Pilot Objectives

The objective of this proposal is to enhance the pace of learning occupational skills by developing multimedia enriched computerized vocational training programs targeting the illiterate and neo-literate sections of society.

To create two prepackaged computerized vocational training modules, one technical and one non-technical, in order to demonstrate the viability of computerizing current vocational training modules targeted at the illiterate and neo-literate sections of society.

Pilot Deliverables

1.                  Training Module: Non-technical - Fabric Painting (Phase I of II in a 6 month course)

·                     Technical- Plumbing (Phase I of II in a 6 month course)

·                     Video recorded lectures (Theory)

·                     Multimedia Interactive Workbook (Practicals)

·                     Virtual Workshop with Haptic Devices (Practicals- For Fabric Painting Only)

·                     Computerized Testing and Evaluation Module (Theory)

·                     Computerized Testing and Evaluation Module (Practicals)

·                     Supplemental Materials

·                     Prerequisite refresher module

2.                  Documentation of Training Modules 1 & 2

·                     Print ready User manual

·                     Print ready Training Manual

·                     Certificates for Participants

3.                  Training

·                     Training for Amrita JSS facilitators

·                     Training for 20 Amrita-JSS beneficiaries in both fields

4.                  Pilot Report

*Note that both pilot modules will be done in Malayalam, the language native to Kerala as the target population on which the pilot will be tested, have little or no fluency in the English Language.

PILOT PROJECT ON DEVELOPMENT OF E-CONTENT
FOR NATIONAL MISSION ON EDUCATION THROUGH ICT

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

Principal Investigator : Prof. A.K.Bakhshi
                                       Director, Institute of Lifelong Learning
                                       University of Delhi
                                       Delhi-110007
Web address :               http://www.illl.ac.in
Total Sanction :             Rs. 2 crore

This project aims at developing SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) compliant e-content in english for two papers (four courses) each in botany, chemistry, commerce, economics, mathematics, history and zoology for undergraduate programmes.  The e-content would include e-learning material including value addition such as common misconceptions, points to ponder, Did you know? – Interesting facts, Do-it-yourself- Activities & exercises, concepts made easier through animation and simulations, audio-video snippets, web links etc.  Besides e-learning material, the content developed would also include on-line quizzes in the form of MCQs, Fill in the blanks, Matching type, True & False etc. with both answers and solutions and e-learning material.

The NMPE through ICT has a subproject entitled “Developing suitable pedagogical methods for various classes, intellectual calibres and research in e-learning”.

The major deliverables of this project are

Partner Institution :
Prof. Anup K. Ray
Centre for Educational Technology,
IIT Kharagpur
PIN 721302
email ID: array@cet.iitkgp.ernet.in

Long before the idea of vocational education had been conceived in India, work-based teaching was imparted at school level in Dayalbagh. Model Industries, set up in Dayalbagh in 1915-1916, imparted practical training to students in carpentry, smithy and leather work, according to individual choice, so that boys “might go out into the world, not without equipment to meet the practical requirements of life”.

Technical School was estabilished in the year 1927 to impart training in the area of electrical and mechanical engineering. On 25th April, 1930, national daily “Leader” carried a full article on Dayalbagh Technical College. It wrote, “The Dayalbagh Technical College has the potentiality of becoming a unique institution in the province- an institution where students of all castes and creed can live and learn together under ideal conditions and become skilled workmen of high calibre.” In the year 2002 Technical College celebrated its platinum jubilee.

Technical College, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, is presently running a number of one-year Certificate Programmes for boys and girls which include- Dress Designing & Tailoring, Electrician, Fitter, Interior & Exterior Designing and Decoration, Modern Office Management & Secretarial Practice, Motor Vehicle Mechanic (Four-wheeler), Motor Vehicle Mechanic (Two-wheeler), Textile Designing & Printing, Textile Technology, Turner, Wireman. In these Programmes, students learn by working with their own hands and in the process become competent to avail the employment opportunities. Many prominent dignitaries, during their visit to the Institute, have overseen the Programmes and showered accolades.

The pilot project of Textile Designing and Printing addresses the key objectives of the NMEICT as it aims to provide high quality vocational education with special emphasis on skill development, in Textile Designing and Printing, at affordable costs with technology enabled access that will not be limited by geographical constraints. An important aspect of the project is conversion of the lectures and practical sessions in regional languages. The regional languages chosen for the pilot project are TAMIL and HINDI whereas the original content has been developed in English.

NMEICT is an important step of the Government of India through which the socio-economic conditions of under-priviledged people of India can be enhanced. The Dayalbagh Educational Institute is one of the institutions selected to achieve the objectives of the Mission. Dayalbagh Educational Institute has already taken steps in the direction by establishing infrastructure for development and distribution of e-content.

PROJECT TITLE: VIRTUAL LABS 

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Physical distances and the availability of resources limit doing experiments, especially

when they involve sophisticated instruments. Also, good teachers are always a scare

resource. Web-based and video-based courses address the issue of teaching to some

extent. Conducting joint experiments by two participating institutions and also sharing

costly resources have always been a challenge. With the present day internet and

computer technologies the above limitations need not limit students and researchers in

enhancing their skills. Also, in a country such as ours, costly instruments and equipment

need to be shared with fellow researchers to the extent possible. Web enabled

experiments can be designed for remote operation and viewing so as to enthuse the

curiosity and innovation of students. These would help in learning basic and advanced

concepts through remote experimentation. Today most equipment has a computer

interface for control and data storage. It is possible to design good experiments around

some of this equipment which would enhance the learning of a student. Internet-based

experimentation further permits use of resources - knowledge, software, and data

available on the web, apart from encouraging skillful experiments being simultaneously

performed at points separated in space (and possibly, time). 

Broad Areas of Virtual Labs 

      Virtual Labs in the area of Physical Sciences

      Virtual Labs in the area of Chemical Sciences

      Virtual Labs in the area of Mathematical Sciences

      Virtual Labs in the area of Computer Science

      Virtual Labs in the area of Electrical Engineering

      Virtual Labs in the area of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering

      Virtual Labs in the area of Chemical Engineering

      Virtual Labs in the area of Civil Engineering, Mining and Material Science

      Virtual Labs in the area of Biomedical Engineering

      Virtual Labs in the area of Reliability Engineering, Energy Studies and Social Sciences 
 
WEB SITE 
http://www.rginfotechnology.com/demo/vliit/index.php

The pilot phase of this project is primarily meant to be a learning experience for designing and developing an outcome-based curriculum document covering a sample list of core engineering courses at bachelor’s level, in selected disciplines, involving a very large number of eminent faculty members and experts spread across the country. Written in terms of Specific Learning Objectives, following established Learning Taxonomies, an outcome based curriculum document needs to specify not only what courses are to be taught, but why and how such courses are to be taught. Efforts are to be directed at combining domain specific learning objectives with a set of domain independent learning outcomes through innovative learning strategies.

The concept of outcome based education being comparatively new, there is very little expertise in the country in this area. Faculty members and experts likely to be involved in this project are those, who possess considerable domain knowledge, but perhaps, not enough pedagogic expertise and hence will require significant exposure to pedagogic principles before undertaking this difficult assignment.

The real challenge will be in identifying, inducting, motivating faculty members and experts from far and wide, providing adequate information and support to everyone to accomplish the stated objectives in the very limited time frame of the pilot phase of this project. Developing appropriate ICT tools to implement, monitor, coordinate and support the project within a short span of time is likely to prove as challenging as the main task. Although not explicitly stated, this learning experience is an important objective of the pilot phase of the project.

It is hoped that, unlike any past effort, the new curriculum document will reflect a major shift from the currently prevalent teaching learning methodologies, moving away from the traditional teacher-centric approach to largely student-centric approach; combining the strength of face to face teaching with the power of technology enhanced learning, laying emphasis on blended learning, attempting to introduce concepts such as problem based learning and collaborative group learning. The curriculum document is expected to combine the best practices in pedagogy with appropriate e-learning tools to take care of the individual differences amongst learners of various classes and intellectual calibers.

Generation of a comprehensive research review report and spreading awareness about best pedagogic practices amongst a significant number of faculty members are two additional objectives of this pilot project

Automatic Indian Sign Language Platform

This project is aimed to develop an automatic Indian Sign Language Education and Recognition Platform for hearing impaired student of India. The system can substantially help in the primary/vocational/higher education of hearing impaired student and people of India. The framework is proposed to be extended to 14 different languages of India with extensive interactive features in the audio-visual mode.

 

Another important aspect of the project is that, the proposed interactive system will be able to recognize different hand/body gestures of Indian Sign Language and the system can give the interpretation of the recognized gestures in the form of some text messages displayed in the computer monitor along with audio interpretation.

 

The important motivation of the proposed research/project is to develop an Indian Sign Language Recognition platform for mute people. Automatic sign language recognition offers enhancement of communication capabilities for the speech and hearing impaired, promising improved social opportunities and integration.

 

The objective of the proposed research/project work is to build a system that uses natural gestures as a modality for recognition in the vision-based and/or glove-based setup. The focus of the proposed project is to develop a Human Computer Interaction (HCI) platform in context to Indian Sign Language. The development of a system for translating Indian sign language into spoken language would be great help for deaf as well as hearing people of our country. In a country like India there is a need of automatic sign language recognition system, which can cater the need of hearing impaired people. Unfortunately, not much research works on Indian Sign Language recognition is reported till date.

 

Moreover, there is no officially recognized Indian Sign Language system. The ultimate gain of the proposed system would be enormous. The student will get acquainted with a comparatively latest technology in the form of HCI. We can even think of commercialization of the research outcomes in this area.

Design of quality assessment tool for evaluation of quality of e-Content

Project Summary

Design of quality assessment tool for evaluation of quality of e-Contentis a funded project from Ministry of Human Resources Development. The pilot implementation phase of the project is being executed by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Hyderabad.This proposal aims at developing a quality assessment manual for e-Content and development of an automated tool for evaluation of quality of the content.

Please click here for the approach and methodology adopted to accomplish the objectives.