Prof. Vasudha Kamat - SNDT Women's University

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was working on the plan for Teacher Professional Development in the use ICT in schools for 1 million teachers. She was member of Programme Monitoring and Evaluation Group (PM&EG) of MHRD which evaluates proposals from various states of India for ICT inputs. She assisted MHRD in preparing new Guidelines for ICT@school scheme (a Rs. 6300 Crores scheme). She was Chairperson and member of several ICT related Committees constituted by MHRD (e-Content, ICT Curriculum for teachers etc.). Hon’ble Minister, HRD, GOI sanctioned a full-fledged 24*7 School Educational TV Channel on Gyan Darshan with CIET, NCERT as a Nodal Agency. CIET started integrating many technologies in school education and teacher education (mobile, Satellite, Television, Internet Radio, TV on Demand, Audio books etc). Her service is rewarded by several prestigious awards. Recently she participated in the 5 th World Forum of Women Vice Chancellors of the Universities in Xiamen, China (Nov 2011). She was invited by the Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, Canada to present her views on Teacher Preparation in an Intentional Partner Country Meeting (July 2010) UNESCO to participate as a Country Representative in the World Teachers’ Day celebrations on 5 th Oct 2009 at Paris, France. She is a recipient of the Best Teacher Award by Maharashtra State Government (2005-06). She is also a recipient of the US Government Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship (2005-06) and conducted research on “Online Learning” in the Florida State University, USA. She is recipient of Rotary International Fellowship (2004-05) and taught courses to M.Ed. Students in University Technology, MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. She was invited by the Regina University, Canada and worked in the Centre for Advanced Technologies, developed Instructional Designs for several Online Courses (2003). She received M.Ed. degree from Mumbai University in 1977 with the First Rank. Her Ph. D. also from Mumbai University, was in the area of Self-Perception (1981) under the guidance of Prof. Pratibha Deo, the then Head of the Department of Education, Mumbai University and a Fulbright Scholar. As a continuation of this study, she conducted research on Remand Home students for improving their Self Concept through improvement in Scholastic Achievement. This study won her an Award instituted by the NCERT in 1987. Her first degree is in Chemistry (B.Sc.) from Pune University (1971) and last degree in Sociology (M.A.) from SNDT Women’s University (1986). She is alumnus of 3 prestigious Universities in Maharashtra. She worked majorly in the area of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for education. She has designed and offered online courses, has conducted training programmes in Instructional Design for e-learning, has guided research studies in this area and has worked as Project Director of many e-content development projects.
She has conducted several research studies for various National/International organizations such as Indian Space Research Organization, UNDP, World-Bank, UNICEF, MHRD, etc. on various themes. As a Project Director, she conducted an evaluation study for UNICEF (collaborated by NUPEA, New Delhi) of District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) in 4 States. Nine students have acquired Ph.D. under her guidance and 4 more are presently working under her for their Ph.D. She has guided more than 100 PG students (M.Ed., M.Phil., METCA) in their research. She closely works with Open Universities in India and has developed Self Learning Material for D.Ed., B.Ed., M.Ed. programmes for them. Also has worked as member of Advisory Council of Open Universities, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (DEP-SSA), and National Institute of Open Schooling, New Delhi. She has visited several countries like Bangladesh, Singapore, Thailand, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Mauritius, Canada, USA etc. to conduct training programmes/workshops, participate in international conferences, participate in international meetings, on teaching and research assignments, to develop linkages with the organisations etc. She has developed strong linkages with the Commonwealth of Learning, Canada, University of Regina, Canada, Mauritius Institute of Education, Mauritius, Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia etc. She believes in collaboration and cooperation with which Globalization and Internationalization of Higher education can be successfully addressed. As a Regional Secretary of All India Association for Educational Technology she has organised several Annual Conferences both at State, National as well as International level. She has many books, book chapters and Research Papers at her credit. She has conducted training programmes for teachers in various techniques of teaching. She has developed "Zero Lecture Project" where the teachers are trained to “teach” in the class using constructivist approach, without lecturing. As a social activist, she works for the Society for Rural Reconstruction and Education (Narayan Ashram) working in Konkan area of Maharashtra for the last 15 years. Personal Information Born in Mumbai, brought up and educated in various places in Raigad (then Kolaba) district of Maharashtra. Ancestral home is in Savantwadi Taluka of Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra. Mountaineering, Visiting places, making friends, photography and reading are some of her hobbies. Uses web 2.0 tools extensively. She is a member of many online professional communities.
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