RIESI & IT FOR CHANGE PRESENT
A Two day online International Conference on English Language Teaching during Pandemic Times: Grappling with the New-Normal
DAY 2 1.35 pm to 5.00pm Session Name (Room) YouTube links (for public to view)
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Teacher’s Innovation and Challenges - (Room 2) https://tinyurl.com/teacher-innovation-r2-live1
Teacher’s Innovation and Challenges - (Room 3) https://tinyurl.com/teacher-innovation-r3-live1
Teacher’s Innovation and Challenges (Room 4) https://tinyurl.com/teacher-innovation-r4-live1
Digital technologies in education - (Room 5) https://tinyurl.com/digital-tech-edu-r5-live1
Digital technologies in education - (Room 6) https://tinyurl.com/digital-tech-edu-r6-live1
Parental intervention/Interference - Students perspectives (Room 7) https://tinyurl.com/parent-student-r7-live1
Teacher Training/Education - (Room 8) https://tinyurl.com/teacher-training-edu-r8-live1
/ about
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The global Covid-19 pandemic has thrust upon all the stakeholders of education with the unprecedented challenges of disseminating knowledge outside the ease of standardized educational setup. Each institution is perplexed and has attempted all possibilities to ensure uninterrupted learning during the crisis.
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Hence, the conference tries to assemble all the educators, researchers, students and parents across India and abroad to share their learning experiences: trials and errors of coping with the teaching of English during the pandemic and the future prospects. Insights derived from such deliberations would help deduce practical policies, provide ideas and strategies to educators and explore new research areas.
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The conference includes plenary sessions, panel discussions by national and global educators and parallel paper presentations by scholars, teachers and teacher educators.
About RIESI
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The Regional Institute of English, South India, Bengaluru was founded in June 1963 with the broad objective of improving standards of English Language Teaching in the six southern member states of India, viz., Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana and Union Territory of Pondicherry. The institute has been training thousands of government teachers every year from all member states including the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
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During its five decades, the institute has strived for the betterment of English Language Education and thus has carved a niche for itself in the fields of Teacher Training, Material Production, Action Research and Trainer Training.
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Situated in the sprawling campus of Bangalore University, the institute provides a conducive ambience for interactive learning and professional growth. Besides short-term and long-term teacher development and trainer development programmes, the institute also offers Post Graduate Diploma in English Language Teaching (PGDELT) and Diploma in English Communication (DIEC) through distance mode. Some specialized programmes in English for specific purposes are also offered.
About IT for Change
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IT for Change is an NGO, established in 2000, with the vision of a society in which digital technologies contribute to social justice and equity. The domains of their work include governance of the digital economy, digital rights and democracy, digital technology and education, and gender justice in the digital society. They adopt research, field projects, policy advocacy and consulting approaches for holistic impact.
In the domain of education, the Centre for Education and Technology seeks to build participatory models that strengthen teacher agency, school autonomy, adolescent education and community participation, in partnership with public education institutions and systems.
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Their projects systemically integrate digital technologies for connecting, creating and collaborating at school, district and state levels to strengthen the quality of school education. Their workshops, on-line
and blended courses and programs in pre-service and in-service teacher education strengthen teacher agency and professional capacities.
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Their research includes digital intelligence, collaborative OER models, communities of practice and free and open technologies.
Sub-themes of the conference
1. Government’s Role
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Government’s intervention: Teaching and learning schemes and programs
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Implementing NEP 2020
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Assessment Procedures
2. Organization/ Institution
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Challenges, Academic preparedness and dissemination
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Changes in goals and strategies of teaching and learning
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Policy issues and decisions
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Coherence/ staff collegiality and teacher community
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Enhancing outreach programs (creating awareness)
3. Teacher Innovation and Challenges
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Varied teaching techniques and practices.
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Impact on teaching language
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Selection and reduction of instructional materials.
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Dealing with young learners
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Teacher-student relationship
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Assessment procedure
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Classroom research
4. Digital technologies in education
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Learning Management Systems
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Desktop and web tools for teaching English
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Blended Teaching and Learning
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Student Teacher preparedness, motivation and interactions
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Materials and resources: design & development
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Cybersecurity other challenges & limitations
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Digital divide: Managing Inequities and Environmental Injustices
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Big Data and Artificial intelligence, personalized analytics and learning
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Professional learning communities (digital networks), as a scaffold
5. Parental intervention
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Academic, social and economic aspects
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Psychological issues
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Parent-teacher relationship and interactions
6. Student’s perspectives
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Student’s acquisition of language skills
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Classroom to living room - coping with the change
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Use of technical devices for attending classes
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Home assignment and assessment issues
7. Teacher Training / Education
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Pre-service and in-service
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Teacher professional development
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Teacher assessment
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Materials and resources
8. Rethinking Education: the way forward
/ SCHEDULE
25th June 2021
FRIDAY
10.30am-4:30pm
26th June 2021
SATURDAY
10.30am-4:30pm
SPEAKERS
Dr Hema Ramanathan
(Fmr.) Associate Professor, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA, USA
Dr Padmini Bhuyan Boruah
Professor & Head of the Department of ELT at Gauhati University, INDIA
Dr Asli Lidice Gokturk Saglam
Instructor, Ozyegin University Istanbul, TURKEY
​Dr Mian Md. Naushaad Kabir
Associate Professor English, Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka, BANGLADESH
Day 1
Mr. Muhammad Qasem Jami
English Teacher & Education Advisor, Herat, AFGHANISTAN
Ms. Feruza Erkulova Melikuzievna
Ph.D Researcher at Namangan State University, EFLT, UZBEKISTAN
Mr. Benson Bonaya Guyo
Teacher, Marsabit Mixed Secondary School, KENYA
Patron of Leadership and Entrepreneurship Club
Ms Asmerah Batugan
Teacher and English Coordinator at Sultan Guro Memorial National High School, PHILIPPINES
SPEAKERS
Day 2
Dr Senkamalam Periysamy Dhanavel
Professor, English, Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, INDIA
Mr. Gurumurthy Kasinathan
Founder and Director, IT for Change, Bengaluru, INDIA
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Senior Academic Manager, British Council, INDIA
Dr Ravinarayan Chakrakodi
Professor and Academic Head, Regional Institute of English South India, Bengaluru, INDIA
Dr P Jani Reddy
Lecturer, Govt.DIET Rangareddy District at Vikarabad,Telangana, INDIA
Dr Anusha Ramanathan
Faculty, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, INDIA
Ms. Maya Menon
Founder Director – The Teacher Foundation, INDIA
Mr Joy T F
Senior Lecturer, DIET, Malappuram, Kerala, INDIA
Ms Rebecca Rawnson
REGISTRATION
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Paper presenters will be registered after the selection of the paper.
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INSTRUCTIONS TO PAPER PRESENTERS:
Last date for abstract submission: 25.05.2021
Due to overwhelming responses and requests from paper presenters, we are extending the last date up to 11.06.2021.
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For submission of Abstract: click here
Abstract format:
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250 words
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Font: Times New Roman
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Font Size: 12, double space
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Subthemes of the abstract should link to the main theme.
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Filename: (your name) rieabstract e.g. Manjularieabstract
Refer here for a sample abstract :
http://riesielt.org/english-classroom-journal
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Full papers: 15.07.2021
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(Select papers will be published in the subsequent RIESI journal, The English Classroom-ISSN no.2250-2831). The length of the paper must be 2500 - 3000 words.
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Registration for Delegates: click here
Last Date for Registration: 23.06.2021
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Registration Fee:
National
Paper presenters: Rs.500
Attendee/Delegate: Rs.300
International
Paper Presenters and Delegates: 10 dollars
Payment details: Google pay / NEFT
Name : The Director, RIESI, Bangalore.
Bank : Canara Bank
Account No: 8411101001128
IFSC Code: CNRB0008411
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Note: Delegates will be registered in BBB and will have the opportunity to directly interacting with the speakers. They will also be made into groups and can interact with the fellow delegates
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Organizing Committee
Mr. Basawaraja C Gawanalli
DIRECTOR, RIESI, Bangalore
Dr. Pooja Giri
Faculty, RIESI and Conference Coordinator
Mr. Suman Bandi
Faculty, RIESI and Conference Co-coordinator
Mr. Gurumurthy Kasinathan
DIRECTOR, IT for Change
Editorial Committee
Dr. S Mohanraj
Former Professor, EFL-U, Hyderabad
Dr Ravinarayan C
Dr. Partha Sarathi Mishra
Visiting Faculty, Azim Premji University
Dr. S Venkateswaran
Former Professor, RIESI, Bengaluru
Dr. Hitesh C Bhakat
Professor, RIESI, Bengaluru
Professor, RIESI, Bengaluru
Dr. Uzma Raheel
Lecturer, RIESI, Bengaluru
Lecturer, RIESI, Bengaluru
Ms. Padmashree R P
/contact
FULL ADDRESS
Regional Institute of English South India,
Jnanabharathi Campus,
Bengaluru –560056
CONTACT PERSON
For any additional requirements contact:
Dr. Pooja Giri, Faculty, RIESI, Coordinator
Mr. Suman Bandi, Faculty, RIESI, Co-Coordinator
Conference Email: riesiconference@gmail.com
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Website: http://riesielt.org/
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Office phone No: 080- 35101131
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Toll free No: 1800-889-1790 / 1800-889-1791