SIET(STATE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY)

SIET

SIET is responsible for the planning,research,production and evaluation of educational soft wares like video,audio programmes and computer multimedia.
                                  SIET Kerala also aims to implement schemes to generate teaching technologies and learning process in modern context.SIET kerala is latest in the array of seven SIET'S in the country.Government of india sanctioned the State Institute of Educational Technology in 1998.

The Institute was constituted under the Travancore Literary Scientific and Charitable Societies Act 1951 on 08.09.1999 as an autonomous society with register No. T. 1373/99. The Rules and Regulations of the Institute are recognised by the State Cabinet. The Executive Committee, with the Minister for Education as Chairman, and the Secretary for General Education as the Vice Chairman, has 16 members in all.

Main Objectives of the Kerala SIET

To promote awareness among students, teachers and parents on the possibilities of educational technology in the areas of applications like:

• Educational Radio
• Educational Television
• Computer Assisted Instruction/Computer Managed. Instruction Audio/Video Cassettes
• Satellite Communication
• Multimedia
• Local Area Network (LAN)
• Internet                                                                                                                                         
   
   
   
  GOALS
  SIET, Kerala is mandated to pursue the following goals:
  
  
  • Production of Educational / Enrichment programmes for Telecast / Broadcast through TV / Radio and communication
     through CD/DVD
  • Designing and production of teaching Aids
  • To administer the Educational Technology Programmes and assignment of work to agencies in both Govt. and Non-Govt. sector
  • Imparting training to production personnel and teachers
  • Conduct research and evaluation of new media education materials.
  • Assist schools to set up infrastructure to schools and monitoring their utilisation activities
  • Dissemination of TV / Radio (Audio Visual) programmers through available commercial channels
  • Patronizing production of TV and Audio educational materials
  • Implement CD library project in all the 140 costituencies of Kerala state and declare kerala as the 100 percent e learning state.
  • Research and develop learning materials for blind students
  
  
   
  Achievements And Strengths
  RECOGNITIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS
  
  It is a matter of pride that the programmes produced by SIET, Kerala, for its high professional excellence, technical and academic quality and educational value have consistently bagged awards
  
  1. Successfully implemented the CD Library project in 1000 Higher Secondary schools, 2500 High Schools, 3200 primary schools in the State of Kerala. This is the first time in the history of India a SIET implemented this type of project for the promotion of E-Learning.
  
  2. Successfully implemented a full –fledged e-learning project in 6800 schools in the state of Kerala
  
  3. In the year 2006 the M.M. Panth commission constituted by the MHRD, Govt. of India after evaluating the performance of all the SIETs in India selected Kerala SIET as an excellent model and directed all the SIETs in India to follow the “KERALA MODEL” in the field of E-Learning system.
  
  SIET Kerala bagged many awards in the National Children’s Film festival.
  
       1. In the year 2004 SIET, Kerala won two national awards for the best Educational film in India.
       2. In the year 2005 SIET, Kerala bagged three National awards for the best Educational film in India.
       3. 2006 SIET Kerala bagged 4 National Awards
  
       4. In the year 2007 SIET Kerala bagged 10 National awards and the best SIET award in India.   
   
   OUR STRENGTHS
  
  Prominent Institute in Educational electronic mass medium
  The prominent Institute in the Kerala State working mainly for school Education through electronic mass medium.
  
  Experienced panel of production teams
  Panel of production teams with experienced creative human resources in the field of Video/Audio programme production, direction, scripting, camera work, editing, graphics and animation and other technical aspects of production.
  
  Creative facilities for outside production
  Accesss to technical teams for taking up any assignment of audio-visual production right from formative research to final evaluation of the project anywhere in the state .
  
  Strong training faculty in ETV production
  Strong training faculty in the area of scriptwriting, presentation and production techniques.
  
  Strong Network in the State
  Established network with teachers, students, Government and non-Government agencies,instituitions and schools all over the State.
  
  Enriched audio/video library
  The Premier institute having collection of over 2500 video/audio programmes covering wide range of topics from kid stories to Mathematics to Value Education to personality development and so on.