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1. EMMRC E DUCATIONAL M ULTI M EDIA R ESEARCH C ENTRE

2. EMMRC In 1986 University Grants Commission(UGC) New Delhi has launched Country Wide Class Room [CWCR] and production facilities at 6 universities in India through establishing media centres in the name of Audio Visual Research Centres [AVRC]. Later these centres have been renamed as EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA RESEARCH CENTRES. EMMRC was mainly to use electronic media for the quality enrichment of higher education.

3. UGC began its transmission of Country Wide Class Room [CWCR] programme from 15 th August 1986 through Doordarshan National Network.

4. The centre is presently funded by the UGC and MHRD for producing enrichment, educational video lecture and e-content programmes for the broadcasting these through educational channel on Doordarshan and internet streaming. It invites faculty from within and outside the university as subject experts to participate in the activities of the centre to write scripts on the topics of their subject specialization followed by the production of film.

5. The centre is equipped with a large state-of-the-art studio with chroma facility, latest technology broadcasting equipment and high powered multimedia workstation to produce educational video content, e-content programmes. Besides this, the centre also conducts research related to the creation, dissemination and evaluation of educational content.

6. OBJECTIVES The main objective of the centre is to produce high-quality educational TV Programmes, develop e-learning application such as e-content, multicast live interactive lectures using EDUSAT and conduct media research. Providing a forum for the active involvement of academic and other scholars in the creation of appropriate educational programme. Studying, promoting and experimenting with new techniques or technology that will increase the reach and effectiveness of educational communication.

7. MAIN FUNCTIONS It is the constant endeavor of EMMRC to get the best teachers from across the country to deliver high quality lectures to be telecast on Gyandarshan and Vyas, the 24 hour higher educational channel. With the advent of internet, the activities of EMMRC has also diversified, in addition to the educational television programmes, it is also active in developing e-content and e-learning packages for web based education and webcasting.

8. EMMRC to produce educational documentaries on all subject to complement and supplement the regular under graduate curriculum. To record syllabus oriented video lectures of selected UG subjects from the approved model curriculum of UGC. To develop e-content programmes for web based education and for the upcoming virtual university and National Knowledge Network.

9. The extension activities of EMMRC include organizing regular workshops and seminars to train the interested faculty of all the universities in the state in TV-presentation skills, development of television and e-content scripts, etc. To produce internship programmes to PG students of Mass Communication. The centre also undertake research in all aspects of educational technology in relation to learning for both Urban and Rural college going students in various disciplines.

10. THANK YOU Arya Mohanan Pillai English