Interactive Classrooms

The next generation solution

NIIT eGuru Interactive Classrooms, a revolutionary new offering from NIIT, empowers institutions to cope with the challenges of the future by increasing the impact of the teaching-learning process by making learning a more meaningful experience for the children. The solution facilitates the integration of technology into the teaching-learning process. It equips institutions to offer technology enabled teaching-learning that effectively disseminates knowledge in a manner that is easier and far more interesting to comprehend than those adopted by conventional instructional methodologies.

NIIT eGuru Interactive Classrooms has been specifically designed to facilitate the implementation of NCF guidelines. It is an innovatively designed teaching-learning solution that empowers all stake-holders thereby making teaching & learning a more rewarding and fulfilling experience. It makes learning more interesting for students by facilitating the construction of knowledge in a manner that is far more relevant and engaging than that adopted by conventional instructional methodologies.

At the heart of NIIT eGuru Interactive Classrooms is our innovative new solution called the iTLM. It is a Teaching Learning Material that is innovative, interactive and integrated.

iTLM comprises of several features that enhance teaching and learning through their functions of interactivity, automation, customization, web links library, and Teaching Learning Plan.

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Background to Interactive Classrooms:

Today’s classrooms are marked by changes ushered in by technology. New technology-driven initiatives are being taken up by institutions so as to enable teachers to make day to day teaching and learning more enriching and rewarding.

At the same time, the world is transforming into a knowledge era where information is serving as the springboard to growth and development. It is therefore imperative that institutions empower themselves by leveraging technology appropriately to meet the challenges of the future.

At a macro level, the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005 has provided guidelines that focus the process of learning on the construction of knowledge rather than memory based short term information accumulation. Implementation of these guidelines, however, is a challenge. NIIT has developed a comprehensive solution to facilitate the implementation of the NCF guidelines using technology.

Current Education Scenario

The present scenario in most educational environments where teaching is imparted through conventional means focuses on memory based short term information accumulation and not on the construction of knowledge.
The current learning process makes it difficult for students to apply knowledge in contexts that vary from those typically found in textbooks. This makes it difficult for a child to apply classroom learning to real life situations.
The NCF 2005, in its approach to address these issues, has laid down guiding principles:

Connect knowledge to life outside the school
Shift away from rote method
Go beyond textbooks
Make exams more flexible
Create an overriding identity informed by caring concerns

Technology is often seen as a means of addressing such issues. However the role of technology should be viewed with the larger goals and processes of educational programs rather than in isolation or as an add-on. In a paper published by a fellow of Harvard University*, it is stated, “In an attempt to introduce new teaching methodologies, institutions sometimes purchase educational software and the mandatory instructional television off the shelf. When introduced into the learning environment it makes learning passive and the culture of teaching superficial”.

The NCF 2005 has recommended that schools be converted to ICT rich environments and at the same time also cautions that teachers and students should not become mere consumers and operators of technology. It strongly advocates access to interactive rather than disseminative technologies.

A major area of concern is that teachers always find themselves pressed for time. This paucity of time impacts the teaching-learning process and tends to restrict teachers from addressing the individual learning needs of children. The current scenario of inadequacy of the prevailing teaching-learning process, inflexibility of the current technological offerings and insufficiency of the available resources for a school management to implement the changes led NIIT to develop a unique solution.
NIIT introduces the ‘Interactive Classrooms’ under its range of eGuru School Learning Solutions.

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FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF INTERACTIVE CLASSROOMS

Features	Benefits
iTLM	Integrated & Interactive Teaching & Learning solution to the school offering Teaching , Learning , Assessment & Administration Multiple style and representation of the lessons to address different types of learners (Multimedia content) Accommodates diversified Teaching style and provides Flexibility & Control to the teacher Interactive content to demonstrate cause & effect. Brings in external expertise into the Classroom A means to implement NCF guidelines
Performance Analysis system	Provides a question bank with analysis tools, facilitating teachers to configure question papers and analyze answers
Administration & Usage Analysis	Aids the teacher and management to monitor the usage of the iTLM to facilitate corrective action
State of the Art Infrastructure	Computers based on shared computing technology – bringing down the total cost of ownership Projectors to aid the student to view the multimedia content with ease
On Site Support – Academic Delivery Coordinator (ADC)	Professionally trained teachers made available every week in the school for supporting and training teachers on the usage of the solution
Support Intervention	Periodic visit by NIIT to oversee the implementation & usage of the solution