Department of Educational Media & Technology

Towards Excellence in Promoting Need based Training Programs and Research in Learning Technologies and E-Content Development

• To design and develop need based training programs for the faculty of Polytechnic & Engineering Colleges and working Professionals of Industry and Government Organizations.

• To offer International Training Programs on Emerging areas of Educational Media and Technology for the Teachers and working professional of various countries under ITEC/SCAAP schemes

• To develop new innovative short term and long term programs by collaborating with Universities and Institutes of Higher Learning for developing Polytechnic and Engineering Teachers to meet the requirement of Engineering Education Institutions

• To provide support services to the Government of India schemes related to the technical education system and as entrusted by Ministry of Education, Government of India, from time to time

• To offer research, testing services and consultancy for Industries and Government Organizations.

• To establish partnership with industries for offering Skill based Training Programs and Industrial Training for the faculty of Polytechnic and Engineering Colleges.

• To design new instructional System and strategies for the production of multimedia learning resources and transfer through the latest technologies including broadcasting, webcasting/ multicasting.

Educational Media Centre (EMC) was established during the inception of the Institute. EMC is involved in developing video programs for Polytechnics, Engineering Colleges, Govt. organizations and Industries. In the year 1986, ETV Studio was established with a state-of –the art experience in many different aspects of educational media and television production. The studio is used to learn multi- camera production as well as film-style production.

Due to the technological evolution and revolution in the field of Educational Technology, Department of Educational Technology and Multimedia Centre was formed in the year 2003. Then in the year 2017, for the advancement of Information and Communication technologies, EMC and Dept. of Educational Technology and Multimedia Centre was merged and named as Department of Educational Media and Technology (DEMT). This Department is involved in design and development of Instructional Media for more than 4 decades.

• The Department is involved in developing video programs for Polytechnics, Engineering Colleges, Govt. organizations and Industries. The developed video programs are being broadcasted through Gyandarshan, leading national educational television channel sponsored by MHRD Govt. of India.

• Develops video programs for Polytechnics, Engineering Colleges, Govt. organizations and Industries. The developed video programs are being broadcasted through Gyandarshan, leading national educational television channel sponsored by MHRD Govt. of India.

• Conventional teaching aids such as charts, transparencies and variety of models are being designed and developed in different engineering disciplines. In the last 12 years the department got reoriented and transformed to develop digital teaching aids such as graphics, animations and simulations involving sound.

• The Department has identified the Learning Materials Development Project, in which the developed video programs are being sent to various educational Institutions in simple VCD format to make the teaching – learning process effective. During the year 2018, these videos are made available in the YouTube channel “NITTTR Chennai Educational videos”.

• Offered Courses on ‘Educational Television Production for HRD’, ‘Computer Applications and Information Technology for HRD’ ‘Development of Online Training Programmes’, ‘Courseware Development for HRD Program’ for Long term programmes – Diploma / Post Diploma / Post graduate programmes.

• Offers short term training programmes for Polytechnic and Engineering college teachers in various topics under the areas of Educational Technology, Instructional Media, E-content Development, Technology enabled Teaching and Learning, E-learning, Open Educational Resources, Video Production and Script writing.

• Conducts Overseas Training Course in Advanced Certificate Course on Educational Media Production for E-learning sponsored by ITEC and SCAAP. The Department is also involved in offering modules on Educational Video Production, E-content development and E-learning for other OTC programmes offered by the Institute.

• Develops e-content materials like videos and multimedia packages for SWAYAM MOOC under NMEICT, MHRD.

• Conducts National / International Seminars and Workshops related to Educational Media, E-learning and Educational Technology.

• Instructional Design for E-learning

• Evolving Trends in E-Learning

• Digital Marketing

• Desktop Publishing

• Python for Data Science

• Learning Management Systems

• Interactive Multimedia in Classroom Teaching

• E-Resources

• Educational Video Production Workshop

• Free Software for Education

• OER and MOOC

• Statistics for Data Science

• Management Information System

• SE-content Development

• 3D Modeling & Animation

• Technology enabled Learning and Teaching

The Master’s in Multimedia Technology prepares postgraduates to excel in the diverse and pervasive field of e-learning to emerge as a skilled exponent of their field. Today’s remote learning relies upon the internet for online and mobile learning. This Master’s program is a versatile degree that opens a world of professional opportunities in the media rich-digital world.

This coursework prepares the students to shape the future of any learning- driven organization, including corporates, NGOs, Government agencies, Educational sector, IT, and Animation sector. The students will create e- Portfolio for promotions, job interviews, and implement numerous workplace- based e-Learning design projects.

Our faculty members are experts in educational technologies and instructional design. They focus on helping the students develop the knowledge and skills needed to progress in their careers. This program is designed for students to become professionals – educators, higher education staff, corporate trainers, and media managers - who seek to improve the use of e-Learning in their work, and advance their workplace leadership in this realm.

Since its inception in 1964, NITTTR Chennai is thriving in providing teacher training in technical education. In this era of MOOCs, NITTTR Chennai is coordinating the online programs for teacher education. The role of e- Learning is expanding exponentially in the education, non-profits, and corporate sectors. This degree is versatile and opens up a world of opportunity in the learning and data-driven organizations.

• Educational Media Production for E-Learning.

• Department of Educational Media and Technology is involved in developing video programs for Polytechnics, Engineering Colleges, Govt. organizations and Industries. The developed video programs were being broadcasted through Gyandarshan, leading national educational television channel sponsored by MHRD Govt. of India. The Centre has identified the Learning Materials Development Project, in which the developed video programs are being sent to various educational Institutions in simple VCD format to make the teaching- learning process effective.

• Experts from Gyandarshan, CEMCA, Educational Media Production Centres, NPTEL and EMC faculty of other NITTTRs have delivered lectures in a variety of themes related to educational technology. The video films produced by INGOU, EMRCs, NITTTRs achieved in social media.