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Innovative Open Education Initiatives at IIT Bombay: Ekalavya Project

IIT Bombay has established remarkable open education initiatives, focusing on serving distributed users and enhancing student learning through innovative tools. The Ekalavya Project, launched on December 26, 2004, includes pilot programs like eGURU, aimed at final-year students, and collaborative content creation tools like OSCAR and aAQUA for multilingual content. Supported by industry professionals, teachers, and alumni, these initiatives promote open-source resources, scholarships, and educational programs particularly for rural students. Through projects and workshops, the Ekalavya Project enriches the educational landscape.

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Innovative Open Education Initiatives at IIT Bombay: Ekalavya Project

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  1. IIT Bombay’s Open Education Initiatives:Exploiting Distributed Creators Serving Distributed Users • DEP - Satellite-based Live & interactive Distance Education + Internet-based streaming • Ekalavya - Distributed UG student project execution • OSCAR- Animated content creation • aAQUA- Multilingual content creation tool (for rural folk)

  2. Ekalavya Project Project eKALAVYA • Launched at IITB on alumni day • 26 December 2004 • Pilot eGURU program for projects • Final year students • portal based scheme (2000+4000 students) • Red Hat scholarships • Some assistance from TAs • Work committed to Open Source

  3. Ekalavya Project eGURU program • Enroll willing expert volunteers • Industry professionals, teachers • Must commit 2 to 3 hours/week • Will identify areas/fields/domains • Help in formulating projects • Colleges and companies endorse and provide support

  4. Ekalavya Project Program • ASL at KReSIT • Maintain collaborative web site • Coordinate project activities • Provide useful information / links • assess submitted projects for awards / release to Open Source

  5. Ekalavya Project program … • Industry support • Identification of activities, project areas • Prizes, scholarships, equipment • For students, mentors, Institutes • Institute support • Infrastructure, faculty coordinators

  6. Ekalavya Project Other programs under Ekalavya • e-OUTREACH program • Creation of Open Source contents • Workshops/seminars for faculty • Audio Visual recording • Tutorials, problems, experiments • Open source software • Priced Rs 200 per DVD • One hour of high quality content

  7. Ekalavya Project Other programs … • eCONTENT program • Contents in Indian languages • Educational books • Literary work • Audio-visuals • Under Creative Commons license <

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