Tata Interactive Systems Wins eMaharashtra Award
Mumbai (IN), May 2012 -Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), a provider of learning solutions, has been honoured with the eMaharashtra 2012 Award for the best multimedia content for K12 (jury's choice).
The eMaharashtra award exemplifies Tata Interactive Systems' commitment towards providing excellent education and superior resources to students. Sanjaya Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, Tata Interactive Systems, says, "For India to truly hold its own on the global stage, there is a need to improve the quality of education imparted to children from underprivileged backgrounds and also to improve their ability to communicate in English."
Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), along with Bombay Community Public Trust (BCPT) and NGO Muktangan, collaborated to provide high-quality standardized interactive English teaching aids based on the government-prescribed curriculum to help children in state-run and private vernacular-medium schools overcome the English barrier and become employable.
Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) was responsible for designing and developing the DVDs. Muktangan assisted in guiding the teaching methodology used in the DVDs and providing a platform for user testing. The Bombay Community Public Trust (BCPT) helped in fund raising, administration, accounting, and project coordination.
Apart from these three, the Tech Mahindra Foundation also provided financial assistance, and NGO Learning Space Foundation helped with distribution of the DVDs in municipal and village schools across Maharashtra. The DVDs have already reached over 75 schools across the state.
The project aims to build English communication skills in underprivileged children and overcome inadequacies of English teachers in non-English medium schools. This was achieved by prompting existing teachers to improve their skills and imparting standardized language skills to students through creative electronic learning content with an engaging instructional design approach.