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Motivation Motivation
Physical Distances Physical Distances Limit Doing Limit Doing Experiments Experiments
Sharing of Costly Sharing of Costly Equipment Equipment Proliferation of Proliferation of Quality Labs Quality Labs
VIRTUAL LABS PROJECT VIRTUAL LABS PROJECT Motivation Motivation - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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VIRTUAL LABS PROJECT VIRTUAL LABS PROJECT Motivation Motivation Physical Distances Physical Distances Limit Doing Limit Doing Experiments Experiments Proliferation of Proliferation of Sharing of Costly Sharing of Costly Quality Labs
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The Basic Idea The Basic Idea
Remote User 1 Remote
Physical Lab (located remotely)
Remote User 2 Remote User n
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Objectives of the Virtual Lab Project Objectives of the Virtual Lab Project
To provide remote-access to labs in various
disciplines of Science and Engineering.
- To cater to students at the UG level, PG
level as well as to research scholars. level as well as to research scholars.
- To enable the students to learn at their
- wn pace, and to arouse their curiosity.
- To provide a complete Learning Management System
that includes web-resources, video-lectures, animated demonstrations and self evaluation.
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Types of Virtual Labs Types of Virtual Labs
Measurement Measurement Remote Remote Triggered Triggered Measurement Measurement Based Based Modeling / Modeling / Simulation Simulation Based Based
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Intended Users Intended Users
College Students High-school students
- Researchers
Researchers in in different different institutes institutes
- Different
Different engineering engineering colleges colleges
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Salient Features (1/2) Salient Features (1/2)
- Free to use.
- Accessible through Internet on any PC /
Laptop/ Smartphone.
- Developed in self learning mode.
- Developed in self learning mode.
- Innovative experimentations.
- Anytime ! Anywhere lab !
- Requires standard, inexpensive devices at the
user end just a PC with internet connectivity.
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Salient Features (2/2) Salient Features (2/2)
- Effective as an instructional tool as well as a
self-learning tool.
- Accessible to as many students as possible.
- Accessible to as many students as possible.
- Accompanying audio and video streaming of
an actual lab experiment and equipment.
- Actual ‘touch and feel’
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Why Virtual Labs ! Why Virtual Labs !
- Complementary to existing lab for enhanced
learning.
- Customized to self learning mode/distance
education mode. education mode.
- One stop resource availability.
- Latest and updated experiments.
- Aimed at industry trends.
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Broad Areas for Virtual Labs Broad Areas for Virtual Labs
- Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Biomedical and Biotechnology Engineering
- Chemical Sciences
- Physical Sciences
All areas of Science and Engineering are covered
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IIT Delhi IIT Bombay IIT Kanpur
Participating Institutes Participating Institutes
IIT Madras IIIT Hyderabad Amrita University IIT Kanpur IIT Kharagpur IIT Roorkee IIT Guwahati Amrita University Dayalbagh University NITK Surathkal COE Pune Website: www.vlab.co.in
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Virtual Labs Project Virtual Labs Project Phase Phase -
- I
I Phase Phase -
- I
I
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National Impact of Virtual Labs National Impact of Virtual Labs
Field Trials were conducted in over 250 Colleges all
- ver India.
Over 400 Workshops were conducted. More than 3000 Faculty were trained. More than 500000 Students were trained. Over 2000 daily usages of VLabs outside the lab
hours.
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- S. No.
Discipline
- No. of Labs
1 Electronics & Communication Engg. 17 2 Civil Engineering 09 3 Electrical Engineering 12 4 Biotech & Biomedical Engineering 23 5 Physical Sciences 09 5 Physical Sciences 09 6 Chemical Engineering 04 7 Chemical Sciences 11 8 Computer Science & Engineering 23 9 Mechanical Engineering 08 TOTAL 116 # with at least 6-Experiments per Lab
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VIRTUAL LABS VIRTUAL LABS PHASE PHASE-
- II PROJECT
II PROJECT PHASE PHASE-
- II PROJECT
II PROJECT
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Outreach Program Methodology Outreach Program Methodology
VIRTUAL LABS Outreach Team, IIT Delhi
Nodal Center 2 Nodal Center n Nodal Center 1
Nearby Institute 1 Nearby Institute 2 Nearby Institute 3 Nearby Institute 1 Nearby Institute 2 Nearby Institute 3 Nearby Institute 1 Nearby Institute 2 Nearby Institute 3
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Participate in Open Workshop at IIT Delhi
How to become a Nodal Center ? How to become a Nodal Center ?
Get Training and Hands-on Practice on Virtual Labs at IIT Delhi Submit EOI Form
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Role of Nodal Center Role of Nodal Center
VLABS Users
Nodal Center
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Nomination of an NC Nomination of an NC
To be appointed by Head of the Institution. Continue his/her responsibilities for at least one
semester.
Interface between Outreach Team of Virtual Labs,
IIT Delhi and Nodal Center.
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Responsibilities of an NC Responsibilities of an NC
The Nodal Coordinator :
Conduct training sessions. Conduct training sessions. May take help of another faculty members. To promote maximum usages of Virtual Labs. Cont……
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Responsibilities of an NC Responsibilities of an NC
The Nodal Coordinator :
Submit a monthly progress report. Organize One workshop per Semester. Invite Faculty
members and Students to attend Workshop.
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How to count one usage at Nodal Center
Server data of Nodal Centers Google analytics Usages generated Report prepared Report submission to IIT Delhi
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Nodal Centers may Nodal Centers may S Suggest uggest
Modifications/improvements in VLabs. Inclusion / exclusion VLabs in the curriculum
- f Universities.
- f Universities.
MHRD to take further steps to aware people
about VLabs.
Contribution of NCs in developing and
maintaining the existing VLabs.
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For Effectiveness For Effectiveness
Flipping a book will not make you learn reading it will ! reading it will ! Just clicking through Virtual lab experiments will not make you learn … Doing it will !
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Share your ideas Share your ideas
Give your suggestions to
Email : support@vlab.co.in Email : support@vlab.co.in
Call : +91-11-64674687 : +91-11-26597244
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