e-Learning Classes Launched
7 July 2004 — Amrita University, Ettimidai
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A state-of-the-art E-learning Studio with
6 simultaneous synchronous LCD panels was launched
at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amrita University)
Ettimadai campus on 7 July, 2004 by Mr. Kris
Gopalakrishnan, Co-founder and Chief Operating
Officer of the Indian IT major, Infosys Technologies.
Mr. Bhaskar Narayan, Director, Satellite Communications,
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was
the distinguished guest of honour for the function. |
This studio and e-classroom is the front-end of the
high bandwidth satellite network, which has made Amrita
University a fully interactive, multimedia capable,
multi-disciplinary virtual university – the first of
its kind in the nation. It will enable interactive
class room sessions across all 4 campuses of the University.
The teacher is empowered with the unique capability
of performing two-way live audio-video interaction.
The facility is equipped with 130 seats for classroom
instruction, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using
the dedicated satellite link with a bandwidth
of 1.5 Mbps. The e-classroom is ergonomically
designed so as to enhance the teaching and learning
process and give teachers and students a feel
of a normal class room session. This heralds
a new vista in the delivery of education and
is a model for educational institutions across
the country. |
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Amrita University has plans of immediately offering
various courses between campuses. Courses on cutting-edge
technology areas like Mobile and Wireless communication,
Information Security, VLSI using Cadence tools, Bioinformatics
etc.
With ISRO, Amrita University plans to start Village
Resource Centers for the transformation of rural communities.
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