The Hindu : Workshop for teachers on biotechnology

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Tuesday, Jun 18, 2002

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Southern States - Tamil Nadu-Chennai

Workshop for teachers on biotechnology

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI June 17. As a step prior to introducing biotechnology as an elective in Standard XI, the Central Board of Secondary Education held a preliminary workshop for school teachers here on June 14.

The Board's Director-Academics, G. Balasubramanian, who addressed the inaugural session, highlighted the inter-disciplinary nature of the subject. Biotechnology would soon be treated on par with Biology, he said even while appealing to schools opting to teach the subject, to have total conviction for overcoming teething problems.

Biotechnology had a wide range of options in higher education in areas such as bioengineering, biofertilizers, biogenetics and biomathematics. To supplement the confidence of teachers, the CBSE, in collaboration with the CSIR, had brought out a comprehensive textbook. A manual for practicals providing stimulating lab work and teacher support materials would soon be made available to teachers.

The New Delhi-based Indraprastha University's dean in the School of Bio-Technology, K. Kannan, conducted the initial session. The other resource persons, who participated in the workshop held at the Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan School, K.K.Nagar, were T. K. Lokeshwari and George Thomas of the Centre for Bio-technology, SPIC Science Foundation and K. Sankaran of the Anna University's Biotechnology Centre. Prof. Kannan told the 31 participants that another comprehensive workshop would soon be arranged.

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