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Premji Foundation plans to set up university to train teachers
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siliconindia news bureau
Bangalore: Wipro Chief Azim Premji managed Azim Premji Foundation is planning to set up a university in Karnataka putting focus on building teaching talents and to offer training programs to education professionals in India. The effort is aiming to improve the teaching standard in India which is currently lacking efficiency and professional quality.
Dileep Ranjekar, CEO, Azim Premji Foundation said, "We need various kinds of professionals in education, teacher educators and education managers. The university will also do a lot of education related R&D. The aim is to bring about systemic changes in education delivery. The finer details of the project are still being worked out."
Azim Premji Foundation, which has recently expressed interest in setting up a private university in Karnataka, has been working with state education department for providing computer literacy programs to school children.
Dileep Ranjekar, CEO, Azim Premji Foundation said, "We need various kinds of professionals in education, teacher educators and education managers. The university will also do a lot of education related R&D. The aim is to bring about systemic changes in education delivery. The finer details of the project are still being worked out."
Azim Premji Foundation, which has recently expressed interest in setting up a private university in Karnataka, has been working with state education department for providing computer literacy programs to school children.
Reader's comments(2)
1
It is great idea for Azim Premji Foundation to focus on education, especially
educating the educators. In the past, teachers used textbooks to help students.
With computers and networks, there is no need for paper-based textbooks.
Teachers can use networks to access videos of lectures by great teachers in a
variety of subjects. A lesson may be aimed primarily at the medium to high level
students. Those who need remedial tutoring could be helped with hyperlinks on
the network. There are excellent videos available, which explain various
subjects, and the proposed university may enter into an agreement with companies
who own such videos and make them available to teachers to understand domains in
a wider world.
educating the educators. In the past, teachers used textbooks to help students.
With computers and networks, there is no need for paper-based textbooks.
Teachers can use networks to access videos of lectures by great teachers in a
variety of subjects. A lesson may be aimed primarily at the medium to high level
students. Those who need remedial tutoring could be helped with hyperlinks on
the network. There are excellent videos available, which explain various
subjects, and the proposed university may enter into an agreement with companies
who own such videos and make them available to teachers to understand domains in
a wider world.
Posted by:
Som Karamchetty, PHD
2
well lets see how far does it help..
Posted by:
nancy
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