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| Thursday, November 29, 2007
Anna University launches interactive learning programmes
- The programme will enable students to learn
online
- Each student will be given an e-mail ID
COIMBATORE: The first batch of distance education students of
the Anna University, Coimbatore, will not have to attend the
conventional Personal Contact Programmes (PCP) hereafter. The
university has introduced the Interactive Learning Programmes
(ILP), in its place.
The ILP will enable the distance education students to learn
online and in a continuous manner, R. Radhakrishnan, Vice-Chancellor,
said while inaugurating the programme on Saturday. The university
launched the distance education programmes for the 2007-2008
recently.
Thirty-seven courses in management, science and engineering,
including computer science, high level of technology orientation,
had been introduced. Under the ILP, each student would be given
an e-mail ID. A teacher would be dedicated for each subject.
Students could regularly interact with the faculty online. This
would ensure continuous learning, the Vice-Chancellor told The
Hindu. “As per the mandate of the Quality Council constituted
by us, quality text books have been supplied. Students’
Relationship Management will be adopted for ensuring speedy
mitigation of students’ grievances. The curriculum of
the courses is designed by bench marking it with international
standards”, the Vice-Chancellor added. The first batch
of students would appear for the first semester examination
in February 2008 and second semester in June.
A fresh batch would be admitted in January for the year of 2008.
The university had plans to help the subsequent batch of distance
education students pursuing postgraduate studies to procure
computers at subsidised rates.
“There will be contribution from the student as well as
the university. This will make online education more relevant”,
Dr. Radhakrishnan observed. After evaluation and testing, online
education would be launched in the near future for regular courses
too. This would help not only the students, but also the public
to learn more about the emerging areas in engineering, about
the additional courses it would offer. For details contact V.
Balakrishnan, Director, Directorate of Online and Distance Education,
Anna University, Coimbatore, GCT Campus, Coimbatore –
641013; or call 0422-2455353.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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