CHALLENGES FACED BY LECTURERS IN POLYTECHNICS OF ODISHA IN ONLINE TEACHING DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

The Polytechnics of Odisha provide 3 year diploma courses and the curriculum of Diploma courses has been designed
by AICTE to develop well trained Diploma Engineers having knowledge and the skills to engineer solutions for realworld
problems. In order to meet the needs of the industry considering evolving technological trends and implications
for the engineering workforce, the diploma courses provide equal weightage to both theory and practical. The industrial
visits of students, internship programs and practical experimentations are in the centre of diploma courses. During the
pandemic situation due to Covid-19, online education was adopted in Polytechnics of Odisha also. So researcher studied
the challenges faced by lecturers of Polytechnics of Odisha in online teaching. The semi-structured in-depth interview
was conducted with a small selected group of lectures of Polytechnics of Odisha. The main finding of the research was the
proper practical experiences could not be provided to the students in an online class but managed to give a virtual
experience to them. The other findings of the research will provide rich insights into virtual experiences which in turn
will benefit students, lecturers, and technical education institutions.