RTC was one of the early adopters of the Sherig collection, which was an offline and legal virtual education bundle developed by Galit and Boaz Shmueli.
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Presentation on adoption of Sherig collection at RTC by Tanveer Reza Rouf & Cathy LeGrand
1. The Rigsum Sherig Collection:
Electronic resources without the
Internet
Tanveer Reza Rouf
Cathy LeGrand
4 May 2013
2. What is e-learning?
• Using technology to enhance instruction
– Interactivity
– Multimedia
– Self-paced learning
– Virtual learning environments
– Computer-based education and training
3. E-learning in Bhutan
• Bhutan is a low-infrastructure, resource-poor
environment
– Slow internet speeds
– Unstable internet connectivity
– Expensive internet
– Shortage of current teaching materials
4. What is the Rigsum Sherig
collection?
“A free suite of offline educational resources”
useful for e-learning
Compiled and
distributed by
Galit and Boaz
Shmueli,
Rigsum IT
Institute
5. What is in the Sherig Collection?
Khan Academy videos
• short videos (~10 min. each) giving instruction
on math and science topics
– Math: Arithmetic, algebra, pre-calculus, calculus,
probability, statistics, differential equations
– Science: Physics, chemistry, biology, organic
chemistry, astronomy & cosmology
11. Audiobooks of classic literature
• Children’s books:
– Fairy tales
– Fables
• Classics
– Huck Finn
– Tom Sawyer
– Oliver Twist
12. Where can I access it?
• All four of the library’s computers have the
collection
– Khan videos and audiobooks can be copied onto a
USB stick and taken away
– Dzongkha-language resources can only be used
after installation
– The entire package can be copied and installed
wherever you choose – please bring a storage
device with at least 25 GB
15. Future of Rigsum Sherig collection
at RTC
• Available on all lab and staff/faculty
computers?
• Available via K: or other network drive?
• Available via the new VLE?
16. How can I use these in my
teaching?
Use a video:
• as a lecture or to supplement your instruction
– Assign a video as homework or as pre-class work
• to help weaker students
• to engage students with different learning
styles
17. How can I use these in my
teaching?
Use Dzongkha tools:
• Students can compose Dzongkha-language
work in print
• The best works can be more easily shared and
uploaded to increase digital presence of
Dzongkha material
18. Uses for primary and secondary
education
• Full package includes resources for young
children such as educational games, Office
Suite for kids and programming tools for kids.
• Please share with colleagues and teachers in
the school system
