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Learning by Doing (LBD) based
Course Content Development
(in Areas of CS and ECE)
International Institute of Information Technology
Hyderabad , India
Agenda
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Methodology
Previous Experience
Objective
Time bound outcomes and deliverables
Budget
Resources
The opportunity
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A lecture may not sustain full interest of a student
The same holds true for a recorded lecture
This is perhaps because not all students are
involved
How do we make the student get involved?
A solution
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Students need to get involved
 Problem centric approach
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Carefully chosen problems
Covering all aspects
Lectures are not at the center
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But are provided as resources
Problem Centric Approach
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Develop a realistic story
Have the students work on “tasks”
Work as teams to produce work products
Personalized lectures
Curriculum Development
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Identify skills required and map to tasks
Task 1
Task 2
Skill 1
X
Skill 3
X
...
Task 4
X
Skill 2
Skill 4
Task 3
X
X
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Curriculum Development
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For each task, produce
Task description
 List and description of deliverables
 Resources – video lectures, PPTs, Just in Time (JIT) lectures
 Program website
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Learning by Doing explained …
The Gaps
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Insufficient Faculty
Provide expert video lectures
Heterogeneous student population
 Different
innate abilities
 Different backgrounds
 Different learning velocities
 Different ambitions …
Task Levels and Types
JIT
Self paced
Higher level courses faster
… on fast track
Designing content for …
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Spanning a heterogeneous audience enabling a
wider reach
Product usability and ensuring use
Better appreciation of different concepts using
appropriate pedagogical approaches
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– simulation based
Scalable and efficient delivery (mentor model)
Involvement of all stakeholders
Adaptability – to create enhancements for course
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Previous Experience
Master of Science in IT (MSIT)
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Started in 2001
Post Graduate course (2 years)
770 students trained so far
Specializations offered
Language technologies
 Software engineering
 E-commerce
 Computer Networks
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Rajiv Gandhi University of
Knowledge Technologies (RGUKT)
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Started in 2008
Integrated course (plus 2 and engineering)
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Intake of 6000 students each year
Located in three campuses
After 6 years, the strength of RGUKT will be
36,000
Entire program is based on LBD methodology
EnhanceEdu
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Started in 2008
Department of IT (DIT) funded project
150 faculty members from engineering colleges in
Andhra Pradesh trained as mentors using LBD
content
Began support for implementation
In three years, 12000 students will be trained each
year in LBD methodology
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Our Objective
Objective
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Use the learning by doing methodology to
 develop
content for core and advanced courses in CS
and ECE
 validate it by reaching out to colleges and industry
 enhance it by conducting workshops for expert
feedback
Proposal
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Courses proposed to be developed (Level 1, 2, 3)
Digital Logic and Processors
Data Structures
Computer System Organization
Algorithms
Operating Systems
Graphics
Formal Methods
Basic Electronic Circuits
Signals and Systems
Communication Theory
Computation Theory
Artificial Intelligence
Principles of Programming
Numerical Techniques and
Optimization
Principles of Information Security
Distributed Systems
Database Systems
Computer and Communication
Networks
Compilers
Software Engineering
Develop 10 courses from the proposed list
Content Creation Cost estimation
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Course content creation using learning by doing
methodology
Rs.10 lakhs per course
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Content Designed…
Are we done?
No!
Creation & Delivery Framework
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Course
Content
Creation
Support for
Implementation
at College
Teacher
Training
Program
Teacher Training and Delivery
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Cost for teacher training program and
implementation at the colleges
Rs. 10 lakhs per course
Manpower
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Resources needed
 Subject
matter experts
 Content Development Team
 Senior
Content Developers
 Animation team
 Content developers
Pilot Phase
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By December 2010
 Develop
content for 3 courses
 Provide training to teachers
 Support in implementation at colleges
Budget for Pilot Phase
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Item
Amount
(in lakhs)
Content Development (3 courses)
30
Teacher Training
20
Support for Implementation
10
Equipment
15
Contingency
5
Travel
3
Total
83
Phase II
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By May 2012
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content for 7 more courses
 Provide training to teachers
 Support in implementation at colleges
Budget for Phase II
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Item
Amount
(in lakhs)
Content Development
70
Teacher Training
40
Support for Implementation
30
Equipment
40
Contingency
10
Travel
6
Workshops
10
Total
206
Project Budget
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Pilot Phase
(Dec 2010)
Phase II
(May 2012)
Total
Content
Development
30
70
100
Teacher Training
20
40
60
Support for
Implementation
10
30
40
Equipment
15
40
55
Contingency
5
10
15
Travel
3
6
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Workshops
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10
10
83
206
289
Deliverables
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Pilot
Phase II
3
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Teacher Training
Yes
Yes
Support for Implementation
Yes
Yes
Yes (annually from 2012)
To be planned
Courses
Course Updation
Resources
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IIIT-H faculty
Center for Education Technology and Learning
Sciences (CETLS), IIIT-H
Invited subject experts
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Course
Content
Creation
Support for
Implementation
at College
Teacher
Training
Program
This is just the beginning…
Towards a Comprehensive Learning Environment for
Adaptivity and Research (CLEAR)
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Collaborate
Collaborate
Collaborate
100 courses for
advanced/research level
100 courses for UG and PG
Collaborate
Collaborate
10 courses
(1,00,000+ students from 100+ colleges in 3 years)
Potential for being an outreach arm to NMEICT
Model features
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Model has ability to provide
 Scalability
 Self-sustainability
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… after a period of 3 years at the college
Designed for success
 Success
defined by …
… the students’ use of the content and deriving value
 Eases the learning process for every student
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Adaptivity – Personalization and Customization
 Selection
from available “buffet” of courses
Contact
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Dr. Kannan Srinathan
IIIT-Hyderabad
[email protected]
Ms. Sandhya Kode
CETLS, IIIT-Hyderabad
[email protected]
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Queries?