Page 185 - DEDU403_EDUCATIONAL_TECHNOLOGY_ENGLISH

Unit–22: Radio, Television and CCTV in Learning

(2) Krishi Darshan T.V. Project—Encouraged by the success of School Broadcasting, the ‘Krishi Notes
Darshan’ programme was launched on January 26, 1966 so that agriculture information could be
provided to farmers. Community facilities were provided to 80 villages of Delhi. This experiment was
successful. All farmer revieved informaiton.
(3) Satellite Instructional Television Experiment–SITE—Satellite Instruction Television Experiment is
an innovative method and creative television programme. It objective is to provide education related to
science, technology, health and cleanliness and family planning to the population of India.

The television programme of C.K. Basu and Ramchandran which were introduced
especially for rural areas, with the help of International Telecommunication satellite
were started on August 1, 1975 in the villages of Rajasthan, Bihar, Orissa, Madhya
Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.

It is located at 22,300 miles away from equatorial line. At this height is revolve with the same speed as of
earth. So it has virtual form of the places which are related to earth but remain still. These satellites help
T.V. broadcasting centres. Satellite T.V. programmes are mainly related to family planning, agriculture,
health and family and entertainment. They have 30 minutes for a particular village or community. Early
programmes are arranged for children of age group 5 to 12. Beside this, a programme for ½ hour is also
organised for all the communities through it.
Several researches are being carried out for the development of instrucitonal television and to make
the programme effective. The researches that getting education through television by assuming it
as Master teacher doesn’t have so much impact as compared to get education from class teacher in
the classroom. The reason may be the perception of classroom teachers who can’t adjust themselves
as Master Teacher. So now such lessons are not braodcasted on T.V. which are not presented by
class teacher in a proper manner. It includes tour, demostrations and complex experiment designed
for remote area and current events. All programmes which shows the mutual relationship between
vaiours learning experiences, are presented in a proper way. Involvement of teacher and impact
of programmes on students are depicted in these events. The ojectives and goals of television
programme must be cleared to teachers and students. The class teacher who utilizes the television
education in an effective way, can encourage students properly. After researching the researchers
reported that if the educational television is really effective it should be kept as an instrument that
can’t be separated.

Educational Signifi cance

Its physical significance is as follows—
(i) Sentimentalize emotions in children and to study their community skills.
(ii) To improve the perception and skills of children by providing the knowledge of languages related
to topic and the basic elements of teachnical areas.
(iii) To gradually develop hygienic and healthy living habits in children.
(iv) To create a sense of beauty in children
(v) Awareness of the methods of modern living.
Except children, these programmes are also organized for the training of employee teachers. It
organized a 12 days programme for 96,000 primary science teachers with the efforts of N.C.E.R.T. Its
ojective were—
(i) Importance of research method in science teaching.

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY 179

29/07/13 10:22 PM
Educational Technology 179 29/07/13 10:22 PM
Educational Technology 179