Browsing by Author "Jain, Shivani"

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    Enabling Continued Adult-Learning through Open and Distance Learning
    (2006-10) Jain, Shivani
    PCF4 // The paper, based on an ODL experience, presents a case of how ODL can be effective in realizing the goals of quality education and sustainable learning. Exploring the new paradigm of Education, the paper begins by establishing key characteristics of quality education. It argues that good teaching-learning: // • Focuses on learning rather than teaching; // • Builds learners’ ability of critical thinking; // • Banks upon multidisciplinary approach to learning; // • Should be multi-sourced and accessed rather orchestrated; // • Is continuous and life-long; • Enables new knowledge creation; and // • Leads to empowerment rather than indoctrination. // Further, the paper explores features of ODL—openness; accessibility; inclusivity; resource-effectiveness; affordability; enabling flexibility in education making it suitable for multi-end use in a variety of situations—which make education ‘learner-centred’ and ‘learner-controlled’. With examples, the paper illustrates how ODL acknowledges the experience and knowledge of learners and allows learners to not only play the role of recipients of knowledge but also that of creator of knowledge and skills. // The paper concludes by stating that ODL not only makes teaching-learning process relevant, but it instills a positive attitude in the learners making them open to learning in its broadest sense, thus allowing the process of learning become sustainable. // Paper ID 276
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    Experimenting Technology-Mediate Distance Education (TechMODE) for Strengthening Young Professionals Training in ESD
    (2008-07) Jain, Shivani; Gaonkar, Meghana
    PCF5 Sub-theme: Livelihoods // Working paper presented by Shivani Jain and Meghana Gaonkar at the Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF5) in London, United Kingdom. // Paper ID 639
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    Experimenting Technology-Mediate Distance Education (TechMODE) for Strengthening Young Professionals Training in ESD
    (2008-09) Jain, Shivani; Gaonkar, Meghana
    PCF5 Sub-theme: Livelihoods // Working paper presented by Jain, Shivani and Gaonkar, Meghana at the Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF5) in London, United Kingdom. // Paper ID 639
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    Green Teacher: Module I: Basics of Ecology and Life Support Systems
    (2005) Jain, Shivani; Centre for Environmental Education (CEE)
    The Green Teacher is a unique capacity-building distance education course. This course will give teacher-learners an opportunity to empower themselves with knowledge and skills of effectively transacting education for environment and sustainable development in schools.This Course has been developed bythe Centre of Excellence in Environmental Education (CEE) in India in partnership and with support from the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Vancouver, Canada. In Module 1, an attempt has been made to provide an introduction to the various factors that make life possible on earth. The module will also help you in strengthening your understanding of Ecology and will give you ideas for transacting ecology concepts in interactive and experiential ways. // Module contents: Introduction // Unit 1: Earth - the living planet // Unit 2: Ecology, populations and species // Unit 3: Communities and interactions // Unit 4: Ecosystems and their strucutre // Unit 5: Ecosystems processes - nutrient cycles // Unit 6: Ecosystems processes - energy flow // Unit 7: Evolution, adaptation and diversity
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    Panel and Open Dialogue: Green Teacher Diploma in Environmental Education
    (2006-10) Jain, Shivani
    PCF4 // The purpose of the mini workshop proposed during the PCF4 is to present the CEE-COL experience of developing and launching the Green Teacher Course as well as discuss the process of digitizing the GT course in to an on-line course for use internationally. Participants who are teacher educators or educational administrators concerned about incorporating environment education in the school curriculum will be invited to the mini workshop. // Green Teacher is a one-year ‘Diploma in Environmental Education’ for teachers and educators developed and designed by CEE India in partnership with the COL, Canada. Offered through the distance mode, this course is the first of its kind in India. The course is designed with the objective to enable teacher-learners to effectively take up environmental concerns and issues in the classroom, and engage their students in practical, action-oriented Environmental Education (EE) activities and projects. Thus Green teacher is a continuing learning opportunity in EE for practicing teachers. // The goal of the Green Teacher curriculum is to empower educators with knowledge, ideas and skills which can help in greening their teachings. Specifically, the four Course Modules aim to enable learners (practicing teachers): // To strengthen their understanding of Ecology and provide them with ideas for transacting ecology concepts in interactive ways. // To appreciate the complexities of environment-development issues by equipping them with the ability to view a problem from a variety of perspectives and selecting a plausible solution in a given context. // To explore the ‘practice’ of communicating the contents in a variety of ways that could enrich and enhance the traditional/tried and tested textbook and chalk and talk methods // To explore a range of resources and opportunities available for conducting EE in schools and to enable them acquire an ability to see and make use of opportunities available within the school system—text books, local visits, nature camps, using available media, etc. // Given that training in EE has a greater focus on ‘skills the process of curriculum development and design for the Green Teacher distance education programme was a challenging task for the course team. The Green Course attempts at two sets of overall objectives—one dealing with knowledge component, and the other one dealing primarily with skill building for effective transaction of EE. // Paper ID 432