welcome to the rigsum sherig collection 3.0
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Information session slides, for launch of the Rigsum Sherig Collection 3.0 (http://sherig.rigsum-it.com)TRANSCRIPT
The Rigsum Sherig Collection 3.0
A free suite of offline educational resources
From the Rigsum Research Lab …
The Rigsum Research Lab
Research, acquisition and dissemination
of knowledge about
learning technologies
in the context of
Bhutan's needs and culture Prof. Galit Shmueli www.rigsum-it.com/research
Why Sherig Collection ?
• 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
Two Major e-Learning Resources
A free encyclopedia on the Internet
Faster Easier Accessible Free Fun!
Learn almost anything for free.
A library of 2700+ videos, covers PP-12 math, science (biology, chemistry, physics,…), health and medicine. Each video is a digestible chunk, approximately 10 minutes long, and especially purposed for viewing on the computer. Captions in English
Great resources for teachers, curriculum developers
• Unavailable
• Too slow
• Too expensive
• Too dangerous
The Sherig Collection Solution
Class V, VI Social Studies Curriculum
Students learn how to conduct research
Links to related articles Images and animation
Three Wikipedia Editions
• Wikipedia Version 0.8 (45,000 articles) • High-quality articles
• Wikipedia for Schools (6,000 articles)
• Arranged by subject • Child-safe
• Simple English
• Uses limited vocabulary
Videos: Self-paced, engaging
Sherig Collection 3
INTRO
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
CHESS
TYPING TUTORS
BROWSERS
EDUCATIONAL GAMES
STUDY MATERIALS
LIBRARY
HEALTH GUIDES DICTIONARIES
ENGLISH
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Short History
Conceptualized 9/2012
Launched 4/2013
Version 2.0 5/2013
Version 3.0 5/2014
New and Updated in Sherig Collection 3.0
New Resources • E-book Library with 4000+
books
• First Aid and Health e-books
• Dzongkha nursery rhymes
• GoldenDict with Dzongkha
• 300+ RCSC Past Exams
• 300+ BCSEA Past Exams
• Music Theory lessons
• www.ck12.org textbooks
• RapidTyping 5 English Typing Tutor
Updated Resources
• Khan Academy:
– ~1000 additional videos
– ~2000 English subtitles
• Wikipedia
– Wikipedia for Schools
– Wikipedia in Simple English
• Audacity
• DCRD Publications
• DDC Publications
• DzType 2 Dzongkha Typing Tutor
• Scratch 2.0
• DreamChess 0.2.0
Supporting Users
• Website
• Facebook Group
• School Map
Sherig Collection Website
sherig.rigsum-it.com
Sherig Collection group facebook.com/groups/sherigcollection
Lab visits
Sherig Collection Map map.rigsum-it.com
What’s Needed
• External disk with 30 GB (to copy the collection)
• Computers with Windows
• Simple installation
• Introductory video
Works on old computers
Recycle computers as
Sherig Collection
stations
Feedback from teachers, principals The initiative is superb! It really is going to make a lot of difference to schools without access to internet.
— Pem Dechen, Sherubling HSS
“If you are a teacher, student or a concerned parent you must get it”
— Passang “Passu” Tshering , Bajothang HSS
“I got the version 2.0 from Bajothang HSS. It is great!”
— Karma Kuenzang Wangdi, Gaselo HSS
“The collection is awesome!!!”
— Sonam Norbu, Samtengang MSS
“Teachers and students are having great fun using the Sherig collection at our school”
— Tenzin Dorji, Lungtengang PS
KADRINCHE
FOR YOUR ATTENTION