ICT in School Education workshop iCED Jaipur May 2018
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Background
The International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED) has been established by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for capacity building of auditors on issues related to environment and sustainable development. As part of its mandate for capacity building activities, iCED is holding a National Training Programme on Audit of Universalisation of Education from 14 May to 18 May 2018 for officers of Indian Audit & Accounts Department, on issues relating to School Education in India, Right to Education, Inclusion and Equity, Importance of Physical Infrastructure, Use of ICT and Quality Issues in School Education, Embedding global citizenship concepts in education (SDG 4.7), Audit of Universalisation of Education etc. Gurumurthy, IT for Change was invited to design and conduct a session on Use of ICT in School Education in this workshop.
Objectives of the workshop session on 'Use of ICT in School Education'
- To provide an overview of the role and potential of ICT in school education
- To share a brief history of ICT programs in Indian school education
- To discuss policy aspects of ICT in school education and understand the National ICT Policy in School Education, 2012
- To situate ICT in school education within the larger education policy / curricular framework - National Curricular Framework, 2005
- To understand the National ICT Curriculum, 2013
- To understand the risks and challenges of ICT integration in school education and audit perspectives
Workshop Agenda and contents
File:ICT in education, iCED.mm
Workshop resources
- Presentation slides
- National ICT Policy in School Education, 2012
- National ICT Curriculum, 2013
- Cost benchmarking for a program for ICT integration in Indian school education
- Policy brief - Outsourced v/s integrated models of ICT in school education (English and Hindi)
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Video resources