Ajay Garg, a Student of Padmashree Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Engineering and Technology, has been selected for INTED2011 (International Technology, Education and Development Conference) that will be held in Valencia (Spain) on the 7th, 8th and 9th of March, 2011. He has been selected for his innovative work on two Research Papers in Indic Languages and Next Generation Approach towards education. Ajay will be the only student participating from Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad for "INTED2011". Ajay has put forth a new proposition in Learning & Administration for effective education and literacy as a new paradigm in Virtual Universities, through which new and emerging technologies will empower university and college administration and staff to implement changes in processes without relying on direct support from IT professionals. In the present competitive world it is important to cope up with the demanding speed of changes to systems. Ajay's invention will help towards bringing education at the grassroot level.

1. DIGITAL UNIVERSITY AJAY KUMAR GARG NEXT GENERATION APPROCH TORWARDS EDUCATION [email_address] ISBN: 978-84-614-7422-6 ISBN: 978-84-614-7423-3 INTED 2011 ( www.inted2011.org) VALENCIA (SPAIN)- 7 TH -9 TH MARCH, 2011

3. REVOLUTION VS. EVOLUTION

4. PROBLEMS AND CONSIDERATIONS

5. History Of Media Technology For Learning 1922: Thomas Edison predicted that the motion picture would replace textbook W.W.II: Army training film ( efficiency was the consideration) After W.W.II: Television/Video Tape for Learning, but no interaction 70’s and 80’s: Computer Based Training ( CBT ) increases interactivity (limited to the drill and practice strategies) . Stability is the concern to build CBT programs due to the rapid change of hardware and O.S. 80’s: Satellite TV learning Early 90’s: Multimedia presentations, CD ROM titles ( CAI ), Internet Mid 90’s: Intelligent/individualized tutoring, WWW Late 90’s: Distance Learning/Virtual University The New Millennium and the Beyond: synchronized distance learning, mobile learning, virtual university, adaptive content development, remote lab, computer aided assessment, and …

10. DIGITAL UNIVERSITY

13. FEATURES Expand the number of students Facilitate quality assurance, learner-centred pedagogy, life-long learning Reduce costs, the sense of isolation, brain-drain over borders Facilitate mobility, joint study programmes and cross-cultural communication and international networks Enable women to study from home and people in remote or dangerous areas to study within secure places

14. MAIN PILLARS

15. VISION Global knowledge infrastructure e-infrastructure security mobility semantic web. automatic management broadband learning business aeronautics genomics environment astronomy health science IPv6 Grid

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