Activities

Development of Innovative Learning Solutions

To provide quality education to the learners, NCIDE is working towards developing innovative learning solutions. This is being done in collaboration with the faculties of different School s of IGNOU and also with other stakeholders outside IGNOU. The initiatives taken towards innovative learning solutions are outlined as follows:

• Development of E-learning Package

NCIDE in collaboration with SOSS is developing e-learning package. 118 modules of SOSS have been converted into e-learning package. The main features of the e-learning package includes due insertion of text relevant graphics on each page, interactivity, every kind of course assessment through multiple choice questions, fill in the blanks, completing of paragraphs and part identification on a image etc. and feedback. Voice and video clips can also be added as well.

• Interactive multiple media enabled IMNCI package

NCIDE, in collaboration with SOHS, has developed an innovative multiple media package for the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMNCI) component of the post Graduate Diploma in Maternal and Child Health (PGDMCH) programme for MBBS graduates.

The main features of the package include an interactive multimedia rich virtual learning environment, multimedia chartbook, multimedia rich interaction, glossary, resources, quiz bank etc. For more information click here.

• Development of innovative multiple media enable Computer Literacy Programme for the North East

NCIDE, in collaboration with EDNERU, is developing a multimedia package in computer literacy programme for the learners of the North East. This package will be offered both online and offline to the learners. For more information click here.

• Development of Virtual Science Lab

NCIDE has developed a prototype of an interactive, multimedia-rich Virtual Laboratory System for science education at a distance. Currently, the Virtual Lab System hosts open source experiments in Physics and Chemistry. The learner-friendly features of the Virtual Lab System allow the learners to access it anytime anywhere: to view lab practical demonstrations; to perform selected lab experiments in a simulated environment; and to interact with their mentors and peer groups both synchronously and asynchronously in a digital environment.