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The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) celebrated its 22nd Foundation Day today. To commemorate this, a Foundation Day Lecture was delivered by Shri Kiran Karnik, Former President, NASSCOM on “Inclusive Education: Role of Media and Technology”.
Expressing concern on the large number of illiterates in the country, Sri. Karnik
emphasized on the need for inclusiveness in education for bridging gaps and
divides.
“ Inclusive education is the seed from which we should look at inclusivity”,
he said, pointing out the important role that technology and media have to play
in narrowing differences to reach out to groups and individuals who may be left
behind in the process of education.
The challenge before the media today is twofold: how to ensure access for all
and how to produce content that is relevant, interesting and effective. Sh.
Karnik stressed on the importance of the mobile handset as a powerful tool for
promoting inclusive education.
“Skills are a key to livelihood”, he said stressing on the importance
of vocational education and urged the NIOS to provide high quality vocational
training based on industry needs.
Earlier in his welcome address Dr. S.S. Jena, Chairman, NIOS explained how the NIOS had grown to become the largest open schooling system with a cumulative strength of 1.9 million and huge network of 4,000 study centres including those in NGO sectors for providing education at the basic education level.
Congratulating the NIOS on its 22nd Foundation Day, Ms. Frances Ferreira, Education Specialist, Commonwealth of Learning (COL) mentioned that Open Schools should provide a safety net for those who miss schools.
While referring to the importance of using media for education, Sh. S.C. Khuntia,
Joint Secretary, SE&L, MHRD, Govt. of India said it was essential to combine
entertainment and education.
Venue
: ‘CASUARINA’, India Habitat Centre, Lodi Estate, New Delhi-110003.
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