EDU 103- Development and Resources in Educational

Technology

PRACTICUM

TOPIC: Resource Centres for Educational Technology

EMRC
SITE
NIST
PREETHY RONI
Ist year B.Ed.
English
2016-2018
Submitted to: Dr.Lizzy Koshi
Submitted on: 19-09-2016

Resource Centres
for Educational
Technology

INTRODUCTION

Education Technology has the potential to provide

equal opportunities to students at school from low
income homes, where there is little or no access to
technology, when compared to more affluent homes
where technology is easily available.

We can say that guaranteeing access for all classrooms

to affordable educational technology in order to achieve
curricular goals makes it possible to begin to address
the inequities that exist among schools.

Resource centers
Objectives
1.To understand concept of instructional
resource centre.
2.To design the components of instructional
resources centre
3.To list out necessary equipment and
accessories of an instructional resource centre.

RESOURCE CENTRES IN
EDUCATIONAL TECHNONLOGY

EMRC
NIST

SITE

EMRC
The Educational
Multimedia Research
Centre

EMRC

It is the constant endeavour of EMRCs to get the best

teachers from across the country to deliver high
quality lectures to be telecast on Gyandarshan and
Vyas, the 24 hour higher educational channel

It is active in developing e-content and e-learning

packages for web based education and webcasting
through the National Knowledge Network.

The main objective of the centre is to

produce:

high-quality educational TV programmes

develop e-learning applications such as econtent, LORs,

multicast live interactive lectures using

EDUSAT and conduct media research.

The primary mandate of EMRC is:

To produce educational documentaries on all subjects

to complement and supplement the regular under
graduate curriculum.

To record syllabus oriented video lectures of selected

UG subjects from the approved model curriculum of
UGC.

To develop e-content programmes for web based

education and for the upcoming Virtual University and
National Knowledge Network.

The Extension activities of EMRC include

organizing regular workshops:

seminars to train the interested faculty of

all the Universities in the state in TV
presentation skills

development of television and e-content

scripts etc.

to provide internship programmes to PG

students of Mass Communication from
across the state of Odisha.

SITE
SatelliteInstructional
Television Experiment

SITE

SITE was an experimental Satellites communications

project launched in India in 1975 by National
aeronautics and space administration (NASA), USA
and ISRO.

SITE made available informational Television to rural

India by various international agencies such as UNDP,
UNESCO, UNICEF, ITU.

It plays a major role in helping develop Indias own

Satellite Programme, INSAT.

The programmes under the SITE were classified into 2

categories :
a)Educational
Television
(ETV)

b)Instructional
Television (ITV)

ETV programs mainly focused on

School Children in the age group of
5-12 years. It makes the education
more interesting creative purposive
and stimulating and also create
awareness in the changing society

ITV is mainly for adult Audience and

cover incidents of national
importance improved practices in
agriculture, health, hygiene, family
planning, Nutrition etc and some
recreation programme.

Objectives of SITE

Gain experience in the development, testing and

management of Satellite based instructional TV system
particularly in rural areas.

Demonstrate the potential value of satellite technology

in the rapid development of effective communication in
the developing countries

Democrat the value of Satellite broadcast TV in the

practical instruction of village inhabitants

Stimulate national development in India with

monogerial economics technological Social implication

NIST
The National Institute
of Standards and
Technology

NIST

The National Institute of Standards and Technology

known between 1901 and 1988 as the National Bureau of
Standards (NBS).

It supports qualified institutions in

developing teaching materials

curricula that instruct students in the nature,

role and importance of technical standards in modern

society and commerce.

OFFICIAL MISSION Of NIST:

Promote us innovation and
Industrial competitiveness by
Advancing measurement science
Standards and technology in ways
That enhances economic security
And improve our quality of life

NIST`s activities are organised into laboratory

programs and extramural programs. NIST
Laboratories include:

Center for Nanoscale Science Technology.

Engineering Laboratory.

Information Technology Laboratory.

Material Measurement Laboratory.

Physical Measurement Laboratory.

Center for Neutron Research.

CONCLUSION
The ultimate goal of any plan for educational
technology should reflect two intentions:

equitable access to technology for all

students and educators

comparable levels of educational

technology for all schools

Thus Technology can become the force that

equalizes educational opportunities of all
children regardless of location and social
and economical factors.

REFERENCE

Educational Technology (Vanaja.M)

Fundamental aspects of educational Technology (Yogendra. K.

Sharma)

http://reshmaak.blogspot.in/2014/09/a-study-on-resourcecentre-and-services.html?m=1

WWW.Educational .Com.

http://www.ashaeducation.in/b-ed-course/emmrc-avrc
-emrc-and-mcrc-educational-technology-institutions
-in-india/