ET CELL

or development of video/web based courses. Over the period of time, its role has been expanded to absorb new paradigms of e-learning, training of faculty to develop their own e-content and to use e-contents developed by NPTEL, training of faculty from other institutes to facilitate streaming of video & web based lectures in their respective institutes, streaming of video lectures round the clock on demand, at IIT Roorkee, creation of question banks, quality control of e-content generation through feedback mechanism, conduct of research related to pedagogies in e-learning. The cell has state–of-the-art digital video cameras, non –linear editing systems, audio and video systems, teaching aids, substantial number of computers, servers and softwares required to produce high quality Web based and Video based courses and 3D-animation. This centre is also connected to satellite through EDUSAT (a facility provided by ISRO) to facilitate functioning of country-wide class room.