India/L4C India 08

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 At WikiEd08

 The WikiEd08 - the two paralel L4C workshops were inaugurated by a strong advocate of Linux and Wikipedia - Professor Dinesh Singh, the Director of the South Campus, University of Delhi. Professor Ashum Gupta highlighted the need of open education to meet the expectations of Gandhiji - that of everyone having access to education. The Keynote speaker Dr Dinesh Abrol, who works on Science Policy in the country,  spoke about various issues and aspects related to IPR, copy rights in the perspective of education. He strongly supported the expansion of the Wikieducator movement in the country. Dr Savithri Singh, the Principal of the host college, explained the 'how and why' of the workshop citing her own personal experiences.

The real hands-on session started with a round of introductions along with a statement of 'why they registered for the workshop' by all participants. It came as a pleasant surprise how diverse the backgrounds of the participants were. This was followed by a presentation by Savithri on the History of the wiki movement and an introduction to the Wikieducator. The two groups seperated into two labs - each handled by one facilitator - Dr. Savithri Singh and Mr. Anil Prasad. The schedule was succesfully followed. The last sessions was held on the 6th October 2008. It was a valedictory session presided by Dr. R. Sreedhar, Director CEMCA