The state government of Kerala, India will launch an
open educational web portal which is free for students in the state. The web portal
will serve as an “online multimedia virtual classroom”.
This project, the first-of-its-kind in the country,
targets high school and higher secondary school students. Students will have
access to “interactive multimedia modules” (IMMs) for math and science classes on
the state website http://www.sietkerala.gov.in
from anywhere, at any time. Modules for vocational classes1 will
also be available via the portal.
All of the IMMs include animations, graphics, text-overs,
and voice overs. Informative games, designed for the students, and reference
links to other educational websites will also be available on the portal. Babu
Sebastian, director of State Institute of Education Technology (SIET) Kerala, says
this about the portal:
“A multi-sensory learning process is being offered to make the studies
perfect as the traditional model of learning by hearing is getting obsolete … It
is a leap that we are making through this project in the educational system of
Kerala. We hope that this project would later lead to a text book-free system.”
Endnotes
1 The vocational classes will include subjects
such as like agriculture, clothing and embroidery, civil construction, domestic
nursing, office secretaryship, travel and tourism, and medical lab technician
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