The Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC) was established in 1986 by the University Grants Commission to use electronic media to enrich higher education. It operates media centres at six universities that produce educational video and e-content for broadcasting on Doordarshan and online streaming. The EMMRC is equipped with a large studio and technology to develop high-quality educational programs, e-learning materials, and conduct research. Its goal is to supplement undergraduate curricula with documentaries and syllabus-based lectures while training faculty in media skills and scriptwriting.

1. EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA RESEARCH
CENTRE

2.  In 1986 University Grants
Commission(UGC) New Delhi has
launched Country Wide Class Room
[CWCR] and production facilities at
6 universities in India through
establishing media centres in the
name of Audio Visual Research
Centres [AVRC].
 Later these centres have been
renamed as EDUCATIONAL
MULTIMEDIA RESEARCH
CENTRES.
 EMMRC was mainly to use
electronic media for the quality
enrichment of higher education.

3.  UGC began its transmission of Country Wide
Class Room [CWCR] programme from 15th
August 1986 through Doordarshan National
Network.

4.  The centre is presently funded by the UGC and MHRD for
producing enrichment, educational video lecture and e-content
programmes for the broadcasting these through educational
channel on Doordarshan and internet streaming.
 It invites faculty from within and outside the university as
subject experts to participate in the activities of the centre to
write scripts on the topics of their subject specialization
followed by the production of film.

5.  The centre is equipped with a large
state-of-the-art studio with chroma
facility, latest technology broadcasting
equipment and high powered
multimedia workstation to produce
educational video content, e-content
programmes.
 Besides this, the centre also conducts
research related to the creation,
dissemination and evaluation of
educational content.

6.  The main objective of the centre is to produce high-
quality educational TV Programmes, develop e-
learning application such as e-content, multicast live
interactive lectures using EDUSAT and conduct media
research.
 Providing a forum for the active involvement of
academic and other scholars in the creation of
appropriate educational programme.
 Studying, promoting and experimenting with new
techniques or technology that will increase the reach
and effectiveness of educational communication.

7.  It is the constant endeavor of EMMRC to get
the best teachers from across the country to
deliver high quality lectures to be telecast on
Gyandarshan and Vyas, the 24 hour higher
educational channel.
 With the advent of internet, the activities of
EMMRC has also diversified, in addition to the
educational television programmes, it is also
active in developing e-content and e-learning
packages for web based education and
webcasting.

8.  EMMRC to produce educational documentaries on all
subject to complement and supplement the regular
under graduate curriculum.
 To record syllabus oriented video lectures of selected
UG subjects from the approved model curriculum of
UGC.
 To develop e-content programmes for web based
education and for the upcoming virtual university and
National Knowledge Network.

9.  The extension activities of EMMRC include organizing
regular workshops and seminars to train the interested
faculty of all the universities in the state in TV-
presentation skills, development of television and e-
content scripts, etc.
 To produce internship programmes to PG students of
Mass Communication.
 The centre also undertake research in all aspects of
educational technology in relation to learning for both
Urban and Rural college going students in various
disciplines.

11. THANK YOU
Arya Mohanan Pillai
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