On Tue, 2003-12-16 at 08:15, Dhruv Gami wrote: > >> There have been some earlier efforts about the CBSE. I do not know > >> what the details. So, I am making a post to the -friends. Let us see > >> what comes out. > > >> Will you please be kind enough to post me (on or off list) details of > >> that?? Even contacts of people who put in the efforts / pointers to > >> list archives will help. > >> > >> I remember that people from the Delhi LUG had done something, But > >> cannot exactly remember it. > > Hi, > > I happened to be present at one of the meetings that CBSE held in DPS RK > Puram in June 2002 alongwith Mr. Mukesh (AFAIR, HOD of CS Department > there), Prateek Khanna and Ankit Jain (both from ILUGD). > > The original mail I posted on the list does not seem to have been > archived, but Raj's reply to that (which contains most of the original > mail) can be found at > (http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/msg00000.html) > > At that time, CBSE was interested in experimenting with including Linux > into their curriculum, and wanted our feedback on the same. During the > meeting, Prateek, Ankit and I drafted a syllabus based on their existing > one, and made it platform independant. This syllabus was for a > vocational course that CBSE runs in about 35 schools across the country, > and was not to be included in the mainstream courses, at least for the > time being. > > At the time, we convinced the CBSE officials to include a Linux based > operating system as an alternative to windows, and to leave it upto the > school to decide which OS to use as the primary OS for instruction. The > syllabus included a clause stating that the teachers should teach the > concepts using one platform, and demonstrate the same on the other > platform in one or two lectures. > > There was one thing that bothered the CBSE officials though...and that > was support for the schools which will be installing linux and > demonstrating it. At the time, LAP(Linux Access Project) was initiated, > and we had hoped to have a project which would be able to provide CBSE > just that, but somehow things didn't work out. Supreet Sethi, Pankaj > Kaushal and Sandeep Rathi from Sarai worked hard and came out with a > customised linux distribution meant specifically for schools. Sadly, the > project has gone into hibernation since then. > > LAP has been inactive for a while, mainly because of lack of resources, > but if something is being stirred again, I'm confident we can revive > this project, and return with renewed energy. > (http://lap.linux-delhi.org) > > As for the task at hand, I believe the best person to contact would be > Mr. Mukesh in DPS RK Puram. He's a part of the CBSE syllabus drafting > committee, and is very interested in getting linux included into the > CBSE syllabus. > > If there's any other way in which we at ilug-d can help, let us know on > the main mailing list, or on [EMAIL PROTECTED], the LAP mailing > list. > > Hope this helped. Comments, and more details from those who remember them > are welcome. > > regards, > Gami
Thanks for reminding that this important first step into introduction of computers is dominated by $$$. My approach would be to look at www.k12ltsp.org My own view point is that rather than creating more and more distros we need to create enablement that this project offers. This along with www.ltsp.org approach where most of the major distros are supported in creating networked class rooms at very low cost roll outs is the possible answer. On top of this ILUGD or similar groups can generate syllabus specific packages that can be offered from LAP site. I believe that some people in Calcutta (sorry Kolkota or what ever...) are already doing this and that is why I am marking copy to LIH list. I recently discussed roll out cost for one computer lab in a Delhi based school with one of the trustees. For one lab of 25 seats they spent Rs10lacs (Rs32,000 for hardware and Rs7000 for software - winXP, XPOffice and Corel Draw) My estimate for doing it on thin client open source solution was Rs3.5 lac. And this could come down on bulk purchases. Of course the first step remains getting CBSE to say yes. -- Sudev Barar Learning Linux _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
