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IBM’s e-learning programme
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More than 15,000 students attend the sessions in over 120 e-schools
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The course module is easily adaptable
IBM recently announced that it has successfully delivered Phase III of EDUSAT, a satellite-based education programme comprising over 100 hours of live lectures transmitted to over 120 schools in Karnataka. Organised in collaboration with Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum (VTU), these sessions were attended by almost 15,000 engineering students.
The programme was an effort to enhance the technical knowledge and skills of post-graduate university students. This will enable them to seek better positions in the ICT market.
The course module, which is easily adaptable and integrated into ongoing lectures, covered technologies and skills such as System Z, Java, Web 2.0, Eclipse, Cell Architecture, SOA, High Performance Computing, Linux, DB2, Autonomic Computing, Rational, AIX, and Enterprise Applications.
Kalpana Margabandhu, Director, WebSphere Development, said, “In today’s global economy, the ability to apply advanced technology, engineering and business thinking skills to a job is a prerequisite for success. These programmes enable students to acquire a fresh perspective to technology underpinnings and equip them with the necessary knowledge for devising innovative solutions.”
Integration
M.S. Shivkumar, Registrar, VTU, said, “Over the last few years, distance education has become the mainstay in the field of education. The integration of satellite technology and education has become an exceptional medium for sharing knowledge through useful contact across national and international borders. We are proud to be associated with IBM in their outreach programme that is focused on enhancing technological perspective to students, preparing them better for the market.”
Committed to growing India’s IT ecosystem, IBM has spearheaded a series of initiatives, inviting hundreds of faculty from universities in a call for action. IBM’s University Relations teams have been partnering with academia to drive evolving open standards-based IT skills, essentially “in demand” skills for an “on demand world”.
Some of the other activities under the University Relations Initiative include developing strategic linkages with universities/colleges; assisting colleges with curriculum development and instructional material; helping colleges develop consistent, high quality curricula for leading and emerging technologies; promoting high quality education by providing state-of-the-art support from IBM; and evangelising Open Standards technologies critical for the future of IT industry.
Flagship programme
IBM has also been actively involved in school reform programmes such as Reinventing Education, the company’s flagship programme with an investment of $75 million worldwide.
More than one lakh teachers have been trained under this programme, and IBM’s community service programme currently engages 44,000 employees who have donated nearly two million hours of service to local schools.
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