EMRC Punjabi University
Patiala can boast of having the only such
institute in Punjab and neighbouring states
with scholars and professionals under the
services as subject experts for producing
enrichment, educational video lecture and
e-content programmes.
It is one of the 22 Centres throughout the
country with CEC as its nodal agency, which
is Inter-University Centre of the UGC.
The Educational
Multimedia Research Centre (EMRC) was
established as Audio Visual Research Centre
(AVRC) in 1989 by the UGC-CEC at Punjabi
University, Patiala under the Country-Wide
Classroom (CWC) Project, with the following
objectives for the pan-Indian and global
audience.
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Production of
educational programmes (especially video
and audio) and related support material
and setting up of appropriate facilities
for this.
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Research related to
optimizing the effectiveness of the
programmes.
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Providing a forum for
the active involvement of academic and
other scholars in the creation of
appropriate educational programme.
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Studying, promoting
and experimenting with new
techniques/technology that will increase
the reach and/or effectiveness of
educational communication.
The Centre is presently
funded by the UGC and MHRD for producing
enrichment, educational video lecture and
e-content programmes for broadcasting these
through educational channel on Doordarshan
and Internet streaming commanding a
viewership of more than 25 million students.
The Centre is equipped with a large
state-of-the-art studio with chroma facility,
latest technology broadcasting equipment and
high-powered multimedia workstations to
produce educational video content, LORs and
e-content programmes.
Besides this, the
Centre also conducts research related to the
creation, dissemination and evaluation of
educational content.
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