rotary distance education project ri district 3131

Rotary Distance Education Project RI District 3131

What is RDEP?

• RDEP is Revolution that offers the best learning and educational facilities (1st – 10th Grade) at village level and to the masses using state of art technology.

Project

• Deliver a

• turn-key, fully functional distance education package

• to village schools at affordable prices

• Minimum trouble shooting • BASED ON PARTIAL DISTRICT SPONCERED

FUNDING MECHANISUM FOR ELIGIBLE CLUBS

Goal

• Maximize club participation to 30 – 40 clubs (Dis. 3131)

• Donate Minimum of 200 fully functional and fully integrated systems (2010 -11).

• Each AG to be able to support 15 – 30 schools through their clubs.

Concept

• Rugged, fully debugged hardware/software Stand alone computer system,

• Education tool for 1st to 10th grade @ village, • Minimum maintenance • Cost around Rs. 75K/system.• Develop district level partial funding mechanism

• Promote evening tutorials and class revision work through Rotracts.

Objectives - RDEP

• Enhance passing success rates at rural schools and other lower income schools.

• Creating innovative global youth

• Confidence booster

• Making learning a visual delight

Why RDEP?

• Stress free learning • Convenience • Interactive learning • Study techniques• Learning made fun• Repeat till you learn • Consistent teaching

techniques

Where – RDEP?

• Schools with economically backward students

• Rural areas

• Remote villages

• School with unfavourable student teacher ratio

• Schools with below average passing %

• (Interact – RCC )

Who will benefit from RDEP?

• Students from 1st to 10th standard studying the curriculum of MH-SSC board

• No. of beneficiaries more than 1 lac

What RDEP offers?

• Desktop preloaded with – Chapter-wise school syllabus (1st to 10th std)– Question bank on all subject– Educational games developed by psychologist

• Projector

• UPS

How to implement ?

• Identify School • Understand the infrastructure of school• Identify RDEP Mentor from your club• Identify the teacher from school to facilitate • Find out the donor • Donate the RDEP solution • Monitor the school • Update the feedback & report

Who will help ?

• RDEP TEAM– Rtn.Dr.Ravi Kulkarni – Rtn.Dr.Deepak Shikarpur – Rtn.Yashwant Kulkarni– Rtn.Amit Jadhav– Rtn.Praksh Umrani

Club Responsibilities

• Create RDEP chairman/mentor ( 3 yrs)• Aug 4th Seminar – Depute two club members • Select suitable schools (1 – 10)• Create funds • Monitor school for the program success• Coordinate with Rotracts to support RDEP

evening learning program

Features

• Reliable ready-to-use package - fully integrated, trouble free well tested hardware/software package. (preloaded software)

• High school teaching aid - complete 1st – 10th level class syllabus, requiring single teacher.

• Village level compatibility • Three year upgrades ensured – free upgrades for three

years, including change in syllabus.• Future expandability • Standardization • Ease of Maintenance – Single source maintenance contract

for full district

Contacts

• Ravi Kulkarni, ravikul@gmail.com, (98223-91891); Deepak Shikarpur, Deepak@deepakshikarpur.com; (98220-44533); Yashwant Kulkarni, kyashwant@gmail.com, (98220-32289); Amit Jadhav, amit.jadhav@modelcamtechnologies.com

Package

• Computer: Kompkin – 160 GB Hard disk, 1GB RAM,

• 2.7 Ghz Processor with Asus motherboard,

• DVD RW, Keyboard, mouse,

• With school syllabus from 1st to 10th standard (English and Marathi Mediums). Linux operating platform.

• LCD Projector: Sony VPL ES7

• Speakers set – iBall.

• 3 year Warranty (except on speakers, lamp)

Future

• Broadband - long distance teaching & net based real time learning and education.

• Post school teaching; evening literacy school programs for elders for 100% literacy at village.

• Develop school connectivity within states, country and with international schools