Comments on: Boom in IT literacy rate ? No kidding ? http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/08/boom-in-it-literacy-rate-no-kidding/ Discussion on Sri Lankan Education Issues Mon, 03 May 2010 05:50:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Colombo villager http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/08/boom-in-it-literacy-rate-no-kidding/comment-page-1/#comment-5370 Colombo villager Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:37:29 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/08/boom-in-it-literacy-rate-no-kidding/#comment-5370 ICTA has done an interesting discovery. According to ICTA Colombo is a village. Phew. I never knew that. This is what ICTA says in its press release in implementing the 400 Nenasala at the Colombo District Secretariat. "Nenasalas are managed and operated by the community in each respective village. The operators of the Nenasalas hail from religious institutions, societies and even individuals representing the community they live in. Their motto: Vishwa denuma gamata in Sinhala and Ulaga arivu grammathirku in Tamil — “global knowledge to the village.” Perhaps ICTA has found it is easier to make Colombo a village rather than developing the villages to be like Colombo. So now I am a poor villager in Colombo. I wonder ICTA will provide me a free Internet facility. ICTA has done an interesting discovery. According to ICTA Colombo is a village. Phew. I never knew that.

This is what ICTA says in its press release in implementing the 400 Nenasala at the Colombo District Secretariat.

“Nenasalas are managed and operated by the community in each respective village. The operators of the Nenasalas hail from religious institutions, societies and even individuals representing the community they live in. Their motto: Vishwa denuma gamata in Sinhala and Ulaga arivu grammathirku in Tamil — “global knowledge to the village.”

Perhaps ICTA has found it is easier to make Colombo a village rather than developing the villages to be like Colombo.

So now I am a poor villager in Colombo. I wonder ICTA will provide me a free Internet facility.

]]> By: Gajaba http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/08/boom-in-it-literacy-rate-no-kidding/comment-page-1/#comment-5349 Gajaba Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:06:01 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/08/boom-in-it-literacy-rate-no-kidding/#comment-5349 Some good news. Some good news.

]]> By: Sinhalaya http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/08/boom-in-it-literacy-rate-no-kidding/comment-page-1/#comment-5345 Sinhalaya Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:02:50 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/08/boom-in-it-literacy-rate-no-kidding/#comment-5345 Donald, you are here too!! My God. This blog is also finished now. Please do not start your 'maha patharanga jaathakaya' here. We all know SLS 1134 is incomplete. You win. Donald, you are here too!! My God. This blog is also finished now.

Please do not start your ‘maha patharanga jaathakaya’ here. We all know SLS 1134 is incomplete. You win.

]]> By: Donald Gaminitillake http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/08/boom-in-it-literacy-rate-no-kidding/comment-page-1/#comment-5343 Donald Gaminitillake Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:36:54 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/08/boom-in-it-literacy-rate-no-kidding/#comment-5343 Why not use the Marcus formula and check the ability of the total staff of ICTA!! Publish that data Donald Gaminitillake Why not use the Marcus formula and check the ability of the total staff of ICTA!!
Publish that data

Donald Gaminitillake

]]> By: Marcus Wijewardena http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/08/boom-in-it-literacy-rate-no-kidding/comment-page-1/#comment-5330 Marcus Wijewardena Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:36:01 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/08/boom-in-it-literacy-rate-no-kidding/#comment-5330 Hi Kulendra, In my opinion 'IT literacy' (it might be more sensible to measure ICT literacy than IT literacy now) should constitute a minimum of five types of IT skills. 1. Word Processing 2. Spreadsheets 3. Presentations 4. Internet/Email 5. Basic operations of a computer (switching on and off, copying a file, running a CD, using a pen drive etc) There was a somewhat relevant discussion at http://www.lirneasia.net/2006/08/sri-lankas-computer-literacy-survey-questionnaire Hi Kulendra,

In my opinion ‘IT literacy’ (it might be more sensible to measure ICT literacy than IT literacy now) should constitute a minimum of five types of IT skills.

1. Word Processing
2. Spreadsheets
3. Presentations
4. Internet/Email
5. Basic operations of a computer (switching on and off, copying a file, running a CD, using a pen drive etc)

There was a somewhat relevant discussion at http://www.lirneasia.net/2006/08/sri-lankas-computer-literacy-survey-questionnaire

]]> By: Kulendra http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/08/boom-in-it-literacy-rate-no-kidding/comment-page-1/#comment-5328 Kulendra Wed, 01 Aug 2007 06:18:39 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/08/boom-in-it-literacy-rate-no-kidding/#comment-5328 'Also it is noteworthy that the ‘IT literacy’ was defined in this survey as the ‘ability to operate a computer’ - even for a basic task like copying a file or playing games'. - I would like to know the opinions of readers on what 'should be' considered when measuring IT literacy. ‘Also it is noteworthy that the ‘IT literacy’ was defined in this survey as the ‘ability to operate a computer’ – even for a basic task like copying a file or playing games’. – I would like to know the opinions of readers on what ‘should be’ considered when measuring IT literacy.

]]> By: Kaputa http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/08/boom-in-it-literacy-rate-no-kidding/comment-page-1/#comment-5327 Kaputa Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:36:18 +0000 http://http://www.educationforum.lk/2007/08/boom-in-it-literacy-rate-no-kidding/#comment-5327 This boom in IT literacy rate is largely due to the success of Shilpa Sayura. We now even install it is India to raise the IT lieracy rate in India. This boom in IT literacy rate is largely due to the success of Shilpa Sayura. We now even install it is India to raise the IT lieracy rate in India.

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