[photopress:it_tibet_computer_lab.jpg,full,alignright]Dozens of teaching experts from Capital Normal University in Beijing, Northwest Normal University in Xi’an and Southwest University in Chongqing are in Tibet and Xinjiang to provide training for 2,000 local teachers.
137 volunteer teachers are now involved in the Partners in Learning project, which was jointly launched by the Ministry of Education and Microsoft (China) four years ago.
Its aim is to provide primary and middle-school teachers in rural and remote areas with basic education in computing and information technology, which they can later pass on to their own students. Among the volunteers are postgraduate students in education technology, experienced teachers from developed areas of the country and IT professionals.
The partnership scheme is part of a broader program launched by the government in 2003 to create a teaching resource network. This allows millions of teachers across the country access to useful materials and information via the Internet and television.
Zhou Ji, minister of education said that this year more than one million teachers in the country’s western regions will benefit from a new training program. He said, ‘Education is a long-term undertaking and essential in cultivating the country’s talent. Information technology helps boost the quality of education teachers provide and also narrows the knowledge gap between rural and urban areas.’
Source: TDC Trade.com