Call to suspend online learning at UJ


Spotlight: University of Johannesburg


The University of Johannesburg's interim SRC wants the institution to suspend online learning and teaching during the lockdown.
The university plans to begin online activities on Monday but the SRC has said many students do not have access to devices or the internet.
It also says many students live in conditions not conducive to learning.
The council says this will lead to poor performance and academic exclusion.

It proposes that either the winter recess be shortened or the September break cancelled.
The university has responded to the concerns raised by the interim SRC, saying they have been carefully considered by the relevant structures of the university management.
"These are difficult times for us all and many of our students are anxious about what is going to happen to their studies, whether they will graduate on time and so on. It is therefore vital that we embrace remote teaching and learning to help us minimise the time lost in the academic year," Dr Nolitha Vukuza responded.
The university management has stated they are committed to addressing the students concerns "as far as is reasonably possible".
Vukuza said UJ is working closely with telecommunications companies to provide zero rates on UJ websites to assist staff and students as well as exploring possibilities to assist students with acquiring devices and data, where necessary.
The university management communicated that once lockdown conditions are lifted, residence students will be allowed to return to residences that will be sanitised.




Comments

  1. Xolani MthembuApril 17, 2020 at 9:07 AM

    UJ Management is only concern about the zero rates,What about the bad signal of network to some student?

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  2. SBONELOINNOCENT37April 17, 2020 at 11:13 AM

    The only solution here is to cancel this semester and we start it again ngo July coz obviously there's no time and this e-learning favour the rich only

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    1. Ndlovu MthokozisiApril 18, 2020 at 12:20 PM

      It will be interesting to find out what the Government is planning

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  3. MpilonhleDubeApril 17, 2020 at 11:18 AM

    Thanks for sharing 😊

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  4. SinothandoYamaZwideApril 17, 2020 at 11:20 AM

    This is trully a hard situation ,reading the comments from the #boycottonlineclasses movement it's just becoming clear that most institutions for higher learning are not ready for E-learning and they seem to be looking at the problem from a single perspective

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  5. nduduzo ngubaneApril 17, 2020 at 11:35 AM

    I think this year will be suspended because this online learning thing is not benefiting all the students, so it need to be cancelled

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  6. lungaApril 17, 2020 at 2:31 PM

    That is true Nduduzo because we hardly even to study with this online thing, we don't get any feedback from them while they keep on telling us to study about this moodle ntoni nton...

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  7. Healthy routine sthaka.comApril 18, 2020 at 3:36 AM

    Thnx for sharing

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  8. ZamaButheleziApril 18, 2020 at 5:23 AM

    This is not looking good at all....most of us are going to fail

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  9. Miss M N NdimandeApril 18, 2020 at 8:40 AM

    Ai vel iyabheda lento guys yase UJ!!

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  10. Anele MbaliApril 18, 2020 at 10:22 AM

    This online learning thing is not for all of us because some have bad networks, this will result to a lot of students failing.

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  11. GcinyMApril 18, 2020 at 11:28 AM

    In order for me to concentrate I need a lecture in front of me.... this online learning thing is not working for me😭

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  12. Luyanda LangaApril 18, 2020 at 12:09 PM

    Talking about tough times yeah neh.

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  13. Mandisa ziqubuApril 18, 2020 at 4:55 PM

    This is not fair guyz what will happen nje sizofeyila

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  14. Siphesihle ZwaneApril 19, 2020 at 3:13 AM

    Tough times😢😢

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  15. SthaMjokaApril 19, 2020 at 8:00 AM

    This is hard for students this lockdown is slowly extending the time they'll spend in university

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  16. makeup.glamApril 20, 2020 at 3:37 PM

    I'm so interest of what the government will do because time is passing by while we are stuck at home during this lockdown unable to attend the lectures and write test it's really is frustrating and wasting the little time we have as students. 😒😒😒🙄🙄🙄

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  17. Ayanda Thubelihle MajolaApril 20, 2020 at 5:20 PM

    Ai this is too much... I think Universities must cancel 1st semesters and promote us to next level at least give e boma 60%

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