Camera On During Online Class... Professor Wearing 'Oxygen Tube' Leaves Students Silent

Professor Nugroho.
Photo by TikTok capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Ye-eun] While some students and professors have recently been criticized for their lack of sincerity during online classes due to the impact of COVID-19, it has been revealed that a professor in Indonesia has been conducting online lectures even while hospitalized.

According to local media such as Tribunnews and Remonews in Indonesia on the 2nd, Professor Eddy Prasetio Nugroho of Gadjah Mada University conducted online lectures for two months since the start of the semester in July without ever showing his face, using only his voice. He stated that this was to help students concentrate better by conducting classes only through the microphone.

Students expressed complaints such as "The professor is lazy," "He is disrespectful to students," and "He is unprofessional." Some even suspected, "The professor sounds breathless when speaking," and questioned, "Is he going out during class?"

Despite the students' complaints, Professor Nugroho continued to conduct lectures with the camera off and without any explanation.

However, during a lecture in September, Professor Nugroho’s camera was briefly turned on. Although he immediately turned it off, students had already seen him with an oxygen tube in his nose.

This situation became public when a student attending the class posted a video of the moment on their TikTok account.

In an interview with local media, Professor Nugroho said, "I wanted students to focus on their studies without worrying about me. That is why I always kept the camera off."

Meanwhile, this situation has drawn attention in contrast to a domestic professor who conducted an online class while soaking in a bathtub on the 27th of last month. When the camera was accidentally turned on, the professor explained, "I had a high fever after getting vaccinated, but I pushed myself to conduct the class without canceling it."

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