SHASHI BHUSHAN, INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY

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Digital LEARNING INDIA 2006 AUGUST 25,2006.

ICT IN EDUCATION IGNOU INITIATIVES FUTURE
DIRECTION
SHASHI BHUSHAN, INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN
UNIVERSITY shashibhushan_at_ignou.ac.in NEW DELHI,
INDIA
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MAJOR TOPICS

• IMPORTANT LAWS
• TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES
• MAJOR INITIAVES
• FUTURE DIRECTION

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TWO FUNDAMENTAL LAWS

• MOORE LAW
• GUILDER LAW

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TELE-LEARNING INTERACTIVE TV NETWORKS

• 1992 IGNOU-NATIONAL TV NETWORK
• 1993 IGNOU STUDENTS SERVED WITH
• - SIM IN PRINT AND MULTIMEDIA
• - ISRO 2 A 1 V CONNECTIVITY
• - TDCC (Trg. Dev. Comm. Channel )?
• 1995 ISRO SATELLITE UPLINK AT IGNOU
• IGNOU DEVELOPS SIM FOR DE INSTITUTIONS OTHER
  ORGANIZATIONS
• 2000 GD-1 FIRST NATIONAL CHANNEL
• DEDICATED FOR EDUCATION AT IGNOU

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TELE-LEARNINGINTERACTIVE RADIO BROADCAST

• 1998 AIR NATIONAL BROADCAST NETWORK OF 188 RADIO
  STNS.
• 2001 IGNOU-PRASAR BHARTI (A COOPERATIVE NETWORK
  OF 40 FM STATIONS FOR EDUCATION )?
• - FIRST FM RADIO STN. DEV.BY IGNOU IN 2001
• - 14 FM RADIO STNS. BY 2004
• - 26 MORE BEING SET-UP
• - IGNOU-PRASAR BHARTI COURSE FOR RADIO
  PROFESSIONALS 2004
• IGNOU- RADIO AUSTRALIA MOU
• IGNOU-RADIO CANADA MOU

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IGNOU SUPPORTED Tele-Learning

• Gyandarshan Channel-I Curriculum based

Distance Education

• IGNOU interactive channels 2

• Agriculture channel

• 40 FM RADIO STNS.

• Gyandarshan Channel II with UGC

• Gyandarshan Channel III Technology

Developed bit by bit 1991- 2003
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DE IGNOU LEADS A REVOLUTION IN INDIA

• STARTING WITH 4000 STUDENTS IN 1987 IGNOU GROWS
  EXPONENTIALLY TO PROVIDE EDUCATION TO 1.3 MILLION
  STUDENTS WITH PRESENCE IN 26 COUNTRIES BY 2004
• WONDERFUL MODEL OF SHARING OF RESOURCES AND
  CAPABILITIES
• - INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION (ISRO)?
• - MAJOR CONVENTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
• - MINISTRIES OF COMM. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
  AND IB
• 23 OF STUDENTS IN HE IN DE MODE
• 2003 GROWTH OF 27 IN IGNOU 24 FOR SOUS11(3),
  9 FOR 104 DUAL MODE UNIV.
• 2007 TARGET OF 40 OF DE STUDENTS IN HE
• PROMOTING AND MAINTAINING STANDARDS IN DE

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IMPACT OF DE AND IT REVOLUTIONS IN INDIA

• EXPLOSION IN GROWTH OF IT EDUCATION
• - 200 THOUSAND STUDENTS JOIN IT PROGRAMMES OF
  IGNOU (150 THOUSAND AT POST GRADUATE LEVEL
  ALONE)?
• 1997 ONWARDS ONLINE EDUCATION INTRODUCED
• - A FEW OPEN UNIVERSITIES
• - TWO INDIAN INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY
• - INDO-FRENCH CYBER UNIVERSITY
• - VIRTUAL UNIVERSITIES
• - MASSIVE USE OF ICT FOR SCHOOL EDUCATION
• - CONTENT DEVELOPMENT

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SEPT. 2004 GSAT-3 (EDUSAT ) SATELLITELAUNCHED BY
ISRO
NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE FOR UTILISATION
CHAIRED BY IGNOU
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EDUSAT COVERAGE

• 5 Spot Beams in
• Ku Band
• 1 National Beam in Ku Band
• 1 National Beam in Ext C Band
• (6 Channels)?

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TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES
Video Conferencing
Technological Possibilities
Effective Multimedia Delivery
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EDUSAT TECHNOLOGY

• VIRTUAL CLASSROOM
• VIDEO ON DEMAND
• DATABASE ACCESS
• ON-LINE ADMISSION
• ON-LINE EXAMINATION
• RADIO NETWORKING

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VIRTUAL CLASSROOM CONFIGURATION
EDUSAT
REMOTE CLASSROOMS
TEACHING END
RETURN LINK (Live Voice/ Voice Mail/Text
Message)?
TEACHERS/STUDENTS
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VIDEO-ON-DEMAND (VOD) NETWORK CONFIGURATION
EDUSAT
SATELLITE INTERACTIVE TERMINALS (SITs)?
VIDEO SERVER
CEC/EMRC/CIET
TEACHERS/STUDENTS
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MAJOR ICT INITIATIVES

• VITRUAL CAMPUS INITIAVES
• ON-LINE TRAINING OF INDIAN DIPLOMATS
• SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN PROJECT
• CREATION OF DIGITAL CONTENTS
• DIGITAL LIBRARY PROJECT
• DESIGN OF EDUCATIONAL PORTALS
• COLLABORATE IN CONTENT DEVELOPMENT AND ITS
  SHARING
• - IGNOU-ALL IITS

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FUTURE INITIAVES

• UPDATING COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION
• CONNECTIVITY

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digital LEARNING INDIA 20000 AUGUST 25,2006
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