Slides from the information session held at the Rigsum Institute of IT & Management, Thimphu, Bhutan, April 13, 2013. Presenters: Mr. Boaz Shmueli and Prof. Galit Shmueli. http://sherig.rigsum-it.com

1. The Rigsum
Sherig Collection
A free suite of
offline educational resources
The Rigsum Research Lab presents…
www.rigsum-it.com/research
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2. The Rigsum Research Lab
is a hub for
research, acquisition and dissemination
of knowledge about
learning technologies
in the context of
Bhutan's needs and culture
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3. PROJECTS BY
THE RIGSUM RESEARCH LAB
www.rigsum-it.com/research/projects
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4. Dzongkha Typing Tutor
Free, online or offline software
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5. Mobile Dzongkha
First-ever feasibility demo of
read/write Dzongkha on smartphone
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6. Learning Management System
Implementation and Training
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7. Google Apps for Education
Implementation and Training
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8. © 2013 Rigsum Research Lab

9. Wikipedia Bhutan
Training: Become a Wikipedia Editor
• Created 1-month curriculum
• Trained Rigsum toppers
• Generated new Wikipedia
articles on Bhutan
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10. Bi-Weekly Tech Column: Ask Boaz
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11. Rigsum Internet Café
Create, Deploy, Train
A space with Internet-connected
computers configured for virus-free
and fast multi-user operation© 2013 Rigsum Research Lab

12. The Rigsum
Sherig Collection
A free suite of
offline educational resources
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13. Why?
• Many schools have computers
• Students learn Microsoft Office, Paint (only!)
• Computers can aid in learning school subjects
E-learning
• Conduct research in social
studies
• Learn math and science in an
interactive fashion
• Watch videos about organic
chemistry and geography
• Play games to practice basic skills
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14. Two Major e-Learning Resources
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15. A free encyclopedia on the Internet
Faster
Easier
Accessible
Free
Fun!
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16. Learn almost anything for free.
A library of over 4000 videos, covers PP-12 math,
science topics such as biology, chemistry, and
physics,…, finance and history.
Each video is a digestible chunk, approximately 10
minutes long, and especially purposed for viewing
on the computer.
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17. Great resources for
teachers, curriculum developers
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18. • Unavailable
• Too slow
• Too expensive
• Too dangerous
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19. The Sherig Collection Solution
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20. Class V, VI Social Studies Curriculum
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21. Students learn how to conduct research
Links to related articles
Images and animation
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22. Three Wikipedia Editions
• Wikipedia Version 0.8 (47,300 articles)
• High-quality articles
• Selection for School (5,500 articles)
• Arranged by subject
• Child-safe
• Simple English
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23. Videos: Self-paced, engaging
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24. Sherig Collection Resources
Dzongkha
• DDC Dictionaries
• Typing Tutor
Utilities
Browsers
Audio books
Programming
Games
• Geography, So
cial studies
• Alphabet &
numbers
Office for Kids
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25. What You’ll Need
• External disk with free 23 GB (to copy the
collection
• Computers with Windows (XP, Vista, or 7) and
24 GB free space
• Step-by-step installation guide provided
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26. Next Phase: Sherig-in-a-Box
Project Status:
• Under development
• Funding needed!
• Single server
• Simple and robust
• Advanced e-learning
(Khan with assessment)
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27. Q & A
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28. Hands-on time…!
Contact sherig@rigsum-it.com to schedule
a training session.
www.facebook.com/groups/
sherigcollection
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