Online Training on Accessible Digital Resources and Assistive Technologies

Organized by CIET-NCERT

NEP 2020, vision for educational technology recognizes that new technology will change not just what students learn in the classroom but how they learn, therefore the thrust of technological interventions will be for improving teaching learning and evaluation processes, supporting teacher preparation and professional development, enhancing educational access and streamlining educational planning, management, and administration including processes related to admissions, attendance, assessment, etc. To keep up with this vision, CIET-NCERT is organising a 5-day training session on “Digital Training and Assistive Technologies”.

Accessible Digital content becomes an important factor when it comes to the education of Children with Special Needs(CWSN), especially in an inclusive setup. Accessible digital content provides the opportunity to acquire the same information, engage in the same interactions, and enjoy the same services as a person without a disability in an equally effective and equally integrated manner, with substantially equivalent ease of use. A person with a disability must be able to obtain the information as fully, equally, and independently as a person without a disability.

These 5-day sessions shed light on the inside of Accessible Digital Content - the Why to How to Where? The sessions include topics ranging from Policies, Needs, and Challenges of Accessible Digital Resources, Principles of UDL to various examples of Accessible Digital Content.

All the live sessions under Accessible Digital Resources online training will be telecast live on DTH Channels for class 1 to 12 and simulcast on NCERT OFFICIAL YouTube Channel -https://www.youtube.com/c/NCERTOFFICIAL from 21-25 November 2022 at 4:00 pm to 5:00pm. The webinar sessions would be bilingual (Hindi and English) accompanied by Indian Sign Language Interpreter (ISL). The discussion will be facilitated by a professional anchor.

Objectives

To orient teachers, teacher-educators,students and various stakeholders regarding the following;

Accessible Digital Content
Universal Learning Design
Creating Digital Resources for Special Needs Children
Accessible Technology

Who Can Participate?

Students, Teachers, Teacher Educators, Parents, Administrators, General Public, etc.

Program Schedule

Day & Date	Title of the sessions	Resource Persons
Day I: Monday 21st November 2022	Accessible Digital Content - Policy Perspective and Scope	Prof. Amarendra P. Behera, Joint Director, CIET-NCERT Prof. Anupama Ahuja, Head IRD, NCERT Dr. Bharti Kaushik, Head, DICT & TD
Day II: Tuesday 22nd November 2022	Accessible Digital Resources	Dr. Bharti Kaushik, Head, DICT&TD
Day III: Wednesday 23rd November 2022	Universal Design for Learning	Prof. Renu Malaviya Department of Education, Lady Irwin College, Delhi University
Day IV: Thursday 24th November 2022	Assistive Technology	Mr. Som Krishnan, Course Coordinator cum lecturer, Red Cross Hindu Institute for Education and Rehabilitation of Mentally Challenged Children, Haryana
Day V: Friday 25th November 2022	Developing Digital Resources for CWSN	Mr Akashdeep, co-founder i-stem Research Scholar (PhD), Amar Nath and Shashi Khosla School of Information Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

How to participate

Step 1: Registration : Register yourself by clicking the link https://forms.gle/bqmcjMM3ynXwjbtV7 or scan the QR Code -

Step 2: Watch live Panel Discussion: Watch live training sessions: Participants have to attend training sessions, which will be live-streamed on NCERT Official YouTube channel - http://youtube.com/ncertofficial from 21-25 November, 2022 at 4:00- 5:00 pm (Monday to Friday). The session will also be telecasted live on the following channels-

PM eVIDYA Channel number 6-12 meant for Classes VI to XII.
DD Free Dish Channel #28-34
DISH TV Channel #2027-2033
JIO TV Mobile App
TATA SKY Channel #756
AIRTEL Channel #437-440
Den channel #517-527

If you have missed the live sessions, you may watch the recording at - (Link will be updated on November 21, 2022)

Step: 3 Participation in Post-Session Activity and Certification: Participate in the post session quiz, score 70% & above to get a certificate.

Post-Session Quiz Link- (Link will be updated on November 25, 2022)

Opening Date - November 25, 2022 at 6:00 pm
Closing Date - December 23, 2022 at 6:00 pm

Participants are allowed to attempt the quiz only once and those scoring 70% and above in the quiz will receive a certificate of participation in their registered mail ID within 30 days of taking the post session quiz (Check in SPAM Mail if not found in the Inbox).

Step 4: Submit Your Feedback: Submit your feedback using the link - https://forms.gle/GR1onxELiFBFK9vh6

This feedback form is intended to know your experiences, learning, and suggestions regarding the sessions on “Accessible Digital Resources and Assistive Technologies” organized by CIET-NCERT

Kindly share your experiences and suggestions with us. This will help us in further improvement of the virtual training process. Confidentiality of your responses will be ensured.

For any queries, reach us at training.helpdesk@ciet.nic.in or call #8800440559 and talk to the experts during the live telecast.