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ICT in Education
 Curriculum for
Students of Assam
                    Draft 1.0
                     2019

State Council of Educational Research and Training
            Guwahati, Assam - 781019
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                                                                             Introduction

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has massive impact in every aspect of the
society including education. The Government of India has recognized the enormous benefit
ICT will bring once introduced into the education sector and hence is committed to introduce
ICT in the lives of every citizen of the country. ICT will also help to make the citizens to get
digitally connected. ICT has been recognized as a skill along side reading, writing and
numeracy in many countries The Government in order to make India at par with other
digitally empowered countries has introduced the Digital India Campaign (2015) with the
broader vision:
   ● Digital Infrastructure as Core Utility to Every Citizen
   ● e-Governance and Services on Demand
   ● Digital literacy and empowerment of citizens.
This vision has been reinforced in the draft New National Education Policy (2016) which
emphasizes on imparting education with the use of technology. The Government of Assam is
committed to achieve the vision of a digital India campaign as a state initiative to integrate
ICT in the education system. The Government recognizes that without educating teachers in
use of ICT educating the students alone will not serve the purpose in a holistic manner.

The present ICT in Education Curriculum for teachers of Assam is a step towards realizing the
goals of both the National Policy, the National Curriculum Framework (2005) and the
recommendations of Digital India Campaign. As visualised in the Curricula for ICT in
Education for School system (2017), the present curricula is an initiation into exploring
educational possibilities of technology, learning to make the right choices of hardware,
software and ICT interactions, and more importantly, growing to become a critical user of
ICT.

Recognising that teachers as a group represent varying levels of exposure to ICT, the
curriculum for teachers attempts to fast track them into becoming proficient users of ICT by
defining milestones and an evaluation system that allows for teachers to assess their readiness
and decide their pace through the course. The curricula are built around a set of guiding

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principles, enabling the right exposure to emerging technologies to build capabilities in
teachers not only to use technology comfortably, but also employ them judiciously to enhance
their learning.
As per the recommendation of the Curricula for ICT in Education for School System (2017),
the curriculum for teachers is not to be hardware or software specific. Limiting ICT training to
the use of office package alone will defeat the very idea of ICT integration for enhancing
teaching and learning. Use of proprietary software is financially unviable at organisational as
well as individual level. Therefore, Free and Open Source software (FOSS) is suggested as the
preferred choice throughout the curriculum. The use of FOSS will not only help to obviate
software piracy but also enable the customisation of the applications as per local needs of the
state.

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                                                    Educational Scenario in Assam

Assam is the largest of eight states of North-Eastern India. The capital of the state is Dispur, a
suburb of Guwahati. It is known as the gateway to North-East India. According to 2011
Census, total area of Assam is 30,285 square miles (78,438 square km), the population is
31,169,272 and the literacy rate is 73.18%. Geographically, it is situated along the
Brahmaputra and Barak river valleys. Administratively, it is divided into 33 districts out of
which 4 districts are under Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). While Assamese and Bodo
are the major indigenous and official languages, Bengali and Nepali languages are also
prevalent in the State. The state is characterized by diversity in terms of ethnicity, culture and
biodiversity.

                                            Source:

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School Educational in Assam

       The school education system in Assam is categorized into elementary and secondary
schools. The administrative control of these schools is under the Directorate of Elementary
Education and the Directorate of Secondary Education of Assam respectively. The
Government of Assam has implemented free and compulsory education for students up to the
age of 14. Schools in Assam are either run under Department of Education of the Govt. of
Assam or under the management of private organizations. While most of the secondary
schools are affiliated to Board of Secondary Education (​SEBA​), there are several schools in
the state affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) or All India Council
Secondary Education (AICSE) or ​Indian School Certificate for Class XII ​and the elementary
school curriculum prepared by SCERT, Assam in the light of NCF 2005 is followed by the
Govt. elementary school of the state. The Higher Secondary level is under the control of
Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC).
       Under elementary education there are two sections—Lower Primary and Upper
Primary and under Secondary Education also there are two sections namely- High School
level and Higher Secondary level. At present the pre-primary section is running under the
Department of Social Welfare and there is a provision of Ka-Shreni adjacent to the Lower
Primary level in some schools. A five-year old child begins his educational journey from a
primary school. The hierarchy in the schools in Assam thereon is:

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       There are multiple Medium of Instruction (MOI) offered by the state for school
education. There are 10 Mediums of Instruction for Lower Primary Level viz. Assamese,
Bengali, Bodo, Garu, Nepali, Hmar, Manipuri, Hindi, English, and Karbi and for Upper
Primary level there are 8 Medium of Instruction viz. Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Garu, Nepali,
Manipuri, Hindi, English and for Secondary level there are 6 Medium of Instructions.
                                Schools, Enrollment and Teachers

 Ass              LP                       UP                   High School/                   Total
 am                                                         Higher Secondary
                                                                    School

       Sch    Enrol Teac         Sch      Enro Teac         Sch     Enrol Teac         Sch     Enrol Teac
       ool    l         her      ool      ll       her      ool     l         her      ool     l       her

       363    2281      1048 573          7303 4007         438     1511      7107     464     4523    2159
       10     747       12       2        54       7        7       360       4        29      461     63

                   Source: School & enroll, 20th​ ​ Dec, 2018, Teacher HRMS 6th​ ​ Feb, 2019

Teacher Education in Assam
       There are 62 Govt. Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) for preparation of the
prospective teachers and also to provide in-service teacher training at district level. The TEIs
transact the D.EL.Ed, B.Ed, M.Ed. courses in their institutions for preparing prospective
teachers for elementary and secondary level and also impart in-service training for teachers at
the district. Apart from this the Department of Education, Tezpur University and Assam
University are running 4 year B.Sc. B.Ed./ B.A. B.Ed. course.

       At present there are 23 District Institute of Education and Training, 8 College of
Teacher Education (CTE), 2 Institute of Advanced Studies in Education (IASE) , 19 Basic
Training Centers (BTC), 7 Normal Schools, 1 Pre-Primary Teacher Training Center (PPTTC),
1 Hindi Teacher Training College( HTTC) and 1 Hindi Teacher Training Institute (HTC).
       Apart from this there are 50 Private B.Ed. Colleges (as per records of NCTE) running
B.Ed. course in the state with recognition from National Council for Teacher Education.

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ICT Initiatives in Assam
Educational functionaries throughout the world has admitted the fact that ICT is an essential
pillar of education system in the 21st century. A wide range of ICT intervention in education
can be seen globally. Considering the importance of ICT, the state of Assam has also taken
many initiative as listed below to reap the benefit of it.

Computer Aided Learning in Elementary School (CAL):
       The CAL activities have been done in the state of Assam since 2003-04. Now, CAL
programme is implemented in more than 3267 elementary schools. Two teachers, one from
Science and another from English are trained up in each CAL school.

Information and Communication Technology in Schools (ICT@Schools):
       Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India launched
Information & Communication Technology (ICT)@Schools scheme in the year 2007 in
Assam. As a part of this, ICT@School scheme has been implemented in 641 schools of the
State on BOOT Model for a period of 5 (five) years from the year 2009.

Rajiv Gandhi Computer Literacy Programme (RGCLP):
       RGCLP was initiated in the year 2003 as a part of the vision of the Chief Minister of
Assam to “Build a computer literate Assam”. The Planning and Development Department,
Govt. of Assam and AMTRON, the State Nodal Agency for Information Technology had
embarked on this ambitious project of providing computer education, free of cost, to the
students of the Government Schools. In pursuance thereof, AMTRON has entered into a
strategic tie up with M/S NIIT Ltd., M/S CMC Ltd. and M/S Educomp Solutions Ltd., to
achieve the highest level of excellence in the project.

Introduction to Integrated Approach to Technology in Education:
       Integrated Approach to Technology in Education (ITE), an Initiative of Tata Trusts is
a pedagogical framework to improve teaching and learning processes using technology. It
fosters 21st century skills and authentic learning through project based learning for middle

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school children and adolescents in some of the most underprivileged geographies (91% rural).
Students, mostly first time computer users, create technology enabled learning artifacts
(projects) carefully designed by the teachers in congruence with the curriculum and lessons
taught in the school. In 2015, Tata Trusts in collaboration with Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha
Abhijan (RMSA), Assam and implementing partner, Gramya Vikas Mancha to introduce ITE
in about 80 schools including model schools in Assam. Additionally, the ITE is also
implemented in collaboration with Digital empowerment Foundation in Nagaon.

ICT integrated "Subject Teacher Forum" -
       UNICEF and RMSA, Assam, envisioned initiating a programme with the approach of
integrating information and communications technology into teacher education, focusing on
building “Teachers Communities of Learning” to create digital learning resources and
network with one another for sharing and learning. The program aims to provide opportunity
for teachers to engage in discussions related to the different disciplines like mathematics,
science, and social science, participate in an online community of learning and create and
share open digital resources. The program hopes to function in high schools that have
information and communications technology facilities provided by the government. The
proposed program is viewed to be based on the extensive and intensive use of public digital
resources to build and support teacher networks as well as to create a resource rich learning
environment in these subjects.

Implementation of Smart Class room in Govt./Prov. Secondary/Hr.
Secondary Schools across the Assam :
Smart Classroom in Secondary Schools is an initiative by Govt. of Assam for transforming the
teachers’ teaching and students learning in a more attractive and meaningful way with the
help of Information Communication Technology. Students learn difficult and abstract
curriculum concepts watching highly engaging visuals and models. We all know that
something that is taught visually to us is more help to remember rather than the one that is
read through pages after pages. The concept of smart class education is indeed a blessing to
the students of the 21st Century.

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Implementation of DIKSHA, ASSAM:

DIKSHA, ASSAM is a digital platform launched by the Elementary Education Department,
Govt. of Assam for teaching community to create and exchange e-resources to bring about
qualitative changes in teaching learning process. Under the chairmanship of the
Commissioner and Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Elementary Education Department and
with representatives from SCERT, Assam, SSA, Assam, RMSA, Assam, Directorate of
Elementary and Secondary Education, different Universities, NIC, Assam etc. as members
constituted the Project Steering Committee of DIKSHA, Assam for facilitating this digital
interface for the teachers of the state. SCERT, Assam being the Nodal Agency of DIKSHA,
Assam facilitates a panel of subject experts for review and curation of the contents to be
uploaded in the portal.
Under DIKSHA project till now 11 number of textbooks of elementary schools have been
energized with QR codes and implemented in the State from the academic year 2019. So far
English, Mathematics, Social Science and Science textbooks have been covered.

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Need and scope of ICT training for teachers in Assam

In case of Assam, application of ICT in school education is still at infancy level. Mostly, two
challenges are being posed in implementation of ICT in the state. First one is ICT
infrastructure and second one is lack of trained teachers to integrate ICT in teaching-learning.

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With regard to the infrastructure, some secondary and upper primary schools are already
equipped with ICT infrastructure and in due course of time all the schools will be provided
with the necessary ICT facilities as envisioned by the Government under the ICT@school
scheme. But when it comes to the competence of the teachers, it has been observed that the
ICT infrastructure although present in the schools are not used by most of the teachers due to
their lack of knowledge, confidence and skill in using them.

Next, coming to the existing training provision on ICT for the school teachers, although some
short duration training programmes, orientation programmes, workshops, etc. are organised
by the concerned authorities from time to time under the various ICT schemes as mentioned
above, yet these training programmes are not full-fledged in nature. Most of the programmes
are designed to impart only the basic knowledge of computer, along with some simple
software skills, such as, word processing, spreadsheet, etc. and a very few of them had taken
into account the pedagogical aspect.        Moreover, the scopes of the existing training
programmes are limited as from a particular school only one or two subject specific teachers
are deputed at a time. There has not been any comprehensive training on use of ICT in
teaching-learning in the state.

Now keeping in view the recent advent of ICT in education and its huge impact in all aspects
of education, it has become a great challenge for the school teachers of the state to adapt with
the emerging ICT environment in education. For this purpose, there arise an urgent need of a
comprehensive and massive training programme on ICT in education for the school teachers
of Assam so that they can acquire the requisite knowledge, awareness, skills and
competencies to work with ICT in school environment and able to integrate ICT in pedagogy
effectively.

However, ​it is not feasible for the schools to depute their teachers to undergo such training
programmes in conventional face-to-face mode for a long period of time. Under such
situation, the most viable alternative would be to opt for a blended (face-to-face and ODL
cum on-line) mode for training the in-service teachers without impeding their regular duties at
school. In this connection the Curricula for ICT in Education (2017) developed by the CIET,

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NCERT has been taken up as a base document to design a comprehensive training programme
on ICT in education for the school teachers of Assam to cater to the specific needs of the state
with an implementation plan to cover all the teachers.

ICT in Education Curriculum for Teachers:

The ICT in Education Curriculum for Teachers of Assam is designed to provide an enhanced
exposure to information and resources for improving teaching-learning-evaluation, support for
continuous professional development and achieve quality through increased productivity. An
appropriate exposure and usage of ICT by the teacher is inevitable in the present scenario. In
the given context, the teacher’s curriculum is relevant to the current need of the education at
large.

With the initiative of the Govt. of Assam, a core team for designing the ICT in Education
Curriculum for Teachers of Assam has been formed by the SCERT, Assam in collaboration
with NCERT, New Delhi. The team designed the curriculum in a workshop mode. The core
committee includes members from NCERT, New Delhi, SCERT, Assam and K. K. Handiqui
State Open University, Guwahati.

Expected Outcome of the ICT Training in Assam

The implementation of the ICT in Education curriculum is expected to equip every teacher in
the state with necessary competencies for integrating ICT in the teaching learning process. It
will enrich the teaching-learning process and to make it more interactive, interesting and
engaging for the students and productive for the teachers.

It is also expected to enable the state resource persons to develop competencies in creating
ICT environment and making it sustainable for transforming the education system in the state.
On the whole, this implementation of the curriculum will enable each teacher to become self
sufficient in creating the ICT environment as per their requirement to bring about positive

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impact on the overall education system.

                                          Guiding Principles of the Curriculum

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                                                                       The Learning Strands

The learning strands are adopted for the state of Assam from the Curricula for ICT in
Education developed by NCERT. The learning strands seek to build capacities to handling
today’s and tomorrow’s technologies appropriate for use in education, capitalizing on
technology to master technology, managing the ICT infrastructure, using technology to
surmount barriers and to acquiring insights to lead technology educationally. The six strands
are:

                   Source: ​https://ictcurriculum.gov.in/mod/page/view.php?id=18

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                                                                             Course Syllabus

ICT in Education curriculum for teachers of Assam is to be seen as a catalyst in developing
competencies for proceeding progressively across various stages of ICT integration. The
content of the ICT in Education curricula for teachers of Assam involves activities builded
upon competencies from different levels, such that a attainment of certain competencies is
ensured at the completion of each level. The ICT in Education curriculum for teachers broadly
attempts to equip teachers with ICT competencies to strengthen their own professional
capacities and to effectively use ICT tools and devices in their teaching learning. Teacher will
also be trained to manage the ICT environment in the school and function as a local
coordinator for organising capacity building programmes. The curriculum therefore will be
rolled out as a series of short courses as proposed by the Curricula for ICT in Education for
School Systems by NCERT, spanning the six strands and together ensuring the progressive
movement across the stages given by UNESCO. UNESCO ICT competency framework for
teachers (2010) envisages ICT integration in Education proceeds progressively a series of
broad stages namely: Emerging, Applying, Infusing and Transforming. These successive
stages enhance the teacher’s competency, both in terms of technology as well as pedagogy
that helps in integrating ICT in the teaching learning process.

        Source: ​http://www.unesco.org/education/ICT-Workshop2014-day2/policy-development.pdf

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Stage 1: Emerging

Emerging is the first stage of the framework​. At this stage, teachers are made aware of
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by discovering different tools of ICT. The
emphasis is on learning to use a range of tools and applications and becoming aware of the
potential of ICT in their teaching. Pedagogically they are able to use p​roductivity tools such as
word processors, databases, spreadsheets, and multimedia tools.

​Stage 2: Applying

At this stage, teachers are able to professionally use ICT tools in their own subject of
teaching/learning which enriches traditional teaching methods. They apply specific software
tools such as drawing, designing, modelling and simulations in their teaching.

Stage 3: Infusing

At this stage, teachers are able to ​understand how to use and when to use ICT tools to achieve
a particular purpose. ICT infuse all aspects of teacher’s professional life leading to
improvement in teaching-learning. In pedagogical situation, they are able to use blended mode
of teaching/learning approach, use ICT to assist students to assess their own learning,
collaborate with other teachers and share their teaching experiences.

Stage 4: Transforming

This is the most advanced stage of competency. Here, the teachers are able to use ICT tools to
transform learning. ​They will become specialized in designing and using ICT. They will be
able to c​reate and manage universal & interactive e-learning environment for their
teaching-learning process.

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Objectives

Keeping in view the competencies to be achieved, the ICT in Education curriculum will
enable the teachers to:
   1. Effectively use ICT tools, software applications and digital resources
   2. Integrate ICT into teaching-learning and its evaluation
   3. Acquire, organize and create her own digital resources
   4. Participate in the activities of teachers’ networks
   5. Participate in the evaluation and selection of ICT resources
   6. Practice safe, ethical and legal ways of using ICT
   7. Use ICT for making classroom processes more inclusive and to address multiple
       learning abilities

Course Structure:

As per the recommendations of NCERT in the Curricula for ICT in Education for School
Systems, the following course structure will be followed in the state of Assam. Diploma in
ICT in Education: Basics will be mandatory for all teachers selected under this project and the
diploma course will consists of three short courses namely:
           ○ Induction - Level 1 (Face to face mode)
           ○ Refresher 1 : ICT- Pedagogy Integration in Teaching and Learning ( Blended
               mode)
           ○ Refresher 2 : Social, Ethical, Legal and Technical aspects of using ICT (Online
               mode)
Induction - Level 2 will be mandatory for the State Resource Persons (SRPs) and Master
Resource Persons (MRPs) that will be conducted in a face to face mode.

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Description of the courses:

Induction - Level 1 (10 days - 120 hours)

 Session No      Session Title                          Description

      1       Registration and    Registering in course port, introducing to the co-learners
              Entry level         and filling the entry level competency questionnaire
              assessment

      2       Creating with ICT   Creating/ capturing images ​as piece of communication
              – Media : Images    in multiple ways using mobile

      3       Creating with ICT   Creating audio and video as piece of communication in
              – Media : Audio     multiple ways using mobile
              and video

      4       Creating with ICT   Creating text as a piece of communication by inputting
              – Text              and formatting text.

      5       Inputting in        Creating text as a piece of communication in regional
              regional language   language by inputting and formatting text

      6       Creating with ICT   Understanding forms of data, different formats in which
              – Data              data can be captured - images, numbers, text, audio,
                                  video etc and ​various ways of representing data.
                                  Reading data and making meaning out of it

      7       Bringing together   Acquainting with the functionalities of a system and
              hardware and        general features of operating system. Connecting and
              software            configuring the hardware for specified purpose.

      8       Introduction to     Accessing relevant information from the web using
              browser and         URL
              browsing

      9       Accessing           Accessing textual information using search engines
              information
              through web

     10       Exploring Web       Accessing images in several ways and using various
              resources I         techniques

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11   Communicating       Communicating through email using the web in a safe
     through Email       and responsible manner

12   Exploring Web       Accessing media resources by exploring various
     resources II        repositories

13   Working with data Working with spreadsheets to input, organise, classify,
     – Exploring       order and analyse data – text and numeric
     spreadsheet 1

14   Working with data Working with spreadsheets to extend and represent data
     – Exploring       using graphs.
     spreadsheet 2

15   Creating with ICT   Creating textual communication and enhancing with
     - Textual           tables, various media, special characters, symbols and
     Communication       formulae

16   ICT in the          Practising various possibilities of using hardware and
     classroom –         software in classroom environment
     hardware and
     software

17   Introduction to     Understanding assistive technologies and ICT based
     Assistive           assistive devices
     technologies

18   Collaborating and   Collaborating with others through e-groups.
     transacting with    Acquainting with web based courses platforms and
     Web                 transacting through web

19   MIS systems for     Understanding the need, important, structure and
     educational         functioning of School based MIS
     management

20   Exhibition and      Output created for assignments will be evaluated based
     Evaluation of       on the rubric. Best works will be showcased
     e-portfolio
     submission

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Refresher 01 - ICT - Pedagogy Integration in teaching and learning (10 days - 120 hours)

 Session No        Session Title                            Description

      1       Check Yourself             Administration of ICT competency questionnaire
                                         to study the impact of induction- level 1 course

      2       ICT Initiatives in India   Understanding various ICT initiatives at national
                                         and state level

      3       ICT in Education:          Understanding What? Why? When? How?
              Introduction               Whom? of ICT

      4       Know your context          Understanding the role of context in terms of
                                         learners and infrastructure while using ICT in
                                         education

      5       Content Attributes and     Understanding the scope of using ICT based on
              scope of using ICT         the nature of subject matter and the process of
                                         content analysis

      6       Handson Activity           Identifying appropriate ICT tools based on the
                                         nature of content through content analysis

      7       ICT and Innovative         Understanding innovative methods of teaching &
              methodologies              learning using ICT and criteria for selecting ICT
                                         tools/ techniques

      8       Handson Activity           Analysing the content, identifying the appropriate
                                         teaching method/ techniques and identifying
                                         appropriate ICT tools/ techniques

      9       Exploration of ICT         Exploring various ICT tools, understanding FOSS
              tools and resources        and the need for ICT competencies

     10       Handson Activity           Exploring and identifying appropriate ICT tools/
                                         techniques based on the requirement

     11       Development of             Understanding the concept of e-resources, types of
              e-resources                e-resource, need for developing e-resources and
                                         process of developing e-resource

     12       Handson Activity           Exploring various e-resources and identifying the

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                               type of e-resource to be developed for the selected
                               content

13   Visual resources in       Understanding the types of visual resources, its
     Education                 needs and tools & techniques for developing
                               visual resources - mind maps & infographics

14   Handson Activity          Developing mind maps & infographics

15   Audio Resources &         Understanding the types of audio resources, its
     Education                 needs and tools & techniques for developing audio
                               resources

16   Handson Activity          Recording, editing and publishing audio
                               programmes

17   Multimedia (Interacts)    Understanding the types of interactive resources,
     resources & Education     its needs and tools & techniques for developing
                               interacts

18   Handson Activity          Developing interacts - Interactive quiz, image
                               hotspots, interactive video etc

19   Exploring Subject         Understanding various subject specific software,
     specific tools &          its needs and use
     techniques

20   Handson Activity          Developing resources using subject- specific tools

21   Multimedia                Understanding the types of animation, its needs
     (Animation) resources     and tools & techniques for developing animations
     & Education

22   Handson Activity          Recording, editing and publishing animations

23   Social media and          Understanding the concept of social media, its role
     Mobile Apps for           in education, types of social media, using social
     Education                 media in education
                               Exploring various mobile apps and its use in
                               education

24   Handson Activity          Exploring various mobile apps and developing
                               resources/ learning activities based on mobile apps

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     25       Multimedia (Video)      Understanding the types of video resources, its
              resources & Education   needs and tools & techniques for developing audio
                                      resources

     26       Handson Activity        Recording, editing and publishing video
                                      programmes

     27       Evaluation of           Understanding the parameters of quality
              e-resources             e-resources, tools & techniques for evaluation of
                                      resources

     28       Handson Activity        Evaluating e-resources using evaluation tools

     29       Integration of ICT in   Understanding the models and levels of
              classroom practices -   integrating ICT in Education
              Process, Models

     30       Handson Activity        Identifying the levels of ICT use in the given
                                      context

     31       Designing ICT           Understanding instructional design in planning the
              Integration Session     ICT integrated lesson
              Plan

     32       Handson Activity        Designing a session plan with appropriate ICT
                                      integration

     33       Development of          Designing an unit plan, session plan and
              resources - Handson     developing required e-resources for the selected
              Activity                unit

     34       Development of          Designing an unit plan, session plan and
              resources - Handson     developing required e-resources for the selected
              Activity                unit

     35       Development of          Designing an unit plan, session plan and
              resources - Handson     developing required e-resources for the selected
              Activity                unit

     36       Development of          Designing an unit plan, session plan and
              resources - Handson     developing required e-resources for the selected
              Activity                unit

     37       Mock Practice           Practicing one ICT integrated classroom teaching

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      38       Mock Practice             Practicing one ICT integrated classroom teaching

      39       Mock Practice             Practicing one ICT integrated classroom teaching

      40       Activity Report           Sharing the experience and learning, discussion on
                                         the follow up activities

Refresher 2 - ​Social, Ethical, Legal and Technical aspects of using ICT (10 hours)

Online course on social, ethical, legal and technical aspects of using ICT will cover the topics
related to cyber safety and security, social behaviour in cyberspace, ethical aspects of using
ICT, Health concerns etc.

Induction Level 2 (10 days - 120 hours)

 Session        Session Title                              Description
   No

    01       Troubleshooting and    Solving problems while working with ICT tools.
             seeking help           Getting assistance on solving the issues from web.

    02       Installing hardware    Identifying the requirement for installing software.
             and software           Understanding the process of installation.

    03       Synchronous            Communicating with other at real time. Exploring
             communication on       various tools for communicating with others at real time
             web

    04       Uploading to the       Sharing resources in web for wider dissemination
             web

    05       Advanced text          Creating blogs for sharing information.
             processing 01

    06       Advanced graphics      Exploring various tools for editing images. Creating
             01                     graphics by applying editing images

    07       Advanced               Analysing data using advanced formulae and functions.
             spreadsheets 01        Working with multiple worksheets

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   08      Storage and backup     Exploring various ways storing resources offline and
                                 online

   09      Evaluation of         Output created for assignments will be evaluated based
           e-portfolio           on the rubric.

   10      Showcase of           Best works will be showcased
           e-portfolio

   11      Safe and clean ICT    Understanding the security measures to safeguard the
           environment           system in the school

   12      Updating and          Getting and installing updates operating system and
           upgrading software    application software

   13      Exploring educator    Exploring various educational groups for sharing
           communities           informations, ideas and resources

   14      Exploring social      Exploring various social networking websites and apps.
           networks              Communicating through social networking sites and
                                 apps in safe mode

   15      Advanced text         Development of text based interactive resources
           processing 02

   16      Advanced graphics     Development of graphic based interactive resources
           02

   17      Advanced              Understanding analytics based on school data.
           spreadsheets 02       Analysing and interpreting school based data

   18      Creating a web        Identifying ways of communicating through web and
           communication         being connected to the world

   19      Evaluation of         Output created for assignments will be evaluated based
           e-portfolio           on the rubric.

   20      Showcase of           Best works will be showcased
           e-portfolio

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Methodology of the Course:

Induction courses will be a face to face programme having 20 sessions. Each session will be a
three hours session where first one hour will be a instructor (mentor) led demonstration
session followed by a two hours practice session by teachers to build their eportfolio. Each
session has an associated deliverable to be recorded in a portfolio (an e-portfolio). Course
content will be accessed from the course portal and eportfolios will be submitted in the course
portal itself.

Refresher 1 will be conducted in a blended mode where learning will take place through
face-to-face presentation & demonstration of the mentor, through recorded lectures and virtual
classes with external experts. Multiple learning strategies like collaborative activities,
participation in forums, online quizzes, group activities etc will be adapted. Each session will
be of 90 minutes where most of the sessions will be followed up by a hands on session on the
same topic. Eportfolio for this course will have eportfolio submission, participation in forums
etc.

Refresher 2 course will be conducted completely as an online course. Each eportfolio activity
of induction as well as refresher course will be assessed through peer evaluation. The
cumulative record in the portfolio, representing their achievements during the courses
provides comprehensive and continuous assessment. Provision for improving upon one’s
performance is also built in. The portfolio attempts to capture all learning and complements
the periodic summative assessment through the course. Induction- level 2 will be conducted
similar to

Induction-level 1.

Formative assessment is continuously done throughout the courses through various means like
assignment, forum participation etc.

Summative Assessment:

At the end of every course (induction/ refresher), a summative assessment will be conducted
based on which a certificate of completion will be issued.

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Induction - 1

The teachers after completing the 10 days induction programme need to prepare themselves
for assessment. The assessment for Induction - 1 is a three hours practical assessment and will
be based on the areas covered during the whole duration of the Induction-1 programme. Based
on the performance of the teacher in the three hour practical assessment, evaluation will be
done and certificate will be awarded to teachers.

Refresher - 1

The teachers are suppose to complete the 10 days refresher programme and prepare
themselves for assessment. Summative assessment of refresher 1 will include :

   a) Submission of:
          i)    instructional plan for five sessions of classroom activities
         ii)    the e-resources developed for the selected five sessions of class
        iii)    one video recording based on any one of the five sessions of selected class
   b) Classroom observation

Based on all of this, evaluation will be done and certificate will be awarded to the teachers.

Refresher - 2

The teachers are supposed to complete the Refresher-2 programme in online mode. The
assessment will be based on an online examination and an online certificate will be awarded
to the teachers.

Induction - 2

The teachers need to complete the 10 days induction-2 programme and prepare themselves for
assessment. The assessment for Induction-2 will be a three hours practical assessment and will
be based on the areas covered during the whole duration of the Induction-2 programme. Based
on the performance of the teacher, evaluation will be done and certificate will be awarded to
the teachers.

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                                                                Implementation Plan

The ICT in Education courses for teachers will be implemented in the state as a collaborative
activity by SCERT - Assam and CIET - NCERT. State shall partner with any agency/
organisation for executing the implementation plan. As Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open
University (KKHSOU) has proposed to partner with SCERT for executing the training for
teachers, state shall make the further plans for the executive in collaboration with KKHSOU.

KKHSOU is the only open university in Assam. The University was established with the
purpose of promoting education to reach the unreached through Open and Distance Learning
System, with the motto of the University ‘Education Beyond Barriers’ of age, academic
background and geographical boundaries. The University was assigned by the Government of
Assam to train around 60 thousand untrained in-service elementary school teachers through
two years D. El. Ed. programme which the university has successfully completed. The
University has currently 305 study centres distributed across Assam. All the study centres are
situated in provincialized government colleges of Assam and are well- equipped with
computer laboratory having facility of LCD projectors, LCD TVs, DVD players, internet
connectivity.

Proposed method of Implementation of Diploma in ICT in Education:
Basics in the state:

   1. Course instance for the state of Assam created by CIET will be utilised for
       implementation of ICT in Education curriculum in the state. Assam state instance can
       be accessed at ​https://ictcurriculum.gov.in/course/index.php?categoryid=25​.

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   2. State shall form the team structure as follows

   3. CIET will conduct a 5 days training for Course administration team
          ○ State shall identify at least 5 administrators for the following roles who will be
              managing the state instance in the course portal and provide support to the state
              in the implementation process

                        Role                                  Responsibility

               State admin - Director, Approving the process of implementation, list state
               SCERT                     resource team, course implementation structure,
                                         schedule, certification etc.

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          State Manager - ICT Manages the state instance in the course portal and
          coordinator of SCERT/ managing the whole implementation process. Send
          any nominee given by reports to CIET on timely basis for further reporting
          Director, SCERT           and also for updation in the state instance.

          Credential manager (2 Registers & enrolls mentors & learners. Also supports
          nos)                      maintenance of user accounts and its database.

          Course manager            Uploads and modifies courses in the state instance.

          Course mentor             Works on the course in creating specific activities
                                    phase/ group wise

      ○ CIET will train this team on the implementation process and competencies
         required for managing the state instance in the course portal.
4. CIET will conduct Induction - Level 1 and mentor training (12 days) for State
   Resource Person (SRPs)
      ○ SCERT shall give the list of SRPs (25 nos) to CIET-NCERT
      ○ Training will be conducted by CIET-NCERT in face to face mode (12 days)
      ○ 1 month to be given for the SRPs to build their e-portfolio by completing all
         assignments given in Induction - Level 1 (Almost 40 assignments are given
         that will help to assess the competencies acquired by the trainee)
      ○ Practical exam will be conducted for certification purpose
      ○ 6 - 12 months period to follow up with their learning in induction 1 through
         regular hands on activities given in induction 01. (Only sufficient practice will
         build the confidence of teachers in using ICT in the teaching-learning process.
         As ICT competencies are the base for ICT-Pedagogy integration this practice
         will enable the teachers for further learning. State shall plan the strategy for
         tracking this practice with the support of CIET
      ○ Course content developed by CIET is uploaded in the course portal for states/
         UTs        (Course         content        can        be          accessed        at
         https://ictcurriculum.gov.in/course/view.php?id=10 - use guest access). State

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              can customise/ adopt/ adapt the course content. If any additional content is
              required to be developed, CIET will support the state/ UT team for developing
              the resource materials
   5. SCERT, Assam shall select the schools and the number of teachers to be trained phase
      wise
   6. Induction- Level 1 training for MRPs
          ○ State will prepare MRPs list by selecting at least 2 to 3 persons per district as
              per requirement
          ○ SRPs trained by CIET will conduct the training for MRPs in face to face mode
              (12 days) . CIET- NCERT will provide support during the training as per the
              need
          ○ 1 month to be given for the MRPs to build their e-portfolio through completion
              of all assignment given in Induction 01
          ○ 6 - 12 months period to follow up with their learning in induction 1 through
              regular hands on activities given in induction 01.
   7. Induction - Level 1 training for teachers
          ○ State will prepare teachers list and schedule for training
          ○ MRPs will conduct the training for teachers in face to face mode (10 days)
          ○ 1-2 months        to be given for the teachers to build their e-portfolio through
              completion of all assignment given in Induction 01
          ○ 6 - 12 months period to follow up with their learning in induction 1 through
              regular hands on activities given in induction 01.
   8. Refresher- 1 Training
          ○ CIET will conduct the training for SRPs through blended approach (120 hrs)
          ○ Same cascade approach followed in Implementing of Induction -1 course to be
              followed for refresher 1 training
          ○ Resources developed as output of this practice can be vetted by state and can
              be contributed as open educational resources to the state - OER and
              NCERT-NROER. This will help in building the e-resources for the state.
   9. Refresher 2 training - Course will be offered online. SRPs. MRPs & teachers will do
      the course simultaneously

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   10. Teachers who complete all three courses induction 1, refresher 1 & 2 will receive
         Diploma in ICT in Education- Basics

Induction - Level 2 will be offered as online course for SRPs & MRPs by CIET. Once they
complete they will be certified as national level mentors.

Certification

Altogether, Diploma in ICT in Education: Basics is a forty credit programme. Any teacher
completing one induction and two refresher courses becomes eligible to receive a Diploma
certificate in ICT in Education: Basics. SRPs will be trained and certified by CIET-NCERT.
MRPS and teachers will be certified through a joint certification by CIET-NCERT,
SCERT-Assam and implementing agency if any. SRPs & MRPs will be additionally certified
with a mentor certificate.

Course portal

A dedicated course portal is developed and can be accessed at ​www.ictcurriculum.gov.in​.
This course portal is an open source LMS which enables the instructor to share resources,
conduct sessions and the students to submit their assignments. An instance created for the
state will be utilised for implementation of the ICT in Education Curriculum for Teachers of
Assam.

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Anderson, J. (2010). ICT transforming education: A regional guide. ​Bangkok, TA: UNESCO​.

Miao, F. (2014). UNESCO’s toolkit and programmes for ICT in education policy
development.

CIET, NCERT. (2017). Information and Communication Technology for the School System:
Curricula for ICT in Education.

Core Team Members
   1. Dr. Indu Kumar, Associate Professor, CIET, NCERT
   2. Dr. Angel Rathnabai, Assistant Professor, CIET, NCERT
   3. Dr. Nirada Devi, Director SCERT
   4. Dr. Jayanta Kr. Sarmah, Joint Director SCERT
   5. Mr. Sanjib Kakati, Joint Director SCERT
   6. Ms. Ruksana Saikia, Assistant Director, SCERT
   7. Ms. Piyanu Boruah, Assistant Director, SCERT
   8. Mr. Raju Baruah, Lecturer, DIET, Titabor, Jorhat
   9. Mr. Himanshu Sinha Roy, Lecturer, DIET, Goalpara
   10. Dr. Pranab Saikia, Associate Professor, Dept. of Teacher Education, KKHSOU
   11. Dr. Tapashi Kashyap Das, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, KKHSOU
   12. Ms. Devajani Duarah, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Teacher Education, KKHSOU
   13. Ms. Sruti Sruba Bharali, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, KKHSOU
   14. Dr. Krishna Kalita, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Teacher Education, KKHSOU

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