31 August – 05 September 2026 | Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Empowering Educators for the Digital and AI-Enabled Future
The Information Technology Department, SCERT Uttarakhand, successfully conducted a six-day E-Content Development Workshop from 31 August to 05 September 2026, bringing together enthusiastic participants from across the state. The workshop was designed to strengthen educators’ com
petencies in digital content creation, script writing, educational video production, multimedia tools, Canva, and emerging AI-enabled approaches to teaching and learning.
The programme commenced on 31 August 2026 at 10:00 AM with a warm welcome by Workshop Coordinator Pushpa Aswal, who introduced the objectives of the programme and encouraged participants to make full use of the opportunity to develop practical e-content creation skills.
The workshop was mentored by resource person Bhaskar Joshi, headmaster, who provided continuous academic and technical guidance to the participants. A major focus was placed on transforming curriculum-based topics into engaging scripts and subsequently into effective educational videos.
Shivam Dangwal, invited as a resource person, provided hands-on training in Canva and other digital platforms. He demonstrated how educators can use Canva for educational content creation, visual presentation, multimedia integration and video development. He also assisted participants in framing and refining their educational videos.
One of the strongest features of the workshop was its learning-by-doing approach. Instead of restricting the programme to theoretical sessions, participants began preparing and recording educational videos from the very first day.
Video production sessions were conducted at the studio of Rajiv Gandhi Navodaya Vidyalaya, Dehradun, providing participants with practical exposure to the complete e-content production process.
Each participant was assigned topics and asked to prepare two educational scripts. The participants developed their scripts, discussed and refined them with the mentor, incorporated the suggested improvements and then moved to the production stage to create their educational videos.
Through this process, they gained first-hand experience of the complete workflow:
Topic Selection → Script Writing → Academic Review → Content Refinement → Visual Planning → Digital Resource Creation → Studio Recording → Video Production
For several participants, this was their first experience of facing a camera and producing an educational video in a professional studio environment. There was understandable hesitation and nervousness initially, but as the workshop progressed, confidence steadily increased. By the final day, participants were delighted with what they had been able to create and expressed satisfaction with their learning journey.
The commitment of participants and the organising team was particularly visible during the final phase of the programme. Even with Krishna Janmashtami on 04 September and Teachers’ Day on 05 September, the workshop activities and content-production process continued with enthusiasm and without interruption. Teachers’ Day made the concluding day especially meaningful, as educators themselves were engaged in learning new skills and preparing to take technology-enabled and AI-supported education to their students.
Throughout the six-day programme, Shiv Verma and Ramesh Badoni continuously motivated and supported the participants, helping maintain an encouraging and collaborative learning environment. The programme was further facilitated through the valuable support of Saurabh Joshi and Anjali from ITDA, whose assistance contributed to the smooth implementation of the technology-oriented activities. The workshop was not merely about learning software or producing videos. It created an environment in which educators could experiment, collaborate, learn from mistakes, exchange ideas and gradually develop confidence as digital content creators.
Participants appreciated the overall arrangements made during the programme, including accommodation, food, technical assistance and the supportive behaviour of mentors and coordinators. Formal training sessions were complemented by informal interactions, peer learning and continuous discussions, making the six-day programme a rich professional learning experience. The workshop demonstrated that when teachers are provided with the right tools, mentoring, infrastructure and opportunities for hands-on practice, they can move beyond being consumers of digital resources and become confident creators of high-quality educational content.
The initiative reflects the continuing efforts of the SCERT Uttarakhand IT Department to promote technology integration and strengthen digital competencies within the school education system. As education increasingly moves towards interactive digital resources, multimedia learning, competency-based education and Artificial Intelligence, developing teachers' capacity to create contextualised and student-friendly e-content has become increasingly important.
