Reaches out to Schools in Nagpur through eGuru Service
Provider
Nagpur, January 15, 2010: NIIT, a leading Global Talent
Development Corporation, today organized a seminar on ‘De-stressing learning
environment in Schools: Role of technology’. The seminar was attended by
prominent school principals and educationists of Nagpur. NIIT also announced the
launch of their eGuru service provider in the Nagpur territory to take ‘NIIT
eGuru’ suite of solutions to schools.
The seminar had prominent educationists like Ms. Neeru Kapai, Founder
Principal of Modern School and Chairperson of Nagpur Sahodaya and Dr. Rajiv
Mohta, Consultant pediatrician and Adolescent Counselor, Fellow Neonatology,
AIIMS, New Delhi, expressing their views about the role of technology in
reducing the stress related to learning in schools. During the seminar the
speakers emphasized on the rapidly changing learning habits of students in
today’s world and the challenges that teachers and the school have to face to
cater to the learning needs of such children. It was also observed that though
technology has a very important role to play in de-stressing the learning
environment yet it is more important to evaluate the most appropriate technology
before adopting one.
Mr. Aman Nagar, Vice President, NIIT School Learning Solutions, said,
“NIIT eGuru is a holistic learning solution for schools, that aims at
making the vital process of teaching and learning simpler, thus bringing back
the joy of learning for students. We are happy that we have an eGuru Service
Provider now in Nagpur which will enable us to take our cutting edge solutions
to schools in the city. We are confident that more and more schools will turn to
this solution to make teaching and learning interesting for their
students.”
During the seminar NIIT also showcased futuristic eGuru suite of school
solutions to the participants. Company’s business partner- ‘eGuru Service
Provider’, will help in taking these solutions to schools in Nagpur and also
service them over the contractual period. NIIT eGuru suite of products consist
of a holistic education package that addresses the needs of all key stakeholders
within the education realm—Students, Teachers, School management and Parents,
with a single solution.
About NIIT
NIIT Limited, leading Global Talent Development Corporation and Asia’s
largest IT trainer, offers learning and knowledge solutions to over 5 million
students across 40 countries.
Leading IT magazine Dataquest has conferred upon NIIT, the ‘Top IT
Training Company’ award successively for the past 17 years, since the inception
of this category. Rated among India’s Business Superbrands 2008, NIIT’s
Individual Learning Business offerings include industry-endorsed programs for
students seeking careers in IT - GNIIT, Edgeineers and
Global Net Plus for IT professionals.
NIIT has provided computer-based learning to over 12,000 government and
private schools. The futuristic NIIT eGURU range for schools is a holistic
education package that comprises of Interactive Classrooms (an
embedded Teaching Learning Material, that uses elements of interactivity,
automation and web links library); Math lab (technology tools
that enable school students to learn and explore mathematical concepts);
IT Wizard (equips the students with core computer knowledge and
IT skills); and Quick School (an Education Resource Planning solution for school
management).
For working professionals, NIIT Imperia, Centre for Advanced
Learning, offers Executive Management Education Programs in association
with Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Ahmedabad, Indore, Kolkata,
Lucknow, IMT Ghaziabad and IIFT Delhi.
NIIT Institute of Finance Banking & Insurance (IFBI),
formed by NIIT with equity participation from ICICI Bank, offers programs for
individuals and corporates in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance.
NIIT Uniqua, Centre for Process Excellence, addresses the
increasing demand for skilled workers in the business and technology services
industry by providing training programs in relevant areas. This is a part of
NIIT Institute of Process Excellence, a NIIT-Genpact venture.
NIIT’s Corporate Learning Solutions, offers integrated
learning solutions (including strategic consulting, learning design, content
development, delivery, technology, assessment and learning management) to
Fortune 500 companies, Universities, Technology companies, Training corporations
and Publishing houses.
NIIT delivers a tailored combination of catalog learning
products, technology and services through Element K offerings. These include:
vLab®: hands-on labs, instructor-led courseware, comprehensive e-reference
libraries, technical journals, and KnowledgeHub™: hosted learning management
platform. This makes NIIT the first and the best choice for comprehensive
learning solutions, worldwide.
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Email:
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