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The objective of these meetings is to offer guidance for implementation of various
programmes and policies related to ET and ICT. A coordination meeting was
organised from 22 to 24 November 2010 at NIE, New Delhi. Forty one participants
including Director, Deputy Production in-charge and Engineering in-charge of
SIETs, representatives from MHRD, faculty members and engineering staff of
CIET attended the programme. The issues discussed in the meetings were:
organisation of coordination committee meetings at regular intervals; planning
of academic programmes of SIETs; replacing obsolete items/equipment of SIETs
with new equipment; development of SIET’s websites and its maintenance on
regular intervals; issues related to telecast and broadcast of audio-video
programmes produced by SIETs; and development of multimedia learning
programmes and launching of a 24 × 7 ETV channel.
The SIETs were advised to plan their academic programmes and get them
approved from the concerned state committees. Thereafter, the plans could be
sent to MHRD for obtaining necessary financial grants for production of ETV,
educational radio and multimedia programmes. Besides that, a major focus was
on ICT at Schools scheme implemented by MHRD and all the SIETs were asked
to initiate necessary action in this regard. Action taken reports on issues raised
in the previous meetings were also discussed and suggestions were given for
further necessary action. It was also stressed in the meeting to strengthen the
audio and video production and contribute for the upcoming 24 × 7 ETV channel
planned by the CIET. SIETs were also advised to disseminate their products
among the stakeholders and generate revenue for their institutes.
Collaboration with NCERT Constituents and other Agencies (e.g. SCERT,
SIE, University and NGO etc):
� CIET in collaboration with HP established a Lab-in-box, a computer lab in
the container, inaugurated by Shri Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble Minister of Human
Resource Development, Government of India, on 2 February 2011. The Lab
is placed on the lawns of CIET.
� A ten-day training workshop was organised for children on Video Programme
Production at National Bal Bhawan from 8 to 18 June 2010. The academic
and technical staff of CIET oriented the children on various aspects of video
programme production. The participating children produced 5 video
programmes under the guidance of the CIET academic and production team.
� Based on the demand from SCERT, Kerala, CIET organised a five-day
workshop on instructional design on development of multimedia programme
for teacher educators of Kerala from 13 to 17 December 2010 at SCERT
Thiruvananthapuram.
� SCERT, Tripura and SIE, Andaman and Nicobar Islands collaborated with
CIET for organisation of training programme for mentor coordinators in use
of ICT for teacher learning in schools from 20 to 24 December 2010 and
7 to 11 March 2011 respectively.
� In collaboration with Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia
(CEMCA) organised a two-day workshop for SIETs on Quality Assurance
for Multimedia Learning Material (QAMLM) at SIET, Pune from 21 to 22
October 2010. Twenty participants from six SIETs and CIET attended
the programme.
Annual Report 2010-11