a proposal for creating informational multimedia knols in local languages for counseling in...
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A proposal for creating informational multimedia Knols in local languages
for counselingin Rajasthan, India.
• Raksha is a India based not-for-profit “Registered society for knowledge
and health activities”.
• Chief Mentor- Dr.Neelesh Bhandari
• Initiate innovative technology enabled solutions for knowledge in Health.
Background
Rajasthan State Aids Control Society.• RSACS
• Conducts all AIDS related activities in Rajasthan state
• 72 Integrated Counseling and Testing Centers
( 51 District Hospitals, 2 sub district hosp,6 CHCs and 13 at medical college level).
• 84 more ICTCs to be added shortly.
PROPOSAL-
• To produce low cost, high quality, educational multimedia content for purposes of counseling and training.
Specific Objective-
• Use newer multimedia technologies to assist in counseling of clients at any ICTC / related center.
• Use of video/flash animations/graphics/ PowerPoint to create locally / nationally relevant intellectual property.
• 20 FAQs regarding HIV answered in 20 knols of 10-12mins each in local languages.
-Technology to assist ICTC staff in counseling
Proposed Interface for counseling video modules
- Powerpoint
- Speaker video
- Animations
- Graphics
- Clinical video, etc
(Adopted from SmarTeach LMS by MEdRC)
Digital content
• Intellectual property thus created can be used for TV / Computer based counseling.
• Can be used number of times at national-international locations/ forums.
• All content created using original / creative commons / permitted multimedia. All copyright regulations will be followed diligently.
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How do you measure the impact of the intervention?
A worrisome trend.
Drop outs at each stage
0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000 120000 140000
Number of clients serviced
Total number of clients at ICTCs
Counseled after tests
Tested
Pre Test counseling
22% dropouts after stage 114% dropouts after stage 2
Posttest counseling68% clients complete process
78% of clients get tested
Pretest counselingFloating zone
• All clients who visit the ICTC to get technology enabled pretest counseling and proceed to get tested.
• Drop out rates in the past and after use of
e-counseling to be measured.• Any statistically significant change in
dropout rates to be taken as proof.
Aim
Advantages of the project-
• IEC media development
• Demand generation
• Lower drop out rates
Training/ elearning
• Creation of local language modules for training of counselors and lab technicians touching all aspects of health and pathology in HIV/AIDS.
• All lectures enhanced by appropriate graphics/animation/videos.
• Lectures to be accompanied by MCQ tests to gauge learner comprehension.
Future plans-
Screenshot of e-learning interfaceused for counselor trainings.
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Bottomline
• The proposal envisages an international funding agency / RSACS to provide for / arrange for funding for this project, to be carried out by RAKSHA.
• Estimated time for completion of project - 3 months• Estimated time for results to appear - 3 months after deployment of content.
For detailed project report mail
•www.geocities.com/neeleshbhandari
•www.slideshare.net/drneelesh
•www.youtube.com/medicaleducation
RAKSHA MEdRC educational technologies