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Kerala launches ‘KOOL’ a new open online learning programme
Kerala launches ‘KOOL’ a new open online learning programme: Details, Features, Aim, Highlights
The Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) launched its Online Open Learning training platform named as 'KOOL'.
KOOL will enable training to teachers, students and the general public and the first batch will commence from December 2018. It will be used under a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) model, which will enable the state’s schools to go Hi-Tech.
This will help Kerala to become India’s first complete digital state in Education.
Kerala government is yet to approve KOOL Certificate acceptable for declaring the probation of teachers.
Features
KOOL has been developed as an expansion of ‘Samagra’, the resource portal of the education department. It will have materials in the form of animated learning assistants, video tutorials and checklists for practicing the activities.
The 6-week course includes the creation of word documents, spreadsheet, presentation, image editing, video-audio editing, development of digital resources, Malayalam typing, internet, educational applications.
KOOL will have 200 mentors with a capacity to train 4,000 persons at a time. It will be compulsory for teachers to successfully complete 45 hours of computer course in order to clear their probation.
The first batch of KOOL will include 2,500 teachers in the proportion of one mentor for every 20 teachers. Teachers upon completion of the complete course would be awarded certificates.
Kerala
Statehood: 1 November 1956
Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
Largest City: Thiruvananthapuram
Districts: 14
Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
Governor: Palanisamy Sathasivam
