ECB as Nodal Center for Virtual Lab
Introduction
Engineering College Bikaner(ECB) has been set up as a nodal center for virtual labs by the Ministry of Human Resource Development through its ICT running under the National Education Mission.
This Virtual Labs Nodal Center is established at ECB in the June 2020 under the able guidance and motivation of Dr. Jai Prakash Bhamu, Principal, Engineering College Bikaner.
Mr. Rituraj Soni Asst. Professor, CSE Dept. has been appointed as Nodal Center Coordinator at Institute level and coordinators are also appointed at each departmental level.
Virtual Labs
Virtual Labs project is an initiative of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India under the aegis of National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT). This project is a consortium activity of twelve participating institutes and IIT Delhi is coordinating institute. It is a paradigm shift in ICT-based education. A virtual laboratory is a tool for distance learning and/or experimentation that allows people to share knowledge, data, voice, video, tools, and many other resources. It provides a suitable environment to extend, improve, integrate, refine, and assist the learning and/or experimentation process of many subjects, thus contributing to an increase of the effectiveness of scientific research and widening the use of scarce or costly equipments.Under the Virtual Labs project, more than 100 virtual labs with around 700+ web-enabled experiments were designed for remote operation and viewing.
Physical distances and the lack of resources make us unable to perform experiments, especially when they involve sophisticated instruments. Web-based and video-based courses address the issue of teaching to some extent. Conducting joint experiments by two participating institutions and also sharing costly resources has always been a challenge. With the present day internet and computer technologies the above limitations can no more hamper students and researchers in enhancing their skills and knowledge.
Also, in a country such as ours, costly instruments and equipment need to be shared with fellow researchers to the extent possible. Web enabled experiments can be designed for remote operation and viewing so as to enthuse the curiosity and innovation into students. This would help in learning basic and advanced concepts through remote experimentation. It is possible to design good experiments around some of this equipment which would enhance the learning of a student. Internet-based experimentation further permits use of resources, knowledge, software, and data available on the web, apart from encouraging skillful experiments being simultaneously performed at points separated in space (and possibly, time).
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