Volume III, Issue XXVI, November 20, 2007


In Conversation

A Centre of Excellence in ODL in the Make

Tamil Nadu Open University- a step to provide higher education has established study and hundreds of Information Centres across the state.Dr. M.S. Palanichamy the first V-C of the university focuses more on e-Learning solutions
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Learning Community this Week

Announcement

National Policy on ICT in School Education

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Events

International Conference on UQSE
21-23 November, 2007
New Delhi, India

4-5 February, 2008
Paris, France

International Conference on Computer Aided Engineering
13-15 December, 2007
IIT Madras, India
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Editorial

The announcement of the govt. of india of allocating 6 percent of GDP-Rs. 220,000 crore, towards education in the 11th five year plan is a welcome step. However, the flip side is that no Indian University, including the prestigious IIT's, has figured among world's top 200 universities. Whether this bold policy initiative will have any substantial impact on quality parameters has remained to be seen. With more ICT education related news and information we bring this weeks newsletter.

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Top News

India allocates 6 per cent of GDP to the education sector

The government of India has allocated 6 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to the education sector in the 11th Five-Year plan (2007-2012). Read more...


Nigeria introduces ICT into primary school curriculum

Nigeria introduces Information and Communication Technology into the primary school curriculum following the launch of a new basic education curriculum for primary and junior secondary schools in the country. Read more...


Educomp to spend INR 2,000 cr to enable 150 schools


India based e-learning company Educomp Solutions will invest over Rs 2,000 crore to enable setting up around 150 schools over the next four years.
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Top Article

Tele-Education Bringing
Tele-education with all its regular innovation is creating new environment for training, learning and interactive discussions. T. K. Roy, General Manager for IT projects and J. S. Chhabra Executive Director (Technical) TCIL provide in-depth information on the issue and share how it exposes the student for the multifarious learning experiences and opportunities. Read more...
Power Presentation

National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) is the largest open schooling system in the world that aims to touch and change life of individuals and of society. M.C. Pant, Chairman, NIOS, New Delhi gives a detailed look on this approach and elaborates more on why both formal education system and open and distance learning are required Click for More...
Tools and Technology

KmPlot: a mathematical function plotter

KmPlot is a 2D math-graphing program which can plot different functions simultaneously and combine their function terms to build new functions. This programme is useful for both students and teachers of secondary level. Read more...

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