Digital Varsity : a suggested Blue-print
Context :
Digital varsity for world-class quality education on the cards / HT / 02 Feb 2022
Extract :
The central government will set up a digital university to impart “world-class quality education” and promote online learning in different Indian languages amid the Covid-19 pandemic, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget speech in Parliament on Tuesday.
“A digital university will be established to provide access to students across the country for world-class quality universal education with personalised learning experience at their doorsteps,” the finance minister said. “The best public universities and institutions in the country will collaborate (in the digital university) as a network of hub-spoke.”
To address “learning loss” due to school closures, the government will also expand the One Class One TV Channel initiative under the PM e-Vidya scheme.
The proposed digital university and the expanded TV education programme will lead to “a modern, pioneering and practical blueprint for steering India in the Amrit Kaal,” education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. “The universalized quality education will gain strength with these initiatives.”
“Such a digital university will be particularly of great help to students coming from the economically poor, marginalised and rural backgrounds,” Kumar said. “Since this university will be based on a networked hub-spoke model, it can develop student-friendly digital platforms and digital content using modern technologies.”
MY TAKE :
Dear Shri Dharmendra Pradhanji,
( Minister.sm@gov.in / app-hrd@gov.in / d.pradhan@sansad.nic.in )
I urge you to consider my following earlier e-mail, while developing a BLUE-PRINT of proposed DIGITAL UNIVERSITY
With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 08 Feb 2022
National Skills University : Virtual is the only way……………………. [ 03 Apr 2021 ]
Extract :
MY SUGGESTIONS :
( A ) STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY
Ø It should be an AUTONOMOUS university as per DETAILED STRUCTURE outlined at :
DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY
( B ) ROLE
Ø It should NOT engage in direct / face-to-face / physical Skilling on its own campus
Ø It should be a VIRTUAL university, offering ONLINE courses to anyone desirous to take a course
Ø It will mostly concern itself at figuring out those hundreds of Skills required by the Industries /
Businesses / Enterprises, and publish on its Portal ( “ WHO wants WHAT skill “ type matrix ).
For such compilation, it will invite TRADE ASSOCIATIONS – PROFESSIONAL BODIES
Ø It will invite and collaborate with entities which can develop / create “ Skill Delivery Contents “ for
these kills ( at levels such as, Semi-Skilled / Skilled / Highly Skilled / Master Craftsman ) .
For each of these LEVELS ( and for each SKILL ), it will develop CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTION
BANKS for download by Users
Ø Such entities could be existing ITIs – Engg Colleges – Foreign Universities – Public/Private Sector
Companies - Online portals such as ByJu – Khan Academy etc
Ø The cost / expense incurred by the Content Contributors, will count against their CSR obligations
Ø University will be free to BUY such content from contributors
Ø University will approach entities like Google to join in this effort
Ø University will approach all Internet Service Providers for giving FREE bandwidth to Users for
downloading content or for streaming ONLINE AR / VR instructions
Ø University will approach AR / VR headset manufacturers ( such as Occulus – Facebook – Apple – Google
– Microsoft – IBM etc ), to develop very light weight and cheap ( Rs 5,000 ) glasses for REGISTERD
users of Skills University ( Central Govt may consider subsidizing such glasses to REGISTERED users
ONLY )
Refer :
Microsoft gets contract worth up to $22 billion to outfit US Army with 120,000 AR headsets
XR Learning Market in the US Surges to $6.7 Billion by 2026
Extract :
# "In educational psychology, there are two phases of the learning process:
knowledge transfer and learning transfer
Knowledge transfer is the transmission of information and skills to the
learner. Learning transfer is the ability of the learner to demonstrate mastery in a
real-world setting.
Next- generation XR Learning products (particularly the new augmented
field force performance support products) effectively accomplish both phases
simultaneously
( C ) PORTAL
Ø It will have TWO sections, one for CONTENT CREATORS / CONTRIBUTORS / DONORS , who ( after
registering ) will upload their content on the portal
Ø Content itself could be TEXT- FORMS – IMAGES – DRAWINGS - DIAGRAMS – PODCAST – VIDEO –
AR / VR based INSTRUCTION SETS etc
Ø After thorough evaluation of the uploaded content, portal admin will approve it for getting published /
making available for downloading by USERS
Ø Second section will be for CONTENT CONSUMERS / USERS ( who can be any Indian Citizen ), who will
need to register by providing full details about himself / herself , such as ( Name – Current Address –
Aadhar Number–PAN details–Employed–Self Employed–Trade/Profession - Mobile No – Email ID etc )
Ø A duly registered USER will be able to download ANY content ( totally FREE – but only once ), details of
which will be entered into user’s “ Download History “ page
Ø A “ Summary Download History Page “ ( Skill-wise / Industry wise / User’s State wise etc ), for ALL
the REGISTERED users ( anonymized / aggregated ) will show-up which SKILLS are in demand
Ø Download will require :
# Internet enabled Mobile/Tablet/Desktop/Laptop….
# Internet enabled AR / VR headsets ( glasses ) ………..for AR / VR content
Ø Portal will allow any User to appear ONLINE in any Certification Exam for any Skill, at any LEVEL , and
obtain a “ digital-locker ” based, PASS CERTIFICATE
CC :
Smt. Annpurna Devi …………………. mosedu-ad@gov.in
Dr. Subhas Sarkar……………………. Mosedu-ss@gov.in
Shri Mahendra Nath Pandey…. mahendranath.pandey@sansad.
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