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Table of Contents

Program Summary ................................................................................................................................................. 2

About HCL Infosystems ............................................................................................................................................ 3

Content Philosophy ................................................................................................................................................ 5

Instructional Design Methodology ................................................................................................................................ 6

What Sets Our Content Apart? .................................................................................................................................... 7

Key Differentiators ................................................................................................................................................. 8

Making Learning Fun ............................................................................................................................................... 9

Impact on Children ............................................................................................................................................... 10

Advisory Panel: Key Profiles ..................................................................................................................................... 11

Solution Details ................................................................................................................................................... 12

Enabling the Architects (D2LT) ................................................................................................................................... 14

HCL’s Service Delivery ............................................................................................................................................ 15

Payment Terms ................................................................................................................................................... 15

Appendix 1: Bill of Materials – Hardware ....................................................................................................................... 16

Appendix 2: Fanancials ........................................................................................................................................... 16


Program Summary

Digischool is HCL’s premier multimedia-based educational offering that embodies the proverbial “Learning by Doing” approach. Digischool is a

technology-oriented initiative that uses the power of multimedia to make learning an enjoyable and meaningful experience. Designed specifically

for Indian classrooms, it provides rich content as well as the systems to enable a participative instructor-led learning experience supported by

strong media.

With Digischool, pictures and animations bring to life scientific principles while interactive multimedia allows students to play an active role in

learning. Students can watch experiments in action, see micro-organisms up close, know how food is digested and use an interactive white board

to work with images, simulations and other interactive material. It is no wonder then that the Digischool program keeps students thoroughly

engaged in the learning process.

As part of this program, each school is provided with a centrally located server that is loaded with multimedia content, relevant software, and an

Operating System. This server is connected to a Desktop computer, which can be accessed by the teacher. The teacher can project material from the

Desktop computer to an LCD display for viewing in the classroom. Teachers can also prepare their lesson plans using the software, and access

relevant content according to their plans. The use of multimedia speakers ensures that the lecture is clearly audible to all the students in the class.

“Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand.”

Did you know that children recall 20% of what they see, 40% of what they see and hear, and 70% of what they see, hear, and do?


About HCL Infosystems Started in 1976, HCL Infosystems Ltd. is a pioneer in India’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) market. HCL is a single-point-solution-

provider for all the ICT requirements of an organization. The following chart provides a snapshot of the HCL group and its areas of expertise:

For over a quarter of a century, HCL has always been at the forefront when it comes to introducing new technologies and solutions into the market.

At present, HCL stands amongst the top 20 business houses in India with nearly 6000 employees spread across 360 locations worldwide, and revenue

of around 3.1 billion US dollars.

Employees

64,000

Operations spanning

26 countries

Global Presence

USA, UK, Finland, Poland,

Puerto Rico, Brazil, China,

Malaysia, Singapore,

Australia, Czech Republic,

and India

Delivery Facilities

Offices in 170 cities, 500

points of presence

reaching 4,000 towns

India Presence

93,000 outlets in

over 11,000 towns

Distribution Network

Financials

Total Revenues: $ 5

BEBITDA: $ 630 M

Hardware, System

Integration, Networking

Solutions, Managed ISP

Services, Homeland

Security, and ICT

Distribution

HCL Infosystems

Indian Market Focus

Product Engineering & R&D,

Enterprise & Custom

Applications, Enterprise

Transformation Services

Infrastructure Management, and

BPO Services

HCL Technologies

Global Market Focus

HCL Security


Our comprehensive 360° reach in the ICT industry gives us an inimitable edge over the others—of leveraging the vast expertise and the intellectual

capital from all domains of the industry; a learning that comes from having delivered IT solutions that are par excellence to leading organizations

around the world, truly providing technology that touches lives.

The ‘HCL Learning’ vertical has been shaped with a view to share our profound domain knowledge with individuals and organizations to provide them

with a sustainable advantage in today’s world. HCL Learning Solutions offers end-to-end academic learning solutions to Schools, Institutions and

Universities.

It takes innovation, imagination, and passion to create content that is engaging, entertaining, and rewarding. Content that will stimulate a student’s

creativity.

At HCL Learning Solutions, a dedicated team of creative minds are at work even as we speak, adding a creative splash to academic information. Our

solutions are developed by specialists with comprehensive industry knowledge and strong experience and skill in their respective fields. HCL

Infosystems also partners with industry leaders, such as Hurix, to leverage their access to relevant and topical data and create products that

enhance education delivery.

HCL has created high quality educational content for a wide range of target audiences. Our highly engaging content solutions have been creating

value for clients and users in schools, higher education institutions, universities, and professional educational settings.

Our pedagogy encourages the use of rich visuals and animations in the course material, and provides scope for a consistent interaction between the

teacher and the student. The intent is to make the teaching and learning process an enjoyable one.

The learning solutions fulfill an entire spectrum of educational requirements by providing the following:

Multimedia classrooms Teachers Training (D2LT) Campus Networks E-learning Distance Education

Library Management Campus Management Interactive Language Labs ICT Labs School ERP

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Educational content


Content Philosophy

The content for the DigischoolTM program has been designed to enhance learning and make even the most difficult concepts easier to understand.

Here’s what makes the DigischoolTM content approach unique:

Incorporates sound Instructional Design methodology

Uses multimedia instruction – a combination of images, animations, video and audio

Has quality graphics and engaging animations

Incorporates meaningful interactivities

Uses an interactive whiteboard

Provides a powerful teaching aid to assist the teacher

The DigischoolTM modules have an interface that is easy to use and allows significant user control over the material. Elegant, colourful, and attractive, the course dashboard has buttons that allow you to choose your subject as well as turn the audio on or off, and access a course menu.

Exit Menu

Audio Control Navigation

Title Bar

Tool


Instructional Design Methodology Digischool courses complement the existing CBSE/State Board curriculum’s instructional model. The focus here is on a “hands-on” approach that not

only teaches the concepts but also shows students how to apply the concepts through interactive exercises, practice simulations, and class projects.

The instructional model applied in the design of these nuggets is derived from the 5 E’s of learning. This model borrows from the works of Gagne and

the Constructivists.

It was originally designed by the Biological Science Curriculum Study (BSCS), and was later adopted by many American schools and content

development institutions. As per this approach, a good piece (or set) of instructional content is expected to incorporate the 5 Es.


What Sets Our Content Apart?

Digischool content stands out due to its:

Accuracy

Completeness

Visual appeal

Instructional soundness

Consider these points:

The instructional and visual strategies for our content are carefully chosen by a team of experts,

while making sure each strategy is appropriate for its intended class.

Content is organized meaningfully and emphasis is given to attractive presentation.

The audiovisual medium is utilized to the fullest, ensuring that the content caters to

different types of learning styles.

Content + Visual Design Principles + Instructional

Design Principles

o Grade appropriateness of strategies used

o Effective organization and presentation of content

o Effective utilization of the visual medium


Key Differentiators

Most content vendors create multimedia content by adding animations; our content is rendered by applying instructional design principles and visual

design principles. The Digischool program also offers teacher training, premium hardware and infrastructure, and a service program that is

guaranteed to make your experience smooth and hassle free.

Features Others Digischool

Content

Text and Images √ √

Animations √ √

Learning Tools: Analogies, Visual Metaphors, Mind Maps √

Engagement Strategies: Puzzles, Activities, Games √

Higher Order Thinking: Discussion Questions √

Teacher Training

D2LT √

Hardware and Infrastructure

Innovative Hardware Devices √

Integrated Projector Model √

Intuitive Teacher Panel √

Implementation and Service

Service Delivery √


Making Learning Fun

Digischool content incorporates the following elements that make learning a fun and meaningful experience:

Animations

These are used to effectively demonstrate concepts, processes, procedures etc.

Key Teacher Intervention Points

The content provides intervention points intermittently for teachers to raise pre-determined questions for students and engage them in

meaningful discussions and interactions.

Assessments

Quizzes are spread throughout the content to reinforce learning

Engaging 3D Graphics

These are used to illustrate concepts. For example, the concepts of volume and fractions can be brought to life through 3D visuals.

High Quality 2D Graphics

Images and graphic illustrations are used to explain concepts for a variety of subjects.


Impact on Children

A curriculum that is high on creativity, visual appeal, and participation is guaranteed to make children active learners and thinkers.

Our solution is in line with the prescribed guidelines of the National and State boards guidelines and ICT integration. Our program imparts

skills advocated by the NCF, including Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Questioning skills.

HCL’s Digischool encourages learning through observation, interaction, questioning, and reasoning.

Here is a quick summary of what’s contained in the Multimedia Content Repository:

Effective multimedia content library to achieve “Equipped Teaching & Easy Learning”

Lessons for KG through Class 12 for all major subjects including Math, Science, Social Science (Geography, Civics, History, EVS, SST and EVS),

and Communicative English.

Animations, Graphic assets, assessments, activities, and game-based activities to incorporate “Learning with Fun” for various classes.

A structured format is followed in every session with Practice/Activities followed by assessments. Lessons conclude with a Summary of what was

learned. New Terminology is introduced as needed, defined using clear language, and reinforced in a consistent manner.


Advisory Panel: Key Profiles

The Digischool program is headed by an advisory board of distinguished members who have made phenomenal contributions to the field of

education, in India and abroad.

Dr. Manmohan Singh Arora A retired Professor of Mathematics & Statistics, Dr. Manmohan Singh Arora has extensive academic, administrative and consulting experience spanning more than 40 years in India, the U. S., and the Middle East. He has worked with UNESCO as an Advisor to the Government of Bahrain to assist with the setting up of a new university based on the American semester-credit system. Dr. Arora was also a Professor of Mathematics & Statistics at NCERT, New Delhi.

He has expertise in curriculum development and teacher training, and has served as a key professor in the committee for National Talent Search and Mathematics Olympiads at the state and national levels. He was also President of the Delhi Association of Mathematics Teachers (DAMT). Dr. Arora has authored and edited a mathematics textbook series with new emphasis from classes I to XII. He was a Member of the Smt. Indira Gandhi National Committee on Curriculum and the National Committee on Review of Curriculum. He was also a Member of the Interview Board, National Science Talent Search Scheme, NCERT and a Head Examiner/Paper–Setter/Moderator for National Secondary & Senior Secondary Mathematics Examinations of the CBSE & UPSC.

Dr. Dharam Prakash Dr. Dharam Prakash has 38 years of rich experience in the education and training sector and has retired as Professor, Educational Technology from NCERT, Delhi. He worked extensively for school television at the Directorate of Education, Delhi CIET, NCERT in Film & Video production in various capacities, including Head of Media Production. During his tenure at the IIT Delhi and TTTI, Chandigarh, he helped conceptualize production and multimedia facilities for developing content for engineering subjects. He also conceptualized multimedia self learning packages for secondary level students published by NCERT.

Dr. Prakash has developed several teacher’s training packages and teaching-learning materials (Kits). He has also conducted Teachers’ training using satellite based technology (EDU SAT). Dr. Prakash also has several published works to his name in the field of training and education. He was awarded the B.K. Passi Prize (2008) by the All India Association of Educational Research (AIAER) for the best paper in Education Technology based on a pilot study for using mobile devices for delivery of educational content and interaction.


Dr. C Satish

Is an eminent educationist and a recipient of President’s Award as best teacher in 2006. He had been the principal of DAV Boys higher Secondary

School for a year and a half decade. He has made various academic contributions in various subjects

Solution Details

The Digischool program comes in one versions:

Digischool Elite version – a multimedia-based program that includes a content server adaptable to more than 5 classrooms

DigischoolTM Elite: Features

Server with LMS + DigischoolTM

Elite Content

o English(CBT for communicative English)

o Science(class 1-10)

o EVS(CBSE-class 1-5)

o Maths (Class 1-10)

Classroom PC

Ceiling Mounted Projector

White board & Green board

E-Beam or IWB

Multimedia Speakers

Cabinet

Networking/Electric ( LAN Connected Classrooms)

*Items in Bold are additional features over those in the Lite version.


Digischool Elite

Expandable model (Higher-End schools)

Program is purchased for a minimum of 2

classrooms; to be expanded further every year in

the next five years

Contract period: 4 or 5 years

Yearly upgrade & change in curriculum will be

done free of cost

Initial 3-day training for all teachers (D2LT)

One-day ICT training every quarter for teachers


Enabling the Architects (D2LT)

Digischool is a Teacher-oriented solution that incorporates intervention points into the content where teachers can raise questions for students

and engage them in meaningful discussions and interactions. A teacher has the power to engage students and make learning fun. Technology

can play a key role in aiding this process.

The most important person in the teaching process is, of course, the teacher. While the Digischool program provides numerous teaching aids,

these need to be integrated effectively into the teacher’s personal teaching style. To facilitate this integration process, HCL organizes workshops

known as Digischool Digital Literacy Training (D2LT). These three to five day workshops are held for concerned faculty members with the aim of

equipping them with the required skills to integrate the Digischool technology aids into their pedagogy and teaching methodology. The D2LT

sessions focus on how to incorporate the various nuggets and learning objects available in the content repository, into everyday classroom

sessions. Here are the schedules of the D2LT workshops:

In the first year of contract, a three to five day training will be conducted in the inception month followed by a one-day refresher

training on a quarterly basis.

However, during the second to the fifth year, mandatory one-day training will be conducted on a quarterly basis.

**The duration of training can be extended as required.

Training Calendar

Duration→→

Period

↓ ↓

Three days for First

Year + 1 day @ every

quarter

One Day Training every quarter

Ist Year

IInd Year

IIIrd Year

IVth Year

Vth Year


HCL’s Service Delivery

We at HCL Infosystems hold the highest regard for our esteemed customers. In keeping with our promise to make your experience with our products smooth and hassle free, we offer you premium service right at your doorstep.

We constantly monitor the upkeep of your hardware systems to make sure they receive the highest level of service standards. The parameters governed by this (including Up-time, Preventive Maintenance Schedule and so on) are appraised by a specialized team at our Regional and Head offices.

Further, you will be provided with an Up-Time Certificate authenticated by the respective user department.

HCL is delighted to partner with you for your quality educational needs and we assure you world class solutions along with outstanding service.

Payment Terms

Payment would be made on Quarterly in advance basis through cheques. The mechanism comprises of current dated cheques for the first quarter

+ 18 Post Dated Cheques (PDCs) for the entire term period.

HCL Digischool agreement along with 2 current dated +18 PDC.

Order to be placed to HCL Infosystems Ltd., Kolkata/Noida.

The service term has been considered as 05 years.


Appendix 1: Bill of Materials – Hardware

Item Option A

6’x 4” White Board (Laminate Finish)

√

LCD Projector √

Classroom CPU

√

UPS √

Content (KG – Class 12) √

Appendix 2: FINANCIALS

No. Of Classrooms RATE per month Resource Coordinator

1(ONE) Digital Classrooms Rs.5000/- per month for 60(Sixty) Months.

NA


Costing for Digischool 1(ONE) class

Total Costing 300000

2 Quarter EMI Advance payable at the time of P.O. 30000

19 Quarter EMI payable with agreement

Taxes 10.3% extras

Total amount payable for entire tenure 330900

1 Quarter EMI with taxes 33090


LIST OF OTHER SERVICES PAID-

1.Language Lab for improving the communication skills of the students.

2.ERP Solutions for the schools.

3.Classroom Management Software.

4.Bus Tracking System.

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