Amrita Virtual Interactive E-learning World
A-VIEW
multimedia e-learning platform
used to conduct live distance education classes
www.aview.in
"A-VIEW creates an alternative for those who cannot access
good teachers, good colleges and good facilities. A-VIEW
offers an excellent alternative to face-to-face teaching. It will
not replace it, but it is the best alternative that we have."
Dr Mukta Atrey
IIT Bombay
what we address
lack of highly qualified and experienced teachers at many institutes of
higher education
how we do it
providing all students access to the best teachers, improving teacher quality by
training them and providing a platform for social collaboration among teachers and
students using information and communication technology
behind the scenes
A-VIEW is built by Amrita E-Learning Research Lab, a division of Amrita University.
Research & Development
We have invested time and resources at R&D since 2004 in multimedia and video
conferencing in association with International Universities like SUNY Buffalo, New
York and Indian Institutes like ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) and
TIFAC (Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council).
support & collaboration
Since 2009, we are majorly supported by NME-ICT (National Mission on Education
through ICT), Ministry of Human Resources Development and partnered with IIT
Bombay under the ‘Talk to a Teacher’ program.
industry linkage
Mr. S. Ramadorai, Vice Chairman, Tata Consultancy Services is the advisor and
guide for the A-VIEW Project.
formal launch
A-VIEW was formally launched by former President Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
on August 12, 2009
installations
A-VIEW is currently deployed at more than 350 universities and 600 colleges
all over India. It is expected to be installed at most universities and colleges
by end of next year
price
A-VIEW is provided free to all educational institutions
major achievements
Several universities conduct regular distance education classes to all their affiliated
colleges using A-VIEW. For example, classes from Mumbai University are being
transmitted to several colleges in Maharashtra.
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major achievements
IIT Bombay used A-VIEW to organise a two week workshop in July 2012 to train
10,000 teachers online. This was probably the first online workshop in the world
where 10,000 college teachers were simultaneously trained using ICT tools.
Shri. Kapil Sibal, Union Minister - MHRD inaugurating the 10k teacher workshop
“I once again congratulate Amrita and IIT Bombay for
training 10,000 Teachers nationally in one workshop
using A-VIEW. Institutes should collaborate like this with
a national effort to make India the nation that it deserves
to be.”
Shri. Kapil Sibal
Union Minister - MHRD
major achievements
Shri. Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on Public Information,
Infrastructure and Innovation, addressed three thousand Amrita students at
multiple locations in India from his office in New Delhi.
major achievements
Prof. Deepak Phatak, IIT Bombay, conducted National Teacher Empowerment
Program using A-VIEW to train over 1000 college teachers across India in
December 2009.
Teachers at a remote center attending Prof. Phatak’s class
major achievements
Regular weekly discussions on topics related to educational innovations and
technology by renowned educationalists and administrators are held via A-VIEW
since August 2011.
Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Director, School of Social Sciences, IGNOU leading a weekly discussion
awards and recognitions
1. Jury Award for the Best Innovation in Open and Distance Learning
under Higher Education Category in World Education Summit, July
2011.
2. Computer World Magazine (USA) recognized Amrita E-Learning
Research Lab with Computer World Honors Laureate 2012 under
the Training and Education category for developing A-VIEW.
3. Award for Educational Excellence in the field of Educational
Technology at the Indo-Global Educational Summit and Expo,
September 2012
4. Edu Tech Magazine (for leaders in Higher Education) featured AVIEW as the main article in the Technology Section in August 2012
edition.
scalability
A-VIEW can operate effectively for a single student operating a laptop or for a
class of hundred students using a multiple widescreen television displays.
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multi platform compatible
It is possible to run A-VIEW on windows, mac, linux, android and iOS. So, it
can run on PC, mobile and tablets
adaptive bandwidth
A-VIEW can identify the bandwidth available at user end and operate at the
quality that is best suited for the user.
A-VIEW 3.0
We have recently released A-VIEW 3.0 – the latest version of A-VIEW.
This version comes packed with various unique knowledge sharing
modules, higher performance, better reliability, greater usability and
features to handle large classes easily.
For details please visit www.aview.in.
Thank You!