KITE
VICTERS
INTRODUCTION
VICTERS
(Versatile ICT Enabled Resource for Students) is an edutainment channel in
Malayalam language operated by KITE under the Department of General and Higher
Education (Kerala) and is wholly owned by the Government of Kerala. The channel
is headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
KITE is the nodal agency for implementing the EDUSAT
network and runs VICTERS, the exclusive channel for education which is aired
from 6am to 11pm. India's epoch making first broadband network on EDUSAT for
schools, VICTERS inaugurated by A P J Abdul Kalam, the president of India, on
28 July 2005 in Thiruvananthapuram.[1] The telecast of programs started in
August 2006 through the assistance of EDUSAT network. The channel is telecasted
for 17 hours a day from 6 am to 11 pm. VICTERS offers interactive virtual
classrooms that enable the school students as well as the teachers to directly
communicate with the subject experts and educationists. It also ensures the
dissemination of high quality education to the students and teachers from the
original source.
AIM:
To
provide telecasting of educationally related programmes to students and
teachers of Kerala.
ORIGIN:
EDUSAT(GSAT-3)To
meet demand for interactive satellite based distance education system for country.
It is a communication satellite launcehs by ISRO on 20 September 2004.
It is built
exclusively to serve the education sector.It revolutionised the classroom based
teaching using IP based technology.
KITE
(Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education)
· It
is a former IT@School Project. It is a state owned Special Purpose company
under Education Department, Government of Kerala and has been developed to
support ICT enabled education at school.
· It
is funded by KIIFB(Kerala Infrastructure and Investment Fund Board). KITE is
the first special purpose vehicle to get funded by KIIFB.
· KITE
is the nodal agency for implementing EDUSAT Network and runs this exclusive
channel for Education,VICTERS.
VICTERS
Victers was inaugurated by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on 28
July 2005 in Thiruvananthapuram.
It was officially inaugurated by the then Hon. Chief
Minister of Kerala, Shri V.S Achuthanandan on 3rd August 2006.
In Kerala, the VICTERS Programs telecast started in
August 2006 through the assistance of EDUSAT network 17 hours a day from 6 am
to 11pm.
OBJECTIVE
Ø To
create a new classroom environment using visuals like animation, graphics,
talks of subject experts etc.
Ø To
offer interactive virtual classrooms.
Ø To
bring about change in teacher student relationship.
Ø To
make a huge information gateway to
students, making learning useful and interesting.
Ø Main
intention is to meet the demand for an interactive satellite based distance
education system for the country.
Ø To
aid the development of the population in remote and rural locations.
Ø To
cater students and teachers on a need based manner ,and programs to be aired on
demand, sensitive to school curriculum.
Ø Enable
school students as well as teachers to directly communicate with subject
experts and educationists.
Ø Dissemination
of high quality education to students and teachers from original source.
VICTERS
HAS TWO MODES
1. Interactive
Mode
2. Non
Interactive Mode
1. Interactive
Mode
· For
video conferencing and other such educational training purposes.
· 95
satellite interactive terminals(SITS). Islands like Lakshadweep is connected
with this network.
2. Non Interactive Mode
· For
educational content delivery at schools and home via ROTs (Receive only
Terminal) and local cable network.
CONCLUSION
Kerala has created history by launching an educational
channel for students and teachers of Kerala.
VICTERS is India’s first educational channel
entirely for educational purposes. This is facilitated through EDUSAT network.
The first broadband interactive network on EDUSAT
for schools in VICTERS.
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