Filipino students represented the country in the 2021 Asia Student Leadership Conference. (Photo from iACADEMY) Two Filipino students from a Makati-based school represented the Philippines during the Asia Student Leadership Conference 2021 hosted by Smile Asia Organization in Singapore. Third-yea
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A pre-pandemic class at TISS Mumbai; Photo by Milind Shelte
1.Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai
1.Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai
Guru Speak | Shubhada Maitra
Shubhada Maitra, Dean, School of Social Work, TISS, Mumbai; Photo by Milind Shelte To make the switch to online teaching last year, our institution developed TISSOL, an inhouse online learning platform. By June, we were using it to transact the curriculum. We posted notes, course content, assignments and started discussion forums. We ensured the rigour of the programme was maintained despite students submitting the assignments from home. Not all assignments were written. There were mock quizzes, multiple question tests, case studies and group presentations to grade students. We didn’t presume that students would have access to internet given that almost half our student population is from the underprivileged section. Many face electricity issues, vagaries