Expansion of Technology Enhanced Expansion of Technology Enhanced Learning Initiatives of Visvesvaraya Learning Initiatives of Visvesvaraya

Technological UniversityTechnological University

Prof T.N.Nagabhushan M.E(IISc), Prof T.N.Nagabhushan M.E(IISc), Ph.D(IISc)Ph.D(IISc)Special OfficerSpecial OfficerVTU E-Learning CenterVTU E-Learning CenterSJCE CampusSJCE CampusMysore – 570 006Mysore – 570 006

VTU E-Learning initiative

About VTU E learning center – activities Latest technology – deployment of

NPTEL & VTU video on a high speed streaming server for campus access

Proposal – Details conclusions

Visvesvaraya Technological University Visvesvaraya Technological University named after named after Sir M. VisvesvarayaSir M. Visvesvaraya

Established in 1998 at Belgaum Established in 1998 at Belgaum Has a sprawling 115-acre campusHas a sprawling 115-acre campus Has four Regional Offices: Has four Regional Offices:

• Bangalore, Belgaum, Gulbarga and Bangalore, Belgaum, Gulbarga and Mysore Mysore

Has MOU with IBM, Intel, Asia Electronics Has MOU with IBM, Intel, Asia Electronics Inc., Ingersoll-Rand, Microsoft, Diamant Inc., Ingersoll-Rand, Microsoft, Diamant Metal plastic of Germany, . SUN micro Metal plastic of Germany, . SUN micro systems, Nokia etcsystems, Nokia etc

Visvesvaraya Technological University

VTU e-Learning Center

EDUSAT e-Learning

• e-Content development of selected courses, processing and hosting

• Video processing, enable working in distributed multimedia networks

EDUSAT in VTU

Has a full fledged EDUSAT Studio Has been operating since 2004 First in the country to offer academic

programs to the students 70 Colleges have SIT Remaining 100 colleges have DTH

VTU E-Learning Center

covers over 170 colleges in the state till date 298 experts have delivered live

talks 3778 sessions special talks, CXO speaks, Frontier Lecture Series, Technology related talks from industry

experts

VTU E-learning center

Experts lecture is video recorded 88 courses have both video and soft copy

of the lecture notes 30 courses are converted into SCORM

compliant material and host on VTU e-learning server.

www.elearning.vtu.ac.in

New Initiatives : Streaming Video

Major issues with video deployment

Storage Distribution cost Scalability

Solutions……..

NPTEL video and VTU video Worked with SUN and other IT firms and

have developed VCMS : Video Content Management Software

Supports distributed MM technology at campus network level.

Current Status

Demonstrated the live working to all principals of 170 colleges

in the processes of deploying the solution phase wise.

Video clip of the SUN streaming server

and VCMS screen shots

Proposal to NMEICT

Seeking financial support to meet various TEL initiative of VTU.

beneficiary is all students of over 170 colleges affiliated to VTU.

Project Proposed

To create e-content and video content of lectures by To create e-content and video content of lectures by VTU staff and expertsVTU staff and experts

Deployment of e-contents on MOODLE framework Deployment of e-contents on MOODLE framework and hosting it on VTU intranet serversand hosting it on VTU intranet servers

Implementation of NPTEL video streaming solutions Implementation of NPTEL video streaming solutions using peer to peer communications and data transfer using peer to peer communications and data transfer using bit torrent Technologyusing bit torrent Technology

Setting up of virtual labs to encourage industrial Setting up of virtual labs to encourage industrial certificationscertifications

Proposed ProjectProposed Project

• Propose to interconnect the affiliated Propose to interconnect the affiliated institutes of Visvesvaraya Technological institutes of Visvesvaraya Technological University(VTU) Belgaum with OFC University(VTU) Belgaum with OFC provided by Railtel corporation of India.provided by Railtel corporation of India.

• This helps in creating a VPN and online This helps in creating a VPN and online examination of highest standard becomes examination of highest standard becomes a reality.a reality.

• Establishing Data center to host serversEstablishing Data center to host servers• Support CLOUD computingSupport CLOUD computing

Justification of Projects:Justification of Projects: Video streaming of expert lecture on Video streaming of expert lecture on

campus wide network is the most efficient campus wide network is the most efficient way of providing learning contents to the way of providing learning contents to the users. At VTU, this is well tested and users. At VTU, this is well tested and validated at small scale. There is a need to validated at small scale. There is a need to expand it furtherexpand it further

Details of the work already done:Details of the work already done: Deployment of streaming server on Deployment of streaming server on

campus network and simultaneous access campus network and simultaneous access of video contents of exceptional qualities on of video contents of exceptional qualities on client machinesclient machines

Objectives:Objectives: To develop video contents of 600+ Courses offered To develop video contents of 600+ Courses offered

in undergraduate curriculum of all branches of in undergraduate curriculum of all branches of Visvesvaraya technological UniversityVisvesvaraya technological University

To facilitate interaction between faculty member To facilitate interaction between faculty member and the students through online forumand the students through online forum

Methodology:Methodology: Studio to be Set up Studio to be Set up Streaming and storage servers to be procured Streaming and storage servers to be procured Interconnection of all institutes to Common Interconnection of all institutes to Common

BackboneBackbone

Major Objectives of MissionMajor Objectives of Mission

Development of video courses of all 600+ Development of video courses of all 600+ undergraduate curriculum of Visvesvaraya undergraduate curriculum of Visvesvaraya technological university by setting up state of the technological university by setting up state of the art studios at VTU e-Learning centre, Mysore art studios at VTU e-Learning centre, Mysore

Conversion of video courses into MPEG4 streaming Conversion of video courses into MPEG4 streaming contents and store them in the Visvesvaraya contents and store them in the Visvesvaraya technological university main storage repository technological university main storage repository

Integrating all colleges through Railwire optical fiber Integrating all colleges through Railwire optical fiber backbone thus creating a homogeneous private backbone thus creating a homogeneous private network network

Providing assistance to local colleges on the Providing assistance to local colleges on the management of video contents on their local management of video contents on their local campus network by conducting workshops campus network by conducting workshops

Releasing new video lectures every six months and Releasing new video lectures every six months and updating to local streaming servers using Bit torrent updating to local streaming servers using Bit torrent technology.technology.

initiate certification programs based on online initiate certification programs based on online learning and online evaluationlearning and online evaluation

development of video library of technical dictionarydevelopment of video library of technical dictionary

Financial Outlay Financial Outlay ( Yearwise)( Yearwise)::Budget Proposed for the Project: 20.0 CroresBudget Proposed for the Project: 20.0 Crores

Year Recurring (In Crores)

Non-Recurring (In Crores)

Total (In Crores)

2009-10 2.0 5.0 7.0

2010-11 2.0 5.0 7.0

2011-12 2.0 4.0 6.0

Total 6.0 14.0 20.0

Sl.No Recurring 2009-10 (In Crores)

2010-11 (In Crores)

2011-12 (In Crores)

1 Consumables 0.1 0.1 0.1

2 Traveling 0.15 0.15 0.15

3 Man Power 1.7 1.7 1.7

4 Miscellaneous 0.05 0.05 0.05

Total 2.0 2.0 2.0

Budget ProposedBudget Proposed

Sl.No Non-Recurring Cost (In Crores)

1 Offline Studio Establishment 1.0

2 100TB Storage Server 1.5

3 Streaming Server 1.5

4 Video Conversion 10.0

Total 14.0

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