1. Learning by Doing (LBD) based course content development An NMEICT project

2. IIIT Hyderabad Kannan Srinathan Principal Investigator (PI) Assistant Professor Center for Security, Theory and Algorithmic Research (C-STAR) Sandhya Kode (Co-PI) Director, EnhanceEdu, Center for Education Technology and Learning Sciences (CETLS)

3. About the pilot project Develop 3 courses in the Learning by Doing methodology – Principles of Information Security – Data structures – AI Automated grading* Amount sanctioned Rs. 30,00,000

4. Activities involved Framework Process Training Content development Review and test the content

5. Steps involved in Pilot Developed framework in “Learning by Doing” (LBD) for content development Developed the process for content development Trained team (domain experts, RAs, animation experts, learning technology experts, etc.,) on the process and framework Developed content with above team using the developed process

6. Issues faced Story centered Concept based elaboration Refined content development framework to...

7. Butterfly model Resources Playground Implementation Illustration ConceptAnalysis Insights Imagination Learning Objectives

8. GUIDELINES The “learning objectives” put together form the conceptual course syllabus The “implementation” involve tasks, which when completed, leads to prototypes of the basic products developable within the course The “resources” form a collection of various multi-modal resources including the breakthrough papers in the area

9. Novice user The “concepts-videos” when concatenated form a lecture-based course The “illustration” forms an (animated) e- workbook with solved examples The “playground” forms a virtual workshop for the course

10. Intermediate-Expert user The “analysis” form detailed versions of the “truths” in the course (like mathematical proofs) The “insights” trace the literature’s evolution leading to the entire course The “imagination” is about the research/idea ‘explosion’ aftermath of the concept/course

11. Current status AI based Automatic test evaluation (100% done) – Research completed and published – Prototype tool developed and validated in TAC 2010 (NIST USA) competition as well Principles of Information Security (90% done) – Completed content development – Expected completion by end February 2011 Data structures (60% done) – Completed 60% content development – Expected completion by end February 2011

12. Financial details (Pilot) Amount in Rs. Amount sanctioned/released30,00,000 Amount spent26,22,824 Amount remaining3,77,176

13. Deliverables planned by March 2012 New course content development (7 courses) Assessment and test development Teacher training Support for Implementation Content management system – Content delivery system – Assessment and test delivery Content packaged for certification

14. 7 Courses proposed out of … Computational Thinking Functional Programming Parallel Computing Algorithms Principles of Information Security II Data mining and Data warehousing Pattern Recognition Digital system design using Verilog VLSI Design and Design for testability E-Governance Computer Aided Power Systems Theory of Computation Distributed Computing Quantum Information and Computation

15. Teacher Training Why Teacher Training? – Non-availability of good faculty – Availability of good content does not automatically imply use Teacher training is required – One size does not fit all Personalization and Customization – Limited/Poor infrastructure facilities

16. Teacher Training What is delivered? – 10 courses with content as developed in the project – One at a time for 2-4 weeks duration based on the course (100 teachers at a time)

17. How is it delivered? – Face-to-face – Online (future – to scale up) In dialog with Prof. Phatak to implement the “1000 teacher training model” – Challenges – Community building

18. Community building, participation and diffusion... Beginning at the Teacher Training – Creating collaborative environment – Sprinting on test bank creation at multiple levels – Developing content on advanced topics – Creating “birds of a feather” groups Continuing after they go back to their colleges – For teachers and students

19. Support for content management and implementation Build a content management system – Content delivery system – Assessment and test delivery Package content for certification Develop processes for engaging with colleges and tracking

20. Diffusion – How the cycle completes Engaging in hands-on student training – Training on the content Engaging students in the community building Community participation in – Content Development – Training – Implementation

22. Funding requirements (Post pilot) till March 2012 Amount in Rs. Content Development (7 courses) 70,00,000 Teacher training (10 courses) for total 1000 teachers1,00,00,000 Support for implementation and diffusion 30,00,000 Equipment (Cameras, Servers, Laptops, etc.,) 69,00,000 Contingency 5,00,000 Travel 6,00,000 Total2,80,00,000

23. After March 2012 Undergo a review of – Content development process – Teacher training process Evolve new processes Begin the cycle of content development, teacher training and diffusion

24. April 2012 to March 2013 Amount in Rs. Content Development (10 courses)1,00,00,000 Teacher training (10 courses) for total 1000 teachers1,00,00,000 Support for implementation (diffusion) 30,00,000 Recording Studio and Smart classroom1,25,00,000 Equipment (Cameras, Servers, Laptops, etc.,) 50,00,000 Contingency 5,00,000 Travel 6,00,000 Total4,16,00,000

25. April 2013 to March 2014 Amount in Rs. Content Development (10 courses)1,00,00,000 Teacher training (10 courses) for total 1000 teachers1,25,00,000 Support for implementation (diffusion) 35,00,000 Equipment (Cameras, Servers, Laptops, etc.,) 50,00,000 Contingency 5,00,000 Travel 7,00,000 Total3,12,00,000

26. April 2014 to March 2015 Amount in Rs. Content Development (10 courses)1,00,00,000 Teacher training (10 courses) for total 1000 teachers1,75,00,000 Support for implementation (diffusion) 35,00,000 Equipment (Cameras, Servers, Laptops, etc.,) 50,00,000 Contingency 5,00,000 Travel 7,00,000 Total3,72,00,000

27. Total funding requirements from April 2012 to March 2015 Amount in Rs. Content Development (30 courses)3,00,00,000 Teacher training (40 courses) for total 4000 teachers4,00,00,000 Support for implementation (diffusion)1,00,00,000 Recording Studio and Smart classroom1,25,00,000 Equipment (Cameras, Servers, Laptops, etc.,)1,50,00,000 Contingency 15,00,000 Travel 20,00,000 Total11,10,00,000

28. Other points to discuss on IIIT-H has English to Hindi translation (Amrita) Engaging with Spoken Tutorials on MediaWiki Dialoguing with Prof. Phatak on 1000 Teacher Training Virtual labs – National coordination out of EnhanceEdu

29. Budget for Equipment 2 Servers (@3,00,000 each) 6,00,000 120 laptops (@35,000 each) 42,00,000 20 desktops (@55,000 each) 11,00,000 3 Video Cameras (@2,00,000 each) 6,00,000 2 projectors (@50,000 each) 1,00,000 Software licences 3,00,000 Total69,00,000