CIET

Ciet

1. NCERT

2. CIET Central institute of educational technology

3. CIET The Central Institute of Educational Technology (acronym CIET) is an autonomous organization, formed as a nodal agency under the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for promoting the use of mass media technology for expanding and improving the quality of education at the school level. The Institute is funded by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India.

4. Origin of the Institute The Central Institute of Educational Technology(CIET) was established in 1984 by the Ministry of Human Resources Development of Government of India , under the umbrella of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). The Institute is located at NIE Campus, NCERT in New Delhi , the capital of India.

5. The origin of the Institute was effected by merging two departments of NCERT, Center for Educational Technology and Department of Teaching Aids , with an aim to make the new age technologies in mass media available at the school level. The activities of the Institute are centered on the branches of media such as radio, television, movies, satellite communications and cyber media. CIET is involved in various activities such as design, development and dissemination of alternative learning systems, promotion of Educational Technology, training of personnel in Educational Technology, coordination of activities of its subsidiaries like the State Institutes of Education Technology (SIET) and consultancy and media support to other constituents of NCERT .

6. Roles of CIET To design and produce media software especially mass media, radio and television: interactive multimedia and web based learning resources utilizing ICT to enrich the transactions of curricular activites at different levels of school education. To optimize the utilization of edusat communication technologies and terrestrial transmission on national channels: doordarshan , gyan darshan and gyan vani . To explore and infuse the appropriate and critical use of interactive digital content, web based communication and participatory networks.

7. Documentation of educational media programmes and research for enhancing utilization. Dissemination of media programmes through the distribution of acds,vcds,dvds , multimedia cds and the web Organize capacity building programmes for teachers and teacher-educators in concept and applications of techniques and technologies for improving classroom instruction and their management processes and siet personnel in scripting, production of media reserches and technical operations.

8. Focus areas of the CIET Development of e-content Disseminate e-content through various modes (transmission, non-transmission through NROER and sales mechanism) Integrate ICTs in teaching learning process through capacity building among teachers through blended mode

9. Regular programme/ activities being organized Development of e contents( audio, video, multimedia,etc ) Training and retraining of teachers and teacher educators in educational technology and new ICT. Disseminate e- content through telecast/broadcast on DD-1, Gyan Vani, Gyan Darshan channels and sales mechanism.

10. Third party evaluation of ICT scheme in schools of Karnataka state and UT- Chandigarh

11. Works carried out in the recent past Developed ICT curriculum for students and teachers. Develpoed national repository of Open Educational Resources(NROER) Organized training programmes for teachers and teacher educators of 15 states through face to face and distance mode

12. Organized All India Children’s Educational Audio Vedio programmes, Contests and National ICT Award for school teachers

13. Collaboration with international / national organizations/ agencies, etc. IGNOU and Dooradarshan for telecast and broadcast of audio/video programmes HBCSE – TIFR Mumbai for creation of NROER SIETs,Viyan Prasar , CCRT,IGNCA,SCERTs for sharing of e-contents on NROER. CEMCA for development of QAMLM and promote FOSS environment

14. NIC for hoisting of website: ncert.nic.in,ciet.nic.in,noror.gov.in,itschool.gov.in

15. The Institute is housed in a spacious building with open courtyards, amphitheater, two television studios, two sound studios, technical control rooms, workshop, seminar rooms, rehearsal areas and projection facilities, library, canteen, administrative areas and artists' studios. The Institute also provides courses in education at bachelors, masters and doctoral levels.

16. Functions of CIET To improve the quality in education. To design and develop alternative learning system in the society. Designing alternative learning systems to deal with problems of education. Orientation of educational planners, administrators to the concept of educational technology

17. Training in specialized areas, radio, audio, television and video production and low-cost production and low –cost teaching aids. Production of audio visual education materials and other low-cost aids. Reserch and evaluaton to test and improve systems, methods and materials.

18. Extension services for supplying and screening of educational films, video tapes and audio tapes to Dooradarsan. Consultancy of educational technology and distance education programmes. Working as co-ordinating agency with the ministry of human resource development, state and international organisations and UN agencies.

19. Ciet ….. Ciet is engaged in the development of an alternative system of education using television through insat to reach in and out of school children and teachers in rural areas. The activity include planning the t.v curriculum, training script writers, producers, reserchers and technical staff,production of educational programmes and research.

20. It produce ETV programmes and these programmes are being telecast via INSAT. So CIET has been playing a pivotal role in implementing various innovative projects in educational technology both at national and state level It has to deal with pre-primary, primary. Secondary and university education, open uviversity education, containing education adult education etc.

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