ICT Capacity building For Secondary School Teachers Experience of Industry-Educomp relevant to Rastriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA )

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ICT Capacity building For Secondary School
TeachersExperience of Industry-Educomp
relevant to Rastriya Madhyamik Shiksha
Abhiyan (RMSA )
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RMSA Vision

• The Vision of secondary education is to make
  good quality education available accessible and
  affordable to all young persons in the age group
  of 14-18 years.

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RMSA Objectives in context of ICT integration

• Ensure all secondary schools have physical
  facilities, staff and
• supplies of prescribed Standards.
• Through financial support to /Govt Schools /
  Local body schools/ Aided schools
• 2. To improve quality of Secondary education
  resulting in
• enhanced intellectual, Social and cultural
  learning.
• 3. To ensure that all students pursuing secondary
  education
• receive education of good quality.
• Through appropriate Regulatory mechanism in
  Private Schools.

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Sec. schools Senior Sec Schools
Types Govt. Schools Private Aided / Unaided

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Statistics 2005-06
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Role of ICT in Teaching-Learning Process

• Computer Literacy
• Make ICT an enabling and Productive tool
• By using computer as
• Research tool
• Communication tool
• Publishing tool
• CAL implementation
• Need for a holistic model to bring about a change
  in the way the teachers teach.
• Project based Learning
• Evaluation/Assessment

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Key Deliverables

• Infra
• Hardware
• Software
• Printers/MFD
• Modem
• Web Cam
• Power back ups
• Furniture etc
• Electrification
• Networking etc
• Display system Integrated Projector/interactive
  board etc
• Faculty/facilitator
• Training to teachers and Capacity building
• Digital Content offline/online
• Courseware/learning materialMaintenance of
  equipments
• Maintenance of equipments

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• BOOT ( Build Own Operate Transfer)Model

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BOOT ( Build Own Operate Transfer) Model

• Initial investment on entire deliverables is made
  by Private partner and the same is recovered on
  periodical basis from the govt after services are
  rendered.
• The contracted period is typically 3/5 years.
• Faculty/ facilitator is provided and trained
  periodically by the partner
• Teachers of the school are all trained and given
  all the required support to ensure CAL
• All equipments supplied are maintained by the
  private partner
• Team of experts are deployed to extend necessary
  support to ensure seamless flow of info and
  update on progresses made in each school
• The contract is in the nature of a Build Own -
  Operate - Transfer (BOOT) arrangement, wherein
  all assets are transferred to the school at the
  end of the contract period.
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Empowering teachers through ICT

• Computer Literacy Skills
• Make ICT an enabling and Productive tool
• Minimum level Learning
• Child centered approach, Activity oriented
  learning.
• Class room Teaching Learning transactions
• Evaluation Techniques
• Development use of Teaching-Learning Material
• Project Based Learning
• Innovative T-L Methods
• To distinguish Quality content software
• Use of web in enhancing Learning and learning
  Methods.

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RMSA Setting up of computer labs in secondary
schools

• Educomp has successfully set up over 14000
  Computer labs by providing Hardware, Software,
  Computer faculties, courseware, as per the needs
  of State govts., under BOOT/BOT/BOO Models
• RMSA may plan to look into the advantages of the
  same
• model for setting up of Computer Labs of
  Secondary schools

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RMSA Bridge Course for enhancing learning
ability of students who pass out of class VIII

• Educomp has expertise of providing ICT education
  to Govt school children teachers in several
  states. Educomp is thus aware of the differences
  in the achievement levels of learning in
  different states.
• We also provide bridge Course in ICT at 8th
  level in some states so that at 9th level
  students are taken through the same curriculum
• It is thus essential to have a bridge
  course in ICT at 8th level to enhance the
  learning ability of students in ICT and to take
  them through for the secondary curriculum
  smoothly.

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RMSA IN- Service Training of Teachers In ICT

• Educomp has been Organising ICT training,
  Training in pedagogy to facilitate ICT
  integration in Education effectively to thousands
  of school teachers across the country.
• Mainly training is organised for School
  faculties, School Teachers and School
  Administrators.
• Training is provided in 10 Regional Languages
  including Bodo, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati,
  Kannada,Telagu etc.
• Hands on Experience on Computers is an essential
  part of training. Training Modules in Appropriate
  languages are prepared for each training.

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RMSA Distance Learning

• Educomp has established Distance Learning Centers
  through satellite connectivity state of art
  labs.
• At present, English learning courses for
  teachers/students,
• online training for aspiring chartered
  accountants have been taken up thro these
  centres
• The facility is also being tried out to organise
  on-line ICT training for school teachers /
  faculties together with planned Hands on
  sessions.
• Distance Learning may be appropriately used in
  ICT Teacher Training.

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Distance Learning-Online Training

• Educomp has dedicated web portals to enhance ICT
  capacity building of secondary school teachers.
• WiziQ site provides free online access to
  teachers helps them build their own lesson
  plan and to organize virtual class room on the
  net.
• Experience suggests that Teachers need help in
  making lesson plans, planning projects ,
  Assessment Remediation etc in making ICT
  classes successful
• Appropriate use of Web Technology is thus
  one of the ways of
• empowering teachers.

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RMSA Maintenance of Computer Labs

• Some of the Steps followed are as follows.
• Keeping the Computers peripherals in good
  working condition is
• done through well organized online/offline
  Maintenance Mechanisms .
• Establishing Regional, State level offices and
  having District level block level Coordinators to
  monitor the program
• Use of Toll free number for immediate feed back
  redressal.
• Training the Faculties on essential maintenance
  skills
• Frequent Power cuts, non-availability of
  maintenance personnel in remote rural areas
  ,Breakdown or Slow internet connectivity etc.
  have to be addressed.

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Models implemented so far

• Procurement of various equipment and resources
  from their sources/OEMs Accountability with
  the purchaser
• PPP
• BOT
• BOO
• BOOT
• PPP model is proving to be the best model so far
  implemented. Scalability and financial viability
  is very high incase of BOOT. Accountablity with
  the Private partner assuring better outcomes.
  Impact is visible

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Educomps partnerships in ICT projects

• Educomps partnership with govts
• Partnering with 14 state govts. and implementing
  computer Education and Computer Aided programmes
  in over 14000 Govt. schools.
• Educomps partnership with Pvt. Institutions
• Over 15 years of partnership with hundreds of
  Pvt schools across the country.
• Currently Its CAL initiative called Smart
  Class an integrated CAL programme for schools,
  implementing in over 2000 schools under BOOT
  model.
• Smart Class is a holistic model empowering
  teachers to teach a hard concept so effectively.
  Thanks to Delivery model created by Educomp
• Impact of ICT programmes in Govt Schools thru
  Educomps flagship Division Edureach
  committed for ICT programmes in govt schools.
  Documentary showcasing Impact of ICT in Rural
  India

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