Virtual Simulation Courses for students

1. Virtual Simulation Courses for students Year 2020 was memorable for quite a number of reasons. One of them was the quick adoption of the online/virtual learning by the schools. Till then, the schools were only tuned to the traditional way of learning – the teacher and his/her teaching aids, the blackboard and a chalk piece. When the pandemic struck from nowhere, the schools, especially the teachers had to face a tricky situation. They had to adapt to the Online mode, using the technology platforms like Google Meet, Zoom etc. “Every transition / change comes with its own challenges”. True. Inspite of serious challenges, the schools and the teachers successfully adapted to the “New Age Learning”. Now, slowly, everyone seems to have tasted the success of such virtual learning and wish to have a blended learning, i.e. conventional teaching along with the virtual learning. We, at Centrado, also had to quickly find interesting ways to help children continue their tinkering way of learning. For this, we developed courses on virtual tinkering where children could tinker with the virtual components and still get a good, or rather, a better experience

2. than real tinkering. Yes, it was a revelation to us when the children found our virtual learning courses to be immersive, thus satisfying the objective for which these courses were designed. What is Simulation based learning? Simulation is a technique for practice and learning by creating the exact real life experiences in a virtual environment. This type of learning is always immersive in nature as it opens up our inquisitive minds to innovations & improvisations of the existing ones, if any. Here are some of the benefits of Simulation based learning: (i) Opens Up the minds: Learning is designed to extend educational experiences. It throws open a lot of ideas to the students so that they can turn even the craziest ideas into interesting realities. (ii)In virtual learning environments, students access resources and interact in ways they would not or could not in the physical classroom. In order to bring out the most innovative ideas out of the creative minds, it is important that we create a suitable environment and allow hassle-free, seamless thought process. Our virtual tinkering courses have been designed in such a way so as to allow the blossoming of creative minds. Our LMS platform shall enable the students to have a real fun learning experience in addition to understanding the concepts in the fullest possible way. Here are some key takeaways from our virtual tinkering courses 1) Increasing Inclusivity – Student-centric learning: Tinkering with the circuits is fun. Such virtual courses can be a revelation at times. Discovery of an innovative or a creative mindset happens through such learning. Such virtual courses empower the students to try out new combination of circuits and new prototypes and also to simulate to see how components will respond in real life

3. 2) Understanding Electronics in the simplest way By virtual simulation courses, one can learn all the fundamentals of Electronics and see the real life working of all electrical components. Virtual simulation helps to tinker and learn concepts in a structured way.

4. 3) Immersive Learning Experience: Immersive learning leads to deeper understanding of concepts which is essential for any innovation to happen and our courses facilitate such deeper engagement with the students.

5. 4) Learn by doing: The underlying concept of all our courses is “Learn by doing”. This would ensure clarity and better assimilation of concepts 5) Self-paced learning: As the courses are designed as self-learning, it inculcates self-discipline & commitment among students. One can learn at his/her own pace, facilitating more scope for extended & expanded learning. 6) Improvement in Technical & Entrepreneurial skills: By way of virtual tinkering, the students can try out their new innovative ideas, check the possibilities of implementing them and finally coming out with the prototypes. This nurtures their technical & entrepreneurial skills, essential for the society at large to become self-reliant. 7) Our Digi-Learning Module: Everyone loves to be appreciated and motivated. Our certification module paves the way for the same. Students can, after completing the lessons, take a self-assessment quiz module and get certified too.

6. So, what are you waiting for? Let us, together, tread through the innovation journey!