Rigsum Sherig Collection: Offline Educational Resources for Bhutan Schools
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Slides from the information session held at the Rigsum Institute of IT & Management, Thimphu, Bhutan, April 13, 2013. Presenters: Mr. Boaz Shmueli and Prof. Galit Shmueli. http://sherig.rigsum-it.com
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Rigsum Sherig Collection: Offline Educational Resources for Bhutan Schools
- 1. The Rigsum Sherig Collection A free suite of offline educational resources The Rigsum Research Lab presents… www.rigsum-it.com/research © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 2. The Rigsum Research Lab is a hub for research, acquisition and dissemination of knowledge about learning technologies in the context of Bhutan's needs and culture © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 3. PROJECTS BY THE RIGSUM RESEARCH LAB www.rigsum-it.com/research/projects © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 4. Dzongkha Typing Tutor Free, online or offline software © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 5. Mobile Dzongkha First-ever feasibility demo of read/write Dzongkha on smartphone © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 6. Learning Management System Implementation and Training © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 7. Google Apps for Education Implementation and Training © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 8. © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 9. Wikipedia Bhutan Training: Become a Wikipedia Editor • Created 1-month curriculum • Trained Rigsum toppers • Generated new Wikipedia articles on Bhutan © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 10. Bi-Weekly Tech Column: Ask Boaz © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 11. Rigsum Internet Café Create, Deploy, Train A space with Internet-connected computers configured for virus-free and fast multi-user operation© 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 12. The Rigsum Sherig Collection A free suite of offline educational resources © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 13. Why? • Many schools have computers • Students learn Microsoft Office, Paint (only!) • Computers can aid in learning school subjects E-learning • Conduct research in social studies • Learn math and science in an interactive fashion • Watch videos about organic chemistry and geography • Play games to practice basic skills © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 14. Two Major e-Learning Resources © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 15. A free encyclopedia on the Internet Faster Easier Accessible Free Fun! © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 16. Learn almost anything for free. A library of over 4000 videos, covers PP-12 math, science topics such as biology, chemistry, and physics,…, finance and history. Each video is a digestible chunk, approximately 10 minutes long, and especially purposed for viewing on the computer. © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 17. Great resources for teachers, curriculum developers © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 18. • Unavailable • Too slow • Too expensive • Too dangerous © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 19. The Sherig Collection Solution © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 20. Class V, VI Social Studies Curriculum © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 21. Students learn how to conduct research Links to related articles Images and animation © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 22. Three Wikipedia Editions • Wikipedia Version 0.8 (47,300 articles) • High-quality articles • Selection for School (5,500 articles) • Arranged by subject • Child-safe • Simple English © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 23. Videos: Self-paced, engaging © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 24. Sherig Collection Resources Dzongkha • DDC Dictionaries • Typing Tutor Utilities Browsers Audio books Programming Games • Geography, So cial studies • Alphabet & numbers Office for Kids © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 25. What You’ll Need • External disk with free 23 GB (to copy the collection • Computers with Windows (XP, Vista, or 7) and 24 GB free space • Step-by-step installation guide provided © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 26. Next Phase: Sherig-in-a-Box Project Status: • Under development • Funding needed! • Single server • Simple and robust • Advanced e-learning (Khan with assessment) © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 27. Q & A © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab
- 28. Hands-on time…! Contact sherig@rigsum-it.com to schedule a training session. www.facebook.com/groups/ sherigcollection © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab