Prof. SVS Chaudhary India
Number of institution’s : 1947 → 2010 Colleges: 500 to 25,951 Universities: 19 to 504 Students: 0.23 million to 13.60 million Open Universities : 14 (one national & 13 state) GER : 12.4 →25 (age 18-25 years by 2020) Literacy rate 18.33% (in 1951) →72.8% (2009) Plan to set up 1500 Universities and 50,000 colleges to make HE accessible
Knowledge Rich – Resources poor country Initiatives to become technologically literate and acquire skills to use ICT Making inroads to rural area
End of Government monopoly : 2000 Internet users worldwide by 2013: 2:2 billion One-third of world wide internet users Annual growth of internet is 45% 7% of population have access to internet
POTENTIAL OF EDUSAT •
CONNECTIVITY/NETWORK
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INTERACTION
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VIRTUAL CLASSROOM/LAB./LIB.
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AUDIO-VIDEO ON DEMAND
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DATABASE ACCESS/TRANSFER
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ON-LINE ADMISSION & EXAMINATION
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RADIO NETWORKING: BROADCAST
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REPOSITORY: NATIONAL,REGIONAL,LOCAL
5 Spot Beams in Ku Band 1 National Beam in Ku Band 1 National Beam in Ext C Band (6 Channels)
Night time Loading at Receiving end
Video Conferencing
Technological Possibilities
Webcam as Return Link
Telephone as Return Link
Internet as Return Link
Radio Broadcast Talkback Channel as Return Link
Effective Multimedia Delivery
C/Extended C Band IGNOU Studio Uplink
EduSat
INSAT
IIT Studio
CEC –UGC Studio
TV Telecast Teacher Training Teleconferencing SCERT/DIETs
Cable
E-content generation National Knowledge Network Connect academic community to the world of knowledge Digital empowerment of academic community Nearly 504 Universities and institutions of national importance are connected Thousands of students exchange and share their views for inclusive growth
ICT connectivity is mandatory for Higher Education Institutions Schools are being equipped with computers (stand-alone and networked) Initiative would help address the deficiency of qualified teachers, particularly in rural and semiurban areas Success stories of Kerala : 20000 + Classrooms of 2000 schools Orissa: 2-way video and audio interactive communication Virtual Classroom : TTTI, NIIT University, IITs, IISc, IIMs
India’s willingness for online learning Educational institutions though lagging behind are being encouraged to adopt ICT-enabled solutions
Microsoft India: Trained 45, 000 teachers of government schools Intel Education: trained over one million teachers Premier public schools are being equipped with Plasma TV, internet access, multimedia, virtual classroom, etc
Educational system inertia English language domination Relevant e-content Digital divide: reach out disadvantaged / underprivileged groups
Cont..
Mind set of administrators, teachers, students & community Lack of research support Costs of computer, broadband & internet services
Online a promising area: Some more time Acquisition of ICT skills by teachers and students Emerging lifelong learning Online learning will co-exist with other media & methods ICT network on rapid pace: Inroads to rural India