Port Blair, Jan 17: Among the five sense organs of our body, the contribution of eyes and ears play important role in human learning. Due to this fact, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) through its Electronic Media Production Centre has been producing thousands of Audio & Video CDs on various subjects for IGNOU learners. The Port Blair Regional Centre (RC) library has over 150 such CDs on curriculum based lectures and discussion. To facilitate the students of Port Blair, the Regional Centre has started special video classes on Saturdays between 10 am to 1 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm (No lunch break). Special video class on
ESO 14 (English): The making of a sociologist : An interview with Andre Beteille, Social stratification in India: An interview with Andre Beteille; ESO-15(English): Religious Symbols, Contact with the Sacred – Sociological significance of Pilgrimage (in English medium) will be organized at first floor of Kannada Sangha Building, IGNOU Regional Centre, Mohanpura on Saturday 20th January 2017. Each topic specific video class will be of 30 minutes duration. It is planned to play 4 CDs on Saturday.
The RC is also informing its learners about the video class through SMS/e-mail communication. The video classes are organized in addition to face-to-face academic counseling sessions on Sundays at IGNOU study centre (JNRM). This additional facility is to promote the passing percentage of IGNOU students of Port Blair. The video classes will definitely enrich the IGNOU learners academically and yield good scores in exams. Besides IGNOU learners, the regular college students of JNRM/ANCOL, other universities are also invited to attend video classes.
