Major Milestones
Major Milestones of Countrywide Classrooms
• 1984, August 15th, CWCR telecast began
• 1985, February 16th, telecast started twice a day
• 1988, February, First annual Video Competition
• 1991, November, First National Talkback Experiment took place
• 1994, February 2nd, Hindi Telecast commenced
• 1994, December, Interactive Course on New Communication Technologies
conducted
• 1994, A series on 'Family' co-produced with participation of nine other
countries in the International Year of the Family, with film Australia.
• 1996, February, first Newsletter of CWCR was published
• 1996, April, Education International began to function
• 1996, The ninth UGC-CEC Annual Video Competition became a national competition
• 2000, January, 26th, 'Gyan Darshan', a dedicated educational channel
started; CWCR shared time with IGNOU and NCERT
• 2004, January, 26th, ' Vyas' (GD4) a dedicated 24 hours higher education
channel started
• 2004, August, EMMRCs were given a new name that is Educational Multimedia
Research Centre
• 2005, September, 5th, Interactive video lectures commenced
• 2005, October 17th, EMMRC Ahmedabad got an opportunity to telecast for
EDUSAT Higher Education Network, which is first interactive educational lecture
from other than main Sub-hub.
• 1984, August 15th, CWCR telecast began
• 1985, February 16th, telecast started twice a day
• 1988, February, First annual Video Competition
• 1991, November, First National Talkback Experiment took place
• 1994, February 2nd, Hindi Telecast commenced
• 1994, December, Interactive Course on New Communication Technologies
conducted
• 1994, A series on 'Family' co-produced with participation of nine other
countries in the International Year of the Family, with film Australia.
• 1996, February, first Newsletter of CWCR was published
• 1996, April, Education International began to function
• 1996, The ninth UGC-CEC Annual Video Competition became a national competition
• 2000, January, 26th, 'Gyan Darshan', a dedicated educational channel
started; CWCR shared time with IGNOU and NCERT
• 2004, January, 26th, ' Vyas' (GD4) a dedicated 24 hours higher education
channel started
• 2004, August, EMRCs were given a new name that is Educational Multimedia
Research Cernte
• 2005, September, 5th, Interactive video lectures commenced on EDUSAT
from CEC
• 2005, October 17th, EMMRC Ahmedabad was the first media Centre to webcast
for EDUSAT
• 2006, 27 LORs were created during a workshop on E-Content for 25 lectures from
various colleges in Ahmedabad at EMMRC.
• 2008, May, First E-Content as a Pilot Project was created titled 'Story inside
the shell' produced by Mr. Ashok Mewada
• 2009, March, 20, 'Vyas Higher Education Channel started of CEC on DD Direct
Plus, the DTH bouquet of Doordarshan.
Recent Development
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•Orientation and training of content providers in the electronic communication as well as technical personnel and producers in the latest technology and production know how. |
• Developing multi-media communication, wherein films, text and animation are merged to create a real time teaching and learning in various subjects by the students at their pace and place. This also provides the facilities of on line testing of attainment by the students, in other words virtual university. |
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• Started Add-on Short term e-Scripting Course: An e-Course
on Script Writing for Films and Television |
