http://www.igovernment.in/site/assam-microsoft-learning-enhancement-pact?utm_source=newsletter-core&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20120614
<http://www.igovernment.in/site/assam-microsoft-learning-enhancement-pact?utm_source=newsletter-core&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20120614>
I thought Assam had implemented Ubuntu GNU/Linux fully in their schools??
Anyone has more information?
Adopting proprietary software is also against the spirit of the recent
National Policy on ICTs in school education, which in the section on
software asks for FOSS to be preferred...
Excerpt
(http://www.itforchange.net/sites/default/files/ITfC/revised_policy%20document%20ofICT.pdf
available on http://itforchange.net/CABE_Sub-Committee_NPISE_Jun2012)
"6.3.1 A software environment favouring a pedagogy of learning which
promotes active learning, participatory and collaborative practices and
sharing of knowledge is essential to nurture a creative society. Free
and Open Source Software – operating system and software applications
will be preferred in order to expand the range of learning, creation and
sharing."
regards,
Guru
The Assam government and Microsoft India signed a memorandum of
understanding to improve the readiness of educators on using technology
Submitted on 06/14/2012 - 10:40:10 AM
Guwahati: The Assam government and Microsoft India signed a memorandum
of understanding (MoU) here Wednesday that aims to improve the readiness
of educators on using technology in classroom learning to impact on the
outcomes of students. The one-year alliance will support the Assam
School Education System to use ICT towards improving the quality of
learning in schools, reports IANS. The agreement was signed by LS
Changsan, Director of the Assam government's Asom Sarba Siksha Abhijan
Mission, and Ranbir Singh, Country Head (Government Engagements) of
Microsoft India.
"The agreement will focus on professional development for 5,760 school
teachers in Assam and will equip them with skills required for
integrating IT in classroom teaching to drive better learning outcomes
for the students under Microsoft's Partners in Learning (PiL) programme
through training sessions held at six state-run DIETS (District
Institute for Education and Training)," the Microsoft statement
said.PiL, introduced in 2008, is a global Microsoft programme that helps
in providing teachers with tools aimed at enhancing their IT skills and
the integration of ICT into teaching and learning in a meaningful way.
In India, 708,017 government school teachers have been successfully
trained under the programme in 17 states, including Punjab, Uttar
Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi,
Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat. "Education is key
to nurturing our youth and helping realise India's potential. We believe
technology can bridge the opportunity divide to deliver that much needed
world class education. Through this collaboration with the Government of
Assam, we hope to provide ICT enabled education and aid the progressive
transformation of education in Assam at large," Ranbir Singh said of the
MoU.
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