rotary distance education project ri district 3131
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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, [email protected], (98223-91891); Deepak Shikarpur, [email protected]; (98220-44533); Yashwant Kulkarni, [email protected], (98220-32289); Amit Jadhav, [email protected]
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
