Indira Gandhi National Open University has launched web-based radio and television channels for the benefit of its students across the country and abroad.
IGNOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. M. Aslam dedicated these new virtual channels to the educational world from the premises of Electronic Media Production Centre of the University. On the occasion, he stated that web citizens, particularly IGNOU students, will now be able to access high quality curriculum based audio-video programmes and get an opportunity to interact with experts on various subjects in real time through this new initiative.
He stated that IGNOU was making efforts to fully harness the modern advancements in the field of ICTs by making the transition from broadcast media to the online media. This, he felt, was in tune with the objectives of the digital India programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This webcast is much economical compared to commercial broadcasts and can be easily accessed.
The unique feature of these web-based channels are that they are in public domain and can be accessed by the students directly from their homes at http://www.ignouonline.ac.in/Broadcast/ without having to go to the Regional Centres or Local Study Centres. This is in keeping with the philosophy of openness of IGNOU’s educational system.
IGNOU’s webcast would be run on a pilot test run initially after which high quality audio-video programmes along with ‘live’ interactions with subject experts in the field would be customised to meet the specific needs of the students in consultations with different schools of studies and Regional Services Division (RSD) of IGNOU. This initiative will ultimately make a qualitative as well quantitative difference in distance mode of learning, the University hoped.
