A workshop for the teaching staff on Technology aided Learning and Collaborative Learning using the Internet was conducted between 9th and 14th December.

The 4 day programme was conducted by Dr Vasanthi Vasudev - Director Osmosys ™ and Ms Sarawathi Srinivasan. Osmosys ™ Learning Systems and Services , based in Chennai works with teacher groups to develop state of the art skills in pedagogy and technology.

The workshop was attended by 45 teachers. The programme developed skills in planning lessons using technology inputs like soft ware and more importantly, resources from the web like files, digital objects and interactive data-bases. The programme also exposed teachers to designing collaborative projects for students.

Teachers participated in the programme with much enthusiasm and even took an open-book examination in which Mr.Arvind Kumar, Ms.Shakti Buddhiraja, Mrs.Geti Johnson, Mr.R.Mazumdar, Mr.R. K.Dahiya and Mr.Appu Dey stood first, as a group.

The Workshop also provided ample scope for hands on work by the participants and the highlight of the workshop was the session on Lesson Plan Presentation by the teachers. The event was conducted as a competition and 18 teachers made multimedia presentations of their lesson plans. The plans were indeed a feast to the eyes with vibrant color and innumerable links to different web sites. The Principal-Mr.Pramod Sharma, Vice Principal-Mr.Samar Bhaduri, the Bursar-Mr.Dinesh Bhatnagar and Dr Vasanthi Vasudev were the judges and the winners were Mr.Paresh Mahawar-Ist Prize, Mr.Yash Saxena-2nd Prize and Mr.Jagpreet Singh and Mr.Desmond Lee-3rd Prize. The 4th prize was bagged by Mr.Appu Dey and Mr.Anurag P.Vinayak.

The school has big plans to soon make the collaborative learning platform a reality and invitations to various schools are soon to be sent to get the ball rolling. The school is also planning on a refresher course for teachers to upgrade their basic skills in technology and this is slated for February 2005.

Congratulations to all the winners and Hurrah to all the participants for taking such definite steps in the direction of creating global classrooms in Mayo College!

Presentations made by Mayo College Staff