Annual Report - National Council Of Educational Research And ...

off-line group work and reading material including powerpoint presentations
and other enrichment material were sent to all teachers through the yahoo group.
Resource persons from SCERT Haryana, Delhi University, CBSE subject
committee, DESM (NCERT) discussed on topics of Mathematics of the Classes VI
to XII. The use of teaching aids and models were also demonstrated. The findings
of the study shows that all the modes of training used for experiment were found
to be significantly effective at post-test level. The mean differences of pre-test and
post-test scores were found to be 4.88, 7.16 and 7.19 respectively. While
comparing the three modes of training online course was rated to be most effective
(mean score 5.38) followed by face to face mode (mean score 4.85) and video
conferencing (mean score 1.85) was rated as least effective among the three modes.
Training of Mentor-Coordinators and Mentors in the Use of ICT for
Teaching-learning Process in Schools
The programme was conducted to train Mentor-Coordinators for training the
mentors in integrating ICT in schools, to initiate cooperative and collaborative
learning process through the use of ICT tools among Mentor-Coordinators and
to help Mentor-Coordinators to create and disseminate learning resources
through face-to-face mode and EDUSAT network.
In phase I, a five-day orientation programme on use of ICT for teachinglearning
process in schools was held at SCERT, Tripura from 20 to 24 December
2010. The programme focused on awareness, creation, sharing and dissemination
of ICT resources for effective teaching and learning in schools. Besides, the
participants were trained to use Web2.0 tools for collaborative and cooperative
learning purposes. The participants during the hands-on sessions created blogs,
joined yahoo group and worked on wikispace to facilitate creation and sharing
of resources among themselves. The practical sessions on various ICT tools were
organised at Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1, Kunjaban, Agartala (Tripura). Resource
support for this training programme was provided by CIET, NCERT. Twenty
seven faculty from SCERT, DIETs and teachers of secondary schools of Tripura
participated in the programme.
In phase II, live video conferencing was organised from CIET studio from
3 to 8 January 2011. One hundred and eighty participants from SCERTs, DIETs
and secondary schools from nine states/UTs namely, Assam, Andhra Pradesh,
Chandigarh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Puducherry, Gujarat and
Maharashtra participated in the programme. The 6-day programme focused on
awareness, creation, sharing and dissemination of ICT resources for effective
teaching and learning in schools. Besides, the participants were trained to use
Web2.0 tools for collaborative and cooperative learning purposes. The participants
during the hands-on sessions created blogs, joined yahoo groups and worked
on wikispace to facilitate creation and sharing of resources among themselves.
The practical off-line sessions on various ICT tools were organised at respective
EDUSAT centers with the help of the local academic and technical coordinators.
Resource support for this training programme was provided by CIET NCERT.
In phase III, a programme of five days duration was organised from
7 to 11 March 2011 at Port Blair in collaboration with the State Institute of
Education (SIE), Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Twenty participants from SIE,
and secondary schools from Andaman and Nicobar Islands participated in the
programme. The five-day programme focused on awareness, creation, sharing
and dissemination of ICT resources for effective teaching and learning in schools.
Annual Report 2010-11
Annual Report 2010-11
Annual Report 2010-11
147