Presentation from the UOU International ICT Conference held on 28-29 November 2011 in Dehradun

1. ICTs for Teaching and Learning in
ODL – A Study
Dr.V.Santosh Reddy
Joint Director
(Student Services)
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Open University
Hyderabad,A.P.,India

2. ICTs improve
o the Quality of teaching and learning processes
o the performance of learners
o the professional education
o the training of teachers
o The quality of self-instructional materials

3. Open Distance Learning
o Open access to education for who missed the conventional
education
o Free learners from constraints of time and place
o Offer flexible learning opportunities
o For individuals and group of learners
o Ensure cost effectiveness in imparting education
o Uses ICTs for teaching and learning
o Democratisation of higher education
o Openness –age, gender, location,caste,creed,admission,
learning, completion

4. ICTs in Education
o Dissemination of knowledge – socially, economically,
educationally deprived sections, geographically
dispersed, differently abled, gender wise groups of
people.
o Features of ICTs (A.W.Bates,1995)
o Availability (Accessibility)
o Cost effectiveness
o Teaching function
o Interactivity
o Organisational priorities and preparedness
o Novelty
o Speed

5. BRAOU Profile
o First Open University in India
o Estd.by an Act of State Legislature on 26th
August, 1982
o Renamed as Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Open
University in 1991.
o Education for All
o Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Postgraduate
diplomas, professional, Certificate and
Research Programmes

6. o 23 Regional Coordination Centres (RCCs)
o 219 Study Centres
o Three tier Student Support Services
o Student Services Branch (HQ)
o Regional Coordination Centres (RCCs)
o Study Centres
o Mega University-Student enrolment:1,81,988
(2010-11)
o Programmes on offer ……………. 65
o Academic Counsellors …………….. 6,350

7. ICTs in BRAOU
o Radio lessons
o Television lessons
o Audio lessons
o Video lessons
o Teleconferences(TV)
o SMSs through Mobile phones

8. Table-1 (Page-4)

9. Table-2 (Page-7)

10. Table-3 (Page-8)

11. Table-4 (Page-9)

12. Conclusion
o Print medium is Primary medium
o ICTs are supplementary media
o Radio lessons, Television lessons and Teleconferences are
popular
o ICTs are mostly not accessible at study centres
oICTs are useful to learners who have access to them
o Lack of physical infrastructure and technical manpower at
study centres
o Feedback from learners, academic counsellors and study
centre coordinators is necessary for better utilisation of
ICTs
o Relevant ICTs viz. video on demand, online learning, video
conference through computers, e-learning packages,
website with all education resources etc.