Learning by Doing (LBD) based Course Content Development (in Areas of CS and ECE) International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, India 1

Agenda  Methodology  Previous Experience  Objective  Time bound outcomes and deliverables  Budget  Resources 2

The opportunity  A lecture may not sustain full interest of a student  The same holds true for a recorded lecture  This is perhaps because not all students are involved  How do we make the student get involved? 3

A solution  Students need to get involved  Problem centric approach  Carefully chosen problems  Covering all aspects  Lectures are not at the center  But are provided as resources 4

Problem Centric Approach  Develop a realistic story  Have the students work on “tasks”  Work as teams to produce work products  Personalized lectures 5

Curriculum Development  Identify skills required and map to tasks Task 1Task 2Task 3Task 4... Skill 1 X Skill 2 X Skill 3 X Skill 4 XX...

Curriculum Development  For each task, produce  Task description  List and description of deliverables  Resources – video lectures, PPTs, Just in Time (JIT) lectures  Program website 7

Learning by Doing explained … 8

The Gaps  Insufficient Faculty  Heterogeneous student population  Different innate abilities  Different backgrounds  Different learning velocities  Different ambitions … 9  Task Levels and Types  JIT  Self paced  Higher level courses faster … on fast track  Provide expert video lectures

Designing content for …  Spanning a heterogeneous audience enabling a wider reach  Product usability and ensuring use  Better appreciation of different concepts using appropriate pedagogical approaches  Virus – simulation based  Scalable and efficient delivery (mentor model)  Involvement of all stakeholders  Adaptability – to create enhancements for course 10

Previous Experience 11

Master of Science in IT (MSIT)  Started in 2001  Post Graduate course (2 years)  770 students trained so far  Specializations offered  Language technologies  Software engineering  E-commerce  Computer Networks 12

Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT)  Started in 2008  Integrated course (plus 2 and engineering)  Intake of 6000 students each year  Located in three campuses  After 6 years, the strength of RGUKT will be 36,000  Entire program is based on LBD methodology 13

EnhanceEdu  Started in 2008  Department of IT (DIT) funded project  150 faculty members from engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh trained as mentors using LBD content  Began support for implementation  In three years, students will be trained each year in LBD methodology 14

Our Objective 15

Objective  Use the learning by doing methodology to  develop content for core and advanced courses in CS and ECE  validate it by reaching out to colleges and industry  enhance it by conducting workshops for expert feedback 16

Proposal  Courses proposed to be developed (Level 1, 2, 3)  Computation Theory  Artificial Intelligence  Principles of Programming  Numerical Techniques and Optimization  Principles of Information Security  Distributed Systems  Database Systems  Computer and Communication Networks  Compilers  Software Engineering  Digital Logic and Processors  Data Structures  Computer System Organization  Algorithms  Operating Systems  Graphics  Formal Methods  Basic Electronic Circuits  Signals and Systems  Communication Theory 17 Develop 10 courses from the proposed list

Content Creation Cost estimation 18  Course content creation using learning by doing methodology Rs.10 lakhs per course

Content Designed… Are we done? No! 19

Creation & Delivery Framework 20 Course Content Creation Teacher Training Program Support for Implementation at College

Teacher Training and Delivery  Cost for teacher training program and implementation at the colleges Rs. 10 lakhs per course 21

Manpower  Resources needed  Subject matter experts  Content Development Team Senior Content Developers Animation team Content developers 22

Pilot Phase  By December 2010  Develop content for 3 courses  Provide training to teachers  Support in implementation at colleges 23

Budget for Pilot Phase ItemAmount (in lakhs) Content Development (3 courses)30 Teacher Training20 Support for Implementation10 Equipment15 Contingency5 Travel3 Total83 24

Phase II  By May 2012  Develop content for 7 more courses  Provide training to teachers  Support in implementation at colleges 25

Budget for Phase II ItemAmount (in lakhs) Content Development70 Teacher Training40 Support for Implementation30 Equipment40 Contingency10 Travel6 Workshops10 Total206 26

Project Budget Pilot Phase (Dec 2010) Phase II (May 2012) Total Content Development Teacher Training Support for Implementation Equipment Contingency51015 Travel369 Workshops

Deliverables PilotPhase II Courses37 Teacher TrainingYes Support for ImplementationYes Course UpdationYes (annually from 2012)To be planned 28

Resources  IIIT-H faculty  Center for Education Technology and Learning Sciences (CETLS), IIIT-H  Invited subject experts 29

This is just the beginning… 30 Course Content Creation Teacher Training Program Support for Implementation at College

Towards a Comprehensive Learning Environment for Adaptivity and Research (CLEAR) courses for advanced/research level 100 courses for UG and PG 10 courses (1,00,000+ students from 100+ colleges in 3 years) Potential for being an outreach arm to NMEICT 31 Collaborate

Model features  Model has ability to provide  Scalability  Self-sustainability … after a period of 3 years at the college  Designed for success  Success defined by … … the students’ use of the content and deriving value  Eases the learning process for every student  Adaptivity – Personalization and Customization  Selection from available “buffet” of courses 32

Contact  Dr. Kannan Srinathan IIIT-Hyderabad  Ms. Sandhya Kode CETLS, IIIT-Hyderabad 33

Queries? 34