How can eLearning methodologies, tools and solutions contribute to competitiveness and a different educational edge in India? What are the specific examples of how this is already happening at sectoral level? What training & education strategies including, upscaling, lifelong learning, competency driven education, open educational resources, etc should be promoted and adopted by the stakeholders in the education community? How can the ICT and education industry contribute and what types of partnerships are needed to drive adoption further? What kind of R & D in technology enhanced learning is required to contribute to employability and competitiveness? How education with ICTs can help to address the fast changing skills requirements on a large scale and hence create a more flexible and adaptable workforce?
Digital Learning India 2009, the 5th annual conference and exhibition organised by Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies and Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd, will take a look at the current situation and outline desirable future developments in the field of ICTs enabled Education. Convened alongside the eINDIA2009, from 25th to 27th August, the Digital Learning track will mark the shift from just a eLearning programme to a more integrated approach of ICT supported education conference.
Digital Learning India 2009 follows four previous ICT in Education conferences in India and three in Asia; the previous one "Digital Learning INDIA 2008" was held at Pragati Maidan, Delhi in July 2008.
Focus Areas
From Literacy to Digital literacy for all - from school pupils to university teaching staff
ICT Leadership: Competing on the Edge of Innovation
Digital competencies in the national education programmes & policies
Future Technology - Learning from the past
Cooperation and collaboration- Managing multistakeholder partnerships
E-Learning & Pedagogy
Quality assurance & quality standards
Bridging the skill gap with technical vocational education
Virtual Universities and Classrooms
From human links to hyperlinks: Networks and collaboration on and beyond campuses
Ambition and challenges of e-Learning Industry Group
Corporate e-Learning
R & D initiatives in ICT and education
Best Practices session
Special Think Tank Members sessions
And Conclaves of School and Higher Education Leaders
Key Participants
Vice-Chancellors, Principals, Directors, Deans and Registrars
School Principals and Administrators, Teachers and Trainers
Researchers and Students
Policy-makers & Regulators
Senior Staff from Government Departments
People from International Development Cooperation Agencies
Programme Managers and Education Administrators
Representatives of International Education Missions
Leaders of Professional Associations, NGOs and Continuing Education Centres
