{"id":52450,"date":"2021-09-16T05:22:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T05:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=52450"},"modified":"2021-09-16T05:22:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T05:22:04","slug":"nios-won-unesco-literacy-prize-2021-for-innovation-in-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/nios-won-unesco-literacy-prize-2021-for-innovation-in-education\/","title":{"rendered":"NIOS won UNESCO Literacy Prize 2021 for Innovation in Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)&nbsp;<\/strong>of India has won the prestigious&nbsp;<strong>UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021<\/strong>&nbsp;at UNESCO\u2019s New Delhi office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS),<\/strong>&nbsp;run by the education ministry, has bagged global recognition from&nbsp;<strong>UNESCO<\/strong>&nbsp;for its innovative approach towards education. The recognition is for educating differently-abled people through technology-enabled inclusive learning material. The NIOS move has a specific focus on Indian sign language-based content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By awarding NIOS the&nbsp;<strong>King Sejong Literacy Prize,<\/strong>&nbsp;the jury has recognized the value of providing for the unique educational and language needs of PwD learners by developing teaching content in sign language through digital mode. The award-winning programme focuses on the use of digital tools and local language to help persons with disabilities the option to access&nbsp;<strong>Indian Sign Language (ISL)<\/strong>-based content. Five other outstanding literacy programmes have been also awarded UNESCO International Literacy Prize 2021 on the occasion of International Literacy Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)&nbsp;of India has won the prestigious&nbsp;UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021&nbsp;at UNESCO\u2019s New Delhi office. National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS),&nbsp;run by the education ministry, has bagged global recognition from&nbsp;UNESCO&nbsp;for its innovative approach towards education. The recognition is for educating differently-abled people through technology-enabled inclusive learning material. 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