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Proliferation of ICT in Education –
Major Govt. Initiatives - Challenges
Dr. B. K. MurthyDirector & Head
National Knowledge Network DivisionMinistry of Communications and IT
Govt. of India
Presentation at Nagpur, 11th June, 2011
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Key Factors of Knowledge Economy
Govt. role is to act as a
catalyst
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Challenges: Digital Students
By age 21, the average college student would have spent:
10,000 hours video games200,000 emails20,000 hours TV10,000 hours cell phone10,000 hours of PC/Internet usageUnder 5,000 hours reading
Challenges for Technology
Countrywide classrooms? Various Tools & TechnologiesSharing of Educational resources on the Grid/CloudVarious Gadgets
High end Workstations to low cost access devicesContent for all:
Multimodal, Multilingual, locale specific, Just-in-timeCreation of Closed User Groups:
Online Collaborative ResearchOpen Source Drug Discovery/Design/Engg.
Network protocols to support various gadgetsKnowledge Centers to Host various portalsNetwork Security/QoS to cater to all types of traffic
emails/chatting/lectures/telemedicine/VC/e-Gov. etc. on the same Backbone??
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Challenges – Social
The challenge of numbers/ScalabilityThe challenge of QualityThe challenge of access/ReliabilityThe Challenge of Sustainability/affordabilityThe Challenge of InclusivenessThe challenge of course management
Guiding a student through a curriculumTapping the right content from the right source
But the most important of all……..
The challenge of the mind-set !!!
ICT in Education: Role of MCIT/DIT
Initiate Pilots in frontier areas before the formal system respondsCourses on Microprocessor in late 70sUG/PG Courses in ICT in early 80sEstablishment of ERNET, CDAC, DOEACC in late 80sLanguage Computing/Learning Material Development in Emerging Technologies in early 90sE-learning activities: Courseware for MS (BITS Pilani), ADIT of IGNOU etc. in late 90sCurrently UG/PG Courses on VLSI Design/Embedded Systems Design/Information SecurityTechnology Innovation Promotion
Being initiated and nurtured till the formal system takes over
and now establishment of National Knowledge Network
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ICT in Education: Major Govt. Initiatives
Department of IT, Ministry of Comm. & ITEstablishment of National Knowledge NetworkNational Skill Development Initiative
Ministry of HRDNational Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL)
About 400 courses (40 hours each) in Engineering & Technology developed by faculties of IITs/IISc and available for free Usage by Tier II and Tier III colleges
National Mission on Education Through ICTICT@Schools
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National Knowledge Network
To interconnect all Institutions of higher learning and Research for knowledge sharing and collaborative Research across the country with a high speed data communication network.
Objective
To build a scalable network, which can expand both in the geographical coverage and Speed.To be a common Network Backbone like national highway, wherein different categories of users shall be supported.
Design Philosophy
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Features of the NKN
Network consists of an ultra-high speed Core ~10Gbps & ~ 1500 nodes. A distribution layer at appropriate speeds. The participating institutions can directly connect to the NKN at speeds between 100Mbps to 1 Gbpsconnect to the distribution layer through a last mile connectivity bandwidth (Edge nodes).
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NKNNKN
Educational Institutions
Research LabsCSIR/DAE/ISRO/ICAR
INTERNET
Connections to Global Networks
(e.g. GEANT)
EDUSAT
MPLSClouds
Broad BandClouds
National / StateData Centers
NationalInternet
Exchange Points (NIXI)
Cert-IN
•To create CORE for NKN Final Phase at the earliest.
•Backbone 2.5G to begin with soon 10G
•This provides the required redundancy and availability of NKN CORE.
•Gateways at Mumbai & Chennai apart from Delhi Hyderabad
• Complete rollout in 2-3 yrs
• Implementation by NIC
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Current Status
20 PoPs were set up across the country200+ Institutions of Higher Learning were connectedVirtual Class Rooms in 26 IITs, ISERsInaugurated by the Hon’ble President of India on April 9, 2009Final Phase: 20-25 PoPs, 600+ secondary PoPs, 1500 core institutions (400+ universities, R&D labs) to be connectedTraffic from the affiliated colleges/centers/institutions are aggregated through MPLS-VPN to connect to NKN
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National Mission on Education through ICT
VisionCatering to the learning needs and providing a one stop solution to all the requirements of the learning community.
ObjectivesDevelopment of knowledge modules & the right content Research in the field of pedagogy Standardization and quality assurance of content Spreading digital literacy for teacher empowerment Providing support for the creation of virtual technological universities;
Connectivity at Institution Level
20,000 Colleges, each with 20 BB VPN connections High Speed LANs in Universities each having 400 nodes Connectivity ~ 1Gbps to universitiesNMEICT-NKN Interconnection, 1GB each about 10-15 LocationsInternet connectivity to BSNL VPN cloud.
INTERNET INTERNET
NMEICT Connecting: Universities
BSNL CloudBSNL Cloud
UNIV #2UNIV#1
NKN CLOUDNKN CLOUD
UNIV #3
INTERNET INTERNET
Universities merging with NKN
BSNL CloudBSNL Cloud
UNIV #2UNIV#1
NKN CLOUDNKN CLOUD
UNIV #3
INTERNET INTERNET
Universities Aggregating Affiliated Colleges
BSNL CloudBSNL Cloud
UNIV #2UNIV#1
NKN CLOUDNKN CLOUD
Colleges
MPLS CLOUDc
Aggregate Traffic to NKN
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ICT @ SchoolsScheme of MHRD launched in 2004 and now Revised in 2010Coverage: All Govt./Govt. aided Higher Secondary/Secondary schools
Target is to cover about 100,000 schools by 2012
Objectives:Establish enabling environment to promote usage of ICT in an inclusive manner
• Providing infrastructure & connectivity
Promote development and dissemination of e-content in regional languageTo promote ICT tools for distance education
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National Skill Development Initiative Government of India has approved the ‘Coordinated Action of Skill Development’: Three tier structure set up:
Prime Minister’s National Council on Skill DevelopmentNational Skill Development Coordination BoardNational Skill Development Corporation
National Skill Development Policy announcedTo create a pool of 500 million trained persons by the year 2022.DITs Target in NSDI is 10 million in ICT by 2022
500 million IT literates by 2022
Through a 3 pronged strategy:
Scaling up of capacities of DOEACC Society to train 1 crore persons by 2022.- To cover the entire spectrum of Training & Education starting from certificate level to Doctoral level (both Formal as well Non-Formal)
Scaling up of capacities of CDAC to train ~ 7 lakh persons by 2022. - High end courses, close to Industry needs, quick cycle time for introduction of New Courses to meet emerging needs
Financial Assistance to States/UTs for setting up of ICT Academies in each State/UTs
- To ensure quality faculty who are current with the latest development in IECT sector
DIT’s Initiatives for Skill Development in IECT
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ICT infrastructure Connecting Global
U N I V E R S I T YU N I V E R S I T Y
Internet
Wi-Fi Enabled Virtual Classroom
VPN/Firewall/ IPS
Database Servers
Application Servers
Web Servers
Servers Pool
VPN/IP MPLS Network
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10 Gigabit GRID Connecting
Institutions on common Network
Internet 2
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colleges Schools
Backbone
Central Data Centre
Hosting Content & Applications of different disciplines
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Colleges/ Universities
National Knowledge Network
National Mission on Education
Internet/ Broadband
LMS/ Authoring Tools
Local Language Support tools
Learning Models
Compression & Streaming
Compliances & Conformance
Multi Modal Content
Multi Modal/Multi Lingual Delivery
Blended Learning Ubiquitous Learning
Integrated Learning
Secu
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Affordable
Reachabl
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Increased Quality Motivation & Retention
Just in Time
Infrastructure
Tools & Technologies
Standards
Delivery
Output
Multi Modal Delivery gives Rainbow effect
Localized
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SummaryMissions such as NKN & NME-ICT require enormous determination and vision continuity. The philosophy is “Encourage, Enable, Enrich, and Empower” the users. Collaboration, Interaction and Sharing are Important Paradigms for Quality Education and Innovation, Government would act as Catalyst. ICT is expected to bring in revolution in Education the way Text books revolutionised a few hundred years agoUltimately it is the Mindset of the stake holders requires a paradigm shift – ICT is only a tool it is not a replacement
Laptops can not replace Headtops
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bkm@mit.gov.in
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