E-learning in Ashram schools – Education through Satellite, Implemented in 15 schools of Adilabad region
In 50 Ashram Schools under Tribal Welfare Department, eLearning classes are started on a pilot basis and upon the results of this method the number of schools will be scaled up further.
Classes are being conducted from Hyderabad via satellite medium. In each school a satellite system, laptop, projector and sound systems are given.
Every day from 11:30 LIVE classes start. Each class is of 45-minute long. Expert teachers are teaching children using animated content. Children can note down their doubts and can get the doubts cleared at the end of each session.
Daily timetable is shared to schools and the staff facilitate in making the children sit in each classroom and follow through the sessions.
Views on the program:
We are daily following up with all schools the class run status on schedule and update our higher authorities on it and also inform the action points to be covered.
Mr. Jagan, Project Coordinator, ITDA
Classes are very good and teaching is helping me to understand topics well. If any doubts arise I write those down immediately and get it clarified with the teacher .
Raghu, 7th Class Student
Animated content is helping children to learn concepts easily. We will try to implement this project in more schools in the coming days.
Telangana state Tribal Welfare Department planned to implement eLearning classes with good animation and content as it would help children to understand the concepts quickly. 50 schools are selected for the pilot.
Using a projector, digital lessons are being telecasted. This system is linked with satellite.
Classes are being conducted at selective timings. For 3 months, a timetable has been given and children are attending classes as per the timetable.
10 schools in the combined district are selected as e- schools and connected to e-learning digital classes.
From morning 11:30 to afternoon 3:35 these live classes happen, each class is of 45 minutes. Science, Maths, English and Social Studies are being taught Session are being conducted for 6,7,8,9 standards. As per the time table, children learn from the skilled expert teacher from the studio.
Principals Remarks: Even when power is not available, classes can still run with the help of UPS/battery. We have asked the experts to start interaction soon and we will soon introduce interaction to the system.
e-Learning Program in Tribal Ashram Schools, Telangana covered in ‘Namasthe Telangana’ on 17/02/2019
LIVE Teaching with satellite link
45 minutes long sessions from e-School Studio
Experimentally implemented in Nalgonda district Peddavoora and Devarakonda DNT Ashram schools
From next year onwards, will get implemented in all Ashram schools
Recognizing the importance of Digital Education, the Tribal Welfare Department, Telangana has equipped its Ashram Schools with the LED Television Sets last year. This gave a big boost to the department – as the digital classes rewarded the students with a good success rate and quality education.
This huge success paved a way for the implementation of a new phase in Digital Education with “The e-Learning Classroom program”, to cater to the needs of students of the present era. The e-Learning Classroom program is implemented as a pilot project in 50 Tribal Ashram Schools statewide – in the first phase.
Among the 13 Ashram Schools in the Nalgonda District, the Boys Ashram School, Pedavoora and the DNT BOYS Ashram School, Devarakonda were the two schools chosen as a part of the first phase. This e-Learning Classrooms program is being implemented for the 6, 7, 8, and 9 grade students this academic year. For grade 10, e-Learning classroom program will get implemented from the next academic year.
Every grade is allotted a period per day for this class and
the time table is accordingly prepared. Each grade will have one subject per
day with class duration of 45 minutes. LIVE teaching is done through a Central
Studio setup in the Tribal Welfare Office, Masab Tank, Telangana. Each class is
taught LIVE by the expert faculty and the classes are broadcast through
satellite connectivity. A control room is setup in the studio to associate the
animation related to the topic and monitor the connectivity. Both the teacher
and the animation are visible to the students, on a big screen. However, the
content is displayed at large in the backdrop and the teacher is displayed at
one corner of the screen. An IT Coordinator is assigned at every school to
operate the equipment. The Government is investing 1.50 lakhs for this at each
school.
A huge round of appreciation came from the Headmasters. They
said that the lively animation is eye – catching and the students are showing a
lot of interest in these classes.
Answers to Queries
are also LIVE
This system also gives the student an option to clear his/her
doubt on the spot during the LIVE class. This is possible by “the two-way
interaction” option.
Each student is provided with a clicker. The clicker
consists of different buttons for giving answers, raising query, rating the
lesson etc…
During the class time, if maximum queries are raised, the
particular topic will be taught again with a different dimension.
e-Class Timings:
7th Grade – 11:30 am to 12:15 pm
6th Grade – 12:20 pm to 01:05 pm
9th Grade – 02:00 pm to 02:45 pm
8th Grade – 02:50 pm to 03:35 pm
The LIVE classes on the big screen are very interesting. Each topic is explained clearly with excellent lively animation. This is helping us to understand the topic completely. We are getting our doubts clarified then and there through LIVE interaction. I hope this will definitely help us to get through the competitive exams as well.
– Srinu, 9th Standard, DNT Hostel, Devarakonda
E-School LIVE classes are definitely enhancing the concentration of students. They are eagerly waiting for the class and the class is very interesting. The animation coupled with a detailed explanation by the expert faculty is really good. This helps students to understand the topic and thereby increases their creativity and application skills. Students are giving a huge appraisal to this E- School Program.”
– Narayan Reddy, Headmaster, Devarakonda ST Boys Ashram School
