Education News-6: "Course in Value Education and Spirituality"

Annamalai University has launched a Postgraduate Diploma course aimed at making human beings live happier by improving their attitude, character and temperament in collaboration with Brahma Kumaris Education Wing (Rajyoga Education and Research Foundation). This one year course starts from July 1 and will be offered in Hindi, English and Tamil. Eligibility a degree from a recognized university. Spot admissions are open in the various centres of Annamalai University and that of Brahma Kumaris. Subjects covered include Value Education and Spirituality, Major Religions, Consciousness and the Divine, Personal Development and Values in Life, Meditation and Values in Society, Personal Progress and a field project with practicals.

Prospectus-cum-application form can be obtained on payment of Rs.100/- at the above centres.

For more information:

Mr.Padiamani
9442222157 and 0452-2640715

Source: The Hindu, (Education Plus), June 22, 2009.

Grateful thanks to The Hindu.

Open Educational Resources-1: "OER at different areas and different levels"

Posting below a mail received from Prof.Subbiah Arunachalam on the above topic, which may be of interest and use to readers:

Friends:

Here is a website particularly relevant to NMEICT:
http://www.oercommons.org/

This site provides links to open educational resources for different areas at different levels. I list a few categories here.

Subject Areas

Arts (1446)
Business (599)
Humanities (4028)
Mathematics & Statistics (2028)
Science & Technology (10534)
Social Sciences (4539)

Grade Levels

Primary (4376)
Secondary (6306)
Post-secondary (13324)

Grateful thanks to Prof.Subbiah Arunachalam, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Internet and Society.

Skill Development: "NMEICT and Skill Building"

I am reproducing below the mail received from Prof.Subbiah Arunachalam, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Internet and Society on the above topic for the benefit of readers:

Friends:

NMEICT should make special efforts to support the National Skill Development Initiative. In particular, we should tap the NIT faculty and ICAR scientists to prepare content for imparting skills in a variety of technical trades to a large cross section of people. The target audience could be unemployed youth and school dropouts, students at ITIs and Polytechnics and people already employed in farms and MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises).

NMEICT may partner with NGOs to reach out to a large number of potential users of such content. The government would like to create a pool of over 500 million skilled people by 2022. A huge task indeed.

India has the advantage of large numbers. But we need to improve the skill base. Even among university graduates, it is widely conceded that a very large percent is unemployable.

Subbiah Arunachalam
Distinguished Fellow
Centre for Internet and Society