Tele-centre Management course by IGNOU

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February 8, 2010

New in-line to many courses that Indira Gnadhi Open University offers, on Sunday, IGNOU announced that it will soon launch a certificate programme in tele-centre management, to be made available in 10 Indian and 10 international languages. Targeting those people who are already working in the area of tele-centres or are interested in setting up one, the 10-module course will be first made available in English and Hindi and later introduced in other languages.

The course is to be helpful to those interested in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for development. A tele-centre is a public place where people can access computers, the internet and other digital technologies that enables them to gather information. The programme will be launched in collaboration with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and Microsoft.

Nursery admissions get jittery

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February 8, 2010

The recent directives from the Directorate of Education (DoE) to schools to bank upon the parent's educational qualification criteria while awarding points to a child, disappointed many parents. The schools revised its list on February 6, 2010, and now gives more points to siblings. For many parents it seemed like the announcement came too late and disrupted chances of their child to get through admission process.

ASEAN launches NewsMaker project

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February 8, 2010

School children in ASEAN will soon get the opportunity to share their rich and diverse cultures with their peers in other ASEAN countries with the launch of the ASEAN NewsMaker Project. Led by Singapore, this initiative will engage close to 500 primary and secondary school students across the 10 ASEAN countries to produce informational video content which showcases their country's culture and lifestyle. This project is endorsed by the ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information (COCI). The Committee has been supporting projects to nurture talent and promote interaction among ASEAN peoples to help preserve and promote ASEAN's diverse cultural heritage, while fostering regional identity as well as cultivating people's awareness of ASEAN.

The ASEAN NewsMaker Project will begin in Singapore in June before being rolled out to ASEAN member countries. Developed by Singapore media company EyePower Games and supported by the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), students will utilise the NewsMaker software to learn to produce video clips that touches on aspects of life in their country, ranging from school life to history to food. Soeung Rathchavy, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio- Cultural Community told, 'Raising ASEAN awareness amongst the youth is part and parcel of our efforts to build the ASEAN Community by 2015. Using ICT and the media, our youths in the region will get to know ASEAN better, deepening their understanding and appreciation of the cultures, social traditions and values in ASEAN.' Following the launch and training of Singapore students, two trainers from EyePower Games will travel to the remaining nine ASEAN member states to provide a 2-day training on the NewsMaker software. The training will cover the use of the NewsMaker software, video-making technique as well as responsible use of the Internet. The training also aims to help participants to develop their language skills as they will be taught how to effectively narrate and tell a story. In each member state, the project is targeted at 40 students aged between nine to 16 years, as well as their teachers who will take on the role of mentor. These students and teachers will serve as multipliers to provide guidance to the other students in their schools.

Law for monitoring coaching institutes

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February 8, 2010

The government has made a decision of making a new law to monitor and regulate the functioning of private coaching institutes, after the students of a reportedly fleecing coaching institute protested. The information about the new bill was in state legislature for monitoring private coaching institutes was confirmed by the Bihar Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Hari Narayan Singh on February 11, 2010.

HRD Principal Secretary Anjani Kumar said the law will be the first of its kind in the country to prevent innocent students from falling prey to false promises made bycoaching institutes. Earlier, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had directed top officials to look into how to monitor and regulate coaching institutes. There are over 5,000 private coaching institutes in Patna, operating without any surveillance.

Spelling Champs 2009 by ESPN Star Sports

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February 8, 2010

A national school level competition to find a young spelling genius in the age group of 11 to 14 years called Spelling Champs 2009 has been launched by the ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's leading Sports Broadcaster. The inaugural edition will see young wizards, handpicked by some of the best schools, engage in clash of words. The seven episode series will start from July 08, 2009 only on ESPN on Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Rajat Kapoor, the famous television personality, is the host pronouncer of the show.

The show has a panel of Word Commissioners, noted novelist Rana Dasgupta and English language experts from British Council who gave invaluable inputs to the ever inquiring contestants. The format of the show entails eight grueling challenges in a countdown where only one will survive to be crowned the Spelling Champ 2009. Speaking on the occasion, R. C Venkateish, Managing Director, ESPN Software Pvt Ltd explained that the objective of the serial was to encourage reading and improving of spellings amongst school going children. The winner of the ESPN Spelling Champs 2009 walks away with the coveted trophy along with a grand prize of a dream trip to South Africa for the ICC Champions Trophy in October. Runners-up will receive a Wii Sports. The final four contestants get a series of books from publisher Harper Collins. Appreciating their spirit of participation all 52 contestants get a gift pack from Scholastics.

Onlined Education degree guidance by OnlineEducation.com for Teachers

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February 8, 2010

A proud announcement was made by OnlineEducation.com, the nation's leading independent resource for online education, regarding the addition of fully accredited Education degree programs which are now available through its website. These programmes are designed for students who balance their time amongst school, professional, and personal obligations. OnlineEducation.com offers prospective students an overview of some of its more popular accredited education degrees online along with some helpful information which should make the decision-making process easier.

Adult education is a popular degree program. This field involves teaching in various classroom settings, such as a college or university, with a small group of adults in a corporate setting, or in conjunction with organizations which provide literacy and other educational programs to older students. Earning an online higher education degree is suited to prospective students who want to work in a college or university atmosphere. A bachelor's degree is required to earn either a Master's or Doctorate in this field. The most popular degree program is K-12 education. It prepares future teachers to work with children in four specific areas- early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school. Prospective students learn the basics of education, along with teaching techniques and the latest educational trends.

Celebrations at Next Generation Learning Awards

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February 5, 2010

The Science Museum played host to leading figures in technology for learning from the Further Education (FE) and Skills sector, who gathered for the first ever Next Generation Learning Awards. Presented by broadcaster and comedian Sandi Toksvig, the evening celebrated the creative and innovative use of technology in further education and saw winners across seven categories, including the 'Furthering My Learning Award' voted for by learners themselves.

The awards were launched to recognise and reward the people in organisations that are making a real difference through their forward-thinking approach to learning. Part of Becta's 'Harnessing Technology' strategy, the awards also aim to showcase the contribution and impact of technology in further education, highlight best practice and raise awareness of the extensive benefits of technology to the learners, employers and communities as a whole.

IGNOU the Worlds Largest University says UNESCO

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February 5, 2010

UNESCO, recently, mentioned in a posting on its website that the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is the world's largest university with its student base extending to three million. Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director mentioned that enrollments of around three million students and the best use of ICT are accomplishments known world wide. The website also mentioned that with the launch of 'EduSat (a satellite dedicated to education) in 2004, and the establishment of the Inter-University Consortium, IGNOU has ushered in a new era of technology-enabled education.'

It added that IGNOU includes 21 schools of study, 59 regional centres, 2,300 learner support centres and some 52 overseas centres, the university offers certificate, diploma, degree and doctoral programmes, comprising around 1,500 courses. Fruthermore it was described on the website that the staff in IGNOU consisted of 380 faculty members and academic staff in headquarters and regional centres while some 36,000 counsellors from conventional institutions of higher learning and professionals from different spheres.

Class VI onwards students to move on IT track

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February 5, 2010

Soon, students will be on the IT track from middle school level itself. With a view to improve computer aided learning in schools and to enable students to make use of available resources, the school education department has introduced an information and communication technology component in the curriculum for middle and high school students.

Students of Classes VI to X will undergo two periods of ICT learning in a week. The content and syllabus has already been developed and the headmasters of various schools have been trained. Teachers who know computer basics too are being trained by resource persons from Microsoft. The district educational officers have tied up with engineering colleges in their respective districts to get headmasters and teachers of government schools trained in the new subject. Meanwhile the department has approved the upgradation of 100 government middle schools to high schools and another 100 high schools to higher secondary schools. Admissions will continue to take place till September in order to accommodate students whose parents have undergone job transfers.

TOEFL India Scholar Programme

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February 5, 2010

The upcoming deadline for the TOEFL

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