Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:18:28 +0530 From: Jagtar Singh Dear professional Colleagues, In view of profound response to our call for participation in the IL Workshop for South and Central Asia and in consultation with the Unesco TTT-IL Project experts/leaders, we have decided to increase the number of participants' intake from 50 to 75 delegates. We don't want the deserving cases to be left out. Hence please access the link given in this call for participation an mail me your duly filled in application form by 17 October 2008. Profound regards, Jagtar Singh, Workshop Coordinator UNESCO Sponsored Training-the-Trainers (TTT) in Information Literacy Regional Workshop for South and Central Asia 05 � 07 November 2008 Punjabi University, Patiala (India). ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University ( www.punjabiuniversity.ac.in), Patiala (India) is one of the 12 institutions selected by UNESCO to host the Training-the-Trainers (TTT) in Information Literacy Regional Workshop from November 05 - 07, 2008 for participants from South and Central Asia. Training for Information Literacy This workshop is not designed to raise the level of awareness of the general population as to what Information Literacy (IL) is all about. Nor is a meeting of world experts convened to foster the academic interchange of theories and ideas. Instead, this workshop is aimed at training particular kinds of professionals � those who are employed in what are sometimes called the "helping professions" such as teachers - who may already be acknowledged to be, or who wish to become, a fully qualified expert IL trainer, either as a generalist, or as a specialist in a given discipline or sector that matches one of the "ultimate beneficiary target audiences" such as women, the disabled and the unemployed. Aim and Scope The main aim of this Workshop is to provide Information Literacy educators and trainers with specialized, authoritative, comprehensive and up-to-date training. This workshop would bring together experts and participants from south and central Asia to discuss and share information, experiences and expertise on current issues, concerns, teaching and learning approaches, methods and models, and professional "best practices" regarding Information Literacy education and training. This workshop aims to train the trainers/instructors in Information Literacy to enable them to share their knowledge, experiences and skills to train the stakeholders at the grass roots. Resource Persons Expert presenters, who are established and experienced authorities in the Information Literacy field, will present the content at the workshops, and organize the participant discussions. Mrs. Pradeepa Wijetunge, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Prof. Piyadasa Ranasinghe, Head, DLIS, University of Kelaniya, and President, Sri Lanka Library Association, Sri Lanka, Dr. Kanwal Ameen, AP, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, Dr. Harish Chandra, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai, Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director Inflibnet, Dr. R. K. Chadha, Joint Secretary, Indian Parliament, New Delhi, Prof. N. Laxman Rao, Director, Academic Staff College, University of Hyderabad, Prof. S. M. Shafi, Prof. and Head, DLIS, University of Kashmir, Dr. Roshan Raina, Director, Lal Bahudur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi, Prof. I.V. Malhan of Jammu University, Jammu, and Prof. M.P. Satija of Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar will facilitate the workshop participants. A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to successful participants. Workshop Participants This workshop is seeking applications from 50 qualified trainer-participants from South and Central Asian countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Applicants should hold a professional degree, preferably a graduate degree and have knowledge and interest in the Information Literacy field. Typically, applicants will be: university/college/school faculty; practicing librarians and information professionals; and human relations department trainers in private sector companies, associations and government agencies; and similarly qualified educational professionals, including education and training administrators in scientific, technological and research institutions. Since attendance is limited, applicants are urged to submit their applications at the earliest. Application Form and Fee Interested applicants should access the following link for application form: http://tttw.patiala.googlepages.com/applicationform-tttworkshopforsouthandce, fill it out and send it to the Workshop Coordinator, Professor Jagtar Singh at ttw.patiala@gmail.com or jagtar.kindu@gmail.com The last date for submitting applications is Thursday, 17 October 2008. Selected candidates will be provided with additional, detailed guidance as to next steps. Applicants should also check the websites periodically, both before and after they submit their applications, to ensure they are aware of the latest information since some data may be updated from time to time as more current and timely information sometimes becomes available. The participants are required to pay for their own travel costs. The registration fee for the workshop is INR 5000/-. You may pay it on the spot in cash. Otherwise you may send a draft payable at Patiala in the name of Unesco TTT-IL Workshop. The registration fee includes boarding, lodging, IL CDs, sessions' tea, and conference kit. But for non-residents, the registration fee is INR 4000/-. Useful Links (containing application forms and other workshop details): TTT Patiala Workshop Site: http://tttw.patiala.googlepages.com/ UNESCO Portal: Information Literacy: Training The Trainers in Information Literacyhttp:// portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=25992&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html UNESCO TTT: Training The Trainers in Information Literacy: http://www.albertkb.nl/pageID_5366125.html Dr. Jagtar Singh, Workshop Coordinator and Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147 002 (Punjab) INDIA Email: jagtar.kindu@gmail.com tttw.patiala@gmail.com Phone: +91 (0) 175 3046462 & 3046179 Fax: +91 (0) 175 2283073 Dr. Trishanjit Kaur, Workshop Facilitator Reader & Head Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala - 147 002 (Punjab) INDIA Email: trishanjit.kaur@gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.