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Chief Minister of Delhi Smt Sheila Dikshit today inaugurated the Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTU), giving the capital its first Technical University for women that is offering new M Tech programmes to women candidates.
We can have quality institutions only if we have deregulation and giving the institutions better autonomy and more flexibility, says Prashant Bhalla, Chairman, Manav Rachna Educational Institutions
Please tell is about the concept behing Manav Rachna. What is your vision?
Manav Rachna was set up to provide quality education, especially to the students in Northern India. We started 15 years back in 1997 when privatisation in the higher education sector was negligent. At that time, certain policies of the AICTE and several initiatives of the central and state governments came in which wanted to push the private sector in coming into the higher education space.
Department of School Education and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Government of Punjab, and Elets Technomedia hosted the State Education Summit in Chandigarh on 7th and 8th February, 2013 In the words of the programme Chair of the event, Kahan Singh Pannu, IAS, Secretary-cum-Director General, School Education, Government of Punjab, âThe summit was convened with the objective of discussing and witnessing the huge dimensions in education which are taking place in the country.â Pannu added,âTechnology plays a sole leader in our daily lives and a key role in how we teach, learn, and interact on the administrative platform in schools.Â
Industry â Academia Interaction with the focus on Skill Requirement for a Paradigm Shift
ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu (ICTACT) is organizing a series of conference titled âICTACT BRIDGEâ a platform for all the stake holders in the education eco-system to discuss on improving the Industry-Institute collaboration, thereby creating a vibrant industry relevant education scenario in the country. This event is being supported by Government of Tamil Nadu and conducted in association with NASSCOM. For the 7th time in the row ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu successfully conducted ICTACT BRIDGE conference. The conference addressed the pressing factors challenging employability with focus on 21st century skills for Education, employability, and Entrepreneurship on 20th Feb 2013 at Chennai Trade center, Nadambakkam. The event w as supported by ELCOT, EDI Chennai, TANSACS TNSDM, STPI, FICCI and TiE. ICTACT BRIDGE 2013 Chennai edition featured powerful sessions and tracks to address specific stakeholder issues with focused themes including Leadership in Building World Class Institutions, The 21st Century Skills for Teachers, Skill Development and Employability, Conclave on Recruitment Trends 2013 followed by ICTACT Academic Partner Excellence Awards 2013.
Dr (Prof) Vivek Khare, Principal Type of labs deployed at the institute:Â Computer Lab and Language Lab Lab solution provider:Â Learnsoft Language Lab
The objective of lab deployment is to help improve the language skills of students. It provides students with a high-tech learning environment and a knowledgeable tutoring staff to guidethem with any aspect of language and learning: from speaking, listening and pronunciation to reading, writing, grammar or punctuation.
Dr (Prof) Vivek Khare, Principal Type of labs deployed at the institute:Â Computer Lab and Language Lab Lab solution provider:Â Learnsoft Language Lab
The objective of lab deployment is to help improve the language skills of students. It provides students with a high-tech learning environment and a knowledgeable tutoring staff to guidethem with any aspect of language and learning: from speaking, listening and pronunciation to reading, writing, grammar or punctuation.
Good lab facilities and updated lab experiments are critical for any engineering college. Physical distances and the lack of resources often make it difficult to perform experiments, especially when they involve sophisticated instruments. Also, good teachers are always a scarce resource. The Virtual Labs project addresses this issue of lack of good lab facilities, as well as trained teachers, by making remote experimentation possible. With the present day Internet and computer technologies, these limitations no longer hamper students and researchers in enhancing their skills and knowledge. Also, in a country like ours, costly instruments and equipment need to be shared with fellow researchers to the extent possible. Yet another objective is to arouse the curiosity of the students and permit them to learn at their own pace.Â
Virtual labs are a key for the establishment of virtual universities of the future, says Prof (Dr) Sandeep Sancheti, President, Manipal University, Jaipur
How virtual labs are reinventing the pedagogy?
A large number of courses offered by professional institutions lack in terms of laboratory work and hands-on experience of a laboratory environment due to a variety of reasons. Even if such facilities are available, their efficacy is poor due to the quality of equipment, general instructions and readiness to challenge the standard conventions. Availability of virtual laboratories will bridge that important gap by providing access to quality laboratory experimentation with a feature of anytime, anywhere and by anyone. In my opinion, virtual labs are a key for the establishment of virtual universities of the future. http://digitallearning.eletsonline.com/2013/03/access-to-quality-lab-experimentation/
Virtual labs are a key for the establishment of virtual universities of the future, says Prof (Dr) Sandeep Sancheti, President, Manipal University, Jaipur
How virtual labs are reinventing the pedagogy?
A large number of courses offered by professional institutions lack in terms of laboratory work and hands-on experience of a laboratory environment due to a variety of reasons. Even if such facilities are available, their efficacy is poor due to the quality of equipment, general instructions and readiness to challenge the standard conventions. Availability of virtual laboratories will bridge that important gap by providing access to quality laboratory experimentation with a feature of anytime, anywhere and by anyone. In my opinion, virtual labs are a key for the establishment of virtual universities of the future. http://digitallearning.eletsonline.com/2013/03/access-to-quality-lab-experimentation/
Pranab K Bose, Managing Director, Waterford Institute India, shares how Waterford Early Learning is empowering both the teachers and the students
Please tell us about your digital lab solutions.
Our comprehensive early learning suite, Waterford Early Learning, comprises of Waterford Early Reading and Waterford Early Maths and Science programmes, which includes English language, Math and Science curricula; early literacy assessment; and innovative teacher tools that provide a richer learning experience that inspires and empowers both the children and educators alike.
Math Lab at Algar Public School, Tuticorin Principal: Deepashree
Alagar Public School in Tuticorin who have been using both hands-on instruments and software for teaching maths in the school. Deepashree, Principal of the schools shared their insights on how math labs changed the way of teaching and learning mathâŠ
With the objective of practising Mathematics concept easily with immediate feedback, Podar International School deployed Math Buddy Math Labs in the school. The implementation of these labs has led to higher academic standards among the students. Children are evaluated through various modes like pen and paper test, online assessment through smart sheets, assignments and activities.
http://digitallearning.eletsonline.com/2013/03/math-is-our-buddy-now/
Sreenarayanan PC, Principal, Podar International School, Ahmedabad, shares his experience with Math labs
With the objective of practising Mathematics concept easily with immediate feedback, Podar International School deployed Math Buddy Math Labs in the school. The implementation of these labs has led to higher academic standards among the students. Children are evaluated through various modes like pen and paper test, online assessment through smart sheets, assignments and activities.
Bharathy Bharadwaj, Founder & CEO of Concept Learning Technologies Pvt Ltd/Math Buddy LLC
How are Math labs making students fall in love with the subject?
Mathematics is a subject which is learnt best through exploration. It is not a subject where a student can just watch a video or an animation and understand the concepts. Towards this end, we believe that a Math lab should be an integral part of every educational institution so that students can learn the concepts through interactive hands-on as well as virtual activities. When students learn Math this way, they explore, experience, and enjoy the subject, and many a times, they are made to figure out the formulae by themselves by making them observe patterns.
Once the children explore concepts with traditional instruments under the supervision of the teacher, they can practice the concepts using similar instruments in virtual space. The advantage in digital labs is that the teacher does not have to be present to see if the children are modeling correctly. The system will provide feedback to the children and the teachers can monitor their progress through detailed reports. In higher classes, digital labs can help children visualise and understand difficult concepts and help eliminate the need for rote learning. Lastly, digital labs can help bring about consistency in the teaching process especially when new teachers come in.
Labs at Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Principal In-charge: Prof Seema Shah
Types of labs deployed: Language Lab, Electronics and Embedded Systems Labs, Telecommunications Lab, Virtual Lab
The implementation of labs is leading to an enhanced teaching- learning process. This is because students can visualise abstract concepts and better understand how things work. This essentially creates an encouraging learning environment where the studentsâ curiosity and creativity are triggered. This builds a stronger foundation and thus, students are able to apply the concepts learnt in final year projects. Thus, the projects are meaningful, relevant in the current context and can be used with little efforts spent on converting them to prototype. Some of the projects are used within the institute like online knowledge portal, online transcript system, online faculty feedback system etc.
Teaching Maths
From the childâs perspective, VAK â Visual, Auditory and Kinaesthetic approach of Math Buddy, helps the children understand the complexities and abstractness of Mathematics easily. This encourages the childâs confidence during the learning process.
From the teachersâ point of view, the kit approach provides another dimension of teaching Mathematics with ease, backed up by an audio-visual interactive software support for reinforcing the learnt concepts and building speed with accuracy and confidence while solving Math by applying the understood abstract concepts.
Technology in a classroom should focus on enriching learning without compromising on any of the three types of interactions involved in the learning process