Workshop on ICT integration to create digital OER - Bangalore June 2013

IT for Change is organising a workshop for DIETs in Mysore and Bangalore divsions, to enable faculty to learn how to access web based resources on wiki (KOER), as well as on the web portal (www.KarnatakaEducation.org.in), discuss creation, review and access to educational resources for classes for new text books. This workshop also aims to help DIETs in their curricular resource and material development activities for 2013-14, including as a part of the TE AWP.

One faculty member from each of the CTE/DIETs in Bangalore and Mysore divisions) would participate in this workshop being held in Bangalore Urban DIET from 3.6. to 7.6.13

The focus would be the creation, sharing and accessing of teaching learning resource material, specially pertaining to the new text books for class VI and IX (and new DEd curriculum). In the STF also we expect to work on resource access, creation, review, publishing on OER. Resources can be in various forms - lesson plans, activities, assessment ideas/questions, concept maps, audio podcasts, short films etc etc...

While the focus subjects would be Mathematics, Science, Social Science and English, materials in other subjects can also be shared on KOER... which will be primarily maintained in two languages - Kannada and English.

The agenda of the workshop is attached ...
The DIET/CTE faculty who come to this workshop will also work with teachers over the year to support and mentor as well to review resources created etc.