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Tata Interactive Systems focuses on helping children with learning disabilities
Tata Interactive Systems
| London, UK, and Mumbai, India
11-Oct-2006 » Training Press Releases » The global e-learning producer, Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), is hosting the Tata Interactive Learning Disability Forum (TLDF) 2006, a unique global symposium on learning disabilities (LD) - the first of its kind in India - on 30th November and 1st December.
The global e-learning producer, Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), is hosting the Tata Interactive Learning Disability Forum (TLDF) 2006, a unique global symposium on learning disabilities (LD) - the first of its kind in India - on 30th November and 1st December.
The TLDF is a unique global forum, comprising deans, academicians, publishers, paediatricians and decision-makers in the field of education. It aims to make it easier for those with LD - not just in India but around the world - to fulfil their potential.
"This TLDF offers an international platform for leading educators and LD experts to network and share innovations and ideas for the solution of critical LD issues," commented Sanjaya Sharma, TIS's CEO. "We hope to increase the awareness, remedial activities and sharing of best practices and knowledge of LD in India through this annual event.
"In accordance with the Tata group's long standing commitment to social development, TIS has chosen to actively support initiatives in LD since it is congruent with our skills and capabilities in e-learning - our area of business focus," he explained.
The panel of international speakers at this year's TLDF includes:
- Dr. Gerald Erenberg MD, Child Neurologist, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Laura Cryer, SEN & Inclusion Publisher, Semerc, Granada Learning
- Jean Salt, Past President of nasen, member TDA's SEN Project Steering Group
- Patricia Barthorpe, Independent SEN Consultant
- Glenys Heap, Senior Training Principal with Dyslexia Action
- Karen Dakin, Vice-president, International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
Topics under discussion at the TLDF include:
- The Biological Basis of LD
- Types of LD - Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia and ADHD
- Simulation - what it feels like to be a Dyslexic
- Remedial Techniques
- Medical Aspects of LD
- Procedures for Assessment
- Social and Emotional Aspects of LD
- ADHD - Its Role in Leading to LD, Medication and Remedial Measures
- Technology Solutions
Every year the Tata Group spends a significant share of its profits after tax on social-uplift programmes. Its diverse activities span water management, education, AIDS containment, income-generation programmes and much more.
The Tata Memorial Centre is South Asia's leading centre for the prevention, treatment, education and research in cancer. The Tata Council for Community Initiatives also collaborates with the United Nations to enhance the Group's community work and develop corporate guidelines on social responsibility.
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About Tata Interactive Systems and the TLDF
The TLDF is organised by Tata Interactive Systems (TIS), a global e-learning leader with experience and expertise in every stage of learning disabilities' (LD) remediation: pre-assessments, screening, courseware, post-assessments, reporting and teacher training. Beyond developing solutions for clients, TIS regards the solution of LD issues as a corporate social responsibility.
Some of TIS's LD-related initiatives include:
- Supporting the LD Clinic (Sion Hospital, Mumbai), one of the few certified institutions of its kind in India, dedicated to detecting and treating LD.
- Developing a unique book, 'Brain Teasers', designed to nurture the innate creativity of these special children and empower them to achieve their potential
- Providing free-of-cost remedial courseware, developed for clients, to help students at the LD Clinic discover the joys of learning
- Providing and facilitating a Special Needs Educator Certification Course aimed at increasing the number of certified Special Needs Educators, specifically to deal with India's large population.
About Tata Interactive Systems (TIS)
Tata Interactive Systems (TIS) is the world's leading developer of learning solutions - with a team of over 600 multi-disciplinary specialists, TIS creates 3000+ hours of learning content across 160+ concurrent projects every year.
Backed by an unmatched 19 years' experience, TIS develops unique and innovative learning solutions that are designed to enable clients achieve their organizational goals. Whether it is performance and productivity gains, streamlining operations and financials, developing leadership and decision-making skills, enabling smooth product development, reducing time to market, boosting employee motivation, or any other corporate or learning initiative - TIS' solutions have proven their effectiveness at more than 60 Fortune 500 companies, leading educational institutions and government departments worldwide.
TIS' clients include more than 60 Fortune 500 companies, leading educational institutions, and government departments worldwide.
TIS is the first learning solutions organization in the world to be assessed at Level 5 in both the SEI-CMM and P-CMM frameworks. Its solutions have won widespread industry recognition with prestigious awards including Performance Centered Design, ASTD, IT Training, Brandon Hall, APEX, BETT, BIMA, SIIA Codie, FICCI BAF and Business World-NID awards.
TIS caters for three segments - Corporate, Education, and Government. It offers its clients innovative learning solutions including:
• Web-based Training & Courseware - to help achieve learning goals
• Simulations - to offer immersive learning experiences
• Electronic Performance Support Systems - to provide on-the-job support
• Software Solutions - to leverage technology in learning
• Game-based Learning - to enhance learner engagement
The scope of TIS' learning solutions encompasses on-boarding, sales training, process training, product training, curriculum design, assessments, soft skills training, and technical training, among others. TIS has extensive experience across diverse industry domains including pharmaceuticals and healthcare; banking, finance, and insurance; IT; communications and telecom; publishing; virtual and online schools and universities; transportation; government and defense; and not-for-profit organizations.
TIS has development centers in Germany, Switzerland, and India. Its sales and marketing operations span the US, Canada, the UK, mainland Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Asia.
For more information log on to www.tatainteractive.com
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