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Social Networking Course: A Self-regulating and sustainable context for creating Open Educational Resources at the University of Mauritius
No full textSocial Networking is one of the core modules in the MSc Educational Technologies (MSc EdTech) program at the University of Mauritius dispensed through the Virtual Centre for Innovative Learning Technologies (VCILT). The 45hr -3 credit online module is assessed purely on a continuous assessment basis and active participation and community-building is what is required from the students. Since all the courses on the MSc EdTech are fully online, students are encouraged and directed to as many online collaborative tools as possible, giving them the opportunity to “sample, test and adopt” ICT-related tools for their own teaching and learning purposes. The responses we have had from past cohorts have been very encouraging, especially primary-level educators who find that their own pupils are more interested, more lively and participate much better in class compared to traditional chalk and talk methods. In fact, the MSc Ed Tech students are given many assignments and activities that are situated in their working environments, where they work with their own pupils to integrate technology into their teaching: testing simulations, evaluating different pedagogical strategies, using concept mapping tools and designing animations for testing and reuse in their classes. Amongst the objectives of the module, students are expected to be able to define terms related to the Web 2.0; identify characteristics of social networking sites; analyse the impact of social networking within the Mauritian context; participate constructively in different social networks and write collaboratively using wiki technology. The wiki on our Moodle e-learning platform is used as an introduction to wiki-writing techniques and we then move to WikiEducator where our students register and follow the WikiEducator Learning4Content (L4C). This gives them an opportunity to participate in an international activity with a community of educators or learners from around the globe and also immerse into actual OER-related activities
Isolation and Identification of Crude Triacontanol from Rice Bran Wax
No full textIn present investigation crude triacontanol was isolated and identified from rice bran wax. Triacontanol was isolated by saponification and extraction method. The obtained mixture is crude Triacontanol. It was analyzed by Gas Chromatography (GC) and melting point method. Purity of triacontanol was 13.33%. 1Department of Botany, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad (M.S.), India; 2Department of Botany, University of Pune, Pune (M.S.), India* Corresponding Author, Email: [email protected] Cite This Article As: Sandhya Jaybhay, Pankaj Chate and Avinash Ade. 2010. Isolation and Identification of Crude Triacontanol from Rice Bran Wax. J. Exp. Sci. 1(2): 26
India's National Population Policy (2000): An Evaluation
No full textprofessional paper for the fulfillment of the Masters of Public Policy degreeThis paper examines the quality of India’s family planning practice under the National Population Policy (2000) or NPP-2000. The intent of NPP-2000 is to eliminate unmet contraceptive needs by providing high quality reproductive healthcare. In particular, the NPP-2000 aims to address flaws in healthcare infrastructure and to achieve a total fertility rate of 2.1 births per woman by 2010. Unfortunately, the implementation difficulties of past years persist in the era of NPP-2000. Indian families are subject to poorly-trained healthcare personnel and insufficient medical supplies, among other setbacks. Using interviews with family planning professionals and data from quantitative
and qualitative studies, the following analysis exposes widespread variation in the quality of family planning practice. Additionally, the author proposes strategies to address unmet contraceptive needs in northern states and among disadvantaged populations.Agrawal, Sandhya. (2009). India's National Population Policy (2000): An Evaluation. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/50283
Effect of Chitosan on Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) Seed Germination
No full textPresent paper deals with the effect of chitosan at different concentration on seed germination of okra. It was revealed that chitosan at 0.03%, 0.12%,0.3% and 0.6% concentration induced seed germination in okra while at 0,03% there was maximum seed germination percentage as compare to other treatments. 1Department of Botany, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad- 431 004 (MS), India; 2Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad- 431 004 (MS), India; 3Department of Botany, University of Pune, Pune -411 007 (MS), India.* Corresponding Author, Email: [email protected] Cite This Article As: Sandhya Jaybhay, Asha Chate and Avinash B. Ade. 2010. Effect of Chitosan on Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) Seed Germination. J. Exp. Sci. 1(2): 27
When Going Against the Tide Becomes the Norm: The Case of CILL at the University of Mauritius
No full textPCF10 Sub-theme: Building Resilience // Described as the “single great new development in education” (Wedemeyer, 1981:60), distance education would further expand with the advent of technology and the internet in the 1990’s. It can be argued that Covid-19 in 2020 has acted as another catalyst for bringing online and blended learning to the front scene (Zhao, 2020). At the University of Mauritius, distance education and online learning were introduced at the University of Mauritius in 1991 and 2001 respectively. Since 2014, online and blended learning is under the purview of the Centre for Innovative and Lifelong learning: CILL provides infrastructural and pedagogical support for the development of online and blended learning and has the autonomy to initiate projects. This has led to the creation of a sub- culture at CILL where CILL would continue to operate on the margin/periphery of the mainstream activities of the UoM. Innovations at CILL included innovative modes of delivery, assessment and adopting an entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial culture of collegially approaching the Industry for customised training programmes and corporate training solutions. These innovations were most of the time being limited to the activities of CILL. Covid-19 has since 2020 led to a reversal of the situation. Covid-19 has highlighted how many of the innovations introduced by CILL some 25 years ago have ensured robustness and resilience of the Centre’s activities in the face of disruptions caused by the pandemic. Post-lockdown, some of the models would be deployed to the whole of the University. This paper, through exploratory desk research, will explore how these innovations paved the way for preparedness at CILL and how these were escalated to University-wide level, where ‘going against the tide’ becomes the norm. // Paper ID 324
Correction: Gut-associated cGMP mediates colitis and dysbiosis in a mouse model of an activating mutation in GUCY2C
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Correction: Gut-associated cGMP mediates colitis and dysbiosis in a mouse model of an activating mutation in GUCY2C
Vishwas Mishra, Avipsa Bose, Shashi Kiran, Sanghita Banerjee, Idrees A. Shah, Pooja Chaukimath, Mudasir M. Reshi, Swarna Srinivas, Anaxee Barman, Sandhya S. Visweswariah
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Vishwas Mishra
Avipsa Bose
Shashi Kiran
Sanghita Banerjee
Idrees A. Shah
Pooja Chaukimath
Mudasir M. Reshi
Swarna Srinivas
Anaxee Barman
Sandhya S. Visweswariah
Online ISSN: 1540-9538
Print ISSN: 0022-1007
© 2021 Mishra et al.
This article is available under a Creative Commons License (Attribution 4.0 International, as described at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
J Exp Med (2021) 218 (11): e2021047909292021c.
https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.2021047909292021c
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Corrected article Gut-associated cGMP mediates colitis and dysbiosis in a mouse model of an activating mutation in GUCY2C
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The authors regret that the legends to Fig. 3 (C, D, and I) and Fig. 4 (B, C, and E) did not originally specify that the values shown are adjusted P values. In addition, the colors used in the bar graph in Fig. 4 B were not correct nor defined. The corrected legends, with new text underlined, and corrected Fig. 4 are shown here.
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Creating awareness about Urban Planning to the community
No full textOne of the fundamental prerequisites for the achievement of sustainable development and sustainable planning is broad public and specially community participation in decision-making and involvement of all stakeholders specially the social groups and NGO’s. Furthermore, according to Agenda 21, new forms of participation have emerged and these include the need of individuals, groups and organisations to participate in decisions particularly those which potentially affect the communities in which they live and work. Individuals, groups and organisations should have access to information relevant to urban planning and development held by national authorities, including information on products and activities that have or are likely to have a significant impact on planning, and information on sustainable development. The government of Mauritius has embarked on a project called the ‘Maurice Ile Durable’ (MID) project which is a long term vision aimed at promoting sustainable development. The main aim of this project is to make Mauritius a role model of sustainable development. One of the key partners of the government in this endeavour is the University of Mauritius as one of the roles of the University is to educate the people about important issues and to encourage community development. As such, the university has to go forward and be a tool in creating awareness among the Mauritian people and to encourage community participation towards achieving sustainable development
Atmospheric neutrinos: Status and prospects
No full textAbstractWe present an overview of the current status of neutrino oscillation studies at atmospheric neutrino experiments. While the current data gives some tantalising hints regarding the neutrino mass hierarchy, octant of θ23 and δCP, the hints are not statistically significant. We summarise the sensitivity to these sub-dominant three-generation effects from the next-generation proposed atmospheric neutrino experiments. We next present the prospects of new physics searches such as non-standard interactions, sterile neutrinos and CPT violation studies at these experiments
Co-Creating for Resilience – Development of Transdisciplinary Skills and Competencies in Higher Education
No full textPCF10 Sub-theme: Building Resilience // This paper presents the co-creation of a University-wide Open Educational Resource (OER) on Transdisciplinary Skills and Competencies for enhancing graduate employment with the necessary knowledge, values, and attitudes for building a more resilient workforce in an increasingly uncertain future. The four Key Pillars underlying education and life from the highly influential, and increasingly relevant, Delor’s report (1996) underpinned the development of future-thinking stances for the first-year students as they engaged with learning activities that enabled them to: 1. Learn to know: Investigate their own learning and courses with more agency and depth through metacognitive strategies. 2. Learn to do: Relate theoretical knowledge to more relevant, practical, transdisciplinary applications through collaboration on working towards solution-oriented and challenge-based learning. 3. Learn to live together: This entails the cross-fertilization and respect of each-others’ ideas to bring about innovation through a learning environment that is conducive for thriving together. 4. Learning to be: Developing the human potential to its fullest, especially the skills, competencies and attitudes required to work in an increasingly connected world with greater responsibility for the attainment of common goals. // The objective of the action research was to co-create the OER with the input of both academics and students from different faculties. The collaboratively designed learning activities were adapted to different disciplines and educational contexts to enable learners to be assessed for four main value-laden skills and competencies: a) Collaborative Networking (comprising Cultural awareness, Acknowledging differences, Personal branding, Team playing and trust building, Virtuous circles). b) Communication Networking (comprising Social and Emotional Intelligence, Technology-enhanced Communications, verbal and non-verbal communication, conflict management). c) Growth Mindsets (comprising Solution Orientedness, Grit and determination, Opportunity seeking, creative and critical thinking, design thinking. d) Professional and Ethical Practices (comprising case studies and role plays to demonstrate Social responsibility, Sustainable development, Managing ethical dilemmas and transformational leadership). // 9 faculty members and their respective students formed part of the action research and while co-creation is perhaps too innovative and disruptive for certain academics, the students were appreciative of the opportunity of having a voice and participating in the co-creation of the learning activities that would develop their full potential. This study demonstrates the need for engaging with learners so that they are aware of the active role they play in the learning environment and to build resilience and self-efficacy from within.// Paper ID 547
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