Workshop on Curriculum and SLM development as OER for professional enhancement of Teacher Educators into inclusive setting at Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), Kolkata

New Delhi, August 23, 2016: Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) has been supporting the development of skill based open and distance learning courses using OER. In this regard CEMCA has initiated developing a modular programme entitled professional Development Programme into an inclusive education system in collaboration with Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), Kolkata. A three day Workshop on Curriculum and SLM developments as OER for professional enhancement of Teacher Educators into inclusive setting was organized by the School of Education, Netaji Subhas Open University & Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) at Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), Kolkata from 17th -19th August, 2016.

This was the first phase activity of the project “Transforming professional Development Programme into an inclusive education system”. The experts and course developers reviewed the draft curriculum and syllabus, and also discussed the issues related to organization of practical, course duration and availability of the support materials for practical and internship. The workshop was inaugurated by Dr. Manas Ranjan Panigrahi, Programme Officer, CEMCA, New Delhi. Dr. A. N Dey, Director, School of Education (SoE), NSOU, delivered the welcome address. Prof. Subha Sankar Sarkar, Hon’ble V.C, NSOU, in his presidential address emphasized on the importance of inclusive education and the role of the higher learning institutions especially the Universities. He further added that this is a unique approach adopted by the University.

Prof. Amitava Mishra, Department of Education, IGNOU presided the 3 day workshop as a key resource person. Each session of the workshop proved to be serving the objective of the workshop, i.e, the content and SLM development. Eighteen Professors and Associate Professors from various Universities of West Bengal and Odisha and faculty members of SoE, NSOU participated in the Workshop.

The Activities carried out during three days of the Workshop were characterized by serious discourse on content and SLM writing and its modalities for professional enhancement of Teacher Educators into Inclusive Setting.