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Over 1Lac Government Schools to get computer education

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On Saturday an approval was made for introduction of computer education at the secondary and senior secondary levels, in 108,000 government and government-aided schools, up from the existing 53,000, in a bid to bridge the digital divide. Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal told that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), approved a scheme of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in government and government-aided schools during the XIth plan period (2007-12) to cover a total of 1.08 lakh such schools, in a meeting presided by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. It is expected that around 1.5 crore students would benefit from the scheme, which would also help train 10 lakh teachers in computer literacy.

It was also reported that out of a total of INR 6,926.13 crore under the revised scheme INR 6,000 crore will be borne by the centre and the balance by the states in the 75:25 ratio. In North Eastern states, the ration will be 90:10. According to Sibal, the implementation of the scheme 'would help to bridge the digital divide'. Educationally backward blocks and areas would be prioritised with special attention on scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, minorities and weaker sections and the disabled.

Wipro conducts all-India online test successfully with MeritTrac

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Wipro, in collaboration with MeritTrac successfully conducted a national-level online common entrance test for admissions to Wipro Academy of Software Excellence (WASE). The test was conducted for admissions to their Master of Science program, WASE, which is an off-campus 'earn while you learn' program pioneered by Wipro in collaboration with BITS, Pilani. MeritTrac, India's largest test & assessment company was the partner for this exam. The national level test was conducted between 13th and 20th December across 29 cities, in 44 testing centers, with 24,000 candidates being scheduled for the exam. The entire test delivery process achieved a success rate of 99.8%. Pradeep Bahirwani, Vice-President, Talent Acquisition said, 'Wipro firmly believes in the power of the online medium and that the online exams are the future of assessment systems. We decided to go ahead with our series of online tests with MeritTrac and completed the assessments on schedule to the complete satisfaction of all the stake holders. It was a great experience for us as well as the candidates.' He also said, 'The success of the WASE assessment test has been very encouraging and Wipro will be using the online assessment model for campus recruitments and other hiring needs.'

The test was conducted using the Pariksha platform for large-scale, high-stakes exams, which was launched by MeritTrac in November 2009.  Madan Padaki, Co-Founder & CEO, MeritTrac commented, 'We are proud to have partnered with Wipro on this initiative of online exams. The successful conduct of this exam reiterates our belief that with a clearly defined exam process, appropriate technology, trained people and efficient project management, it is possible to deliver online exams successfully.' 'Earlier this year, MeritTrac had conducted the Gujarat Common Entrance Test (GCET 2009) for over 23,000 candidates across 11 cities in Gujarat. The Online GCET project recently won the Chairman Distinction Award at the Manthan South Asia Awards 2009 in Delhi. 'This is just the beginning. Several educational institutions, Governments and large organizations have shown active interest in taking their assessments online on the Pariksha platform,' added Padaki.
WASE is a four year, eight semester course where the candidates train with Wipro and work on live projects on weekdays and attend classes over the weekends. The first seven semesters comprises of course work, with the eighth semester being a dissertation. At the end of four years, candidates get an MS degree from BITS, Pilani equivalent to their full-time two year MS degree program. Wipro bears the entire course fee and also pays the WASE candidates a monthly stipend for the duration of the course (four years). 

Knowledge of ICT equips students to face challenges of globalisation

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The Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister of Ghana, Ms. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has said sound knowledge of students in Information Communication Technology (ICT) would fully equip students to meet the challenges of the complex technology environment.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

Learning effective methods of communication becomes essential to those who are charged with the responsibility of preparing students for the job market. She has observed that globalisation poses a serious challenge to education in the country and stressed the need to identify and mobilise resources to teach major foreign languages in schools.

Paperless opening of Colleges across India

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Government recently announced that efforts are being taken to make the process of opening the new engineering and management institutions across India paperless, as a part of the educational reforms being undertaken. It will now be possible for the applicants to apply online. Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal told that the applicants would be required to produce 42 different documents before receiving letter of approval, but without dispatch of hard copies or visiting the ministry. The institutions would be required to reveal the physical infrastructure, faculty details and courses on offer along with director's credential.

All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) Chairman S. S. Mantha told that the initiative is to introduce and enhance transparency, efficiency and swiftness in the process of decision making. The portal is to be launched on January 10, to make the process easier. It will also have provision for students to register their grievances directly to AICTE and the HRD ministry through this platform. All the technical students in existing and upcoming institutions too will have their own identity numbers to make things more transparent in the college level.

Online programmes to be shared between Ohio, Minnesota Higher Education Systems

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Partnering to work together, Ohio and Minnesota Higher Education Systems have formally agreed to share tools, services, planning, and implementation strategies to boost their online student services. Consisting of a number of public campuses, the University System of Ohio and Minnesota State Colleges & Universities, have signed the memorandum of understanding to speed-up the rollout of online and hybrid courses in their respective programs.

The Ohio system will provide its E 4 ME course developed by the Ohio Learning Network, a month-long introduction to distance learning that can be adapted to another institution's needs. Adults who are 25 yeas or more with some college education, who have not yet completed a degree or a certificate course, form the main targets for the course. Electronic portfolio and eFolio Minnesota are the tools of the Minnesota system that will be shared and which allows students to share their writing, academic, and career documents with teachers and others. Its 'Goals, Planning = Success' (GPS) LifePlan application, which gives students as well as Minnesota residents an electronic tool to integrate academic and career planning into the electronic portfolio program, will also be shared.

Orphaned, Vulnerable to get New HI TECH school

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In form of a new hope, new hi-tech schools are to be provided for the orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC), with world class education and life skills is nearing completion at Ndlembeni area, near Sigombeni in the Manzini region. During the first phase of construction work, over E2 million in donor funds have been used in the construction work. The school, whose vision is to provide excellent education to learners with a bias to Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Mathematics, Science will also offer and promote Arts, Culture and Sport, as extra curricular activities. An effort will be made to ensure that the children will be equipped with agricultural skills at a tender age and engage in farming activities for their own food and sale of whatever surplus.

The school is to open later in the month and is to see the first intake of about 350 learners. Volunteer teachers who are experts in computers, ICT, mathematics and sciences, have committed to come to the country and spend some years as teachers in the school. Furthermore, these children are to be exposed to the world through exchange programmes where they visit other countries to gain exposure, knowledge and skills so that they may develop their communities upon return. This will be under the banner of 'Academic Adoption'.

Creativity, Innovation in New School Curriculum

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The teaching and learning processes in education in Malaysia are to see incorporation of factors of creativity, innovation and living skills, under the new school curriculum which is currently under review, reported the Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Muhyiddin, the Education Minister, told that this would include the transformation of areas such as curriculum content, organisation, pedagogy and classroom approaches, to enhance the effectiveness for harnessing the students' creativity and innovative potentials. He said the transformation was essential as curriculum was one of the important variables of school effectiveness and the pathway to educational excellence.

At the 23rd International Congress For School Effectiveness and Improvement Conference (ICSEI) 2010, he mentioned that the changes in the school curriculum were a must as a response to changing demand and expectations for quality education. He said quality teachers could underpin school performance and determine students' success. At the conference, Muhyiddin told that the four-day event themed 'Empowering Schools for Learning: From Improvement Policy to Effective Practice' was extremely relevant to the current demand and expectation for quality education. About 200 papers will be presented and a symposium conducted during the congress.

National film festival organized at AMU

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A national film festival of short films and documentaries titled 'Filmsaaz' 09' was organized by the Aligarh Muslim University recently. Winner students were given prizes by Muzaffar Ali, noted film-maker. 'Films are a powerful medium to revolutionize the society,' said Muzaffar Ali.

'In the present scenario Indian cinema had lost its tradition and sub-standard films were being produced,' added Ali. Muzaffar Ali was appreciative of the films directed by the young students.

National Shared services under consideration by Universities

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It was reported by the Joint Information Systems Committee that it will investigate a national shared services infrastructure for universities and colleges, along with other shared and managed services options in an effort to cut costs and spread expertise across further and higher education, according to its strategy document for 2010-12. The committee ensured that it would continue spending on existing infrastructure, including the Janet network, for development and upgrades. Other commitments that committee made included enhancing the efficiency and cost effectiveness of management information systems.

JISC explained that significant returns can be gained from the investments in more flexible corporate systems that complement and support new ways of working, over a particular time duration. Cloud computing will also be investigated by Jisc, to explore the potential for institutions and individuals to access resources online, without the need to store them locally or purchase them outright. It was also reported that software-as-a-service offers the ability for institutions to use sophisticated software on a flexible basis, removing the high cost in time and money involved in buying and owning it.

BETT 2010 to have Stone Group as IT Research Group

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The results of the research completed by the education sector IT specialist Stone Group, will be launched on first day of BETT 2010. The technology provider Stone Group has recently completed a market research study into the use of IT within education. The results of the research by the education sector IT specialist will be presented as a white paper at BETT 2010, the world's largest educational technology event which runs from 13 – 16 January 2010 at Olympia, London.

The research included sample of the opinions of IT decision-makers in UK schools, academies and colleges, and examines the education sector's concerns surrounding issues such as IT budgeting and strategy, purchase decision influencers and the barriers to delivery of satisfactory levels of IT uptake within education. The former is to, also, include the industry's current position regarding the discussions on IT outsourcing, managed services, IT security and the importance of IT recycling. The Stone Group is also to launch a a series of new hardware and software products at BETT 2010 – full details will be available on stand H39 on 13 January 2010.

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