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Knowledge
and Education-Seamlessly Woven Through
Millennia
Education has always held a position of
significance in all homes. Children are encouraged and inspired
to not just memorise things, but to gather as much knowledge
as possible and develop as upright individuals.
In India from the ancient Shruti-and-Smriti (listening and memorising
method) form of education that was imparted in Gurukuls to the
latest Bhartiyavidya, the focus has
consistently been on imparting knowledge in the easiest way
so as to ensure longer retention and recall in the pupil's mind. |
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What
is Bhartiyavidya?
Bhartiyavidya
is India's first Curriculum-Specific Digital Classroom Teaching
Aid. It is a set of high quality multimedia capsules that have
been prepared lesson-wise using a variety of globally searched
resource material. The content of each capsule boosts retention
and recall on a variety of topics with the aid of visuals that
are free from voice-overs. Thereby, every teacher can explain
the visuals in his/her own words and retain his/her personal
touch in teaching. |
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How
Does Bhartiyavidya Work? - Whom
is it Aimed at?
In a nutshell, Bhartiyavidya
is the absolute representation of the 21st Century classroom.
Today's children are exposed to a myriad topics and subjects.
Left with few options, they are forced to memorise everything
and reproduce it accordingly during exams. Keeping this in focus,
Bhartiyavidya, a breakthrough digital
teaching aid, has been developed in order to assist the educator
to teach better, just as it enables the pupil to understand
better. A Pleasure Ride for Both Teachers and Students Revolutionary
as it is, Bhartiyavidya is here to
influence and alter the conventional way of teaching forever.
On the other hand, the students will find their lessons much
more interesting and easy to comprehend. Bhartiyavidya
is indispensable while teaching topics that are conceptually
difficult to visualise and understand. It supports the teacher
where conventional methods of using the blackboard fall short. |
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Concept
Note
Bhartiyavidya
adds value to the quality of teaching in schools. Bhartiyavidya
the only one of its kind IT enabled teaching solution is designed
on the principle that a combination of conventional teaching
(using the teacher’s wisdom, voice and blackboard) and
technology assisted teaching (using multimedia) within a regular
classroom and within the teaching period of 40 minutes leads
to more effective teaching-learning than either full
40
minutes
of conventional teaching or full 40 minutes of technology
based teaching. It is unlike all CDROMs or Internet based content
that is either designed for use directly by a student or is
designed for use by a teacher who uses an LCD projector without
the blackboard. |
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Assumptions
Technology cannot and should not replace
a teacher.
Technology can and should supplement both the teacher as well
as all other teaching tools. |
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| Salient
Features |
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Is
curriculum driven. |
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Does
only what the blackboard and other conventional teaching
tools cannot or do not do. |
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Helps
in visualization of concept where the blackboard fails. |
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Is
incomplete without the teacher. |
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Is
a classroom centric solution and allows for one to many
teaching. |
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Is
designed for use within a typical 40-minute teaching period. |
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Gives
flexibility to each individual teacher to decide his/her
pace of teaching. |
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Requires
minimum computer skills on part of the teacher. |
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Is
effective when used by a teacher with his/her own voice and
usage of the blackboard. |
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Provides
a framework to teachers to integrate work done by them
with itself. |
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| Advantages/Benefits |
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Better
and in-depth concept clarity of complex topics. |
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Saves
teaching time. |
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Increases
interest level in classrooms and enhances comprehension
and retention. |
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Integrated
with existing style and pace of teachers. |
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Effectiveness
can be measured along with usage patterns to see how the
students are getting benefited. |
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Complements
teaching skills of teachers. |
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Adds
value without replacing anything from conventional teaching.
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