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E-teaching via Edusat
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E-teaching via Edusat The Director, Development and Educational Communication Unit of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Ahmedabad, has given his approval to a proposal sent by Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) to provide facilities on its campus through the high-profile education-satellite Edusat. GNDU was the first university in the northern region to submit a formal proposal to ISRO in November 2004 for setting up of an earth station, including hub, on its campus with downlinking facility at 120 receiving locations, including its regional campuses in Jalandhar and Gurdaspur and also at the constituent colleges in Jalandhar, and Niari in Gurdaspur. The university has had the vision of making budgetary provision for this purpose in its annual budget for the year 2005-06. The initial cost of the hub and other equipments for setting up of the earth station and for the installation of interactive terminals at remote locations has been indicated at about Rs 2 crore. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had shown keen interest in setting up of this network, which will help in imparting scientific and technical education through the virtual classroom concept via Edusat. The university has already chalked out ambitious plans by using the proposed e-connectivity for telecasting lectures by experts in different subjects, sharing valuable information about higher education, providing information regarding funding schemes of national and international bodies. Edusat will project all kinds of activities of the university as well that of the institutions, besides interactions with the academic community in these institutions. While live lectures will be delivered on line, the university has also plans to have connectivity with other higher education channels/organisations like AICTE, CEC, etc. for realising its full potential. The reach of Edusat is not being restricted only to on-line lectures alone. Its full potential can be envisioned in terms of e-connectivity for the information sharing relating to all aspects of education, i.e., access to lectures of world class experts, sharing of information relating to schemes of the UGC, AICTE, DBT, DST and other national and world-level institutions, sports and cultural activities, seminars, e-conferences and workshops, on-line examinations and much more. This has been made possible by the interactive nature of the KU band at which the Edusat operates. At present, several institutions in India are telecasting their programmes on higher education channels such as Gyan Darshan, Eklavaya, Vyas, DD Bharti, etc., which are less interactive. The students on these channels have to contact the experts delivering lectures on-line via telephone for their queries because this system is based on tele-conferencing. But videoconferencing (two-way communication, both video and audio) is a special feature of the Edusat, which will make virtual classroom a real one. The university plans to set up connectivity through Edusat with all of its affiliated colleges and associate institutes under the Distance Education Programme from the academic session 2005-06. The university is well known for adopting whole-heartedly supporting the promotion and developing the educational institutions. Undoubtedly, Edusat will play an important role in imparting higher education at the national and global levels. However, its success would depend upon the number of students and at what cost this facility would be made available. Nevertheless, the challenge is wide open and Guru Nanak Dev University is prepared to meet it.
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The Tribune, Air-India Rank and Bolt Awards Applications are invited for the Race for Awareness and Knowledge (Rank) award, which is for students, and the Broad Outlook Learner Teacher (Bolt) award, which is for teachers. Only students who are studying in Class VIII and above are eligible to apply for the Rank awards. The category boxes on the Rank award forms are not to be filled by the applicants. Readers would recall that Air-India, in collaboration with The Tribune, has instituted awards to recognise excellence and promote the concept of ‘towards responsible and active citizenship’. These awards are for students and teachers of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh. The selected students and teachers will travel to Singapore on a visit sponsored by Air-India. Two persons, a teacher and a student from each of the three states and Chandigarh, will be selected for the awards. Forms for the awards can be downloaded from the following websites: www.airindia.com or www.tribuneindia.com. The last date for the submission of completed forms is June 30.
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He motivates young students Sunit Dhawan meets a retired lecturer who reaches out to school dropouts Noted philosopher Confucius had once remarked that it was better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. His observation is even more relevant in the current socio-political situation of the country. While most of us squarely blame the politicians—or the “system”—for all our ills and consider our duty towards society fulfilled, there are a few noble souls who not only strive to make a positive difference with their dedicated efforts, but also are a source of inspiration for others. One such person is Prof G. R. Godara, a retired college lecturer of Kaimri village in Hisar district of Haryana, who has taken upon himself the responsibility to ensure that every child—at least in his vicinity—gets proper education. For this, he meets the parents of school dropouts or those children who are not enrolled in any school, asks them the reason behind this and tries to help them out as far as possible. He motivates the parents to send their children to school. If required, he arranges financial aid to get them going to school. Then, Prof Godara meets school principals and teachers to know about their problems. He usually targets government schools in rural areas. The major problems faced by these schools are of infrastructure and lack of furniture and lab equipment. After this, he approaches panchayat members, officials concerned or the local legislators and apprises them of the situation. Generally, such things get settled at this level. If required, he also raises donations. Besides, the educationist offers to give lectures to schoolchildren on a voluntary basis. He also arranges remedial classes for weak students. “Despite the right to education being a constitutional right, a large number of children remain uneducated. It is the moral duty of each one of us to ensure that no child is deprived of education,” he observes. And all his efforts have borne fruit. The results of the government schools in his village, which used to be below the average Board results, have shown a marked improvement and are now better than the average result. With active support from several school principals and administrative officials, Prof Godara has formed an education reforms committee involving around 10 schools of Hisar and nearby rural areas. “This committee arranges debates, poetry-recitation contests, science quizzes, symposiums and other competitions,” says Mr Baljit Singh Sehrawat, the Principal of a local government school. Such contests are organised by the committee on a monthly basis. Those running the committee claim that the students participating in these contests gain a lot from the programme and excel in various disciplines. If the efforts of a single person can make such a big difference, the outcome of sincere collective efforts can well be imagined.
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