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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
Ancient Wisdom
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Ancient Wisdom (contd.)
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“Learning by sensing”
Eg: Learning by listening to a talk, learning by
viewing a video, etc.,
“Learning by doing”
Eg: Learning by doing tasks, learning by thinking,
research, etc.,
Ancient Wisdom (contd.)
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“Learning by relating”
Eg: Learning by discussions, learning by critiquing,
learning by sympathizing, etc.,
“Learning by living”
Eg: Learning by experiencing, etc.,
Our Focus
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In reality,
 Learning
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looks to be a slow and unidirectional process
Our proposal is – in virtual reality,
 Learning
can be a time compressed and multidirectional process
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Our current focus is on Learning by Doing
methodology
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 Centered 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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Have each skill be required in at least one
task
Task matrix:
Task 1
Task 2
Skill 1
X
Skill 3
X
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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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Previous Experience
Tested Delivery Modes
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Full-time, on-campus (MSIT, RGUKT)
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Part-time, on-campus (TTP)
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Successful
Successful
Full-time, remote (PGDIT)
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Workable
Master of Science in IT (MSIT)
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Started in 2001
Full time program, on campus
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
Full time program, on campus
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
Teacher Training Program (TTP)
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Started in 2008
Department of IT (DIT) funded project
Part time program, on campus
Lecturers, Professors from engineering colleges in
Andhra Pradesh are trained on learning by doing
methodology
In three years, 12000 students will be trained each
year in LBD methodology
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Post Graduate Diploma in IT
(PGDIT)
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Started in 2006
Full time program, remote
Diploma course after degree
700 students trained so far
Students from rural background
Role of IIIT-H
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Develop Content
Train the students
Monitor the program
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Our Objective
Objective
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Use the learning by doing methodology to
 develop
content for core courses in CS and ECE
 validate it by reaching out to colleges
 enhance it by conducting workshops for expert
feedback
Proposal
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Courses proposed to be developed
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
Project estimate
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Based on previous experience,
for a 4 week course to be developed (PG level)
3500 man hours of effort was required for content
development
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Taking this into consideration
for a semester course (14-16 weeks)
around 16000 man hours of effort will be
required for content development
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Time bound goals and
deliverables
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Phase I
 No
later than December 2010
 Develop LBD based course material for 10 courses
 Course material typically includes,
 link
to our wiki
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Time bound goals and
deliverables
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Phase II
 January
2011 – June 2012
 Develop LBD based course material for 10 more
courses
 Reach out to colleges
Manpower
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For one course resources needed
 Subject
matter experts (2 members)
 Animation team (2 members)
 Content developer (3 members)
 Review team (2 members can be internal/external)
Budget Phase I
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Per man hour cost incurred is Rs. 150
For 16000 man hours (estimate for a semester
course) cost incurred is Rs. 24,00,000
For 10 courses (proposed to be developed in phase
I) cost incurred is Rs. 2,40,00,000
Using shared resources across courses, the
development cost can be reduced by 30%
Budget Phase I (Contd.)
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Item
Amount
(in lakhs)
Salary/Manpower
190
Equipment (Computers, Servers, Books, Networking
equipment, testing)
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Contingency
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Travel
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Miscellaneous (organizing workshops,…)
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Total
250
Resources
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IIIT-H faculty
Center for Education Technology and Learning
Sciences (CETLS), IIIT-H
Invited subject experts
Contact
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Dr. Kannan Srinathan
IIIT-Hyderabad
[email protected]
Ms. Sandhya Kode
CETLS, IIIT-Hyderabad
[email protected]
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