For Teachers-21: "3 Steps for 21st Century Learning"

Grateful thanks to TeacherTube Channel and YouTube.

Teachers Day Special-2: "Teachers Day in India"

Grateful thanks to SupremeMaster TV (http://www.suprememastertv.com) and YouTube.

Teachers Day Special: "To Our Dear Teachers"

Grateful thanks to Renn09 and YouTube.

Education for Digital World: Global Efforts

This interview of Prof.Asha S.Kanwar,Vice President & Programme Director, Commonwealth of Learning, Canada by Prof.S.Panda is presented by the IGNOU. It takes a look at the changing scenario of education in the digital world.

Grateful thanks to Prof.Asha Kanwar, Prof.Panda, IGNOU and YouTube.

For Teachers-20: "Teachers Today in this Digital World"

The above is a short commentary about how teachers are changing the culture of education in the 21st century through the use of technology and web 2.0. Video created at animoto.com. This should be interesting to teachers.

Grateful thanks to Animoto.com and YouTube.

Words of Wisdom-50:

Education has mainly two aspects: the cultural aspect which makes a person grow and the productive aspect which makes a person do things. Both are essential. - Jawaharlal Nehru

Words of Wisdom-49:

There is a brilliant child locked inside every student - Marva Collins

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