E-Portfolio… ICT : Slidecast vs. Movie 2 Jul 2009 In recent days, I prepared an e-portfolio for a product offered by my Company. The e-portfolio was prepared in 2 formats - Slidecast and Movie (WMV format) – using tools…
Education… Examination Reforms – How successful will India be? 28 Jun 2009 In the last few days there has been intense debate over Mr. Kapil Sibal’s (HRD Minister) proposal for reforms of the education sector and his decision to make optional the…
Learner centric teaching… 10 practical learner-centric teaching strategies 22 Jun 2009 Here are some simple and practical student-friendly teaching techniques which can be incorporated into the classroom. These techniques, if used purposefully, puts the learner at the centre of the learning…
Education Knowledge creation – a hostage of our education system 19 Jun 2009 A few days ago I was reading an article by an eminent Indian educationist and came across a reference to a 1991 report “Learning without Burden” and its conclusion that…
Curriculum… National Curriculum Framework (2005) – who’s listening? 18 Jun 2009 The National Curriculum framework (2005), a watershed document, provides a basis for radical changes in the Indian education system. The Indian Education Review (Volume 44, No.2, July 2008),the latest published…
Curriculum Commonsense in Curriculum 15 Jun 2009 Curriculum is the driving force of a school and can be loosely defined as the framework within which the teaching learning in a school is designed. In that sense, it…
Education… Goodbye textbooks, hello world! 12 Jun 2009 Yesterday, I came across a very curious bit of news - California has announced a ban on textbooks in schools. One of the reasons for such a radical move was…
Education… Education & Technology Quotes 4 Jun 2009 I found this ppt by Tony Vincent on slideshare. This presentation has been seen by over 1000 people and embeded in over a dozen websites / blogs in less than 2…
Reggio Emilia The Hundred Languages of Children 28 May 2009 This poem by the founder of the Reggio-Emilia approach beautifully conveys the important roles imagination and discovery play in early childhood learning. Much of Reggio-Emilia philosophy is based on protecting…
e-learning… e-learning: Key findings of a UK study 26 May 2009 IMC (UK) Learning Ltd, in its recently released (June 2009) study into the attitudes of university academic and operational staff to e-learning, has reported the following findings (the full report can…
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