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<DIV>This is really interesting! Please share it with "IAEP SugarLabs" <<A
title=mailto:iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org
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<BR><BR>I agree that thinking about how children learn for themselves, when
there is no teacher available is an very important part of world wide
learning.<BR><BR>Thanks<BR>Caroline<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 8:19 PM, <SPAN dir=ltr><<A
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<DIV>Hello Caroline,</DIV>
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<DIV>Sorry I wasn't at the Education Meeting. By the time I figured out how to
use Mozilla's Chatilla it was in the afternoon of the meeting day.</DIV>
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<DIV>The site below is an experiment of students learning by themselves
because of the shortage of teachers in the rural parts of Sri Lanka.</DIV>
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target=_blank>http://info..lk/shilpasayura/</A></DIV>
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<H1>Shilpa Sayura CMS becomes a eLearning Environment</H1>
<DIV><SPAN>Submitted by niranjan on Mon, 09/11/2006 - 01:18.</SPAN>
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<P>The Shilpa Sayura CMS was planned to build a multi language content
core. This was based upon e fusion's flagship CMS uniportal, which is
designed to manage multilingual content in Sinhala, Tamil and English
Unicode.</P>
<P>As we continue the project, we found the rural students need
something more than a CMS. we researched many e Leaning environments,
and found moodle to be most powerful. </P>
<P>However moodle had several differences to our concept for rural
community.<BR>1. Too advanced - mostly intended for universities.<BR>2.
Mandatory need of a Teacher to run courses<BR>3. Lack of support for
moodle in Sri Lanka<BR>4. Lack of content core and a testing
module<BR>5. Lack of Sinhala Support</P>
<P>We tested Uniportal CMS and Moodle with several teachers and
students, and surprisingly found that</P>
<P>1. Students like total sinhala interfaces<BR>2. They like simpler
technology<BR>3. They like to learn them self</P>
<P>Our options were to either modify Moodle or to create something of
our own. Considering the long term benefits that can be created though a
locally conceptualized system was identified.</P>
<P>One major difference we made comparing to moodle like LMS is that
Shilpa Sayura is driven by the student through self and group learning
while moodle designed to be driven by Teacher.</P>
<P>As shilpa sayura aims to reach rural communities where lack of
teachers are a major problem, and nenasala not having tutors for school
syllabus. Shilpa system has to be the teacher.</P>
<P>We analyzed needs of rural students visiting Nenasala<BR>1. Obtain
Educational Content for School home work<BR>2. Learn extra expanding
knowledge<BR>3. Test and prepare them selves for government exams<BR>4.
Developing new skills not taught in school<BR>5. communicating with
other students<BR>6. Create local content for self use and for
sharing.</P>
<P>This resulted our specification grow in software infrastructure.
Although content can be created on demand, the software infrastructure
is a key resource to be invested for the future.</P>
<P>The Nenasala models range from 2 computers to 10 computers, we had to
scale the software architecture and operating environment to suit
implementing locations. Nenasala uses windows XP and special servers not
available.</P>
<P>How ever in terms of concepts and scaleability we designed shilpa
sayura open to meet growing technologies and resources at Nenasala. The
system was designed to be open, easily modifiable and scalable.</P>
<P>By now we have completed Shilpa Sayura Software System which is the
infrastructure for Shilpa Sayura, It was to be CMS, our enthusiasim and
Researh made it a really good Self and Group Learning Enviorenment for
Rural Communities.</P>
<P>Its 11the September 2006 today, on wedneday which is the day for
communications (govened by planet mercury or budha) we officially
present Shilpa Sayura for Process Consultant / ICTA marking our second
mile stone the Shilpa Sayura Software - Local Self Learning Environment
for Rural communities.</P>
<P>Shipa Sayura Software Team<BR>Niranjan Meegammana<BR>Tusitha
Randunuge<BR>Saliya Randunuge<BR>Chulani Padmathilaka<BR>G.
Chamara</P></DIV>
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