September 07, 2007

Teaching New Media to Sri Lankan Journalists

I've been invited by SRM University to conduct a course on new media technologies to a select group of 20 Tamil Journalists. These journalists are all from north Sri Lanka and most of them are from Jaffna and other LTTE controlled areas. They have been sponsored by a Denmark organization to attend a 6 months journalism course here in Tamil Nadu.

It's been one of the most fascinating teaching experience for me. For the first time, I'm teaching in Tamil. I'm quite conversant in Tamil but just that I have never taught in the language. I had my apprehensions but the first day was a lot smoother than I had anticipated.

Listening and comprehending Sri Lankan Tamil is a challenge and I'm yet to fully grasp it. I had to listen very intuitively to understand what they are trying to say. I guess, in a couple of days' time, I should get used to it. The only other time I have been exposed to the tamil is from Kamal's movie, Thenali.

Labels: Teaching

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March 12, 2007

Learning By Doing

I totally believe in the principle of learning by doing. Getting one's hands dirty is the best way to get started. Realized that when me and a bunch of friends had an informal Tinker Meet on Video blogging, where everyone tried making a video. Not only was it educational, it was also fun.

So, when Sidharth Rao, CEO of WebChutney and Rajesh Barnwal, Editor of AlooTechie approached me with an idea to conduct a workshop on Podcasting, I was quite interested. The event takes place on 25th of this month at Delhi.

IAMAI (Internet & Mobile Association of India) has come forward to support the event and MakeMyTrip is helping foot my flight expenses.

Teaching has been a passion for me and if its a workshop, it gets even better.

If you are in Delhi and want to learn a thing or two about Podcasting, this session might be useful to you. I'm looking forward to sharing the experiences from producing 'The Kiruba Show' and the lessons I have learned from other podcasting professionals.

Labels: Speaking, Teaching, The Kiruba Show