Department of Media Research & Development Education

The department conducted PG Programmes, SWAYAM Programme, Programme related to Pedagogy, LR Development and Curriculum Development in the last four years as shown in the graph below.

Sr. No	Type of Programme	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21 Till December	Total
1.	Induction Programmes and Prg. for field agencies/ Industry	21	32	28	28	34	13	156
2.	e-Content/ Media Related/ Entrepreneurship/ Lab management/ Accreditation/ Soft Skills Programmes.	22	12	14	9	14	23	94
3.	SWAYAM MOOCs	0	0	0	1	4	3	8
4.	Curriculum workshops	1	11	13	15	6	0	46
5.	Post Graduate Programme	1	1	1	1	0	0	4
6.	Webinar	-	-	-	-	-	6	6

• CPSC In-country Programme on Development of Teaching Learning Resources using Digital Media (2010, Duration-2 weeks)
• TCS programmes on Developing Teaching Learning Resources using Digital Media (2012- Duration-12 weeks)
• TCS programme Developing T-L Res. using digital media (2015, Duration-2 Weeks)

TCS programme Development of Teaching Learning Resources using Digital Media (February 2016, Duration-3 weeks)

• TCS programme Development of Teaching Learning Resources using Digital Media (Dec 2016, Duration-2 Weeks)
• TCS programme on ToT for Entrepreneurship Development(2006, Duration-2 weeks)
• ITEC programme on Instructional Material Design and Production for Open Education Resources (2018, Duration-3 weeks)
• Nepal project of NITTTR- Occupational Skill Upgrading Programme
• Nepal project - Training of Trainers programmes

The faculty members have contributed to following Masters (Engineering and Technology, Business Administration and Technical Education) Programmes conducted by the institute.

• M.Tech.Ed Programme (Courses- Education Technology, Instructional System Design, & Development, Emerging Instructional Systems, Entrepreneurship and networking, Industry based Experiential Learning Project, Computer Applications and dissertations in relevant areas)
• M.E. Power Systems
• M.Tech (CTA) Programme
• MBA Programme
• M.Tech Ed International Programme for Colombo Plan countries

The faculty has developed innovative curricula in technical education through different projects-

• Innovation of implementing Problem Based Curriculum (PBL) Curriculum Development and Instructional Approach in one of the course of 3rd Semester- 'Advanced Computer Networking” in M. Tech (CTA) programme -2013
• Development of Competency Based Curriculum for Diploma Programmes in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh states.
• Competency based curriculum for Operation and Maintenance of Air Brake System
• Development of Outcome based curriculum for diploma programmes in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh state
• Design of Laboratory experiences and project work for outcome-based education

The faculty has contributed to a variety of Research in pedagogy.

• Impact study of World Bank Assisted Project Phase II
• Effectiveness of micro-project in Diploma curriculum
• Effective utilisation of laboratory equipment for Maharashtra State
• Training needs analysis of employees of Government of Madhya Pradesh in context of District governance - UNDP assisted project on strengthening of state ATIs in India.
• State level Survey Conducted under World Bank Assisted Project for Technician Education
• Identification of most significant competencies of diploma holders (State- Gujarat) required for employability for competency focused outcome-based curriculum development
• Identification of most significant competencies of diploma holders (State-Maharashtra)) required for employability for competency focused outcome-based curriculum development.
• Identification of most significant job roles of diploma holders (State-Chhattisgarh) required for employability for outcome-based curriculum development.
• Study of Migration of Technical Manpower for EDCIL, New Delhi.
• Impact of ‘Design Web based Courseware in Collaborative Learning Environment’
• Effectiveness of different multimedia designs with respect to achievement of engineering students
• Impact of ‘AVIEW: A Versatile Tool for Distance Education & Training’.
• Impact of ‘Distance Learning Program through Live Webcast Lecture for Industrial Training Institute’s Faculty in India’.
• A snap study for formative evaluation of the implementation of OBC in the state of Maharashtra (MSBTE- I Scheme Curriculum).
• Impact of ‘MOOC in Higher Education through SWAYAM Platform’.
• ‘Pedagogical Impact of AICTE NITTT Mentor Online Training Programme: A Critical Survey’
• Identification of technical teacher’s competencies through online survey.
• Experimental research studies in media and education
• Qualitative research studies in media.

The department contributed various types of LRs using analog technology like celluloid film processing on 16mmand 35 mm to latest High definition Digital technology-based resources. List is given in Annexure-2.

A. Research Paper Published:

The faculty in the department has research contribution in a wide range of areas related to Education Technology, Technical Education, Computer Applications and ICT Enabled Teaching and Learning, media design, development, communication, mass-media, media skills-women, empowerment. The total number of research publications is 194 Nos.

B. Ph. D. Research Guidance –13

C. PG Degree Dissertations/ Major Project - 125

D. Research Projects sponsored by institute – 03

E. Product Development (Learning Resources)- Multimedia packages, e- contents and videos 16mm films and 35 mm slides (Annexure-2)

The department has contributed to a large proportion of the consultancy projects taken up by institute where LR development (Non-print was involved). Some of the projects were solely for LR Development. A list of prominent organizations for which DMRDE worked are as below-

Name of organization	Nature of service from DMRDE
Indian Railways (CAMTECH), Gwalior	Field based Videos, CBT, Print material, 35mm slides, CBT multilingual
Environment Training Institute, Bangalore,	CBT
ILTES,Germany	CBT
Cement Manufacturers’ Association, Mumbai,	Field based Videos, CBT, Print material, 35mm slides, CBT multilingual
Vestas RRB, Chennai,	Field based Videos
Welding Research Institute- Trichy,	Field based Videos
DTE, BTE of state Governments	Curriculum Redesign, Learning Resource Development
Board of Apprenticeship Training,(WR)	Multilingual videos and audio video spots for sensitization
M.P. Bhoj Open University	Studio based video lectures Production
HEG Limited, Department of Higher Education (Govt. of M.P.)	Field based Videos
Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education	Field based Videos
M.P.Council of Science and Technology, Bhopal	Field based Videos
School of Good Governance, MP	Field based Videos
Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Communication and Journalism, Bhopal	Field based Videos
Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur,	multilingual, video and audio spots for sensitization Field based Videos
IIFM Bhopal	Training of video-based reporting
MP Forestry Department,	multilingual, video and audio spots for sensitization Field based Videos
Bend Joints- Bhopal,	Field based Videos
Kendriya Vidhyalaya Sangathan, Delhi	Training of Trainers in Education Technology
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Good Governance and Policy Analysis, Bhopal	Field based Videos spots for sensitization MOOCs based Videos for training of CMOs MOOCs based videos for Food security act
Bhopal Municipal Corporation	Video recording of BMC Overhead water tanks
Bihar Government	Development of LRDC
Department of Higher education MP	MOOCs production for Higher education courses

Consultancy project on Training of teachers in Studio based video lecture presentation and project on video lecture production, MOOCs video for Chief Municipal officers of Urban development department, Govt. of M.P., Training of ITI Instructors in animation skills (Govt. of M.P.), consultancy projects for operation and maintenance of heavy earth moving machines in Indian cement industry, CBT on Maintenance of Air-Brake systems used in Indian railway coaches. 35 mm slides and OHP transparencies for curricular requirements.

Many films developed by institute have been used by other government departments, industries and agencies in their training activities.

• Development of documentary and docudrama video films and video spots on Bamboo cultivation, cultivation of Tree borne Oil seeds (Mahua, Karanj and Ratanjyot).
• Development of video film and video spot on Joint Forestry Management
• Development of video Lectures series for higher education courses
• Multimedia photo album on sanitation drive in M.P. state
• Development of video film on “Polling Process” for MP Election Commission
• Recording of Lecture Series under Dr S.S. Bhatnagar memorial Lecture Series in “Science Popularization”
• Training of Principles and Commissioners of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
• Training of Trainers for Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan
• Training of Staff and commissioners of Forest department of MP.
• NVEQCF Project (2004-2006):The department faculty contributed in development of vocational courses curricula, learning material, trainer guide, trainee guide and assessment guide in areas of Furniture and Furnishing, Poultry farming, Sea Food processing.
• NVEQCF project(2010-2013)- Under the National Skill Development Mission of GOI, DMRDE faculty contributed to IT and IT- enabled services curriculum and Furniture making curriculum. have designed and developed curriculum (Approx. 95 nos.) with the help of industry and field experts. Areas allocated to NITTTR, Bhopal include:
• a. IT and Information Technology Enabled Service

The faculty of the department has important contributions in organizing Distance education programmes in inductee teachers training, mentor teachers training, in-service teachers’ training.

A. ICT/ A-VIEW BASED ONLINE TRAINING PROGRAMMES A-BRIEF

The ICT- AVIEW based training programme was started on 4th June 2012. Over the year’s different long term programmes of 1 to 2 week(s) of duration were offered. The department faculty and support staff has contributed and established a system and conducted training programmes. Guidance from IIT Mumbai was also taken. Various programmes offered were Induction Training Programme Phase-I & Phase-II, Core Teaching Skills, Research Methodology etc. In order to enhance participation from regional technical institute, NITTTR, Bhopal has also launched 48 nos. of ICT-A-VIEW Content based online programmes during the academic year 2014-15. These programmes were conducted of 2 hours duration (morning & evening) in flipped mode.

The details of short term programmes (1week and 2 week) offered by NITTTR, Bhopal from 2013 to 15 in past are as follows:

S.NO.	Programme Name & Code/ client	No. of Programmes conducted	Total Participation
1.	Induction Programme Phase-I & II	ICT-36nos.	1534
2. 2	Directorate General of Employment & Training, New Delhi (DGET)-Distance Learning Program (DIP)	DLP-7nos. Facilitating Webcast Studio on Payment Basis	Over All (All NITTTRs) more than 5000nos. (MS, Guj &Goa 2672 nos.) of trainees/ Instructors of ITI were Trained in different content Areas.(30 spokes connected at a time)

B. Contribution of DMRDE in SWAYAM MOOCS- MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES (MOOCS) OFFERED-2018-20

C. Brief about SWAYAM MOOCs

SWAYAM is a prestigious project of the Government of India Ministry of Education for online education and for lifelong learning. About 40 courses in the area of teacher training produced by various NITTTRs are conducted every year on this platform. The platform is also used by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) for offering courses for newly inducted technical teachers under National Initiative for Technical Teacher Training (NITTT) and for the courses under Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT) courses. The development of more than 40 courses has been awarded to four NITTTRs. Out of these courses 13 nos of technical teachers training MOOCs and two MOOCs each under AICTE-NITTT and NRC(i.e. total 17 courses) has been awarded to NITTTR Bhopal. Twelve of the SWAYAM teacher training MOOCs have been launched during the Years 2018-20 are given in following tables.

DMRDE faculty contributed as faculty and coordinator in two of the twelve MOOCs and the department developed all 517-studio based video programmes included in these MOOCs courses. Details are given below. Lacs of teachers have been benefitted by these MOOCs till date. The MOOC on ‘ICT in Teaching and Learning’ is also identified by the Ministry of External Affairs to be launched in another foreign country Ghana.

a) Teacher Training using SWAYAM MOOCs

S. No.	MOOC Title	No. of videos	No of Students Participating (Jan 2018-19)	No of Students Participating (Jan 2020)	No of Students Participating (July 2020 Semester)
1.	ICT in Teaching and Learning through	30 videos	8255	4083	3122
2.	Learning and Instruction	25 videos	2900	0	795
3.	Accreditation for PG Engineering Programmes	42 videos	1546	0	0
4.	Accreditation of UG Programmes	95 videos	2096	3108	1752
5.	Accreditation of Diploma Programmes	90 videos	961	2577	1010
6.	Fundamentals of Outcome-based Curriculum in Engineering Education	30 videos	1795	1421	1061
	TOTAL	312 Videos	17,551	11,189	7,740
	Grand Total				36480

The AICTE NITTT mentor training and capacity building programmes are also conducted by the institute. The DMRDE faculty members are coordinating one AICTE Module on instructional Planning and Delivery and SWAYAM Courses in learning, instructional methods and Instructional media and “ICT in Teaching and Learning”. More than 35000 teachers have been benefitted by the MOOCs developed by MOOCs. DMRDE has developed all the 517 videos under these MOOCs. The list of SWAYAM MOOCs is given below-

D. AICTE- NITTT MENTOR ORIENTATION TRAINING PROGRAMMES

The National Initiative on Technical Teacher’s training (NITTT) has been launched in 2019 for new recruited In-service teachers of the technical education system of the country having up to 5 years of experience. The eight SWAYAM MOOCs Courses developed for new teachers have been developed by the four NITTTRs. NITTTR Bhopal has developed two of the eight modules. These Modules were offered through https://online-degree.swayam.gov.in/ and ERP managed on portal www.nittt.ac.in. The department has developed 73 videos for the two modules

S No.	Name of MOOC	No. of DMRDE Faculty members Involved	No of Students Participating (Jan 2020, March-May 2020)	No of Students Participating (July 2020 Semester)
1.	AICTE-NITTT Module-2: Professional Ethics & Sustainable Development	4 nos 21 videos	5432	1705
2.	AICTE-NITTT Module-4: Instructional Planning and Delivery	4 nos 51 videos	2622	977
	TOTAL	72 videos	8,054	2,682
	Grand Total		10736

E. CONTRIBUTION IN ARPIT-NRC MOOCS COURSES

The department has contributed to video production under National Resource Centre(NRC) under ARPIT Scheme of the MOE, Government of India. 52 videos were developed by DMRDE under the NRC

S No.	Name of Course	No. of DMRDE Faculty involved
1.	NRC-Assessment in Cognitive Domain Asmita A Khajanchee Chanchal Mehra	02/ 38 videos
2.	NRC-Assessment in Psychomotor and Affective Domain	04/ 14 videos
	TOTAL	52 videos

F. TRAINING OF MENTORS USING AND GOOGLE MEET, MENTOR ORIENTATION TRAINING UNDER AICTE-NITTT

S. No.	Name of MOOC	No. of DMRDE Faculty members Involved	No of Mentors Participated (2020)
1.	AICTE-NITTT MENTOR OTP-1> 3rd to 10th June 2020	4 nos.	130
2.	AICTE-NITTT MENTOR OTP-II> 29th June to 04th July 2020	4 nos.	117
3.	AICTE-NITTT MENTOR OTP-III> 30th June to 04th December 2020 (Coordinated by NITTTR Kolkata)	3 nos.	40
	TOTAL		247

G. CAPACITY BUILDING TRAINING OF TRAINERS OF MENTORS USING AND GOOGLE MEET, MENTOR ORIENTATION TRAINING UNDER AICTE-NITTT

The DMRDE faculty has also conducted six capacity building programmes for other three NITTTRS in familiarizing with implementation of the module 2 and module 4 (AICTE NITTT) developed the institute.

H. INSTITUTE ANNUAL CALENDAR TRAINING PROGRAMMES

NITTTR Bhopal, from April 2020 is conducting all its training programmes in online mode. Two different technology platforms are used:

● GMEET and Google Classroom - GMEET is used for live discussions and Google Classroom for facilitating learning materials and assessment of participants.

● GMEET and MOODLE LMS-GMEET is used for live discussions and MOODLE LMS is used to facilitate access to the learning materials and assessment of participants.

• Development of documentary video film on “maintenance of handpumps” developed for Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission
• Development of Information Dissemination Posters on community polytechnic scheme
• Faculty contribution in training programme on Information Dissemination
• Faculty contribution in training of Aanganwadi workers and
• Faculty Contribution in Training of Trainers in management of sanitation drive in MP (2002-2003)
• Grass root level training module on ‘Low Cost Sanitation (Constructional Aspects)’- in Hindi and English Chanchal Mehra
• Trainer’s Guide and Trainee’s Guide- ‘Health Education and Hygiene Promotion’- for Training of Grass Root Level Worker Chanchal Mehra (Co Author)
• National Directory of Rural Technologies (8 Volumes)
• Water Health and Sanitation – Involvement of Rural Women- All India Coordinated Project.
• Validation Survey of Not Covered Habitation of Madhya Pradesh - Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission Project.