Registrations are invited for Online Course on Learning through Toy-Making by TISS. The course will start from August 22, 2023.
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), established in 1936, is India’s premier University for applied social science research and education. The Institute is a deemed university and is fully funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Government of India. The TISS offers a range of professional programs and research degrees at its Mumbai, Tuljapur, Guwahati, and Hyderabad campuses. From its inception, TISS has aimed to be at the cutting edge of education, research and outreach in human development and public policy. It provides support to government institutions and grassroots organizations and applies academic research and field expertise to develop and assess policies addressing social needs and social welfare.
Remember your time as a child. What are the first few things which come to your mind? Toys, I am sure, would be one of them! Paper planes, tops, marbles, kites, different kinds of whistles, swings, paper spinner, all these things enriched our childhood! Notice that some of these were made by us, or sometimes by an some elder person at home or neighbourhood. We learned many scientific concepts such as rotation, precession, oscillations, pressure, friction, while playing and making these toys. Let us try to recreate this process of authentic learning more systematically with our students. And yes, let us make interesting things, play with them and wonder how they work once again!
In this course, TISS will integrate learning from digital medium and hand-on learning. The videos in this course are developed by an eminent educationist, Arvind Gupta and his team at the science outreach centre of the Inter-Univercity Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune with the support from the Tata Trusts.
At the end of the course you will be able to
You will require the following things to do this course:
August 22-October 5, 2023 (5 hours per week).
₹2500
Interested participants can register online via this link.
Email: cete[dot]stp[at]clixindia[dot]org
