Will distance learning be available from September 1, 2021 in Russia

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

On the eve of the new academic year, schoolchildren, students and their parents are interested in whether distance learning will be available from September 1, 2021 in Russia. Many fear that the coronavirus pandemic, which caused the introduction of the sanitary and epidemiological restrictions regime, may become a reason for the complete abolition of traditional classes in classrooms and classrooms.

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Back in March 2021, the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation issued an order, according to which the academic year in September of this year will begin in schools as usual. Distance education was referred to in the order as an additional form of education, which should be combined with classes in classrooms and classrooms.

The transition to distance education in September 2021 was announced as a temporary measure related to the elections to the State Duma.

The Minister of Education of the Russian Federation Sergey Kravtsov announced on August 16 that the new academic year in the country will begin in the usual form. On September 1, there will be ceremonial lines and other festive events associated with the Day of Knowledge, which the whole country celebrates on the first day of autumn.

However, analysts drew attention to the fact that the minister indicated only the beginning of the academic year, without affecting subsequent periods of study. Experts attribute this to the official introduction of digital technologies into the educational process, which will make it possible to study remotely not only in universities, but also in schools and colleges.

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Legislative introduction of distance learning

The March order of the Ministry of Education officially introduces the use of a remote learning format in Russia. It lists the circumstances under which the distance will be used in the educational process:

• emergency situations or threats of their occurrence in certain regions or throughout the country;
• natural disasters;
• increased danger mode.

The order obliges to introduce a distance learning format without taking into account the existing restrictions in educational standards. Distance education in such cases will allow avoiding transfers in the curriculum and ensure its continuity.

Experts believe that an emergency situation can be not only a natural disaster, an epidemic, but also the threat of a terrorist attack and military action.

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The introduction of distance education in schools in mid-September 2021

The case for the execution of the above order will appear in mid-September. This is due to the holding of elections to the State Duma. In most regions, polling stations are located in municipal educational institutions. In the context of the coronavirus pandemic, it was decided to hold a vote within three days. The last day on which voters will be able to cast their vote will be September 19, which falls on Sunday. On Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th it will also be possible to vote at your polling station at the school. This practice has already been tested in 2020 during the voting on the Amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

Over the past few years, the Government and the CEC have been introducing digital technologies into the voting procedure, which allow voting remotely. So far, a small number of voters use this method due to the existing difficulties in verifying identity online during voting.

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In this regard, schoolchildren will be transferred to distance learning, which will last three days. After the elections are over, the educational process in schools will return to its normal course. In universities and colleges in September, such changes are not planned.

Many Russian universities organize the vaccination of students and teachers, which will avoid the spread of infection during lectures and seminars.

Those who are interested in the question of whether distance learning will be available in Russia from September 1, 2021 should constantly monitor regional news. The administration of Russian regions in the local media, explaining the reasons for the transition to distance learning at school in September, indicates that if the epidemiological situation worsens in the constituent entities of the federation, restrictive measures may be introduced. Then students will be transferred to distance learning.

Outcomes

1. As in many countries around the world, digital educational technologies will be introduced into the traditional learning process regardless of the circumstances.
2. The order of the Ministry of Education on the use of distance learning in schools lists all cases that allow educational organizations to be transferred to a remote mode. These include emergencies that endanger people's lives.
3. Distance education has not received the status of mainstream or equal to regular classroom activities. It will be used as an additional educational technology, with the help of which it will be possible not to interrupt the education of children and young people, even in difficult situations.