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Material Production, Book Writing
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Teaching Learning Material for CBCS
Department of Education
Government of GujaratGandhinagar
Context
Why Content Development?
Cardinal Focus• To Explore Expertise of Teaching
Fraternity• To Refrain Learners from Plagiarism • To Share Academic Talents across the
State• To Address to Heterogeneity of Learners’
Needs• To Exercise Quality Management of
Educational Resources
Logistics
The Story So Far …
• Identified as One of the Four Major Aspects of CBCS
• Phase-I initiated in 2010• Teams of Authors Developing Contents
in Arts, Commerce and Science• Team of Reviewers for Vetting
Contents• Workshops organized for Subject
Experts and Content Writers
Corpus: Technicalities
Type Text Book
ModeSLIM
(Self Learning Instructional Module)
Size 80-100 Pages of A5/A4 Size
Body Paperback
Paper Quality 60-70 GSM
How the Book Would Look Like
• Colour Scheme: Title Page/Front Cover
Science: GreenCommerce: YellowHumanities: Blue
• Jacket Cover: Back Side
Seven Colour Spectrum Patternin tune with Swarnim Gujarat ( સપ્ત ધા�રા�) Theme
Planning of the Book• Contents:
(a) Main Chapters
(b) Major Headings within a chapter
(c) Major Areas for Further Reading/Reference
(d) Exercises/Assignments/Tasks
(e) Glossary
(f) Detailed Index
Scheme for Chapters
• Chapter Heading with Sub and Sub-sub Points (Modules)
• Brief Introduction• Punch Line or Core Statement• Quotations from other reliable sources• Exact bare minimum definition• Expansion of principal argument/concept• Debates/counterpoints/controversies• Present Scenario• Elucidation• Conclusive Summary• Recommended Reading
Academic WritingA Different Ball Game
The Writing Process
• Background
• Outlines and Titles
• Selection of Register
• Selection of Key Points
• Combination of Resources
• Organizing Main Body of Text
• Conclusions
Elements of Writing
Accuracy in Writing
What creates quality in a piece of writing?
What skills do good writers demonstrate?
What are the criteria for judging whether a book is
worth its labour or not?
1. Sense of Purpose
2. Sense of Audience
3. Sense of Direction
Style
Organization
Craft of Writing
4 Chronology Logical Arrangement
of Content
5 Accuracy Language, Layout,
Style
6 ComplexityGrammar, Structure,
Ideas
7 Range Linking of Ideas,
Vocabulary
The ‘Cubing’ Technique
Features for Presentation
• Boxes for Main Argument
• Points to Ponder
• Graphs and Charts for Assimilation or Coordination of Various Ideas
• Assignments and Activities for Learners
• Samples from Learner’s Responses
Making Reading a Pleasurable Experience
• Graphic Presentation
• Charts for Quick Enumeration/Elucidation
• Tables and Diagrams for Comparisons and Describing Contrasts among Arguments
• Graphs and Charts for Showing Growth of an Idea or Argument and its Progress in terms of Building a Theory
• Using Cartoons or similar Comic Relief Patterns for Making Learning Easier and Interesting
Practices that Pay• Using Pictures/Photographs of Authors,
Experts, Thinkers or Personalities along with their Arguments, Statements, Quotations on a Particular Topic to Provide Comprehensive Idea to the Learners
• Pictorial Presentation to Allow Learners Access to Origin, Development, Current Status and Prospects vis-à-vis Major Theories, Problems, Issues or Arguments of the Book
Authors Beware!
• Creativity, Knowledge and Productivity Quotients Must Match and Should Be Complementary to One Another.
• Language: Lucid, Clear, Distinct and Current
• Presentation: Specific and Conclusive
• Content: Module-based and Chronological
• References: Bibliography + Webliography
• References: Multimedia
• Check Availability of References and Resources included in the Book
Pep-Talk for Authors
• Content as per CBCS Curricula • Documentation in MLA/APA Style• Cohesively Professional Approach in
Writing• Orientation of Learners for Competitive
Exams like NET, GSET, GPSC & UPSC• Updating Knowledge Resources• At par with National Standards• Modernization in terms of Presentation,
Approach, Content and Layout
Action Plan
• Identification of Subject Experts• Selection of Authors• Team Building for Writing Modules• Selection of Qualitative Reading
Resources• Deciding Roadmap for Content
Development• Deciding Timeline for Submission
of Content
Support Mechanism
• Repository of Subject Experts• Teams of Authors• Panel of Reviewers • Universities of Gujarat• National Academic Institutes• Leading Educational Publishers• Knowledge Consortium of Gujarat• University Granthnirman Board