ICT in School Education
[This article was published in the August 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Eleventh five year plan is mooted as
Bridging the divide: A southern perspectiv : Noeleen Heyzer, Secretary General-United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
On the occasion of the Government Leaders Forum, held at Jakarta Indonesia between 8th and 9th of May 2008, the telecentre team of Centre for Science Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) met with Noeleen Heyzer, Under Secretary General, United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
ILLL Fostering 3D Learning : Life-Long, Wide, and Deep, Institute of Live Long Learning- Delhi University, India
From a modest beginning with three colleges, two faculties and 750 students, Delhi University has now acquired the stature of being the largest central University in India with 79 colleges, 14 faculties and an expansive student body of 3,70,000 students.
B R Ambedkar Open University:Bringing Education to Student
B R Ambedkar Open University was the first open university to be set up in India. Initially known as Andhra Pradesh Open University, its establishment was an affirmative action on the part of the state government for providing opportunities of higher education to all sections of society.
Building knowledge society with open and distance learning
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
In spite of our significant efforts and achievements in the post-independent era in India even now one-third of the adult population is illiterate, only 12% of the school eligible age children complete 10th standard, and only 10% of the university eligible age group gets enrolled in our 18600 colleges and 360 Universities. Can conventional methods cope up this scale of educational challenges?
IGNOU news
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
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Jan: AIR started broadcasting IGNOU programmes from Bombay and Hyderabad.
Teaching and learning at a distance
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
A third of India’s adult population is illiterate and just over one tenth of its children manage to finish high school.
Equiping teachers to unleash learners’ creativity easy now!
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
Despite great advancement in information and commun-ication technology, its use in facilitating quality and accessible teaching experience has been very minimal in the commonwealth countries of Asia and South East Asia.
Reaching the Unreached with e-Learning
[This article was published in the May 2008 issue of the eGov Magazine (http://www.egovonline.net) ]
The Indira Gandhi National Open University in its 22 years of existence has emerged as the single largest University in the democratic world.
