About Curator Pedagogue
The one time funding by the UGC for the Minor Research Project, Regenerating Knowledge Online Through Selective Digitizing of Antique Books Content, published as Curator Pedagogue was not sufficient for hosting the website after one year of its launch. The website received due publicity from leading newspapers but no sort of financial assistance was received. For one year, the author, Dr. Chandrasekharan Praveen met the expenses for hosting the website himself. When no assistance was received it was abandoned. Now, the website renamed New Curator Pedagogue is being re-launched by the author on the eve of his retirement from government service. The new website aims at disseminating select content of the original website along with multimedia content created by the author.
About
Dr. Chandrasekharan Praveen
Dr.Chandrasekharan Praveen, Principal, Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Thrissur under the Department of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala retired from service in June 2020 after having served as a teacher educator for over fifteen years. He acquired his Master’s Degree in Education from the Regional Institute of Education, Mysore (NCERT) specializing in Educational Technology. A former faculty of the Regional Institute of English South India, Bangalore, he designed and taught Media in English Language Teaching (MELT) which pioneered the possibility of teaching English exclusively through the media in South India. He acquired his PhD from Kannur University on the topic ‘Revivifying Communicative English Materials: Adapting Feature Films’. Dr. Praveen commenced blogging in 2006 and in 12 years authored over 25 Blogs disseminating free content in English and Education. By 2017, his online viewership had crossed 7 lakh. He has presented over 100 papers in Conferences and Seminars and also served as a Resource Person for the University of Kerala, Calicut University, Kannur University, the NCERT and SCERT. He has delivered over 75 invited lectures and conducted over 50 workshops for teachers and students. His UGC Minor Research project which attempted to place on the public domain a century old antique books content received due publicity in leading newspapers. For his selfless service, dedication and contribution to technology- based education, in 2017, he was conferred the prestigious title ‘Excellent Educator: Techno-Pedagogy’ by the Voice of Teachers, Tamilnadu.