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The module has been designed to information college students to turn into accountable digital customers, establish and report threats and harassment in addition to report misinformation.
- IANS
- Last Updated: July 6, 2020, 11:00 AM IST
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Sunday introduced a partnership with Facebook to present coaching on digital security, on-line nicely being and coaching on augmented actuality (AR) to college students and lecturers. The coaching modules are for secondary faculty college students. The curriculum is now obtainable on the CBSE web site. The curriculum on digital security and on-line well-being cowl points resembling security, privateness, psychological well being and Instagram’s information for constructing wholesome digital habits, Facebook mentioned in a press release. The module has been designed to information college students to turn into accountable digital customers, establish and report threats and harassment in addition to report misinformation.
At least 10,000 college students can be lined within the coaching to be imparted by the Centre for Social Research (CSR). “I congratulate CBSE and Facebook on its partnership to introduce certified programs in augmented reality for teachers and digital safety and online-wellbeing for students,” mentioned Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.
Also, as a part of the collaboration, Facebook will help CBSE in its first-ever initiative to introduce AR as a curriculum. In the primary part, 10,000 lecturers can be skilled whereas 30,000 college students will bear the identical within the second part. The three-week coaching, to be performed in batches, will cowl fundamentals of AR and methods to utilise Facebook’s software program, Spark AR Studio so as to create augmented actuality experiences.
The goal is to give the learners a possibility and platform to conceptualise, create and model their very own AR experiences. The hands-on studying expertise of AR will assist in making ready the scholars for a profession within the digital economic system. According to the US tech big, the lecturers who efficiently full the coaching within the first part will practice 30,000 college students within the second part.
“Through our ‘Facebook for Education’ programme in India, we wish to support the educational agencies in the country in enabling lessons on fostering safe online experiences,” mentioned Ankhi Das, Director, Public Policy, India, South and Central Asia. “We are excited to partner with CBSE, and hope that this collaboration grows to support more teachers and students in the country,” Das added.
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