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nature deficit disorder

richard louv coined this beautiful term - nature deficit disorder from his book 'Last Child in the Woods'- which talks about the increasing disconnect between children and nature that today's society has enforced.
the potential depradations of this disconnect should be obvious even to the casual obs read more

Online Japanese Language learning @ SNRC

Sakuraa Nihongo Resource Centre (SNRC)” is the language division of a listed decade old enterprise. SNRC offers a bouquet of Japanese language & cultural skills. read more

LIST OF BRAILLE PRESSES IN INDIA

BRAILLE PRESSES IN INDIA

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Connectivism and the Networked Student

I spend much of my time reading, writing, discussing, and blogging about ideas around the broad theme of 21st Century learning. More specifically, what should 21st Century learning look like? How can social networking technologies be harnessed in learning spaces? read more

What is Education For? - David Orr

was forwarded an old (1991) commencement address by David Orr with the same title.
he is a professor of environmental studies and has approached this question from his area of expertise.
his list of myths...
1. ignorance is a solvable problem.
2. with enough knowledge and technology we can manage planet Earth.
3. knowledge is increasing and by implication human goodness.
4. read more

Wonders of Class Libraries

 Published In Education Times, Times of India, p-2, on 8 December, 2008.

Wonders of class library 

Class library is a wonderful way of ushering children into reading and writing. read more

TenPlusTwo.com

I wanted to tell you all about an exciting new social learning website www.tenplustwo.com for students, teachers or anyone connected with education.

TenPlusTwo.com is a social learning network which connects students from all parts of India. TenPlusTwo is different from other social networking sites as the focus here is on learning and helping students excel in their career. read more

Spore: Learning through Gaming?

A hugely anticipated PC game, Spore - was launched worldwide in September this year. This game has not only enthralled many kids and adults alike around the world, but also got educators talking about the value of this game in education - to help children learn about the concept of evolution, survival, migration, city development, trade and trade routes, and design of creatures and spaceships (among other things). read more