News Desk, News Nation 360 : To shed light on the fast-evolving potential and problems in the online learning segment, the British Council, the UK's worldwide organisation for educational opportunities and cultural exchange, held a lecture on online, distance, and digitally delivered learning. The lecture examined university best practices for online education. As a further probe into the quality and effectiveness of ODDL, the British Council has launched its Going Global Partnerships grants program, which works toward collaboration, and innovation in teaching and learning as well as opportunities for transnational education between UK and Indian Higher Education Institutions. It will thus enable initiatives aiming at deepened mutual understanding with each other's education systems for better identification and collaborative opportunities also harnessing opportunities provided by digital and online ways to enhance knowledge acquisition. This focuses on improving student engagement, innovative teaching methods, and upgrading the quality of assessment along with course completion rates. A seminar on 'Future trends in digital education' was taken by Lord Jo Johnson and one on the 'Regulatory landscape in India' by Prof. Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, former member of the National Council for Vocational Education and Training. The panel discussion was led by Rittika Chanda Parruck MBE, Director of Education-India, British Council, in discussion with Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU, and Joshua Fleming, Director Strategy Office for Students UK, as they explored the best model for distance education and developing scalable, accessible, high-quality online learning systems. Some of the key aspects covered in the seminar included demonstrations by leading players in online education, focused discussions on student engagement, regulatory frameworks, and scalability, with an emphasis on how digital learning models could bridge the mushrooming global demand for higher education while promoting equity, access, and quality. At the event, Rittika Chanda Parruck MBE, Director of Education- India, British Council, stated that as the educational landscape rapidly changes, it is essential to comprehend and enhance the efficacy and quality of Online, Distance, and Digitally Delivered Learning (ODDL). To improve the educational experience through cutting-edge teaching methods and technology, the Going Global Partnerships award is a major step in the direction of developing cooperation between India and the UK. Through cooperative efforts that benefit both parties, they think this would enhance the outstanding work being done in this area by the Indian authorities.
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