ‘Feeling a disconnect from an academic environment they accuse the internet of a hindrance in taking online classes and are therefore hesitant and speculative of the online examination system,’ he educated the house.
Drawing inferences from the US Higher Education system, the proposed model would heavily emphasize the cultivation of reliance on textbooks in learning process and would encourage the engagement of parents too in the education of their kids.—APP
