Indian Education System - Foundational Perspectives
- 15 Hours
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1 Credit
*(T&C Apply) Credits applicable only for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students enrolling for SIKSHA courses through academic institutions based in India.
- UG
- Foundation
₹2,500.00(GST additional)
About The Course
This curriculum provides a comprehensive introduction of the Indian Knowledge Systems, touching upon their philosophy and conceptual underpinnings. It places emphasis on imparting ethics and morality with focus on relevance IKS to modern education. Designed specifically for graduating teachers, this course aims to address both their current academic requirements and future professional needs. Each module within the curriculum is meticulously developed to ensure a deep understanding of the pedagogical tools and learning systems based in Indian knowledge traditions. Attention is also directed towards assimilating knowledge transmission, protection and application as elucidated in IKS.
Syllabus
- Unit I: Introduction to Philosophy of IKS and its Conceptual Underpinnings
- • Key elements, philosophical foundations of IKS
- • Common misconceptions regarding IKS vs facts
- • Ethics, morals and philosophy relevant to modern education
- • Ethical and moral teachings (Nitishastra)
- Unit II: Pedagogical Tools & Learning Systems of Bharata
- • Bharatiya insights and strategies for pedagogy and curriculum
- • IKS integration with modern disciplines
- • Models of communication in IKS
- Unit III: Knowledge Transmission, Protection, Applications & Relevance of IKS
- • Protecting traditional knowledge
- • Knowledge acquisition, validation and real world application of IKS and its principles
- • Sustainability, universality and relevance of IKS in modern world
More Information
- Learning Objectives
- This is meant to be a discipline specific course aimed at equipping graduates in education to fortify their understanding the intention and process of learning and honing their teaching skills
- Intended Outcomes
- • To enable the future teachers to carry the spirit and skill of education as envisaged in the knowledge traditions of Bharata
- • To provide insights into the philosophical and conceptual outlook of IKS that permeated through the tradition of teaching-learning across generations
- • To support future teachers with pedagogical tools and learning systems that they can adapt in teaching contemporary discipline, adding insights from IKS where and if applicable
- • To create awareness about knowledge transmission and protection and emphasising the application and relevance and application of IKS for promoting sustainability, which may in turn reach future learners
