Volume III, Issue XXIV, October 9, 2007


In Conversation

‘Bold Policy Initiatives to Involve Private Sector is Important to Move Ahead’

Robert Garnett Lyngdoh



Meghalaya has always been recognised for its beauty and grace, however, the state has more reasons to be noticed. The state has achieved a literacy rate of 63.31% according to the census report of 2001. It has also adopted the policy of free and compulsory education for its students up to the age of 14 and. Let's have a closer look in an interview with Robert Garnett Lyngdoh, the Minister of Higher and Technical Education, Meghalaya, who discusses about education, technology and other related policy matters. Read more...

Learning Community this Week

Announcement

Call for suggestions /recommend-ations /position papers on National Policy on ICT in Education

The Department of Education, MHRD invites you to submit your recommendations/ suggestions/ position papers, to assist the Ministry to formulate a National Policy on ICT in Education.

Last date of submission: October 25, 2007
Events

The Sixth Open Classroom Conference -real learning in virtual worlds

24-26 October 2007
Stockholm, Swedin
http://www.eden-online.org/eden.php?menuId=354

The Higher Education Summit 2007

Innovation For Quality & Relevance
2-3 November, 2007
Federation House, New Delhi, India
http://www.ficci.com/hesummit07/
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Editorial

The dramatic fall in the number of out of school children to 10 million in November 2005 from the previously reported figure of 39 million is a harbinger of good news towards the realisation of universal primary education goal. Widening the aspects to reach out to the education goals further, the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India, this year has marked the initiation of the process to formulate the national ICT in Education Policy for India. The Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative, (GeSCI) founded by the United Nations ICT Task Force, provides the strategic assistance and demand-driven support to MHRD in this process. We, as part of this Policy formulation process as one other facilitator, invite our readers to submit their suggestions, recommendations or position papers to assist the Ministry to formulate the National Policy. Along with this announcement, you will also find an interview with the Minister of Higher and Technical Education, Meghalaya, a power presentation on the progresses of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in the Indian state Karnataka, and many more... in this edition of our newsletter.

Hope this will make an enjoyable read.

Top News

Out of School Children Dropped from 39 Million to 10 Million in India

The number of out-of-school children in India has fallen to 10 million in November 2005 from 39 million. Read more...


Books go digital in the British Library


More than 100,000 old books which were earlier unavailable to the public, will be available online soon because of a mass digitisation programme at the British Library.
Read more...



Microsoft Corporation to help train 10,000 teachers

The Microsoft Corporation is willing to upgrade the Information Technology and computer related sector in Sri Lanka. Under this programme, Microsoft will train around 10, 000 school teachers.
Read more...
Top Article

Deconstructing Secondary Education: The Malaysian Smart School Initiative

Azian T.S. Abdullah
[director@recsam.edu.my]

Many have the notion that the Smart School is for smart students only, and without the presence of technology or computers, a school can not be termed as a Smart School. Let's update ourselves on the issues with Azian T.S. Abdullah, Director, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO), who stresses that the Smart School is for all children and technology is just an enabler and not a driver.
Read more...
Power Presentation

Karnataka is one of the states in the country that is at the forefront of ICTs based programs for primary and secondary education. A power point presentation made by L.K. Atheeq, State Project Director Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Karnataka, provides a closer look on Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Primary and Secondary Education.
Watch the presentation...

Tools and Technology

NetSupport School: Classroom Management

NetSupport School is a class leading training software solution, providing teachers with the ability to instruct, monitor and interact with their students. Read more...

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