TNAU launches Blended Learning Platform for digitisation of agricultural education

NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore conducted the launching workshop on Academic Management System (AMS) and Blended Learning Platform (BLP) on September 13. The one-day workshop aims towards the digitisation of agricultural education.

An overview of BLP, importance of AMS and IT initiatives in Higher education in Agriculture was delivered by Dr RC Goyal, IT Consultant, ICAR-IASRI, New Delhi.

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Importance of ICAR BLP and AMS for Higher Education in Agriculture

• The ICAR's education will become more widely known around the world in the coming years as PG students will have the choice of studying courses via the ICAR's Blended Learning Platform (BLP) rather than from MOOC, SWAYAM, or NPTEL.
• The enrollment of students in courses across the State was facilitated by this ICAR-supported BLP.
• Agricultural and Central Universities will be established, and the ICAR's goal of replacing 10 per cent of the course offerings with online courses may come to pass.
• The four undergraduate courses that TNAU successfully provided using the blended learning system across its 14 component institutions was a first for the ICAR system.

RC Goyal, IT Consultant, ICAR-IASRI, New Delhi, provided an overview of BLP, the significance of AMS, and IT initiatives in Higher education in Agriculture. Rajendra Parsad, Director of the ICAR-IASRI in New Delhi, delivered the felicitation address. The significance of BLP was discussed by Sudeep Marwaha, PI, NAHEP-ICAR-IASRI.