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Online Training on “Virtual Labs for Self paced & Classroom Teaching-Learning”

NEP 2020 has recommended creation of virtual laboratories so that all students have equal access to quality practical and hands-on experiment based learning experiences. Though there is no substitute to hands-on experience of a physical laboratory, virtual labs have the great potential to enhance actual laboratory experience. These lab based e-resources can help students in visualizing the concepts in a better manner.

Idea behind setting up of Virtual labs

The virtual labs are based on the idea that lab experiments can be taught using internet more efficiently in a cost-effective manner. They will also benefit the students who do not have access to physical labs or schools where equipments are not available. Experiments can be accessed anytime and anywhere. Virtual labs overcome the constraints of time as physical labs are available only during school hours.

In this context, CIET-NCERT is organizing a five hours online training on “Virtual Labs for Self paced & Classroom Teaching-Learning” from 13-17 February, 2023 from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm to leverage the understanding of teachers, students, teacher educators, administrators and various stakeholders on utilization of DIKSHA Virtual Labs in order to enrich the classroom experiences.

Report on DIKSHA Virtual labs

Who can participate?

Students, Teachers, Teacher Educators, Parents, Administrators, General Public, etc.

Program Schedule

Day & Date	Title of the sessions	Resource Persons	Banner	Video Link
Day I: Monday 13th February 2023	Virtual Labs: Policy Perspectives, Need and Scope	Prof. Amarendra P. Behera, Joint Director, CIET-NCERT Ms. Nidhi Adlakha Senior Academic Consultant, CIET-NCERT Ms. Suman Ninoriya Project Manager, CDAC Mumbai	Day 1	Video
Day II: Tuesday 14th February 2023	Virtual Labs as a Learning Tool	Prof. Shashi Prabha Head, Planning and Research Division, CIET-NCERT Ms. Ana Gupta Academic Consultant, CIET-NCERT	Day 2	Video
Day III: Wednesday 15th February 2023	Virtual labs for Mathematics with special reference to their pedagogical usage	Mr. Vaibhav Singh Project Manager, CDAC Mumbai Ms. Karishma Ghodpage Senior Project Engineer, CDAC Mumbai	Day 3	Video
Day IV: Thursday 16th February 2023	Virtual labs for Science with special reference to their pedagogical usage	Ms. Sreekala P Project Manager, Amrita CREATE Ms. Anakha Chemistry Subject Matter Expert, Amrita CREATE	Day 4	Video
Day V: Friday 17th February 2023	Virtual labs for Languages with special reference to their pedagogical usage	Ms. Suman Ninoriya Project Manager, CDAC Mumbai Ms. Priyanka Monde Module lead, CDAC Mumbai	Day 5	Video

How to participate:

Step 1: Registration : Register yourself by clicking the link https://forms.gle/FJ88keHZBnpzbw8T6 or scan the QR Code -

Step 2: Watch live Panel Discussion: Watch live training sessions: Participants have to attend training sessions, which will be live-streamed on NCERT official YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/NCERTOFFICIAL and NCERT Events YouTube channel (https://youtube.com/@ncertevents.157) from 13-17 February, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 Noon.. The session will also be telecasted live on the following channels-

PM eVIDYA Channel number #6-12 meant for Classes VI to XII.
DD Free Dish Channel #128
DISH TV Channel #950
Sundirect Channel #793
JIO TV Mobile App
TATA SKY Channel #756
AIRTEL Channel #440
Videocon Channel #477

Step: 3 Participation in Post-Session Activity and Certification:

Post-Session Quiz Link- https://forms.gle/o8y8Ua86iZGTjsCJ8

Opening Date - 17 February, 2023
Closing Date - 17 March, 2023

Participants are allowed to attempt the quiz only once and those scoring 70% and above in the quiz will receive a certificate of participation in their registered mail ID within 30 days of taking the post session quiz (Check in SPAM Mail if not found in the Inbox).

Step 4: Submit Your Feedback: Submit your feedback using the link - https://forms.gle/AHWAJhnYW3WWTJDG9

This feedback form is intended to know your experiences, learning, and suggestions regarding the online training on “Virtual Labs for Self paced & Classroom Teaching-Learning” organized by CIET-NCERT.

Kindly share your experiences and suggestions with us. This will help us in further improvement of the virtual training process. Confidentiality of your responses will be ensured.

For any queries, reach us at diksha.training@ciet.nic.in or call #8800440559 and talk to the experts during the live telecast.