{"id":4367,"date":"2021-05-09T12:51:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T07:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/?p=4367"},"modified":"2021-05-09T13:37:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-09T08:07:59","slug":"academic-innovations-in-times-of-a-global-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/academic-innovations-in-times-of-a-global-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic innovations in times of a global pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4367\" class=\"elementor elementor-4367\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bd6655a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bd6655a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-191857ab\" data-id=\"191857ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d15d3fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d15d3fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow: visible; cursor: text; clear: both; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Jammu: <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Closure<\/span><\/span> <span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">of educational facilities triggered by subseq<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">uent lockdo<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">wns have pushed schools to shift from traditional classroom system to digital mode of learn<\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/counselling-cell-1-5-223x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" \/><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">ing im<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">pacting ove<\/span><\/span>r <span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">240 million<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\u00a0chi<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">ldren in the<\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"> country. Th<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">e task to confront the crisis gets even more challenging in areas of complicated social, political dynamics such as Jammu and Kashmir. In order to find out how the Union Territory handled the challenge posed by the pandemic,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The Voices tracks the measures taken by<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\u00a0t<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">he Directorate of School Education, Jammu (DSEJ).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Abrogation of Article 370 and 35A was not merely about an emergence of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It was also about temporary closure of school facilities and internet restrictions placed in for transition and security purposes. Schools did open in March 2020 but only to be closed couple of weeks later due<\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">to the surge in COVID-19 cases. In times when Digital emerged as the new normal, these virtual classrooms became an area of concern for students residing in re<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">mote areas. Thus, bridging the digital divide was a mammoth challenge before the administration.<\/span><\/span>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow: visible; cursor: text; clear: both; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">In an attempt to acknowledge Internet issues and bridge the learning voids, DESJ distributed hard copies of books among the students of Classes 1 to 8 in the union territory at an outlay of\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 16.6667px;\">Rs. 1105.44 lakh<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow: visible; cursor: text; clear: both; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow: visible; cursor: text; clear: both; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Organising Community Classes at village levels was another attempt by DSEJ to bridge the digital divide in learning. Classes were conducted in open spaces with strict adherence to COVID-19 Standard Operating Procedures to achieve twin objectives of safety and education at one go<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">. DSEJ says they have been aiming a 100% attendance in the region.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Apart from various interventions to compliment digital teaching infrastructure, DSEJ also uploaded a range of digital content on platforms such as\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-position: left bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;\">YouTube<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Director-Byte-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"258\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow: visible; cursor: text; clear: both; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">It wasn\u2019t just academics which was at the core of recalibration anchored by DSEJ. These unprecedented times have brought drastic changes in mental health, owing to stress, a<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">nxiety, suicidal tendencies in student communities. To deal with it, the education department<\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\u00a0launched\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\u2018<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-position: left bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;\">Manodarpan<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\u2019<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\u00a0initiative with the aim to provide psycho-social support and counselling to students for mental health and well-being. In harmony with the same, DSEJ constituted a psychological task force of more than 130 faculty members to strengthen the counselling set up in Jammu region.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow: visible; cursor: text; clear: both; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The department has also nominated around 30 District Council Coordinator (DCC) and Zonal Counselling Coordinators (ZCC) to coordinate counselling activities <span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">in ten districts of Jammu region. All the DCCs and ZCCs are experts in Psychology and hence they play a crucial role in awareness and information\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\">dissemination.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pie-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"290\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">A tele-counselling helpline\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-position: left bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;\">Aao<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\u00a0Baat\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-position: left bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;\">Karein<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\u00a0managed by 15-20 counsellors too, is being operated in 2 hour shifts from 10 AM to 8 PM. The facility has responded to almost 4000 calls during last three months and has addressed a range of academic cum\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">counselling<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\u00a0concerns of student, parent and teaching community.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Aao-Baat-Karein.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"375\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow: visible; cursor: text; clear: both; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow: visible; cursor: text; clear: both; direction: ltr;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Neha, a student of class 12th from Jammu tells The Voices &#8220;Teaching has been taken to new heights by introduction of Guidance &amp; counselling cell. Apart from zonal guides, counsellors at school level are also engaged in initiatives to push us further.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow: visible; cursor: text; clear: both; direction: ltr;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Apart from conventional academics, DSEJ focused on co-curricular activities too. Khushi a student from Jammu, who wo<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/medialit.in\/thevoices\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/EBSB-1-300x168.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">n National Level Competition \u2018Kala Utsav\u2019 in Solo Music &#8211; Vocal Category tells The Voices \u201cMy talent came out through the support of my teachers and School Education Department. Such initiatives coupled with\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-position: left bottom; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;\">parents<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\u00a0motivation inspire girls to come forward and showcase their talent.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; color: #222222;\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; color: #222222;\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Launch of counselling calendar, constructive home assignments, organisation of webinars on well-being themes etc. has helped almost 14,000 students in Jammu region to breach the challenge of the times and excel. Recently\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">DSEJ launched \u2018Well-being House\u2019 under the Student House System in all the Govt. Schools of Jammu Division.\u00a0 Speaking during the launch Dr. Ravi Shankar Sharma, Director, DSEJ said\u00a0\u201cMental and physical well-being is the key to a happier, more productive sociable student. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Well-being House will provide psycho-social support to the students and teachers and sensitize them about child protection issues, health, hygiene and fitness\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">issues.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; color: #222222;\" data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent;\">Three houses namely Eco, Wisdom and Peace were already in place. Together they aim at achieving sustainable development of the children, which is the ultimate aim of any education model.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; background-color: transparent;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; overflow: visible; cursor: text; clear: both; direction: ltr; font-family: 'Segoe UI', 'Segoe UI Web', Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #222222; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 28px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Story Edited By NK Jha<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jammu: Closure of educational facilities triggered by subsequent lockdowns have pushed schools to shift from traditional classroom system to digital mode of learning impacting over 240 million\u00a0children in the\u00a0 country. 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