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IGNOU
holds orientation programme for madrassa teachers
Thursday, October 21, 2010 10:43:34 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
An orientation programme for madrassa (Islamic seminary) teachers
was held recently by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU),
a university official said Friday.
The programme for teachers belonging to Nagaon and Morigaon
districts of Assam was held at the Kampur college, Nagaon under
the aegis of IGNOU's Institute of Professional Competence
Advancement of Teachers (IIPCAT) at Guwahati.
"The basic objective of the programme was to orient madrassa
teachers in modern teaching methods in general curricular areas. A
package of 17 modules was effectively implemented in this training
programme," the official said.
The modules included Education- What is it?, Basics of Education,
Teacher as facilitator, madrassa education and its features,
madrassa education in the Indian context among others, the
official added.
The programme was coordinated by D.S. Bhattachargee, officer in
charge of the institute and was attended by 45 madrassa teachers
from adjoining areas.
A total of 14 resource persons from organizations like IGNOU,
National Council of Educational Research and Training, Delhi
Institute of Engineering and Training as well as from local
colleges and government functionaries were involved in teaching
sessions in the programme.
"In future, the training of madrassa teachers will be undertaken
in a bigger way by the institute," Bhattachargee said.
Certificates of participation were given to the participants at
the programme's ends.
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