SHUBHANGI SHIFA
Ranchi, Sept 20: Ranchi University seems to have found a solution to the problem of shortage of teachers in different colleges of the university. Notably, the university is set to soon launch Digital Studios also known as Lecture Theatres throughout its colleges in the state.
Introduced as a way to better implement the National Education Policy 2020 in the university, the Lecture Theatre aims to provide classes to students all over the state at one time. Here, professors will be taking classes in online mode, which will have students attending from colleges of RU all over the state.
Talking in this regard, Dean of Student Welfare Raj Kumar Sharma explained, “Most of the work for these Digital Studios has already begun. Here, teachers will be able to deliver lectures, which will be transmitted to different colleges of the university throughout the state, which will be telecast through this studio.”
He further continued, “The University will be installing smart boards, computers and storage units, which may include a cloud or other apps with larger storage capacity. This will help us reach a large number of students throughout the state with teachers and lectures at a given time. We will also try to set up clouds so that children may even be able to connect through apps like Google Meet so that even if they are not in college, they don’t miss the lecture.”
When asked about the budget that may be used for the complete setup, he said it may take up around eight to ten lakhs. However, several of the constituent colleges already have smart classes installed in them, making the work needed for the endeavour easier.
Notably, research students will also be helped through this system. Sources have claimed that the first phase will be aimed at professors of PG giving lectures on several topics of their subjects. RU officials have claimed that the lecture theatre will work to finish the syllabi of the subject that have a limited number of professors.
The lecture theatre will be conducted in a classroom with a projector and smart boards, which will be connected to a cloud application. All colleges of the university will be set up with WiFi for this so that students have the internet available at all times to download material and attend classes.
