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.

• -

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.

-

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 month• Estimated time for results to appear - 3 months after deployment of content.

For detailed project report mail

onlineraksha@gmail.com

OR neeleshbhandari@gmail.com

•www.geocities.com/neeleshbhandari

•www.slideshare.net/drneelesh

•www.youtube.com/medicaleducation

RAKSHA MEdRC educational technologies