Prof' M' U' Deshpande

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Distance Education Program

• Prof. M. U. Deshpande
• Professor I/C, DEP
• Kanwal Rekhi School of Information Technology

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Objectives of DEP

• Taking quality education outside the boundaries
  of IIT.
• Simulating traditional classroom environment with
  live interaction
• High Quality Video Lectures
• Synchronous Delivery
• Providing a cost-effective and scalable solution
• Classes/Transmission in mornings and evenings to
  suit target user group.

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Pedagogical Aspects

• Critical Thinking
• Rational response to complex situations
• All data not available/no single clear-cut
  answers
• Justification by integration of known parameters
  processes assumptions.

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Technology In Education

• Technology Aid to comprehension
• Aid to recall
• Enable teacher to aid presentation
• Assist student to explore/recall/reflect
• Better relevance, Effectiveness, Efficiency

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GenesisTechnology Enabled PG courses in
Information Technology

• In late 90s, major paradigm changes
• Bursting of software bubble/shifts
• Down turn in world economy
• IT industry professional-retraining
• Huge increase in IT courses/colleges and demand
  for IT teachers.

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Learner Group Background

• Industry Professionals Teachers
• From all Engg. Disciplines(CS/EE shortage)
• Varied work experience in industry
• Fresh graduates from all branches as IT teachers
• Industry professionals in metro, major cities
• College teachers in small/remote towns
• Normal face to face PG course 20 students.

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Why IITs Courses

• IIT Facultys Engagement
• In Research
• Trends and Directions
• In Consultancy
• Ground level problems
• In Hardware/Software Product Development
• - Business Incubators

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Implementation Approach

• Hub And Spokes
• Hub IIT Bombay
• Spoke-Remote Centres (RCs)
• Class-Rooms, Labs, TA/Tutors
• High Quality Video Lectures
• Includes Text, Slides, Audio, Video
• Synchronous Delivery
• Simulated Class Room
• VSAT (DAMA/PAMA) Delivery Channel
• Lease Line option to additional center in
  vicinity

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Why SatelliteINSAT 3A, KU - BAND

• Proven technology 10,000 VSATS working in
  Industry, ATM, Banks, Stock Exchanges
• Optimum use of Bandwidth in IP Multicast
• Can reach remotest regions
• VSAT network professionally managed by HCL Comnet

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VSAT Deployment
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Multicast VSAT
Set up at IITB
Control VSAT
Agilis Up/Down Converter
AUPC
Gilat IDU
Viasat chassis
Monitoring/Stand-by
Cisco Router
MC8003
SH PC
Mic
Audio/Video Mixer
Avaya Switch
Studio PC
Camera
MC8003
DVCR
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Transmission Setup
Geostationary Satellite
RC2
Control VSAT
RC1
Multicast VSAT
IITB
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Set up at Remote Centre
Multicast VSAT
Control VSAT
Agilis Up/Down Converter
AUPC
Gilat IDU
Viasat chassis
Cisco Router
Avaya Switch
RC PC
Projector
Screen
PC
Vigo
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Academic Model

• Options for Participation
• CEP certification courses
• PGDIIT in IT
• CEP/DEP short term courses
• Teach only mode
• Focused Workshops e.g. Data mining
• Invited Lectures

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Academic Model

• Courses offered through DEP (PG Level)
• Database Management
• Digital Signal Processing
• Distributed Systems
• Foundation Algorithms 1
• Foundation Lab
• Mobile Computing
• Multimedia Systems
• Embedded Systems

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Current Status

• Eleven Remote Centers spread over 5 states
• Through VSAT
• C-DAC Mumbai, VNIT Nagpur. SGSITS Indore, STES
  Pune, MGM Nanded, IDRBTHyderabad,Goa
  University, IIITM-Kerala
• Through Leased line / LAN
• MBT, Mumbai, MBT, Pune, IIT Bombay
• Total Registrations (cumulative)
• gt1200 in semester long courses
• gt400 in short term CEP / DEP courses

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Current Status

• Academic Performance (Credit participants) Pass
  rate ? 80.
• gt800 hrs of PG level courses and
• gt200 hrs of foundation /short term courses are
  available on high quality DV tapes for
  broadcasting and on CDs for duplication.

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Current Status Semester wise total number of
people trained
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Current StatusTotal beneficiaries of the
courses offered through DEP
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To Conclude IT Enhancement Focus

• On teacher in class
• Through digital imaging support
• On access to individual student
• For knowledge/data bases, case study archives
• Faculty web pages, recorded lectures
• On delivery channels for duplicating
• Group learning experience with full interactivity

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To Conclude IT Enhancement Focus (Contd.)

• On Benefits to Institutes
• Faculty and senior students get advanced level
  lectures and benchmark teaching style
• Courses can be treated as additional electives
• Some relief to teacher shortage problem
• High level courses for Research background for
  PhD aspirants
• Industry participants to courses can aid on
  campus activities.

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• KReSIT, IIT Bombay
• CDAC, Navi Mumbai
• SGSITS, Indore
• VNIT, Nagpur
• MGM, Nanded Thank You
• STES, Pune
• MBT, Mumbai
• MBT, Pune
• IDRBT, Hyderabad
• Goa University, Goa
• IIITM Kerala
• PSPL, Pune
• Nirma Institute of Technology, Ahmedabad
• ?