e-Learning, 2009
VIDUNENA.LK / FELIDAE
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The educational scenario in Sri Lanka is undergoing many changes and with the rapid spread of the Internet, Vidunena comes as a course which is a special tutorial content in Sinhala language over the World Wide Web. Vidunena is a web based system designed and developed for the use of G.E.C Advance Level, Science Stream students. The system is designed such that the students are able to study on their own the complete syllabus at their own pace and in their own time. Vidunana has the complete syllabus of biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics.
JUROR’S EVALUATION
Perhaps the best way to rebuild a society is through education and it is all the more true for a society like Sri Lanka which is undergoing a lot of changes not only in educational sector but telecom communications too. www.Vidunena.lk is a service which is a specialized tutorial kind of science education over the Internet. This service prepares Sinhalese students for the G.E.C. Advance Level Examination which is always a hurdle for the best of the brains. For its pioneering efforts in spreading the knowledge in a new domain the project is laudable and in the context of the island nation’s scenario simply fantastic.
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EXPERT ON WHEAT CROP MANAGEMENT
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Expert System on Wheat Crop Management (EXOWHEM) is a web based expert system developed by computer division at Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (ICAR’s) to spread expert knowledge on the green revolution crop to cultivators in their own language. It is an effort to solve the problems faced by a farmer at remote places where the services of the expert is not always available. It is an integrated system that addresses all aspects of wheat crop management in India. The main goal of this system is to provide the users with recommendations and advice concerning wheat production. It is more a mission as opposed to a pilot project.
JUROR’S EVALUATION
After Rice, Wheat is one of the biggest crops of India. The knowledge base on wheat and its disseminations has been a challenge. Expert System on Wheat Crop Management, based in New Delhi, India, is all about extending the best knowledge available on wheat cultivation, to Indian farmers. It is a web based expert system to spread knowledge related to Wheat Crops, its various cultivation techniques, and issues affecting wheat crop in various parts of the country. The cultivators can get the information in their own language. The mission is to bridge the knowledge gap between experts on wheat crop in cities and ordinary farmers in the hinterland.
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