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The Consortium for Educational Communication, popularly known as CEC, is one of the Inter University Centres set up by the University Grants Commission of India. It has been established with the goal of addressing the needs of Higher Education through the powerful medium of Television along with appropriate use of emerging Information Communication Technology (ICT).
Realizing the potential and power of television to act as a means of educational knowledge dissemination, UGC started the Countrywide Classroom Programmes in the year 1984. For production of such programmes, Media Centres were set up at 6 Universities. Subsequently CEC emerged in 1993 as a nodal agency to coordinate, guide & facilitate such Educational production at the National level. Today 20 Media Centres work towards achieving this goal under the umbrella of CEC.
Realizing the potential and power of television to act as a means of educational knowledge dissemination, UGC started the Countrywide Classroom Programmes in the year 1984. For production of such programmes, Media Centres were set up at 6 Universities. Subsequently CEC emerged in 1993 as a nodal agency to coordinate, guide & facilitate such Educational production at the National level. Today 20 Media Centres work towards achieving this goal under the umbrella of CEC.
Genesis and History of CEC
In 1983, UGC set up the UGC INSAT TV Project to co-ordinate the Countrywide Classroom (CWCR) activity. Realizing the potential of television as a powerful means of educational knowledge dissemination, UGC initiated the Countrywide Classroom (CWCR) programmes in the year 1984 by use of satellite communication for enhancing the reach of higher education. The first telecast of CWCR programmes started on the 15th of August, 1984 on Doordarshan National Network (DD1).
Initially, Educational Multimedia Research Centres (EMRCs) were set up at 6 universities to produce CWCR programmes. Subsequently, the Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC) was established in 1993 under UGC Act 12 (CCC) as a national nodal agency to coordinate, guide & facilitate these Multimedia Centres in educational production and dissemination activities at the national level. Today, 20 Multimedia Centres are working towards achieving this goal under the umbrella of CEC.
Initially, Educational Multimedia Research Centres (EMRCs) were set up at 6 universities to produce CWCR programmes. Subsequently, the Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC) was established in 1993 under UGC Act 12 (CCC) as a national nodal agency to coordinate, guide & facilitate these Multimedia Centres in educational production and dissemination activities at the national level. Today, 20 Multimedia Centres are working towards achieving this goal under the umbrella of CEC.
Objectives of CEC
Close Coordination, facilitation, overall guidance and direction towards the activities of the Media Centres set up by the UGC in various Universities throughout the country. Dissemination of Educational programmes through broadcast as well as non-broadcast modes. Production of Educational programmes (Audio/Visual and Web Based) and related support material further setting up of appropriate facilities for such production. Research activities related to optimizing the effectiveness of such programmes. Providing a forum for the active involvement of academic and other scholars in the creation of appropriate educational programmes. Studying, promoting & experimenting with new technology that will increase the reach and / or effectiveness of educational communication.
The Vision
CEC aims at illuminating the path towards digitization of higher education content so that issues of equity, access and quality in higher education can be addressed more effectively through broadcast and non-broadcast media.
To keep abreast of global technological advancements and challenges, the need of the hour is to revamp higher education in India. Using ICT to empower the domain of dissemination of digital higher educational content, CEC’s vision is to increase the accessibility of higher education to a larger part of the populace in the country, across the spatiotemporal matrix.
To keep abreast of global technological advancements and challenges, the need of the hour is to revamp higher education in India. Using ICT to empower the domain of dissemination of digital higher educational content, CEC’s vision is to increase the accessibility of higher education to a larger part of the populace in the country, across the spatiotemporal matrix.
Mission & Mandate
At CEC, we are dedicated to bringing about prodigious transformations in higher education. CEC’s mission is to provide superior quality digital educational content with efficiency, fair play and uniformity. Through the optimum use of ICT tools like DTH-TV, satellite communication and new media, CEC provides a personalized learning experience to its remotest learners.
CEC’s mandate is to address higher education needs by developing digital educational content and its dissemination through various modes such as TV, radio, web portals, CEC Gurukul live lectures, social media platforms and various offline media.
Some of the main objectives of the organization are as follows:
CEC’s mandate is to address higher education needs by developing digital educational content and its dissemination through various modes such as TV, radio, web portals, CEC Gurukul live lectures, social media platforms and various offline media.
Some of the main objectives of the organization are as follows:
- Coordination, facilitation, overall guidance and direction to the activities of the Media Centres set up by UGC in various universities/institutions.
- Production of educational programmes (especially video and audio) and related supplementary material and the setting up of appropriate facilities.
- Dissemination of educational programmes, through both broadcast and non-broadcast modes.
- Research to optimize the effectiveness of educational programmes.
- To provide a forum for the active involvement of academicians and scholars in the creation of educational programmes.
- Studying, promoting and experimenting with new techniques/technology to increase the reach and effectiveness of educational communication and various activities for the promotion of higher education by using electronic media and ICT tools.
- Digital learning environment building by organizing various pieces of training like, Workshops, Seminars and Conferences on the use of ICT in education. CEC also conducts various types of media research.