Knowledge Centre for Isipathana College
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Exposure to e-Culture to Meet Future Challenges
State-of-the-art Knowledge Centre for the Students of Isipathana College will be a reality.
Isipathana College Knowledge Centre ( ICKC) a fully equipped Class Room with 45 iPads was handed over to the School on 1st October, 2019 to coincide with the World Children’s Day. Chief Guest for the opening was distinguished Old Boy Lakshman Wickremasinghe, President of Isipathana College OBA, North America Branch, and Aruna De Silva, Chairman & Managing Director, Evergreen Plantations (Pvt) Ltd, another distinguished Old Boy as Special Guest of Honour.
In order to meet future challenges it is important that our students to “step in to e-Culture” which is Associated with latest methods of Education. Isipathana College OBA 1970 /73 Group has undertaken this challenge to provide the much needed up to date facility to the Students.
What is e-Culture ?:-
e-Culture based on Education is to expose our Students to meet the Future with Confidence through in-depth learning giving access for Studentsto e- Educational Content
How will ICKC facilitate? :-
Students could obtain deliveries utilising ICKC Class Room Or viaComputers, Tabs, Mobile Phones from anyother location where Wi-Fifacility is available.
What would the Students gain ? :
Students will be exposed to learn even without teacher-guidelines.Further Teachers can deliver Educational Contents and shareEducational material with Students, through a way of a platform. The ultimate goal would be toreduce the burden on Students carrying heavy material to School, reducethe load of home work and enjoy learning. Such learning methods are already in practice in many developedcountries world-wide.
Isipathana College Knowledge Centre ( ICKC ) Capability :-
Isipathana College Knowledge Centrewill be a typical learning environment to similar facilities offered in developed countries and first of its kind in a Sri Lanka School. The Technical Team envisages this knowledgeCenter to be equipped with high speed internet connections ensuring global connectivity, customized software developed incorporating elements of Learning Management Systems ( LMS ) software consisting of Smart Content, Self-Learning Methods, Material Creation, Guided Learning, Analytics and Peer learning.
The project team strongly believes that the Knowledge Centre would foster the development of students self-learning ability, critical thinking, peer learning and thereby develop a college e-culture of modern learning wherethe education will take the boundaries not limited only to examination success but the knowledge and capacity building for life-long learning.
The team believes that this is going to be the first step of enhancing the achievements of the much needed academic sphere of the College where the teachers and seniors students could also contribute and evolve the concept with time in an effective manner ensuring itssustainability for the benefit of our Students in the long term.
Our Project Team:-
- Premasiri Epa– Patron
Principal & President Isipathana College OBA
- Anura Serasingha – Facilitator
Senior Vice President 1970 / 73 Yearly Group
- Prof. Rahula Attalage – Project Chairman& Technical Support
Vice President 1970 / 73 Yearly Group
Currently Professor / Dean – Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research, at SriLanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) & Former Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Moratuwa.
- Mervin Preena– Facilitator
Former Senior Vice President &Jt. Secretary 1970 / 73 Yearly Group
- Palitha Wickramasekara – Technical Support- Software Developer for ICKC Facility.
Managing Director Technology Management Solutions (Pvt) Ltd – A graduate from University of Moratuwa, Specialised in Strategic Planning, Software Engineering, Mathematical Modelling, Project Management, Water Resources Engineering.
- NMS ( Mervyn ) Perera- Technical support
Formerly Head of IT Operations at Saudi British Bank, Riyadh, HSBC Bank Canada,Senior Manager Business Systems
- Raja Sirisena– Facilitator
Former Senior Vice President 1970 / 73 Yearly Group
- Mohomed Jiffry– Facilitator
Treasurer 1970 / 73 Yearly Group
- Estimated Cost :Facility consists of ICKC Class Room ( already completed ) and ICKC Studio ( To be completed in second phase which is a key integral part of the Project). Estimated total Cost of the iPad Knowledge Centre Project would be over Rs6.00 million, excluding the Cost of 45 iPads donated by an Old Boy Naresh Liyanage, domiciled in Australia. The project becomes a reality with substantial funding for the Project coming from generous Old Boys based in Sri Lanka and Overseas.
“Exposure to e-Culture to meet future Challenges”
A project of Isipathana College OBA 1970/73Group