Thursday, February 23, 2012

Virtual teaching new mantra to revolutionise classroom study

Virtual teaching new mantra to revolutionise classroom study

Virtual teaching new mantra to revolutionise classroom study

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 10:20 PM PST

Under-graduate medical students of the GMC interacted with professors in Delhi in the first virtual teaching (VT) classroom session here on Wednesday.

Community colleges will boost enrolments in higher education: UP higher education secretary

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 08:08 PM PST

The human resource development ministry has come up with a proposal to set up 100 community colleges on a pilot basis in the 12th five year plan. To build consensus on this plan for educational reforms, a meeting of state education ministers was held with the HRD minister Kapil Sibal in New Delhi on Wednesday. As per the HRD ministry, this alternative system of education will benefit the disadvantaged sections of society by offering job-oriented courses to the students.

Bumps galore, it’s an unequal race

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 03:24 PM PST

A handful of youths rendered disabled by polio joined college this year. They are also professional dancers with their wheelchairs and crutches doubling as stage props. Gulshan Kumar, Vijay Kumar, Ajay Kumar and Manish Kumar were all drawn out of their homes, often against the wishes of their parents, trained as dancers for years by an NGO and placed in schools. Belonging to economically weak families, these kids, once considered liabilities, are now supporting their families.

Mainstream they must swim but it’s best to start them on the side

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 03:17 PM PST

Meenal Chopra, 15, was in a "special needs" school till Class IX. She now likes it at the Rohini private school she attends but would have felt more comfortable if her teachers were better equipped to handle visually-impaired kids like her. "In my previous school, there were trained teachers who looked after us. But the environment didn't allow much freedom. I am more independent here. Though the teachers are helpful, they aren't fully trained to deal with our needs," she says. Chopra's admission into a mainstream school was facilitated by the All India Confederation of the Blind.

Student gets extra time after he was caught by ticket collector

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 10:55 AM PST

While most were made by students to enquire about their exam centres or missing hall tickets, three sought help as they were delayed and were worried about reaching their centres on time.

MDI signs MoU with Richard Ivey School of Business

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 09:51 AM PST

Management Development Institute (MDI), Gurgaon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Richard Ivey School of Business, the University of Western Ontario, Canada.
Posted by Harshad at 3:57 AM

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