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Educational Multimedia Research Centre, Calicut Name of the Centre - Educational Multimedia Research Centre Name of the Director - D. Damodar Prasad Date of Inception - September 1998 Address - Educational Multimedia Research Centre University of Calicut, Calicut University P.O - 673635 Kerala Telephone No. - 0494-2401143 0494-2401971,2407279 Fax No. - 0494-2401971 Website address - www.emmrccalicut.in E-mail Address - emmrccalicut@yahoo.co.in Sanctioned Post - 18 Description of the Centre: Educational Multimedia Research Centre at the University of Calicut is the only Centre of its kind to be set up in Kerala with the full assistance of the University Grants Commission. The Centre sanctioned during the IXth Plan, became operational in September 1998. As envisaged by the UGC, the Centre has been set up as a non-vacation academic department with the primary objectives of (i) producing audio-visual programmes for the UGC Countrywide Classroom (CWCR) for broadcast on Doordarshan network and (ii) conducting research in the hardware and software aspects of audio visual technology. The centre is producing e-content programmes for 9 allocated subjects- Mathematics, Epigraphy, Education, Philosophy, Library Sciences, Theatre Arts, Fine Arts, Multimedia and Bioinformatics under the CEC-NME-ICT project. In addition, the Centre functions as a node of the UGC’s Edusat network and also contributes to the training to University/College teachers in e-content development. The centre is also conducting training programmes, seminars and workshops for student and teaching communities. Any Additional Achevement of the Centre: The centre is producing e-content programmes
with appropiate video and graphics
that go beyond the textbooks,
to update, upgrade and enrich the teachers and students with a multidisciplinary approach. The various documentaries of the
centre centre won 18 national level, 3
state level awards and entry to many international documentary film
festivals. More than 350 educational programmes have been produced in the
center till the date. Name of host University - University of Calicut Vice- Chancellor - Dr. M. Abdul Salam Address - University of Calicut, Malappuram District, Kerala.- 673 635 Tel. No. - 0494-2401144 to 48, 50, 51, 52 & 0494 2401665 to 72 Website - www.universityofcalicut.info E-mail - registrarcltuty@mail.com |
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