Institute for Teaching through Technology & Innovative Practices (ITTIP)
Dr. Mano Talaiver commended by
Virginia Senate
January 27, 2010
Dr.
Manorama (Mano) Talaiver, director of Longwood
University's Institute for Teaching through Technology
and Innovative Practices (ITTIP), was recently presented
Senate Resolution 34 from the Senate of the Commonwealth
of Virginia. The resolution, approved by the Virginia
Senate during the 2009 General Assembly Session, was
presented by Senator Frank Ruff on January 22 and
commends Dr. Talaiver on receiving the Black Engineer of
the Year Award for Promotion of Elementary Education at
the 2009 STEM Global Competitiveness Conference and
applauds her work with low income and minority students
and rural school divisions.
View the resolution
The ITTIP, founded in 1999 and based in South Boston,
is an outreach of Longwood that helps teachers integrate
technology and disseminates research-based best
practices in schools. It serves 35 school divisions in
Central and Southside Virginia and works closely with
the Southside Virginia Regional Technology Consortium.
Talaiver is the project director for the Central
Virginia Technology Consortium, which includes 15 school
divisions, in which she works with teachers and
administrators in technology integration in classrooms.
The ITTIP has received math and science partnership
grants from the Virginia Department of Education for the
past three years and recently earned a second grant from
the National Science Foundation for $1,049,777 to fund "Digispired
ii: Workforce Investigation Inspiration for STEM (WiiSTEM)."
The grant allows for the continuation of the Digispired
project that began in June 2007 and was funded by an
$891,000 grant from the NSF. The project serves students
and teachers in rural communities of Southside Virginia.
Talaiver, a native of Sivakasi, India, came to the
United States in 1981. In addition to her previous
position at the Science Museum of Virginia, she was a
technology specialist with the Chesterfield County
schools (1996-2000) and at the Mathematics & Science
Center in Richmond (1988-96), and she was a math,
sciences and computer teacher at Richmond Christian
School (1986-88). In India, she was a faculty member at
Lady Doak College in Madurai from 1970 to 1981, becoming
professor of mathematical economics, and also held
several administrative positions, including dean of
students her last two years.
Talaiver is president of the telelearning special
interest group of the International Society for
Technology in Education (ISTE). She has been involved
with ISTE's annual conference and was on the program
committee for the 2009 NECC Conference. Currently she is
co-chair of the workforce education special interest
group of the Society for Information Technology and
Teacher Education. She is a board member of the Virginia
Mathematics and Science Coalition. Talaiver earned an
Ed.D. from the University of Georgia, an M.A. from the
Victoria University of Manchester, an M.S. from Madurai
University, and a B.S. from Madras University.
Dr. Talaiver Ministers in
India
Dr. Manorama Talaiver recently
traveled to India to meet with educa tional
leaders, local teachers, and students. During her visit
she discussed many of the current topics related to
education and the impact it has on our global society.
While traveling to Chennai, Hyderabad, Nagapattinam,
Thanjavur, Kismatpur, and Madurai, Dr. Talaiver
introduced students and teachers to a variety of
pedagogies and technologies currently in use at the
Longwood Institute. This included workshops on software
development products, like Scratch, and project based
learning in K12 class rooms. While at Lady Doak College,
Dr. Talaiver met with the Electronic Outreach to Slums
and Villages for Social Work staff.
In this picture, Dr. Talaiver is
impressed by the reading skills of these young students.
The Institute is an Outreach of Longwood University. The Institute's faculty and staff report to the Dean of the College of Education & Human Resources.
The ITTIP researches and develops effective technology-integrated instructional strategies and models that are proven to be successful. Current research on instructional strategies include the use of asynchronous learning, videoconferencing, digital video, and personal digital assistants. Headquartered in South Boston, the Institute serves primarily 25 public school divisions extending from Patrick County eastward to the city of Franklin and as far north as Buckingham County and Colonial Heights. It works closely with, and is the fiscal and administrative agent for, the Southside Virginia Regional Technology Consortium (SVRTC).
We are here to assist the school divisions with their needs for:
- Professional development in content areas
- Integration of technology applications in instruction
- Implementation of video conferencing
- Demonstration of research based instructional practices
- Special career and technical education projects for students
Contact Phone number: 434-517-0717
Email the Director mano@ittip.us
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