IT Minister Launches OLabs as part of Digital India, Good Governance Week
December 2015, Good Governance Week
On Good Governance Day, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, .....
OLabs Hackathon
https://www.amrita.edu/events/olabs-hackathon/
2023
Computer Science OLabs Training Empowers Teachers to Transform Classroom Learning
2022
OLabs Featured in World Economic Forum Report
https://www.amrita.edu/news/olabs-featured-in-world-economic-forum-report/
India’s Union Home Minister Launches New Online Labs for School Children in Partnership with Amrita
OLabs Review Meeting with NCERT Experts
https://www.amrita.edu/news/olabs-review-meeting-with-ncert-experts/
AmritaCREATE and NIOS Experts discuss OLabs
https://www.amrita.edu/news/amritacreate-and-nios-experts-discuss-olabs/
OLabs and MedSIM Showcased as part of MeitY eLearning at Digital India Week 2022
https://www.amrita.edu/news/amritacreate-showcases-olabs-and-medsim-at-digital-india-week-2022/
Lab practicals become a challenge for schools in Kochi (January 2022)
2021
Online labs (The Hindu June 2021)
2016
E-Learning Programme OLabs To Aid Virtual Experiments (January 2016)
Workshop on Amrita OLabs Held at Madhya Pradesh (July 2016)
Amrita Olabs Showcased at 103rd Indian Science Congress, Mysuru (January 2016)
Workshop on Amrita OLabs at Aarohan’15- Annual Science Fest at Bengaluru Campus (January 2016)
2015
Workshop on Amrita OLabs for Science Teachers Held at Odisha (November 2015)
2014
2013
Teachers Training @ AmritaCREATE’s Olabs (July 2013)
CBSE Goes Virtual with OLabs for Schoolkids – AmritaCREATE in Times of India (March 2013)
Research Publications:
Research related Teacher Perception of OLabs Pedagogy (2020)
OLabs of Digital India, Its Adaptation for Schools in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa (2019)
Inquiry Based Learning Pedagogy for Chemistry Practical Experiments Using OLabs (2015)
Blending concept maps with online labs (OLabs): Case study with biological science (2015)
Inquiry Based Learning Pedagogy for Chemistry Practical Experiments Using OLabs (2015)
Webinar : Learning Through OLabs, webinar on ICT Tools with Dr. Sasikumar M and Ms. Archana Rane Sharma
30 April, 2020
FB post : "How to use OLabs" orientation for teachers during lockdown period. 215 teachers from 34 schools joined.
6 July 2020
CBSE Notification in the reference of training of CBSE School Teachers on Olabs in collaboration with C-DAC Mumbai.
18 September 2020
Series of virtual training sessions on "Using Online labs for schools" was organised by CBSE
21st September 2020
Learning Physics Through Online Labs with Dr. Sasikumar M and Mr. Vaibhav Singh
8 March 2021
Learning Chemistry Through Online Labs with Ms. Archana Rane and Ms. Suman Ninoriya
9 March 2021
Learning Mathematics Through Online Labs with Mr. Vaibhav Singh and Mr. Prashant Chaubey
10 March 2021
Learning Biology Through Online Labs with Ms. Suman Ninoriya and Ms. Priyanka Monde
11 March 2021
OLABS, Online Laboratory - An Introduction (Hindi) by Mr. Vaibhav Singh and Ms. Suman Ninoriya
12 March 2021
IT Minister Launches OLabs as part of Digital India, Good Governance Week
December 2015, Good Governance Week
On Good Governance Day, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, .....
OLabs Showcased at the 4th Edition of ICSP 2015
Jan 8, 2016, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Prof. Prema Nedungadi was invited as a distinguished panelist in the Plenary ....[Link]
Science teachers to be trained in digital learning
6 September 2015, www.thehindu.com
AmritaCREATE (Center of Research in Advanced Technologies for Education), an ....[Link]
CBSE Recommends OLabs for Schools
16 February 2013, CBSE
OLabs works on web environment and provides experience in online ....
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CBSE takes labs to student's home, virtually
July 24 2013, Times of India
Now students would have access to lab facilities sitting in their very...[Link] [Pdf]
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Experimenting online, with acids & alkalis
26 Feb 2013, The Hindu
To promote experimentation in learning, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has come up with...[Link] [Pdf]
CBSE goes virtual with OLabs for school kids
March 04, 2013, Time of India
To promote experimentation in learning, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has come up with...[Link] [Pdf]
Online laboratories for CBSE schools soon
24 February, 2013, The Indian Express
Soon, all Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools in the city will have OLabs...[Link] [Pdf]
19 February, 2013, Deccan Chornicle
Students, who don’t have access to laboratories in schools covered by the Central Board of Secondary Education...[Link] [Pdf]
CBSE Launches OLabs for Students
February 18, 2013, ssc2pg.com
In yet another innovative method to enhance understanding of students and make learning of science more easy and interesting, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in association with Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has decided to introduce a novel e-learning project – On-line Labs for school Experiments (OLabs), based on the concept of virtual learning environment...[Link] [Pdf]
Online Laboratories Now For Students
September 27, 2012, Times of India
For schools across the country, online laboratory or OLabs - a project designed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), Mumbai and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, will be a welcome solution as most schools lack basic laboratory facilities or face teacher shortage...[Pdf]
May 18, 2012, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
A five-day science camp was organized for Class XI and XII students during May 18-22 by the Amrita Center for Research in Advanced Technologies for Education (CREATE) at the Amritapuri campus. The camp was convened as part of Department of Science and Technology (DST)’s program titled Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE)...[Link]
CBSE Students to get Virtual Laboratories
January 24, 2012, Hindustan Times
From June, conducting a science experiment will be a different experience for Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students. The board will introduce a virtual laboratory that will allow Class 9 and Class 10 students to conduct science experiments online... [Link] [Pdf]
CBSE Feels 'Clickable Teacher' will Help Weaker Students
January 11, 2012, The Times of India
One of the most tech-savvy education boards in the country did some more crystal-ball gazing at a technology meet held last week in Kerala. Partly organized by CBSE, the International Conference on Technology Enhanced Education (ICTEE) gave a glimpse into the not-so-distant future of education. Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Kollam) played host to the seminar where experts talked about how technology will soon be changing the entire education landscape...[Link] [Pdf]
January 6, 2012, Deccan Chronicle
From June, conducting a science experiment will be a different experience for Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) students. The board will introduce a virtual laboratory that will allow Class 9 and Class 10 students to conduct science experiments online...[Link] [Pdf]
International Workshop on Technology Enhanced Learning for Schools
January 4, 2012, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
120 participants and delegates from different schools and educational institutions from different parts of India and other countries attended the International Workshop on Technology Enhanced Learning for Schools, jointly organized by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, CBSE and Confederation of Kerala Sahodayas on January 4'th, 2012...[Link]
DST Inspire Camp
July 2011, Sambalpur
CREATE demos higher secondary students at DST inspire camp in the potential use of Virtual Labs and initial survey with over 150 students. DST sponsored Inspire camps are held for high-ability students of Class XI and XII. The Science Camp is held to motivate and inspire the talented student to take up Science and Research as a career. The Science Camps are often addressed by top scientists of India including Bhatnagar Awardees and global icons of Science including Nobel laureates...
Online Science Labs for schools
May 20, 2011, Amritapuri
A new research grant from the Department of IT, Government of India will see Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and CDAC-Mumbai design interactive OLabs using advanced computer simulation and animation technologies. The team will develop models, demonstrations, videos and experiments in Physics and Chemistry to enable students to study, hypothesize and demonstrate key concepts and experiments. Amrita is already working on an MHRD-funded project to develop virtual labs in physics, chemistry and biotech for undergraduate students...[Link]