Virtual Labs: Policy Perspective,

Need and Scope

Central Institute of Educational Technology

NCERT, New Delhi
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 NEP 2020 –Technological Thrust Areas

Teaching-Learning, Enhancing Educational Increasing Access for

Evaluation Access Divyang students

Supporting Teacher
Removing Streamlining Educational
preparation &
Language Barriers Management and
Professional Development
Administration

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NEP-2020: Recommendations for Online and Digital Education
Digital Infrastructure Building Digital competencies of
Students

Portals, Apps and Tools Content-Pedagogy-Technology

Integration, Use of Assistive
Digital Resources Technologies
Educational
Technology Capacity building of
Telecast and Broadcast & ICT Teachers,Teacher Educators

Laying down Standards

e-Governance/Management

Online Assessment and Examination Intensive Research in ET

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 Policy Perspective (NEP 2020 vision)

● Technology use and Integration

● Ensuring Equitable use of technology
● Extensive Use of technology in teaching and
learning
● Content Creation, digital repository and
Dissemination
● Blended mode of learning
● Addressing digital divide

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Policy Perspective (NEP 2020 Vision) and
Virtual Labs

Empowering
Equity and
Students with
Inclusivity
Digital Tools

Blended Experiential
Learning
Approach Learning Goals

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 Virtual Laboratory (Virtual Labs)
A virtual laboratory (Virtual Labs) is a computer-based activity where students
interact with an experimental apparatus or other activity via a computer interface.
Key Features of DIKSHA Virtual Labs

● Curriculum aligned Simulation, Interactive environments for experiments.

● Simple and Responsive Interface.

● Rich Content: Simulation, Videos, Animation, self assessment, and 3D Models

● Free Access, scalable and regularly updated.

● Real-time Guidance and adaptive learning paths.

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 Advantages of Virtual labs
● Available anytime, anywhere with internet access.
● Real time interactive and accessible simulations and
experimentation
● Accommodates large audiences without location constraints.
● Reduces costs of physical equipment, materials, and
maintenance.
● Simulates risky experiments without real-world hazardous or
complex procedures.
● Hands-on learning with immediate feedback.

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Accessibility Repeatability Visualization Safety

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Virtual Labs helps Students in following ways

● Perform experiments multiple times without any risk of

hazardous experiments and activities.
● Revise, retry and review theoretical concepts for better
understanding.
● Obtain immediate result of time-consuming experiments.
● Analysis of results to draws conclusions.
● Receive immediate feedback to track learning improvement.
● Writing reports, error analysis and completing post-labs
assignments.
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Virtual Labs help teachers in following ways
● Design lesson/instructional plans incorporating Virtual Labs.

● Access and integrate virtual simulation to demonstrate experiments that may

be complex or difficult procedure to perform in a physical lab.

● Leverage Virtual Labs for Online and Blended Classrooms and allows student
to participate in practical activities from any where.

● Integrate virtual labs into assessments, to evaluate students practical

understanding of concepts through interactive simulations and activities.

● Provide safe experimentation: Use virtual labs to simulate risky or complex 10

experiments safely without physical hazard/ accidents.
Pedagogical Integration of Virtual labs
Pre-Lab Session:
Teachers can introduce the theoretical concepts, objectives, and procedures
of the lab activity, using instructional materials, demonstration videos, or
preparatory assignments to ensure students are familiar with the lab setup.
Performance Session:
Teachers can guide students through the experiment on the virtual lab
platform, overseeing the procedures, data collection, and observation
processes, ensuring it mirrors a physical lab experience.
Post-Lab Session:
Teachers can help students analyze the collected data, draw conclusions,
and compare results with theoretical expectations, facilitating a reflective
and consolidating learning experience.

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 Adaptive Simulations Real-time Feedback
Adapt to the individual needs and learning Provide immediate feedback to students,
styles of students, adjusting the complexity, highlighting their mistakes, offering
pace, and level of guidance based on their suggestions for improvement, and guiding
performance and progress them towards a deeper understanding of
the scientific concepts.

Virtual Labs:
Features for
Guided and Assessments Personalized
Collaborative Learning Assessments

Facilitate collaborative learning, where

students can work together to design Generate personalized assessments that
experiments, record data, analyze data, target specific areas of weakness, allowing
and discuss their findings, fostering a students to focus their efforts on the areas
more interactive and engaging learning where they need the most support.
environment.

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Virtual Labs and Design Assessment
Design Teachers can create custom virtual lab
Assessment assessments aligned with learning objectives and
curriculum standards.

Monitor Real-time data from virtual labs allows teachers

to closely track student performance and provide
Progress timely feedback.

Analyze Detailed reports from virtual lab assessments can

Results inform instructional decisions and curriculum
refinements.

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Virtual Labs: Students Self Assessment

Active participant, setting goals and

self-assessing progress

Completer, demonstrating knowledge

and skills to perform experiments.

Active learner, using feedback to improve

their experimental skills.

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Virtual Lab for Assessment: The Role of Teacher
Assessment as Learning
Facilitator, encouraging students to question their
approach, identify errors, and adjust strategies in the
virtual environment.

Assessment of Learning
Evaluator, assigning scores to students based on their
completion of virtual experiments, accuracy of
results, and understanding.

Assessment for Learning

Coach, providing hints, explanations, and targeted
support while students perform virtual lab activities.

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 Virtual Labs was launched on 29th July 2022

Following
data shows
that large
no. of users
are taking
benefit of
available
resources

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 The data
shows that
large no. of
users are
taking
benefit of
available
resources

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 The Spectrum of Reality-Virtuality Continuum

Reality Augmented Reality Virtual Reality

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 Augmented Reality Virtual Reality
•A Superimposition of computer-generated •Virtual Reality (VR) is a simulated experience
perceptual information over the existing created by computer technology that immerses
physical surroundings is called Augmented users in an interactive, three-dimensional
Reality (AR). environment.
•Augmented Reality Devices •It allows users to experience and interact with a
• Smartphones and tablets are the most common virtual world as if they were physically present
AR devices. through VR Head Mounted Device
• Augmented Reality (AR) Glasses
• Augmented Reality (AR) Headsets

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Steps to reach at desirable
resources of Virtual labs

URL: https://diksha.gov.in/

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 Virtual Labs in DIKSHA
Step 1: Search https://diksha.gov.in/
Step 2: Scroll banners to find Virtual Labs vertical and click on its “Explore”
icon.
Step 3: Scroll down on the landing page of Virtual labs to reach eContent of
class 7.
Step 4: Click on the “Explore” icon of the class 7, select the English medium,
then choose a Science as subject.
Step 5: Click on the Explanation resource to reach the link for related resources

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Search https://diksha.gov.in/

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Scroll banners to find Virtual labs vertical and click on its “Explore” icon.

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Scroll down on the
landing page of
Virtual labs to
reach eContent of
classes 6-12.

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Click on the “Explore”
icon of the desirable
class, select the
medium of interaction,
then choose a subject
you wish to study.

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Click on the simulation to perform experiment.

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Virtual Labs provide self paced
engaging learning experience

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Thank You

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