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‘Smart’ way to teach and learn

Staff Reporter

Educomp unveils unique digitised technology to supplement traditional learning methods

The company designs over 25,000 modules covering various subjects
Called ‘smart class’, it helps enhance retention levels among students

VISAKHAPATNAM: Delhi-based Educomp Solutions unveiled a unique teaching methodology to a gathering of teachers and principals from various schools here on Tuesday. The company, supported by IT majors like Acer, Intel and Dell, showcased the latest digitised teaching technology.

Research division

Making a lucid presentation, associate vice-president of Educomp Rohit Malik said: “The concept is an innovative solution designed to supplement traditional methods of learning in classrooms with multimedia applications to enhance a child’s educational experience. Information technology can empower the teacher by providing her with additional education tools within the classroom.”

The company, with its 1,500-strong research and development division, designed over 25,000 digitised modules, covering the subjects of English, mathematics, sciences and social studies.

The modules cover the syllabi from kindergarten to plus-two and tailor-made to suit all education boards like the CBSE, the ICSE, the IB and respective State boards.

Briefing about the concept, Regional Manager of the company P.V.V. Sathya Narayana said the concept was called “smart class.”

How it works

“In every school we find a computer lab or an audio visual lab that caters to a small segment of students, covering only 60 to 70 periods in a year. With the ‘smart class’, it is possible to cover the entire school, offering a minimum of 1,000 periods in a year,” he said. The concept prescribes for a knowledge centre within the school, which would be administered by a programme administrator deputed by the company. The knowledge centre would host the central server. It would be connected to each classroom through LAN (local area network). Each classroom would be provided with a system and an audio-visual display mechanism.

The knowledge centre would also be connected to the company’s server for regular update of the modules. Mr. Malik informed that the ‘smart class’ concept would increase the understanding and retention levels among students.

“The students can actually see the digitised format of all that they learn from the textbooks or from the blackboard,” he said.

Mr. Sathya Narayana said the concept had already been implemented in over 1,000 schools across India and some 100 schools in Andhra Pradesh.

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